Chinese Spinach with Eggs ( 三色蛋苋菜)

 

Ingredients

One pack of chinese spinach - break into leaves and stems, remove tough stems

5 cloves garlic - peeled

1 cup of chicken stock

1 tbsp oil

1 salted egg - cooked, peeled and cut into small pieces

1 century egg - peeled and cut into small pieces

1 egg - break into a bowl and lightly beaten

salt to taste

Method

1. Heat up oil in pan.  Fry garlic cloves till aromatic.
2. Add chicken stock and bring to a boil.
3. Add vegetables and cook till tender but still green.
4. Add in salted eggs and century eggs and cook for one minute.
5. Add salt to taste.
6. Pour beaten egg into the pan and lightly stir to distribute the egg.
7. Ladle into a serving plate and serve.

Abalone with Gai Lan

 

Ingredients

1 small bunch of baby gailan - washed and trimmed

3 pieces of canned abalone 

1/3 cup brine from abalone can

water for cooking

few drops of vegetable oil for blanching gai lan

pinch of salt for blanching gai lan

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp fried shallot oil 

cornstarch solution

 

Method

1. Bring a pot of water to boil.  Add salt and oil.  Add gailan and blanched for a few minutes. 
2. Remove from pot and set aside on a serving plate.
3. Blanch abalone for about one minute in the boiling water.  Remove and cut into slices.
4. Place sliced abalone on top of the vegetables.
5. Leave 1/.3 cup water in the pot.  Add 1/3 cup abalone brine and bring to a boil.
6. Add dark soy sauce and stir in cornstarch solution to slightly thicken the sauce.
7. Pour sauce over abalone and add shallot oil.
8. Ready to serve.
   

Vegetarian Braised Dried Beancurd Sheet with Broccoli Mix

Ingredients
1 broccoli crown - separate into florets
some carrot slices
1 large dried shitake mushroom - washed, soaked and drained, reserve soaking water.
1 piece black fungus - soaked until soft and drained.  Trim off hard part and cut into pieces
few sheets of dried beancurd sticks - blanched in boiling water and drained, cut into large pieces
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
dash of sesame oil
a little sugar to taste

Vegetarian Braised tofu with Shitake Mushroom

Ingredients
1 packet pre-fried tofu - blanched in boiling water to get rid of oil
some sliced carrot
fresh shitake mushroom - cleaned
1 tsp chopped ginger 
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
sprinkle of white pepper
salt to taste
chopped green onion - cut into 1 inch length 
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Stir Fried Green Bean with Minced Meat and Sambal

Ingredients
1 bunch of green beans - washed and cut into 2 inch length
1/3 cup minced meat
3 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sambal chilli
2 tbsp vegetable oil

Stir Fried French Bean with Sambal Ikan Bilis

Ingredients
1 bunch of french beans - ends trimmed and cut into 2 cm length
sambal ikan bilis
2 cloves of garlic
1 tbsp of cooking oil

French Bean Omelette

Ingredients
1 bunch of french bean - ends trimmed and sliced into 2 cm length
3 eggs - lightly beaten with 1 tbsp soy sauce and dash of pepper
2 tbsp dried shrimp skin
3 cloves garlic - peeled and minced
1 to 2 tbsp cooking oil
salt to taste

Stir Fried French Beans with Eggs and Dried Shrimp Skin( 虾皮)

Bunches of large and beautiful homegrown french beans given by a friend.

Ingredients
1 bunch of french bean - ends trimmed and sliced thinly
3 eggs - lightly beaten with 1 tbsp soy sauce and dash of pepper
2 tbsp dried shrimp skin
3 cloves garlic - peeled and minced
1 to 2 tbsp cooking oil
salt to taste

Stir Fried Romano Beans with Fish Cake

Summer season, summer produce.  Thanks to my neighbour who gave me a bunch of these home grown romano beans, giving me the chance to try several dishes!

Ingredients
handful of romano beans - remove ends and cut into one inch length.
fish cake - cut into strips
2 cloves garlic - chopped
salt and pepper to taste 
few tbsp water
vegetable oil

Wild Vegetable Dish

Some home grown vegetables given by my Taiwanese neighbour, Yu Qin. These edible vegetables which she calls it 野菜 can be found by the roadside and grow in abundance.  She picked these vegetable, roots intact and started to grow them. Edible food around us...interesting!  Might grow them one day...

Ingredients
1 bunch of wild vegetable/home grown vegetables
1 bunch of bean sprouts - washed and tail ends removed
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
a little sesame oil
oil for frying 

Stir Fried Pork with Celery

Ingredients
3 stalks celery - sliced into pieces
1 large piece lean pork meat - sliced into thin pieces
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tsp sesame oil
salt and pepper to taste

Stir Fried Leek with Cured Pork Belly

Ingredients
1 bunch of leek - sliced
some cure pork - cut into bite-sized portion 
1 red chilli pepper
1 tbsp shaoxing wine 
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
dash of pepper
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Dried Mango

Ingredients
green mangoes

Equipment
Dehydrator

Stir Fried Bittergourd with Prawns

Ingredients
1 bittergourd - remove pith, seeds and sliced thinly
1 small bell pepper - cut into strips
handful of prawns - peeled and deveined
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp hua diao wine
1 tbsp fish sauce
some cornstarch solution

Vegetarian Stuffed Bittergourd

 

Ingredients

1/2 cup soybeans - soaked for 2 hours

4 cups water

few slices of ginger 

2 bitter gourd - cut into 2 inches length and remove seeds

1 block firm tofu - mashed and squeezed dry

1/2 cup chopped black fungus - previously soaked and drained

1/2 cup chopped dried beancurd - previously soaked and drained

2 shitake mushrooms - soaked, drained and chopped  

salt and pepper to taste

dash of chilli powder

pinch of sugar

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tbsp chopped parsley 

1 tsp cornstarch

*best to use smaller bitter gourds, cut slit lengthwise in the middle, remove seeds and stuff mixture inside.

Roasted Cauliflower Recipe

Ingredients
1 small head cauliflower - cut into florets
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tbsp water
1 tsp ground turmeric
salt and pepper to taste

Fried Spaghetti Squash Batter

Ingredients
2 cups of spaghetti squash strands (refer to here)
1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
1 cup ice cold water
1 egg
salt and pepper to taste
some chopped green onion
oil for frying

Braised Winter Melon with Soy Sauce (红烧冬瓜)

Ingredients
1/4 winter melon - remove seeds and cut into cubes
1 tbsp chopped garlic
chopped green onion
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
small piece rock sugar
vegetable oil

Stir Fried Korean Squash with Bean Vermicelli

Ingredients
1 Korean squash - peeled and shredded
1 tbsp dried prawns - soaked and drained
1/4 cup minced meat
10 fresh prawns - peeled and deveined
salt and pepper to taste 

Seaweed salad

Ingredients
1 oz dried wakame seaweed 
2 tbsp rice vnegar
1/2  tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 tbsp toasted sesame seeds