Steam Chicken with Scallion and Ginger

Ingredients
5 chicken drumsticks
1 inch fresh ginger - peeled and grated
2 stalk scallion/green onion - finely chopped
1 tbsp shallot oil
salt to taste

Grilled Salmon Fillet with Spice Rice

Ingredients

fresh wild salmon fillet

salt and pepper to taste

Spice Rice

1 cup of basmati rice

2 cups of water

1 tbsp coconut oil

1 slice of hutter

1 tbsp turmeric powder

2 tbsp diced onion

1 cardamon pod

10 curry leaves

3 cloves

1 star anise

Pumpkin and Sunflower Seed Bread

Ingredients
1 cup water 
1 package yeast
2 tbsp oil
1 tsp salt
3 cups unbleached whole wheat flour
1/3 cup pumpkin seeds
1/3 cup sunflower seeds
1/8 cup white sesame seeds

Korean Fried Chicken

Ingredients
8 chicken wings
cooking oil for frying

Marinade ingredients
2 tbsp rice wine or mirin
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 tsp garlic powder
1 tsp sea salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
2 tbsp milk
2 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp water 

For coating
sweet potato starch

Sauce
2 tbsp vegetable oil
4 cloves minced garlic
3 dried red chillies, remove stalk and cut
2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp gochujang
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tbsp mustard sauce
1 tsp honey
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tsp crushed red pepper

For garnish
toasted sesame seeds
green onion

Method

1. Cut chicken wings into halves.  Remove tip.
2. Marinate chicken wings with seasonings for a few hours.
3. Heat up 2 tbsp oil in a saucepan.  Fry garlic and red pepper till aromatic.  Add all other ingredients and fry to mix well.  Set aside.
4. Heat up cooking oil for frying.  Coat the chicken wings with sweet potato starch.  When oil is hot enough, add coated chicken wings into the hot oil and fry till golden brown.  Remove excess oil and set aside.  
5. Let the oil reach a hot temperature again and do a second fry for a few minutes to make the wings even crispier.
6. Remove and drain any excess oil.  Add fried chicken wings to the saucepan and coat with the sauce.
7. Arrange on a serving platter and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.
8. Enjoy the awesome chicken wings immediately!

Papaya Burdock Root Soup

Ingredients
1 burdock root - peeled and cut into one inch pieces
1 small papaya - peeled, remove pith and seeds and cut into large pieces
2 ginger slices
2 garlic cloves
4 pieces of pork ribs - blanched in boiling water to get rid of scum, then drained
1/3 cup peanuts - soaked in water for a few hours
1/3 cup dried brown lotus seeds - soaked in water for a few hours

Stir Fried Economical Noodles (炒经济面)

 A simple yet nostalgic breakfast dish from hometown.  Recreated by my wonderful stay at home chef for lunch...yummm.... 

Ingredients
2 servings of fresh yellow noodles 
2 fried eggs
pieces of frozen fried fish ball and fish cake - defrost and bake in oven for 10 minutes
handful of beansprouts
sambal chilli
cut green chilli in vinegar
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp minced shallot 
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Seasonings
1 tbsp dark caramel sauce (kecap manis)
1 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce

Method 

1. Blanch the noodles in boiling water for 30 seconds.  Drain and set aside.
2. Add oil to wok.  Heat up oil and fry garlic and shallot till aromatic.
3. Add noodles and seasonings and fry briskly over high heat.
4. Add a little water if it is too dry.
5. Add beansprouts and fry to mix well.
6. Ladle into a serving plate and serve with fried egg and fish cake pieces.
7. Dig into this tasty dish immediately with sambal chilli and cut green chillies!

Bittergourd Fish Maw Tofu Soup

Ingredients
1 small bittergourd
1 large tomato
1 large piece of dried fish maw
1 packet soft tofu - cut into large pieces
1 stalk green onion
2 slices of ginger
2 cloves garlic - unpeeled
1 medium pot chicken stock
salt and white pepper to taste

Baked Orange Yogurt Cake

Ingredients
1 1/2 cup all purose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1 cup plain yogurt
1 cup sugar
3 extra large eggs
2 tsp grated orange zest
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup vegetable oil

Pan Fried Halibut Fillet in Soy Sauce

Ingredients
1 halibut fillet
1 stalk green onion - trimmed end and cut into one inch length
some julienned ginger
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp rice wine
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tsp sesame oil
salt and pepper to taste

Vegetarian Braised Dried Beancurd Sheet with Broccoli Mix

Ingredients
1 broccoli crown - separate into florets
some carrot slices
1 large dried shitake mushroom - washed, soaked and drained, reserve soaking water.
1 piece black fungus - soaked until soft and drained.  Trim off hard part and cut into pieces
few sheets of dried beancurd sticks - blanched in boiling water and drained, cut into large pieces
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce
dash of sesame oil
a little sugar to taste