Salmon with Pasta

Ingredients
left over grilled salmon
angel hair pasta
5 cherry tomatoes - halved
1/2 tbsp butter
1 tbsp olive oil
sprinkle of Italian seasoning
dash of pepper
sprinkle of garlic salt
pot of boiling water

Rice Stick Noodle Soup

Ingredients
one bunch rice stick noodles (good for 2 pax)
2 boiled eggs
150g minced meat
some sliced carrot
4 cherry tomatoes
chopped green onions
1 pot chicken stock 
2 slices ginger
2 cloves garlic - lightly mashed
1 tsp fried shallot oil
sprinkle of fried shallot
salt and pepper to taste

Grilled Salmon with Honey Soy Sauce

 

Ingredients

1 lb salmon

Mee Hoon Kueh (面粉粿)

Ingredients
For the Dough
1 cup all purpose flour
pinch of salt
water as needed

Sweet Potato Glutinous Rice Ball

Ingredients
1 cup mashed sweet potato
1 - 2 cups glutinous rice flour
1/3 cup rice flour
1 tbsp sugar
few tbsp water 

Taro/Yam Puff (Wu Gok/芋角)

Ingredients
Taro Pastry
750g taro - peeled and sliced thinly
120g wheat starch
1/2 +1/3 cup boiling water
120g shortening
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp sugar 
1/2 tsp 5-spice powder

Fish Don

A twist on the traditional katsudon dish by a chef on a Taiwanese cooking show.  Quick, easy, healthy, nutritious and tastes good too! Let's call it "fish don".

Ingredients
1 large piece swai fillet - cut into bite-sized pieces
2 slices ginger
1 large brown onion - peeled, halved and sliced
2 eggs (break into a bowl and stirred lightly)
5 - 7 tbsp water 
toasted black sesame seeds
1 tbsp oil 
cooked rice 

Shi Quan Herbal Soup (十全大補汤)

 

One of our favourite soup on the table during the cold autumn and winter season here.

Ingredients

6 pieces chopped pig's trotters - parboiled

2 duck drumsticks - skin removed and fats trimmed, parboiled

1 packet pre-mixed herbal packet

water as directed in package

salt to taste

Braised Pork Belly with Chestnuts (栗子红烧肉)

recipe adapted from here
Ingredients
1 slab pork belly (1 lb)
12 fresh chestnut
3 slices ginger
2 stalk green onion  - cut into 4 cm length
2-inch cinnamon stick
2 star anise
3 dried chilli
2 bay leaves
1 tbsp rock sugar
3 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce 
4 tbsp yellow wine
dash of sesame oil 
hot water
cooking oil

Thai Style Crab Cake

recipe adapted from here  
Ingredients
8 medium raw shrimp - shelled, washed and deveined
1 teaspoon nam pla (fish sauce)
1 pound fresh lump crab meat, picked over for cartilage
1 egg
1/4 cup chopped scallion
1/4 cup chopped cilantro
1 fresh chili, preferably Thai, minced
1 teaspoon minced fresh ginger
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
2 tbsp mayonnaise
2 to 3 tablespoons bread crumbs or more, preferably fresh
About 1/2 cup all-purpose flour for dredging
Peanut or vegetable oil as needed
Lime wedges for serving