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

Smoked Duck Breast Salad With Mashed Potato

I've come to realize of the formula; Grapes + Red wine vinegar = MATCHED

Grapes are mostly sweet and their skin are usually tongue biting. However, after being coated / seasoned with red wine vinegar, it's sweet and slightly sour with a "sniff" of fragrance seasoning of red wine vinegar where I simply love to the max.

A combination of seared duck breast with hard-boiled egg slices, mashed potatoes with brown gravy, last but not least, iceberg lettuce and grapes drizzled with some red wine vinegar. That's it, a simple but satisfying lunch.
 

Egg Mayo Yu Zhar Kway

Dipping yu zhar kway in hot coffee before eating, serve with congee, serve with dessert, eat it on its own are the few local way of eating yu zhar kway and among all these, my favourite is still to go with the coffee. Imagine hot crispy yu zhar kway soak with hot fragrant coffee, pop into the mouth with coffee oozing out yet there's still crunch of the yu zhar kway.... Wow...simply fantastic. :-P

I have another innovative way of eating yu zhar kway. That is with my favourite egg mayo. I've always love egg mayo toast and this time round, instead of on toasted bread, i stuffed them into yu  zhar kway and topped with some shredded lettuce and tomato slices. Delicious!

Mushroom XO Sauce

Am in the mood to create my own XO sauce BUT using mushroom instead. Cuz I been wanting to get rid of the packs of dried mushroom in the fridge. I bough few packs without realizing that I have another 2 packs in the fridge. Yes, that's a very bad habit! I should have checked my stock, write down a shopping list b4 purchasing anything. Haiz... what done cannot be undone and the easiest way to use up these dried mushroom is to cook a sauce.

These sauces are so useful...Toss it with boiled noodles to enjoy simple lunch, pan fried with carrot cake to have a quick tea break, stir fry with fried tau kua as a dish for dinner... lots and lots more.

Simple ingredients;
Dried mushroom, soaked in hot water, squeeze dry and chopped into small bits 
Chopped garlic
Minced bean paste
Chili paste
Oyster sauce
Stock
Oil for frying
-Fry shallots in oil till golden brown, add garlic and continue frying for a min.
-Add mushroom, fry for a min. (adding more oil if necessary)
-Add bean paste, chili paste and oyster sauce.
-Stir in 1 tbsp stock, bring to boil and simmer until thickens.
-Remove from heat and let it cool.

Alfredo Shroomish Baked Rice

What's for lunch? A quick and easy baked rice reali made my day!

Having left very little bit of alfredo sauce in the fridge, i decided to whip a quick sauce out of it.
Simply prepare;
Fresh shitake mushroom, sliced
Fresh Oyster mushroom, sliced
Button mushroom, sliced
Frozen sweet corn
Butter
Onions, sliced
Pinches of salt
Milk
Alfredo sauce
-Melt butter in pan, fry onions till fragrant, add fresh mushrooms and fry for 1-2 min.
-Add button mushroom and sweet corn.
-Stir in alfredo sauce, milk and season to taste.
-Once sauce boils, remove from heat.

 Pour sauce over plain rice, topped with cheese and till till top browns. Sprinkle some crushed black pepper and enjoy! :-)

That's it! As easy as ABC....