Thursday, September 25, 2014

Braised pig's intestine

Ingredients
1 pkt pig's intestines (cleaned)
for cleaning the intestines, refer to here 
for sauce refer to here

Method
Put intestines into the sauce and braise over low heat till tender.

Braised Spinach Noodle

Ingredients
2 bundles fresh spinach noodles
200g minced meat
slices of fish cake
1 packet fresh brown beech mushrooms
one small bundle spinach
2 cups chicken stock
2 shallots- peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic- chopped
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce

Method
  1. Heat up 1 tbsp oil in pan.  Fry shallots and garlic till aromatic. 
  2. Add mushrooms and fry for 1 to 2 minutes.
  3. Add minced meat and fish cake. 
  4. Drizzle sauce and do a quick stir fry over high heat.
  5. Add chicken broth and pepper and let it come to a boil. Add noodles and let it braise for a few minutes.  Add spinach and toss to mix well.
  6. Drizzle sesame oil and add vinegar and toss to mix.  Transfer to serving bowls and top with fried shallots.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

Fried Rice with Salmon and Bacon


A tasty plate of fried rice with "wok hei" by hubby.
Ingredients
2 bowls cooked rice
1 piece cooked salmon - tear into small pieces
1 slice cooked bacon - cut into small pieces
handful of kale - tear into small pieces 
1 egg
1 shallot - peeled and sliced
3 cloves garlic - chopped 
1 -2 tbsp soy sauce
pepper to taste
vegetable oil

Stir Fried Fuzzy Melon (Mao Gua)

Ingredients
1 fuzzy melon - peeled and shredded
2 tbsp dried prawns - soaked and drained
1/4 cup minced meat
8 fresh prawns - peeled and deveined
2 stalks green onion - shredded
salt and pepper to taste

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Mini Turkey Meat Pizza


Ingredients
(using leftover ingredients)
small slices pita pocket
cooked turkey meat cubes
cooked bacon bits
shredded cheese
chili flakes

Spinach Noodle Soup


Ingredients
1 lb fresh spinach noodles - blanched and drained
2 cooked eggs
4 cooked fish balls
shredded seaweed
slices of fish cakes
sesame oil to taste 
dash of pepper
fried shallots
chicken stock or water

Stir Fried Spinach with Eggs


Ingredients
2 boxes spinach - chopped
2 eggs
salt to taste
sugar to taste

Method
  1. Fry garlic and shallot in oil till aromatic.
  2. Add spinach and fry till wilted.
  3. Break eggs into pan and let it set for a while and fry to mix well.
  4. Add salt and sugar to taste.

Winter Melon with Fresh Jujube Soup

Ingredients
1/4 winter melon - cut into cubes
10 fresh jujube
2 slices ginger
handful goji berries (wolfberry)
a pot of water

Method
  1. Bring a pot of water to boil.  Add ginger slices and fresh jujube and boil for 20 minutes under medium heat.
  2. Add winter melon cubes and wolfberries and simmer for another 15 minutes.
  3. Add salt to taste.
  4. Ladle into serving bowls.

Chicken Pizza in Minutes


Ingredients
(using leftover ingredients to do a quick and easy pizza)
1 large pita pocket
cooked chicken breast cubes
cooked bacon bits
shredded cheese
cherry tomatoes - halved

Steamed Chicken with Cong Cao Hua



Ingredients
1/2 free range chicken - chopped into pieces
handful of fresh black fungus
handful of cong cao hua - soaked and drained
3 dried shitake mushrooms - soaked, drained and shredded
1 knob ginger - julienned

Seasonings
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp yellow wine
1 tsp sesame oil
 1 tsp cornstarch

Method 
  1. Mix chicken and marinade ingredients in a steaming bowl. Cover and leave to marinade for one hour or more.
  2. Mix together all other ingredients with chicken.Steam on medium low heat for about 20 mins or until chicken is cooked.