Stir Fried Szechuan Chicken

Ingredients

1 lb chicken drumstick/thigh - deboned and cut into bite-sized pcs

6 dried chilli

3 tbsp szechuan peppercorns

3 garlic cloves - minced

4 shallots - sliced

1 tsp minced ginger

1 tbsp cornstarch

1 tbsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

2 tbsp cooking oil

Spaghetti with bacon & Cheese

Ingredients

1/2 lb thin sphagetti

2 pcs bacon (thinly sliced type)

5 tbsp frozen green peas

1 tbsp sliced shallot

1 tsp minced garlic

some chedder cheese

1 tbsp olive oil

Pan Fried Salmon with Tuscan Style Butter

Ingredients

1 lb salmon fillet

3 stalks asparagus - stem trimmed and cut into half

1 small carrot - cut thinly

2 tbsp flour

2 tbsp olive oil

2 tbsp tuscan style garlic butter (challenge brand)

salt and pepper to taste

Linguine with prawns in White Wine Sauce

Ingredients
8 oz linguine
8 medium-sized prawns - peeled and deveined
4 tbsp frozen green peas
2 shallots - minced
2 cloves garlic - minced
1/2 cup dry white wine
2 tbsp butter
dried italian herbs spice mix to taste
garlic salt and pepper to taste
2 tbsp olive oil

Mutton Curry

Hubby's first attempt at cooking mutton curry....yummy!

Ingredients

1 lb mutton meat (blanched with few slices ginger and 1 stalk green onion)

2 medium size potato - cut into bite-sized cubes (potato to meat 1/2 to 1 ratio qty)

2 medium size onion - chopped

1 medium tomato - chopped

1 inch ginger - mashed

3 clove garlic - mashed

2 green chilli - deseeded and cut lengthwise

3 curry leaves (i use bay leaves for substitute)

2 inch cinnamon stick

2 cloves

1 can coconut milk

2 tbsp lime juice

salt to taste

Si Shen Tang (四神汤)

Ingredients
300g pork ribs or chicken meat - blanced in boiling water.
4- 5 bowls of water
Huai Shan (淮山) -dry or fresh.  i use fresh huai shan
Qian Shi (欠实) 
Fu Ling (茯苓)
Xiang Lian (湘莲) 

Baked Trout with Tomyam paste

Ingredients

3 pcs of trout fish

1 tomato - sliced

1 bell pepper - sliced

red chilli - sliced into thin strips

1 tbsp tomyam paste

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp lemon juice - for drizzling

Fried Wonton Bundles

adapted fm cookbook 'Food of the World'

Ingredients

makes about 20 - 25 bundles

80g raw prawns - peeled, deveined and roughly chopped

80g skinless chicken meat - cut into small pcs

100g water chestnuts - drained and roughly chopped

2 garlic cloves - finely chopped

2 green onions - finely sliced

1 tsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp soy sauce

salt and pepper to taste

Braised Salmon in Soy Sauce

Ingredients

2 pcs of salmon steak

1 red chilli - cut diagonally

1 green onion - cut into 5cm length

1 small onion - sliced

1 tsp minced garlic

2 tbsp soy sauce

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp cooking oil

Shrimp & Chicken Sesame Toast

recipe adapted from 'what's cooking Thai' by Christine France

Ingredients

2 skinless boneless chicken thighs

50g cooked shelled shrimp

1 small egg - beaten

2 green onion - finely chopped

1 garlic clove - crushed

1 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro

1 tsp thai fish sauce

1/4 tsp pepper

1/8 tsp salt

5 slices of white bread, crust removed 

1/2 cup sesame seeds

oil for deep frying

Stir Fried Asparagus with XO sauce

Ingredient
1 bunch of asparagus - cut into 1.5 inch length
8 medium size prawns - peeled and deveined
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp XO sauce
salt to taste
cooking oil

Avocado Fried Fish Roll

Ingredients

2 pc of dover sole fillet - sliced thinly

1 avocado - peeled and mashed

panko bread crumb - for coating

salt and pepper to taste

cornstarch

Braised Salmon in Garlic Tomato Sauce

Ingredients

1/2 lb salmon fillet

1 tomato - cut into small chunks

1/4 small white onion

1 tsp minced garlic

2 tbsp green peas

2 tbsp tomato sauce

1/2 tsp paprika

salt and pepper to taste

2 tsp olive oil

Thai Fried Prawn Rolls

recipe adapted from what's cooking Thai by Christine France

Ingredients

10 large prawns

20 wonton wrappers

1 tbsp fresh cilantro leaves - chopped

1 garlic clove - chopped

1 tsp thai red curry paste

1 egg white, lightly beaten

cooking oil for deep frying

Braised Chicken with Beech Mushroom

Ingredients

5 pcs of chicken wings (separate drumettes with wings)

1 packet brown beech mushroom - washed and patted dry

1 handful dried lily bulb - soaked in water to soften and drained.  Cut out hard end and tie into knots

1 handful dried black fungus - soaked in water to soften and drained.

1 tsp minced garlic

Manila Clam Soup

Ingredients
1 fuzzy melon (mo gua) - peeled and cut into big cubes
20 manila clams
1 pot chicken broth
12 pcs straw mushrooms
1 tomato - quartered
2 slices ginger
salt and pepper to taste

Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables with Cremini Mushrooms

Ingredients

1 small pc lean pork meat - cut into long strips

5 pcs cremini mushrooms

1 red bell pepper - cut into strips

2 jalepeno - cut into strips

1 carrot - cut into strips

1 white onion - sliced

2 cloves garlic - peeled and minced

1 handful roasted cashew nuts

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp cooking oil

Cast Iron Grilled Lemongrass Chicken Fillet

Ingredients

2 pieces chicken breast meat

1 red onion - sliced into chunks

4 baby carrots

2 stalks lemongrass - chopped finely

2 cloves garlic - peeled and chopped

1 shallot - peeled and chopped

juice of one lime

salt and pepper to taste

1 tbsp cooking oil

Halibut in Lemongrass Curry Sauce

Ingredients

1 lb halibut steak

1 tomato -cut into quarters

4 pcs tofu puff -blanced in hot water and squeezed dry

2 stalks lemongrass (white part only) - pound with back of knife

4 dried chillies

1 tsp minced ginger

1 tsp minced shallot

1 tbsp thai red curry paste

1/2 can thick coconut milk

2 tsp cooking oil

Basil Peanuts

Ingredients

1 small bowl fried peanuts

1 tsp minced garlic

2 chilli padi - seeds removed and cut into small pcs

1/2 bowl basil leaves - cut into small pcs

1 stalk green onion - cut into small pcs

Baked Chicken with Spices & Dijon Mustard

 Ingredients

2 pcs chicken leg quarters

2 chicken wings

Marinade

1 tsp sea salt

1 tsp black pepper

1 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 tsp dried rosemary - pounded

1 tsp dried fennel seeds - pounded

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp dijon mustard

1/2 tsp paprika powder

1 tsp honey

rind of 1 lemon

juice of 1 lemon