Wednesday, July 29, 2009

Stir-fried beef with rice noodles!~

















Ingredients

1. 600g rice noodles
2. 150g beef (slice)
3. 200g bean sprouts
4. 2 tbsp shredded ginger
5. 2 shallots, cut into 15cm long

Marinade for beef
1. 1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
2. 1 tsp light soy sauce
3. 1/3 tsp sugar
4. 1/2 tsp corn flour
5. 1 tbsp oil

Seasoning
1. 2-3 tbsp dark soy sauce
2. 1 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

Step 1.
Marinade beef for 15 mins. Stir-fry it for about 2 mins and set aside.

Step 2.
Heat 3 tbsp of oil into a large pan. Add bean sprouts, ginger and rice noodles to stir-fry for about 3-4 mins. Add seasoning and beef. Stir-fry until sauce is absorbed. Put shallots in and stir-fry until it cooked.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

Breakfast~ Thick French Toast (Hong Kong Style)






















Ingredients

1. 2 whipped eggs
2. 2 slices of white bread
3. 1 tbsp of potato starch
4. 1/2 tbsp corn starch
5. peanut butter

Instructions

Step 1.
Spread 4 to 5 tbsp of peanut butter onto two slices of white bread evenly and combine it together. Cut the crusts.

Step 2.
Mix the potato starch and corn starch with 2 tbsp of water. Add the mixture into whipped eggs and mix it well.

Step 3.
Filter the egg mixture and pour into a large bowl. Dip the bread into the egg mixture.

Step 4.
Heat 2 tbsp of butter in a pan. Fry the bread until both side turns golden brown. Serve with honey and butter.








Creamy sweet corn chicken




















Ingredients

1. 6 boneless chicken fillet (cut into small pieces)
2.
1 onion, peeled and finely sliced
3. 1/2 cup frozen corns

Sauce (mix it altogether)
1. 1 tbsp of butter
2. 1 cane of sweet corn cream style
3. 1/2 cup of water
4. 1/2 tsp of sugar
5. 1 tsp of salt
6. 1/2 cup of milk

Instructions

Step 1.

Marinade chicken with some salt, sugar, white pepper, corn starch, water and oil for 20 mins.

Step 2.

Heat 2 tbsp of oil in a large pan. Stir-fry the onion with 1/2 tsp of salt until it soft. Add chicken and fry until cooked. Add corns and the sauce mixture. Once it boiled, simmer it for about 3 mins with closed lid. Serve with rice.



Shark Fin Soup





















Ingredients

1. 1 cane condensed chicken broth
2. 5 cups of water
3. 3/4 lbs of skinless chicken breast
4. 8 dried chinese mushroom, soaked
5. 8 dried black fungus, soaked, sliced
6. 2 small vermicelli (soak in hot water )(
around 60g)

Sauce

1. 2 tbsp water with chestnut flour
2. 1 tbsp soy sauce
3. 1 tbsp water
4. 1 whipped egg
5. 2 tsp sesame oil

Instructions

Step 1.

Steam/ boil the chicken until cooked and shred it by hands. Soak the chinese mushrooms. Marinade it with some soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil for 15 mins and slice it. Vermicelli drains well and cut into 15cm long.

Step 2.

Boil the chicken broth and water. Add mushroom and fungus, cook for 20 mins. Put shredded chicken and cook for another 10 mins. Turn the heat off. Add vermicelli and put some soy sauce and sesame oil to taste. Add whipped egg and stir it in the same direction. (clockwise or anti-clockwise) Reboil the soup, add the mixture of chestnut flour and water until the soup is thicken.


Thursday, July 23, 2009

Tonight dessert ~Mango Pudding~





















Ingredients

1. 1 mango
2. 1 pack of mango flavor jelly powder
3. 180 ml hot water
4. 180 ml evaporated milk
5. 180 ml mango juice

Instructions

Step 1.

peel the skins and dice the mango, set aside.

Step 2.

Mix the jelly powder with hot water until it dissolved completely. Add mango juice and evaporated milk. Mix it well and set aside.

Step 3.

Wait until the mixture is completely cooled. (Make sure it is completely cooled before adding mango) Pour the mixture into dessert cups. Add mango evenly into each cup. Put it into the fridge for about 3 hours.


Tonight Dinner~ Teriyaki Chicken with rice~YUM

















Ingredients

1. 3 pieces of chicken fillets
2. Teriyaki sauce

Marinade for Chicken

1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 3 tsp japanese soy sauce
3. 1 tbsp sugar
4. 1/2 tsp sesame oil
5. 2 tsp water
6. 3 tsp corn starch

Instructions

Step 1.

Marinade chicken for about 20 mins.

Step 2.

Heat 1 tsp of oil in a frying pan. Fry the chicken until it turns browned and cooked.

Step 3.

Reduce the heat to medium-low and put some hot water into the pan. Simmer for about 10 mins.

