Hainanese Chicken

 

Weekend Special by Hawker M

 

Ingredients

2 organic chicken leg quarters

few slices of ginger

one stalk of green onion

3 cloves garlic

one pot of water

 

Method

1. Bring one pot of water to a boil.
2. Add ginger, green onion and garlic cloves.
3. Dip the chicken leg quarter into the boiling water 3 times.
4. Do the same for the other leg quarter. 
5. Place both leg quarters into the pot.
6. Cover and bring to a boil again.
7. Once the water is boiling, cover and continue to let it boil for 3 minutes.
8. Turn off heat.  I am using ceramic stove so I am letting the residual heat cook the chicken meat.
9. Remove chicken from pot after 45 minutes.
10. Chop into pieces and enjoy the tender and moist chicken!

Steam Egg with Clams

 

 

Ingredients

4 eggs

15 clams - scrubbed and washed

3/4 cup water

1 tbsp soy sauce

 

Method

1. Add water to a steamer and bring to a boil.
2. Break eggs into a steaming plate.  Beat the eggs.  Add water and soy sauce and mix well.
3. Place clams onto the plate.
4. Cover and steam for about 10 minutes or until all the clams are opened up and cooked.
5. Remove from steamer and serve immediately.
   

Baked Teriyaki Salmon

 

Ingredients

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tbsp mirin

1 tbsp sake

1 tbsp grated ginger juice 

sprinkle of sesame seeds

few tbsp water

a little cornstarch solution

 

Method

1. Marinate salmon with soy sauce, mirin, sake and grated ginger juice for 30 minutes or more.
2. Shake off excess marinade onto the plate for gravy use.
3. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top of the salmon.
   
4. Bake in the oven at 400 degree f for 10 minutes.
5. Heat up the marinade.  Add some water and mix.
6. Stir in some cornstarch solution to slightly thicken the sauce.
7. Pour sauce over salmon and enjoy! 

Hainanese Chicken Chop

 

When Chef M is cooking, it must be some yummy dish :P

A taste of Hainanese today!

Ingredients

2 chicken thigh - de-boned

2 potatoes - peeled and cut into thick slices

handful of frozen green pea

handful of frozen diced carrot

oil for deep frying

5 tbsp tomato ketchup 

few tablespoon water for sauce

salt to taste

cornstarch solution for thickening sauce

 

Marinade for chicken thigh

sprinkle of salt and pepper

1 egg

flour for coating

 

Method

1. Marinate chicken thigh with salt and pepper.  Coat with egg.  Drench the chicken meat in flour and set aside for frying later.
2. Heat up one tablespoon oil in a pan.  Add sliced onion and chopped garlic and fry over low heat till aromatic.  Add cut tomato and continue to cook for a while.  Add ketchup and fry to mix well.  Add a few tablespoon water and bring to a boil.  Turn off heat.  Cover and set aside.
   
3. Heat up a pot of oil.  Add cut potato and fry till golden brown and cripsy.  Remove from oil and sprinkle with some salt.
   
4. Fry chicken thigh in the hot oil until golden brown and crispy.  
5. Arrange fried chicken thigh on a serving plate.  Place french fries on the plate as well.
6. Heat up the sauce again.  Add green peas and carrot.  Cover and cook for a few minutes.
7. Stir in a little cornstarch solution to slightly thicken the sauce.  Add salt to taste.
   
8. Pour sauce over the fried chicken chop and enjoy this very tasty dish!
   

Abalone with Gai Lan

 

Ingredients

1 small bunch of baby gailan - washed and trimmed

3 pieces of canned abalone 

1/3 cup brine from abalone can

water for cooking

few drops of vegetable oil for blanching gai lan

pinch of salt for blanching gai lan

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp fried shallot oil 

cornstarch solution

 

Method

1. Bring a pot of water to boil.  Add salt and oil.  Add gailan and blanched for a few minutes. 
2. Remove from pot and set aside on a serving plate.
3. Blanch abalone for about one minute in the boiling water.  Remove and cut into slices.
4. Place sliced abalone on top of the vegetables.
5. Leave 1/.3 cup water in the pot.  Add 1/3 cup abalone brine and bring to a boil.
6. Add dark soy sauce and stir in cornstarch solution to slightly thicken the sauce.
7. Pour sauce over abalone and add shallot oil.
8. Ready to serve.
   

