Baby Aasparagus With Pork Slices

I'm not a fan of black pepper sauce and seems like most of the food outlet here in Singapore likes to sell asparagus and meat stir fry with black pepper sauce. Argh... why can I find 1 without black pepper sauce? In order to satisfy my crave, I decided to cook this dish myself, and use baby asparagus instead.

It's really easy and simple to cook, which is why i like to cook stir fry food. lolz...

Ingredients,
Lean meat , thinly sliced
Baby asparagus, cut into sections
Oil for frying
Roasted white sesames seeds

Marinate;
Baking soda
Pinch of salt
Dark soy sauce

Seasonings;
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tbsp tomato ketchup
1 tsp brown sugar
Some water

Method;
Marinade meat slices and set aside for at least 1/2 hr
Blanched asparagus in water with salt and oil, drained and soak in ice
Heat wok, add oil and fry meat till change colour.
Pour in sauce and when it's about to dry, toss in asparagus
Sprinkle sesame seeds and serve.
Enjoy!

Sandwiched Tau Kee With Shimeiji Mushroom Sauce

Another of my favourite tau kee and I love to sandwich them with fillings, pan fry/ deep fried. Best to cook the 'fried sandwiched tau kee' in laksa hotpot and it my FAVOURITE.

Haven had tau kee for quite sometimes and I cooked this as a 'sidekide' dish for dinner last week.

Ingredients;

Tau Kee Sheets

Shimeiji Mushrooms

Oil for frying

Spring onions, chopped

 

Sauce;

Brown shimeiji mushroom

Oyster sauce

Pinch of salt

Some sugar

Water

Chili Oil

Thickening agent

 

Fillings;

Minced meat

Carrots, chopped

Water cheastnuts, chopped finely

Light soy sauce

Pinch of salt

1 tbsp egg while

Cornflour

Method;

-Prepare tau kee by mixing all ingredients for filling together (except cornclour)

-Let marinate for at least 15 mins, add some cornflour.
-Spread fillings onto 1 sheet of tau kee, sandwiched with another pc, pressed tight.

-Cut into 1 squares. Continue until all finishes.

-Pan fry till golden brown on both sides. Set aside on serving plate.

-Fry mushrooms with some oil for a min, season to taste, add some water and bring to boil.

-Thicken gravy, sprinkle dashes of chili oil, add spring onions.

-Mix well and drizzle over tau kee sandwiches.

-Yummy!

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肉片沙茶酱小炒

I'm back into blogging again... haven had much time writing post snaping on my blog. Oo I've been neglecting my personal blog for soooo long until the other day a kind soul dropped me a message via ekina's paradise to compliment and encourage me in keeping up my good and uique way of writing my blog. 

A sudden thought flash across my mind ~ Hey what have I been doing? Neglecting my blog and become a frequent visitor on facebook? I can't go on like this, i should continue sharing recipes on my "creations" Lolz... 

 Now that i'm back, seems like I will have a long way to 'brush up' mmy blogging skills. Blogger.com seems to change so much, new posting templates, different settings...Gosh, I'm like a newbiz! 

Today, I tried a quick dish but preparations took me quigte awhile as there are so many types of garnishes and condiments. 



Ingredients;

Lean meat slices ( I used pork)

Bell peppers, wedged

Capsicums, wedged

Onions, wedged

Celery, strips

Carrots, sliced

Garlic, minced

Ginger, sliced

Seasonings;

1 tbsp 沙茶酱

!-2 drops dark soy sauce

Brown sugar

Oyster sauce

Pinch of salt

Chili powder

Stock

Oil for frying

Method;

-Heat some oil, fry carrots, celery and onions for 2 mins.

-Add bell peppers and capsicums, fry for another few mins.

-Dish up colourful veggie and set aside.

-Browned some garlic in oil, add pork slices, fry till change colour.

-Add seasonings and 30ml stock.

-Fry for 1 mins / till pork is cook.

-Toss in colourful veggie and serve.

-Enjoy!

风味肉丁

When I've run out of ideas for any meat dish, I would always mix and match a special sauce, taste and add more seasonings, improvising till I get the unique taste of what I like. That's my style...and with the sauce, preferably to toss it with deep fried meat chunks and eat with some crispy garnishes.

