Claypot Chinese Sausage and Cured Meat Rice/ Lap Mei Fan (腊味饭)

Another delish one pot meal by the hub.  Few ingredients yet full of of fiavours!

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup of rice
1 13/4 cup of water
2 pieces of chinese sausage (lap cheong)
4 inches chinese cured meat (la rou)
5 cloves garlic - peeled and lightly smashed 
one small bunch of broccoli - cut into florets

Baked Claypot Chicken and Pumpkin

A very tasty and healthy claypot dish that Hub often cook!

Ingredients
2 leg quarters
2 chicken wings
1/4 pumpkin = seeds removed and cut into cubes
1/2 small onion - peeled and sliced
2 cloves garlic - mashed
2 slices ginger
salt and pepper to taste

Claypot Fish with Zucchini and Spicy Korean Bean Paste

Ingredients
1 lb halibut fish meat
1/4 portion of a large zucchini - peeled and cut into 2 inch length
2 tbsp spicy korean bean paste
2 slices ginger
2 cloves garlic - chopped
8 fried tofu puff
1 stalk of green onion - ends trimmed and cut into 2 inch length 
salt and pepper to taste

Claypot Curry Fish with Vegetables

Ingredients
halibut fish meat - cleaned and cut into large pieces
handful of french beans - ends trimmed and cut into 2 inch length
some cabbage - cut into pieces
1 eggplant - ends trimmed and cut into 2 inch length
8 pieces of fried beancurd puff
3 tbsp thai red curry paste
1 tbsp curry powder 
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp homemade sambal belachan
half onion - peeled and chopped
2 shallots - peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic - chopped
1 large tomato - cut into slices 
coconut milk
cooking oil

Claypot Fish Head Soup

Very delicious claypot fish soup prepared by the hub.  A comforting hometown dish especially in the fall season, a soup that nourishes the body and the soul! Halibut collar was used but it tasted just as good as fish head. The natural milky taste of the soup and the tender fish meat of the halibut paired so well!

 What is this white mass floating on the watercress?

                                                   It is a pretty white duck!

                            Beautiful spring lake where we collected our spring water.

Ingredients
1 halibut fish collar - cleaned and cut into large pieces
half medium yam - peeled and cut into pieces
salt
white pepper
vegetable oil

Braised Claypot Chilean Sea Bass with Mao Gua

Ingredients
1 lb chilean sea bass - chopped into large pieces
1 mao gua - peeled and cut into large cubes
1 bunch bean thread  - soaked in water and drained
2 stalks green onion - cut into 2 inches length
8 tofu puff
1 tbsp chopped garlic
3 slices ginger 
salt and pepper
vegetable oil

Claypot Pork Rib Rice with Fermented Black Bean

Ingredients
1 cup heapful rice grains - washed
3/4 lbs pork ribs
1 chinese sausage - sliced
1 tbsp fermented black beans - soaked for 20 minutes and drained

Braised Claypot Fish Head

 

Ingredients

few pieces of halibut fish

1 hairy gourd - peeled and cut into pieces

10 pieces of tofu puff

1 large tomato - quartered

few slices of ginger

2 cloves garlic - lightly mashed

1 large shallot - sliced

1 stalk lemongrass - use tender parts

salt and pepper to taste

sesame oil to taste

vegetable oil 

Braised Goat Meat with Daikon (萝卜羊肉煲

Ingredients
1 lb goat meat- blanched
5 red dates 
dried beancurd stick
1/2 yellow onion - sliced
5 slices ginger
1 stalk green onion - cut into lengths
cinnamon - 1 stick
bay leaf - 3 pcs
dried orange peel - 1 pc
star anise - 2 pcs
2 dried chillies
cumin powder - sprinkle
salt to taste
vegetable oil 

Seasonings
2 tbsp rice wine
3 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce

Method

1. Heat up oil in pan.  Fry onion, ginger and green onion for a while.
2. Add cinnamon, bay leaf, orange peel, star anise and dried chillies for another minute or so.
3. Place the ingredients into a cloth bag.
4. Add a little more oil to the pan.  Fry blanched goat meat till lightly browned.
5. Drizzle rice wine and do a quick stir fry over hight heat.  Immediately add soy sauce and dark soy sauce, fry to mix well.
6. Add enough water to cover the meat and bring to a boil.
7. Transfer to a claypot.  Put in the cloth bag and add dried beancurd stick and red dates.
8. Set claypot  on low heat for 5 to 6 hours or until meat is tender.
9. Add daikon and cook for another 30 minutes.
10. Sprinkle some cumin powder and a little salt to taste.
11. Cook for another few minutes.
12. Ladle into a serving bowls and serve warm. 

Sea Cucumber Abalone and Fish Maw Soup

Ingredients
1 packet sea cucumber (frozen fresh type) - cleaned, blanched and cut into pieces
3 pieces dried fish maw - blanched, drained and cut into pieces
1 can abalone
4 dried shitake mushrooms -soaked, drained and trimmed
12 fresh white mushrooms - cleaned
2 slices of ginger
10 white peppercorns - lightly crushed
handful of sliced hua qi sheng (american ginseng)
handful of goji berries
few slices of dang gui
1 pot chicken stock

Braised Sea Cucumber with Tofu

Ingredients
4 sea cucumbers (frozen fresh ones)
3 slices ginger
2 cloves garlic - lightly smashed
1 shallot - sliced
3 stalks green onion  (white part only - cut into 1 inch length)
1 pc dang gui
1 star anise
2 cloves 
3 shitake mushrooms - soaked and drained
1 stalk carrot - peeled and cut into slices
1/2 packet fresh black fungus - washed
1 packet medium firm tofu - cut into pieces
3 - 4 cups chicken stock
1 to 2  tbsp vegetable oil 
salt and pepper to taste
cornstarch solution 
dash of sesame oil

Claypot Goat Meat with Beancurd Stick

Ingredients
1 lb goat meat - chopped
2 pcs beancurd stick - break into large pcs, soak till soft and drain
1 carrot - peeled and chopped into big chunks  
3 cloves unpeeled garlic
few slices of ginger
1 tbsp rice wine
2 stalks green onion
cornstarch solution
3 - 4 cups water
1 tbsp cooking oil

Claypot Chicken with Chestnut

Ingredients
2 chicken wings - separate wings and drummette
2 chicken thigh - chopped into halves
1 large dried mushroom - soaked, drained and quartered
15 fresh chestnuts
few slices of ginger slices
2 cloves garlic - unpeeled and lightly mashed
1 shallot - peeled and sliced
2 stalks green onion - white part only
1 fresh red chilli - remove seeds and cut 
1 cup chicken stock or water
1 tsp sesame oil
cooking oil

Claypot Seafood with Pumpkin

Comfort food for the autumn season - my series of claypot dishes on the way....

Ingredients
1 medium-sized pumpkin (use 1/4 of it) - peeled, remove seeds and cut into large cubes
4 small slices of fish fillet
12 mussels - washed and cleaned
8 squid rings
6 prawns - peeled and deveined, with tail intact
1 cup chicken or vegetable broth
3 tbsp dessicated coconut
1/2 cup coconut milk
few slices of ginger
2 cloves garlic - unpeeled and lightly mashed
2 stalk lemongrass - white part only, lightly mashed
1 star anise 
1 tsp coriander seeds - lightly pound
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp cooking oil