Braised Seafood Noodles

 

Ingredients

2 servings of yellow noodles

6 prawns - peeled and deveined

6 slices of thinly sliced pork

6 cuttlefish rings

6 slices of fish cake

few stalks of chye sim

1 cup of pork broth

1 tbsp chopped garlic 

2 tbsp vegetable oil

Seasonings

1 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp white pepper

pinch of chicken powder

 

Method

1. Add oil to wok.  Fry half of chopped garlic till aromatic.  Add noodles and stir fry over high heat for a few minutes.  Remove from wok and set aside.
   
2. Add another tablespoon oil to the wok.  Add the rest of the chopped garlic and fry till aromatic.  Add pork slices, prawns, cuttlefish rings and fish cake and fry over high heat for one minute. Pour seasonings over ingredients and do a quick stir fry over high heat.  Add pork broth.  
3. Return noodles to the wok.  Add green vegetables.  Cover and bring to a boil.  
4. Continue to cook for a few minutes.  Remove cover.  Stir in some cornstarch solution to thicken the gravy.
5. Ladle into serving plates and top with fried shallots and pork lard if desired.
   

Braised Abalone with Broccoli

 

Ingredients

1 can abalone

1 bunch of broccoli

1/2 tsp oil

pinch of salt

1/2 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp dark soy sauce 

cornstarch solution

 

Method

1. Cut the broccoli into florets.
2. Bring a pot of water to boil and add broccoli florets.  Add oil and salt.
3. Cover and bring to a boil.  Cook for a few minutes and drain.
4. Arrange blanched broccoli on a serving plate.
   
5. Blanch the abalone in boiling water for 5 seconds to heat it up and place them on the serving plate.
6. Pour 1/3 cup of abalone juice into a small pot.  Add dark soy sauce and sesame oil.
7. Add some cornstarch solution to slightly thicken the sauce.
8. Pour sauce over the abalone and serve warm.
   

 

Grilled Tandoori Chicken Drumsticks

 

Ingredients 

3 lb chicken drumsticks 

1 packet tandoori mix

1 cup applesauce ( i replaced yogurt with applesauce)

1 tsp salt

 

Method

1. Marinate chicken drumsticks according to packet instructions for a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
2. Heat up weber grill and cook for 30 to 40 minutes until chicken drumsticks are cooked through.
3. Enjoy these awesome, finger licking good drumsticks!
   

Baked Cinnamon Raisin Roll

 

Ingredients

1 packet puff pastry -comes attached with parchment paper

2 tbsp melted butter

1/3 cup raw chopped walnuts

1/3 cup raisins

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 to 2 tbsp cinnamon powder

 

Method

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
2. Roll out dough and parchment paper on a working space
   
3. Brush melted butter on the dough, leaving some space on the edges.
   
4. In a small bowl, mix sugar and cinnamon powder and sprinkle over the dough   
   
5. Sprinkle raisins and chopped walnuts over the dough.
6. Roll the shorter side of the dough upwards.  Use a sharp knife and cut into 8 pieces. 
7. Lightly brush muffin tray with melted butter.  Place each roll in a muffin tin.
   
8. Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
9. Enjoy these tasty treats!

Baked Curry Puff Pastry

Ingredients

2 potatoes - peeled and cut into small cubes

1/2 small onion - peeled and sliced

handful of frozen green peas

1 tbsp curry paste

1 tsp turmeric powder

1 puff pastry - puff pastry comes with attached parchment paper

egg wash

 

Method

1. Boil a pot of water. Cook potatoes till tender but not mushy. Drain and set aside.
   
2. Heat up oil in pan.  Fry diced onion till aromatic and translucent.
   
3. Add potatoes and green peas.  
4. Add curry paste and turmeric powder and fry to mix. 
5. Season with some salt. Set aside and let mixture cool.
6. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
7. Roll out dough on a large baking pan. 
8. Roll out puff pastry. Cut into squares.  Place 1 to 2 tablespoon of curry potatoes in the centre of the square.
9. Fold over and seal the edges.  Crimp the edges with a fork.
10. Use a knife and make a few slits on the top.
11. Brush with egg wash.
12. Place curry puff in the oven and bake for 20 minutes or till golden brown.
13. Enjoy the delicious curry puff!