Step 4.

Turn the heat off and add some teriyaki sauce to mix with the chicken. Serve with rice.

<-- Kikkoman Baste & Glaze Teriyaki
Teriyaki sauce that i am using..taste good!~





Wednesday, July 22, 2009

Special thai style ribs





















Ingredients

1. 6 boneless pork chop
2. 2 tbsp baked peanuts (meshed)
3. 1 tbsp honey

Marinade for pork chop

1. 2 tbsp chopped garlic
2. 1 tsp salt
3. 1 tsp sugar
4. 3 tbsp fish sauce
5. 1/2 tsp white pepper
6. 1 chopped lemongrass (optional, can do it without lemongrass)


Instructions

Step 1.

Marinade pork chop for about 20 mins

Step 2.

Heat 2 tsp of oil in a large pan. Let the oil get hot and then add chopped garlic and stir-fly until golden and fragrant. Add pork chop and stir-fly until well done. Add 2 tbsp of honey and mix it well with the pork chop. Serve it on plate and put baked peanuts on top.

Serve with the Special Thai Chilli Sauce

Home made special thai chilli sauce


~Taste very good with spring rolls!~









Ingredients


1. 1 tsp chopped chilli
2. 2 tsp chopped garlic
3. 1 tsp chopped shallot
4. 1 tbsp sugar
5. 2 tbsp white vinegar
6. 1 tbsp fish sauce
7. 1/2 tbsp lime juice

~Mix all ingredients together~

Sunday, July 19, 2009

Salt and Pepper Ribs

















Ingredients

1. 1Ibs boneless pork chop (cut into pieces)
2. 1 peeled, chopped onion
3. 1 tsp of chopped red chilli
4. 3 tsp of chopped garlic
5. 1/2 tsp of pepper salt
6. 1/2 tsp of chopped spring onion

Marinade for pork chop
1.
1/4 tsp of five spices powder
2. 1 tsp garlic powder
3. 1 tsp pepper
4. 1tsp salt
5. 1/4 tsp sesame oil
6. 1 large egg (whip the egg well)
7. 4 heaped tbsp corn starch

Instructions

Step 1.
Clean and wash pork chop. Cut it into thin strips. Marinade pork for about 5 mins. (adding in respective order 1-5, dip pork chop in egg and flip it side to side with corn starch). Put the pork chop into the fridge for 30 mins.

Step 2.
Heat 2 cups of oil in large pan. Add the pork chop and pan-fly until both side turns brown. Turn the heat down a little bit and cook the pork chop until well done. Drain well and set aside.

Step 3.
Heat 2 tsp of oil in large pan. Let the oil get hot and then add chopped garlic and red chilli for few seconds (until golden and fragrant). Add chopped onion and stir-fly until soft.

Step 4.
Re-add pork chop into pan. Add pepper salt and chopped spring onion and mix it well.



Beef in oyster sauce















Ingredients

1. 1Ibs of sliced beef
2. 1 onion, peeled and finely sliced
3. 1tsp chopped garlic
4. 1/3 tsp of sugar

Sauce

1. 2tsp oyster sauce
2. 1tsp water
3. 1tsp soy sauce
4. 1tsp chinese rice wine

Marinade for beef

1 tsp light soy sauce
3 tsp of water
1/3 tsp Sugar
1/2 tsp Chinese rice wine
1 tsp oyster sauce
2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp corn starch

Instructions

Step 1.
Marinade beef for about 15 mins

Step 2.
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a large pan. Let the oil get hot and then add the beef slices and stir-fry for 2-3 mins (Do not over cook the beef!). Drain off oil from pan and set aside.

Step 3.
Heat 2 tsp of oil in a large pan. Let the oil get hot and then add chopped garlic and stir-fry for few seconds (until golden and fragrant). Add onion and 1/3 tbsp of sugar and stir fry until soft. ( you can add a splash of water to create some steam to help the onion cook)

Step 4.
Re-add beef to pan and combine well with onion. Add sauce to mixture and cook until beef and onion are cooked through.

Steamed Eggs with Vermicelli















Ingredients


1. 4 large eggs
2. 3+1/2 egg shell of water
3. Vermicelli, soak in hot water and cut into half
4. 6 Dired Shirmps, soak in hot water cut it into small pieces
5. 1 tsp of chicken stock
6. 1 tsp of chopped spring onion
7. 1 tsp of sesame oil

Instructions

Step 1.
Whip the eggs well. Add 3+1/2 egg shell of water, vermicelli and chicken stock into the egg mixture (Ingredients 2,3,5). Pour into a plate/bowl and let it rest for 10 mins. Put dried shrimps and spring onion on top (Ingredients 4,6).

Step 2.
Place it into a streamer and cook for 10 mins. (Medium to Low heat) (Depends on your streamer, usually is 10 mins, you can poke a knife into the egg to test if they are done)

Step 3.
Take them out and add sesame oil on top.