Garnishes;
Deep fried shredded popiah skin
Spring onions

Sauce;
Oyster sauce
Tomato ketchup
Sambal
White vinegar
Brown sugar
Stock
-Mix well, bring to boil until thickens.
-Toss with favourite crispy meat and serve with garnishes.
-Enjoy! :-P

Fried Beancurd Skin Roll with Yam

Preferably to use normal yam instead of mini yam for this dish as the texture of yam would affect the overall dish.Mini yam tends to be soggy after steaming and too soft as too much moisture in it. Unlike the normal yam, they tends to be flaky and firm, bringing a unique taste to the snacks after being deep fried.

Ingredients;
Yam slices, steamed and mashed with coriander & spice powder
Minced pork
Light soy sauce
Chicken power
Rectangular beancurd sheet
-Oil for deep frying
-Marinade pork with light soy sauce and chicken powder
-Mix in yam
-Coat mixture onto beancurd sheet, cut into long strip
-Deep fried till golden brown.
-Serve with chili dips
-Enjoy!

Crispy Pork

A dish suddenly flashed across my mind and I remembered I tried that dish in Malaysia many many years ago and it somehow reminds me on the taste.
I decided to recap the taste and venture out the dish on my own and share the dish with my family.

Ingredients A:
Pork Belly, thinly sliced
Cornflour + Rice flour
Oil for deep frying
-Dust flour lightly into pork belly
-Deep fried until crispy and golden brown
-Drained and set aside

Ingredients B:
1 onion, wedged
3 dried chili, cut into sections
Oyster sauce
Hoison sauce
Tomato keychup
Sugar
Dark soy sauce
-Fry onions for 2 mins, add dried chili
-Bring sauce to boil, thicken
-Toss in crispy pork
-Enjoy!

Curry Veggie

A different curry for diner tonight?! Yes, meatless! lolz.... Always the usual classic chicken curry is nothing new and as I have crave for cabbage, decided to cook curry veggie instead.

 Ingredients A:
Oil for frying
Shallots slices
1 glove garlic, chopped
2 tsp chili paste
40g curry powder
1/2 tsp tumeric powder
1/2 tsp corriander power
-Fry shallots and garlic with oil till brown.
-Add chili paste, fry for a min
-Add rest of the ingredients and fry.
-Add more oil if necessary
-Set aside for later use

Ingredients B:
Cabbage, break into small pcs
Carrots, cut into thick slices
Tau pok, cut into pcs
Potatoes, large cubes, steamed
Evaporated milk
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
Water
-Boil cabbage and carrots with water till slightly soft
-Add ingredient A, potatoes & tau pok
-Bring to full boil and simmer
-Season to taste
-Enjoy!

2 more plate of rice please! lolz... best serve with plain rice or blanched noodles, top with an egg. :-)

Dinner On 大年初二

往往大年初二的晚餐较丰盛 and after some preparations, Dad and I came up with the following dishes...

金玉满堂

金光闪闪七龙珠

和气发财

年年有余鱼头炉

Refreshing Yakult Green Oolong Tea with Ice Jelly

Lunch On 大年初二

Day 2 of CNY and most of the eateries nearby are still close due to the festive period, i decided to prepare some quick and simple dishes for lunch.

大福大贵乌金 ~ pan fried century egg with thai chili sauce.

天赐良鸡~ steamed chicken drum with thigh, serve with salty sesame drizzle.

如意鲍片翡翠痘苗

团圆饭 2012

To most chinses, CNY reunion dinner which falls on the eve of Chinese New Year is meaningful and normally during this day, the dishes will symbolise good luck and wealth. Our familys' dinner menu are as follows;

吉祥乳猪

黄金虾条

富贵海参饺

翡翠蒜

福气猪肚海参汤

馬蹄肉餅

I ate something similar yesterday and it was so...... disappointing! Had lunch at a coffeeshop with my colleagues and feels like i was being ripped off.

Nothing special about the dish and in fact, there was not much ingredients except steamed minced pork patties drizzle with a lousy salty gravy( a combination of salt water with dark soy sauce, thicken with cornflour). It's the worst gravy i ever come across in my life and the best thing is, for a pathetic piece of meat patties with another vegetable dish, it cost with $4.20!!! Daylight robbery! If the food is nice, i dun mind paying even it's at a coffeeshop, but it taste unacceptable!

Hence, I decided to cook this dish with my favourite water chestnut to comfort myself and mine taste a million times better than the "Disappointment" (not that i'm proud or over confident of myself, it's juz that anyone who can taste definitely cooks more better!)

