Steamed Prawns with Garlic

Ingredients

8 large prawns

1 tsp chopped garlic

1 tsp chopped green onion 

3 slices of ginger

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp shaoxing wine

Clean and devein the prawns

Lay slices of ginger on a plate.  Arrange prawns, add garlic and green onion.

Sprinkle salt and drizzle wine over the prawns.

When water starts boiling in the wok, steam for about 5 minutes or until prawns are no longer translucent and are fully cooked.

Noodles with sesame sauce dressing

Ingredients
1 handful of taiwanese medium sized ramen
julienned cucumber
julienned carrot 

Sauce
3 tbsp sesame vinaigrette
1 tbsp sesame paste

Method

1. Cook noodles according to package instruction till al dente.  Drain and place in a serving plate.
2. Drizzle sauce over noodles.  Top with cucumbers and carrots.
3. Serve immediately.

Thai Seafood Curry

Ingredients
6 mussels - cleaned
6 prawns - shelled and deveined
1/2 lb halibut fillet - cut into thick slices 
1 cuttlefish - cleaned, cut into halves, make diagonal slits on inner surface and cut into 1" slices
1 tbsp Thai curry paste
2 cups coconut milk
1/2 onion - diced
2 cloves garlic - chopped
1 lemongrass - use white part only and lightly smashed
2 lime leaves 
1 tomato - cut into quarters
2 tbsp vegetable oil 
1 tsp fish sauce or 1/4 tsp salt to taste
finely chopped parsley for garnish

Homemade Sambal Chilli

Ingredients
85g dried chili - about 2 cups
6 fresh red chili - remove stalks and seeds
8 shallots - peeled and sliced
8 cloves garlic - peeled and sliced
1 stalk lemongrass - use white part only, chopped into small pieces
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
3/4 cup oil or more for frying
water for blending

Garlic Chilli

Ingredients
20 large red chili - remove stems, seeds and cut
3 chili padi - remove stems
1 knob young ginger - about 3 cm in length
10 cloves garlic - peeled
5 pieces of calamansi - cut and extract juice, seeds removed
salt - 2 tsp
sugar - 1 tbsp
white vinegar - 5 tbsp
1 tbsp sesame oil

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.

Braised Pork Ribs with Winter Melon (冬瓜烧排骨)

 

Ingredients

1lb pork ribs - washed and scalded

1/2 medium sized winter melon - peeled and cut into cubes

few pieces of ginger

2 cloves garlic - chopped

2 star anise

1 small pc cinnamon stick

pinch of sugar and salt

Lemon Stuffed Grilled Branzino (European Seabass)

Ingredients
1 lb whole branzino fish - scaled and gutted
1 lemon - cut into slices
1/2 tbsp dried oregano
1 1/2 tbsp olive oil
salt and pepper to taste

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

Baked Tapioca Cake (Kueh Bingka Ubi)

 

Ingredients

1 banana leaf (or parchment paper

1 lb tapioca (i use frozen one which is available)

1 egg

3/4 cup sugar 

tiny pinch of salt

2 pandan leaves

200ml coconut milk

50ml water