Grilled Blue Marlin Fillet

Ingredients

4 pcs of blue marlin fillet

1 red bell pepper - sliced

1/2 white onion - sliced

sprinkle of garlic salt

pepper to taste

3 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp cooking oil

Eight Treasures Tonic Soup (Ba Zhen Tang 八珍汤)

Ingredients
300 g pork ribs - blanched
1500 ml water
40 g  Fructus Jujubae (大棗 Da Zao)
19g  Cooked Rehmannia Root (熟地黄 Shou Di Huang)
12g  Radix Codonopsis (党參 Dang Shen)
12g  Praeparata cum Melle (甘草 Gan Cao)
12g  Radix Paconiae Alba (白芍 Bai Shao)
10g  Rhizoma Atractylodis Macrocephalae (白朮 Bai Shu)
8g  Poria (茯苓 Fu Lin)
8g  Rhizoma Chuanxiong (川芎 Chuan Xiong)
8g  Radix Angelicae Sinensis  (当归 Dang Gui)

Sauteed Asparagus with Shitake Mushroom

Ingredients

1 bunch asparagus - ends trimmed, stems slightly peeled and cut into halves

1 shitake mushroom

2 shallot - sliced

2 cloves garlic - chopped

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

dash of pepper

2 tbsp olive oil

Easy Beer Bread

Homemade bread in under an hour

recipe adapted fm USA Weekend Mar 4-6, 2011 issue

Ingredients

3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (i use unbleached flour)

3 tbsp sugar

1 tbsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

12 ounces beer

1 egg - beaten

Halibut with Spicy Bean Paste

Ingredients
1 lb halibut neck - cut into bite-sized pcs
4 tbsp frozen green peas
2 tbsp spicy bean paste(辣豆瓣酱)
2 shallots - sliced
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 small pc ginger - minced
1 small red chilli - cut into small pcs
1/2 tsp sugar
salt to taste
1 cup water
1 tbsp cooking oil

Pan Fried Thai Spiced Fish Fillet

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

Ingredients

1 lb firm fish fillet (i use basa fish) - cut into bite-sized pcs

2 small red chilli - seeds removed

2 shallots - chopped

2 garlic cloves - chopped

2 fresh cilantro sprigs - chopped

1 tsp coriander seeds - grounded

1 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp thai fish sauce

2 tbsp coconut milk

1 small egg - beaten

all purpose flour (for coating)

oil for pan frying

Pan Fried Cod Fillet with Mushroom Sauce

Ingredients
1 lb cod fish fillet
fresh shitake mushrooms - sliced
cabbage - shredded
carrot - shredded
1 tsp minced ginger
1 stalk green onion - cut into small pcs
salt and pepper to taste
cornstarch solution
1/2 cup water
2 tbsp cooking oil

Stir Fried Tofu with Pork Belly

Ingredients

200g pork belly - scalded and cut into small pcs

1 block of fresh tofu - cut into small rectangular pcs

4 dried red chillies

1 tbsp minced garlic

2 tbsp sliced shallot

1 tbsp cooking oil

Braised Pork with Mao Gua

Ingredients

300g pork ribs - blanched

1 mao gua - peeled and cut into cubes

1 pkt brown beech mushroom - washed and ends trimmed

2 slices ginger

2 cloves garlic - unpeeled

cornstarch solution

1 1/2 cup water

2 tbsp cooking oil

Marinade

1 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp huatiao wine

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp cornstarch

salt and pepper to taste

Sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce

Method

1. Marinate meat for one hour or more.  Set aside.
2. Heat up a large pan and saute the mushrooms until fragrant.  Add oil and stir fry pork ribs for one minute.  Add ginger and garlic and continue to stir fry for another minute.
3. Add sauce and quickly stir fry for a while.  Add water to the pan, cover and let it simmer for 30 minutes.  
4. Add melon to the pot and continue to simmer for 10 to 15 mins or until melon is cooked to desired softness.  Stir in cornstarch solution.  
5. Ladle into serving plate and serve warm with rice.

Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables with Gingko Nuts

Ingredients
1 small bunch broccoli - cut into florets
2 long fried beancurd stick (tau kee)
1 carrot - peeled and sliced into 1 inch size
12 gingko nuts - cooked and boiled
3 pcs fresh shitake mushrooms - cleaned and sliced
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp cooking oil