Ingredients;
Minced pork (combination of 70% lean meat with 30% fats)
Baking soda
Light Soy sauce
Salt
Sesame oil
Pepper
Water chestnut, chopped

Cornflour

Garnish;
Steamed xiao bai chye

Sauce;
Mushroom broth
Oyster sauce
Sugar
Thickening agent

Method;
-Marinate minced pork with the seasonings, set aside in fridge for 1 hr, stir in cornflour.
-Shaped into patties and steam on medium heat till cook.
-Bring sauce to boil and drizzle over meat patties.
-Garnish and serve.
-Enjoy!

苦瓜豉汁魚頭

A special request from me and dad cooked us his best dish~ fish head with bitter gourd. A dish loved by all of us for the past 2 decades. Lolz... Thumb's up and it's dad's specialty!

Oh well, I helped in preparing the sauce and the other ingredients!

Crispy Mushrooms With Sweet & Spicy Drizzle

What should I name this dish? Well, i'm not sure either! Tot of naming it vegetarian sweet and sour pork but comes to think of it, finds the shape abit weird. Hence, decided to name it using a clear cut name.

Ingredients;
8 dried chinese mushrooms, soaked in warm water
Potato starch
Rice flour
Fine salt
Roasted white sesame seeds
Oil for frying

Sauce;
Chili paste
Tomato ketchup
Sugar
Oil

Method;
-Squeeze water out from the mushrooms.
-Trim off the stalk, cut the mushrooms into long strips by trimming along the perimeter.
-continue until all mushrooms finishes.
-Sprinkle fine salt over mushroom strips.
-Set aside for 1/2 hr, let it season.
-Sprinkle potato starch and rice flour over.
-Deep fried in war oil till crispy, drained.
-Bring sauce to boil, remove from heat when it thickens.
-Drizzle sauce over mushroom, sprinkle with roasted sesame seeds and serve.
-Enjoy!

梅醬排骨王

排骨王 is 1 of my all time favourite dish and i would order it whenever i have my dinner at a zhu chao stall. The usual 排骨王 uses sweet and sour sauce and it's time for a change since i'm the chef of the night.

I chose to use fruity sauce, plum with a twist of lemon! :-0 Am so looking to the finished product.

Ingredients;
Pork chop
Cornflour
Thickening agent
Cherry tomatoes
Chopped coriander
Oil for frying

Marinate;
Bicarbonate soda
Light soy sauce
Salt
Pepper

Sauce;
2 tbsp plum sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
Lemon juice
Dark soy sauce
Light soy sauce
Water

Method;
-Marinade pork chop for 1 hr, coat with some cornflour.
-Deep fried in oil till 70% cook, drained.
-Bring sauce to boil, return pork chop to wok.
-Toss well, simmer until gravy thickens.
-Garnish and serve.
-Enjoy!

甜豆醬汁燜魚

I have some leftover sauce from my braised pork-ribs and not wanting to waste, i suggested to dad using it to cook my a fish dish. To my surprise, the master who is 'pro' in cooking fish dishes asked me to do it myself and should the dishes turned out awful, I have to bear the full responsibility. Oops... a challenge for me! Lolz... heng ar, lucky the dish turn out yummy! Thumbs up!

Ingredients;
2 medium fish, (black promfet can be use)
1/2 cup stewed pork-ribs sauce
1 tbsp sweet bean paste
Oyster sauce
Shredded ginger
Dark soy sauce
Sugar
Salt
Water
Oil for frying

Method;
-Deep fried fish till crispy golden brown. Drained.
-Fry ginger in oil till crispy and fragrant.
-Add bean paste, fry for a min b4 adding sauce and water.
-Bring to boil, add fish and cook till gravy thickens.
-Garnish and serve.
-Enjoy!

Son-in-law Eggs

Mum was given a day off as it was Sunday, her self-declared off day. I love her assam cili paste which i will always request and serve with prawn crackers. Since she was off, i decided to prepare some son-in-law eggs with my style of assam sauce.

Ingredients;
Hard boil eggs
Cornflour
Oil for frying

Sauce;
Shallots
Assam paste
Chili paste
Sugar
Roasted sesame seeds
Scallions

Method;
-Soak assam paste with water and set aside.
-Coat hard boil eggs with cornflour, deep fried till golden brown. Drained.
-Halved the eggs and place onto serving dish.
-Fry shallots in oil till lightly brown.
-Add chili paste, assam juice and sugar.
-Drizzle over eggs, sprinkle with scallions and sesame seeds.
-Enjoy!

Spicy, sour & full of flavour are the main description i can think of at the moment coz i can wait to eat! haha...

蜜汁排骨

Thinking of a new way to cook pork ribs rather than letting mum cook it the usual way - boil pork rib soup with sea cucumber. After a voting session, decided to cook 蜜汁排骨.

Ingredients;
500g pork ribs
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp hoisin sauce
Baking soda

Water
1 tbsp homemade chili paste
Roasted sesame seeds

Method;
-Combine the 1st 6 ingredients together, marinate for at least 3 hrs.
-Pour marinate into pot with some water, bring to boil.
-Add ribs and, bring to full boil and simmer till meat soften.
-Blast till gravy thickens.
-Sprinkle with sesame seeds and enjoy!

Our dinner dish.

Spicy Sambal Squid

Squid or sotong has never been my favourite 1stly, high in cholesterol, 2ndly I dun like the overcooked 'eraser' texture! haha... Dunno what come over me as I have a sudden crave for spicy sambal squid. Oh, it muz be after the dinner on Father's Day! Lolz...

Ingredients;
300g small squid, blanched and soak in ice-cubes
1 large onion, slice
2 stalks green onions, cut into section of 3cm length
2 chili padi, cut into strips
Oil for frying

Sauce;
2 tsp home-made chili paste
1 tsp grind chili sauce
1 tsp tomato ketchup
1 tbsp water
Salt
Sugar

Method;
-Fry onion in oil for a min, add stalks of green onion, continue to fry for a while.
-Push to side of wok, fry grind chili for 20 secs, pour in sauce.
-Add rest of the ingredients, give it a quick stir and serve.
-Enjoy!

Silken Steamed Egg With Tofu Gravy

Yesterday was suppose to be mum's off day where I does all the cooking for our family. As i need to work yesterday, mum had no choice but to settle dinner menu on her own. She's fretting and when i came to know bout it, at a snap of fingers, I came up with a few menu and told her the cooking method and procedure. Mum didn't say anything and laugh. I ask her what's wrong? She told me that she's not so hardworking and prefer to cook something simple.

Among the few dishes where I mentioned, here's 1 of the tofu dishes which mum didn;t cook for the family yesterday and since its my off day today, I decided to cook for tonite's dinner!

Ingredients;
2 medium egg
Stock
1-2 drops oil
Spring onions, chopped

Gravy;
1/2 block silken tofu, diced
Carrot slices
Dried mushroom, soaked and shred
Lean meat strips
Chopped celery
Pinch of salt
Oyster sauce
Stock / water
Cornstarch water
1 glove garlic, minced

Method;
-Fry garlic till fragrant, stir in carrots and mushrooms.
-Fry for a min b4 adding in lean meat.
-Pour in stock and seasoning.
-Add tofu and bring to boil, thicken with cornstarch water.
-Set gravy aside and prepare egg by beating the 2 eggs with stock and oil.
-Steam over low heat till cooked.
-Pour tofu gravy over, sprinkle with chopped spring onions and serve.
-Enjoy!

Closed up of the dish.

Look at how smooth the steamed egg is!

豆豉回锅肉

Cracking my brain cells to come up with a new way to cook some meat slices and I like it 重口味. Thus, decided to cook the dish the following way.

Oh ya, juz to share something which happened to my taste bud recently. I been having bland food for lunch for almost 2 weeks and by the 9th day, I felt my taste bud not functioning well as I was unable to taste the sweetness or saltiness in the clear broth. Oh, wat's wrong with me? Therefore, I've concluded that 1 shouldn't eat bland food the time, should excites the taste bud once in a while.

Ingredients;
Lean meat slices
2 stalks celery, cut into bite sizes blacked and soak in ice water
Carrot slices
1 stalk spring onion, cut into length of 3cm
Chili padi strips
1 garlic, minced
1 shallot, minced
1/2 tsp hiam see, chopped
Oil for frying

Sauce;
1/2 tsp chili paste
1 tsp light soy sauce
1/3 tsp dark soy sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
Pinch of salt
20ml water

Ingredients;
-Fry garlic & shallots in oil till lightly brown.
-Add hiam see, fry for another min.
-Stir in meat slices, fry till change colour.
-Add the remaining ingredients and sauce.
-Toss well and serve.
-Enjoy!

Closed up on the dish.