Jul 13th, 2010 Posted in Chicken recipes | no comment »

Ingredients :
1(approx. 1,200g) chicken
38g chili bean paste
2 dried chilies, in portions
1 tbsp ginger, finely diced
2 tbsps minced garlic
little spring onion, finely diced
Seasoning :
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsps caster sugar
1 tbsp rice vinegar
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 tsp chicken powder
1 tbsp sesame seed oil
1 tbsp peppercorn oil
1/4 cup water
Directions:
1.Remove lungs of the chicken, wash it thoroughly, then submerge it in a large pot of boiling water, and poach for about 20 minutes until cooked.
2.Remove chicken from water, rinse with cold water and strain. Leave to cool before chopping into pieces, and transfer to a serving dish.
3.Heat some oil, saute chili bean paste, dried chilies and diced ginger in it, then add in seasonings and bring it to a boil. Turn off the heat before mixing with minced garlic.
4.Pour the sauce over the chicken and serve, sprinkled with finely chopped spring onions on top.
Tags: chicken, garlic, garlic sauce
Apr 13th, 2010 Posted in Vegetable recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
4 pcs wide rice stem
6 slices carrot
2 slices ginger
1 garlic(sliced)
1 tsp shrimp roe
Seasoning :
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsps water
Directions:
1.Wash wild rice stem thoroughly, cut off the coarse part of its end, cut into thick slices diagonally.
2.Blanch wild rice stem in boiling water. Plunge in cold water until cool. Stain and set aside.
3.Put 1 tbsp of oil into a wok, stir-fry ginger, carrot and garlic slices until aromatic, add in wide rice stem to stir-fry briefly, add in seasonings, toss well; add in shrimp roe, and stir thoroughly before transferring to a dish. Ready to serve.
Tags: carrot, cold water, fried shrimp, garlic, ginger, sesame oil, shrimp roe, wild rice
Mar 24th, 2010 Posted in Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
8 mushroom(8cm diameter)
150g octopuses
75g shrimp flesh(diced as 1cm cubes)
55g scallop flesh(diced as 1cm cubes)
little salt & pepper
160g ketchup
80g garlic butter
8g breadcrumb
Directions:
1.Rub octopuses with salt to clean them. Tap with rolling pin to tenderize the flesh. Rinse and soak in cold water for 7 to 10 minutes. Then dice as 1cm cubes.
2.Mix octopus, shrimp and scallop, season with salt and pepper.
3.Clean mushroom and remove stalk. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, stuff 1/8 of fillings into it. Add 20g ketchup, 10g garlic butter and 1g breadcrumb. Place the stuffed mushrooms into oven. Bake in 220℃ for 12 minutes until golden brown.
Tags: amp, breadcrumb, cubes, diameter, garlic, garlic butter, shrimp, sprinkle, stuffed mushroom, stuffed mushrooms
Mar 15th, 2010 Posted in Pork recipes, Vegetable recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
300g pork ribs
200g pumpkin
20g black olive
1 1/2 tbsps minced garlic
2 tbsps boiling oil
1 tbsp spring onion dices
Seasoning :
2 tsps corn flour
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp soy sauce
little pepper & sesame oil
Directions:
1.Chop pork ribs into small pieces, mix with marinade and leave it for 20 minutes.
2.Wash black olive thoroughly and then chop finely; mix minced garlic with boiling oil, then mix it with pork ribs thoroughly.
3.Peel pumpkin and remove the seed, cut into long pieces, and then transfer to a plate; line pork ribs orderly on top, steam above water on high heat for 12 minutes until cooked, take it out, sprinkle some spring onion on top and then serve hot.
Tags: amp, corn flour, garlic, high heat, marinade, pork ribs, pumpkin, sesame oil, spring onion, steam
Mar 9th, 2010 Posted in Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
8(each 40g) sea scallops
4 mushrooms(removed stalk, halfed)
120g butter
20g oil
10g garlic, minced
10g breadcrumb
80g tomato(peeled, deseeded & chopped)
15g pickled bean
4g flat leaf parsley, chopped
little salt, pepper, flour
Directions:
1.Spread salt, pepper and flour over scallops. Heat 10g oil and 5g butter in pan, pan-fry scallops until both sides are golden brown. Remove.
2.Add 15g butter and 10g oil into the pan, stir-fry mushrooms, season and remove.
3.Put remained butter, minced garlic and breadcrumb into the pan, stir-fry over medium heat until brown. Add tomato and pickled bean, season with salt and pepper. Sprinkle flat leaf parsley in and mix.
4.Set scallops and mushrooms on plates. Sprinkle sauce of step 3 over.
Tags: amp, garlic, little salt, medium heat, pan pan, parsley, salt and pepper, salt pepper, scallop, sea scallops, spread salt, tomato
Feb 12th, 2010 Posted in Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
8 pcs Cantonese wanton wrapping
10g sole fish meat
100g shrimps
80g red sea cucumber
80g zucchini
1 garlic(minced)
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tbsp chilie bean paste
Seasonings:
1 tbsp fish sauce
1/4 tsp sugar
1 tsp corn flour
4 tbsps water
little sesame oil & pepper
Directions:
1.Put a Cantonese wanton wrapping between 2 spoons, deep-fry in hot oil to form a small golden bowl, take it out, strain, and set aside.
2.Cut sole fish meat into small pieces, deep-fry in hot oil until golden, take it out, leave to cool, and then grind in an electric mixer.
3.Cut red sea cucumber into dices; blanch red sea cucumber and shrimps separately, rinse, and strain. Cut zucchini into dices.
4.Heat 2 tbsps of oil, stir-fry minced garlic, minced ginger and chilie bean paste until aromatic, add in zucchini, shrimps and red sea cucumber, toss thoroughly over high heat, add in seasonings, stir well, add in grounded sole fish, mix thoroughly. Transfer the mixture into deep-fried wanton wrapping, and line on a plate orderly. Ready to serve.
Tags: bean paste, fish meat, fish sauce, fried seafood, garlic, ginger, sea cucumber, seasonings, sesame oil, sole fish
Feb 1st, 2010 Posted in Duck recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
2 delicate & meaty pigeons
1 cup fish sauce
2 cups water
1 pc lemongrass
8 garlics(peeled)
6 shallots
4 tbsps rock sugar
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsps Shaoxing wine
3 ginger slices
Directions:
1.Remove internal organs and legs of pigeons, wash thoroughly, blanch in boiling water for 10 minutes, and then strain.
2.Heat a wok, put in ginger slices, garlic and shallots to stir-fry until aromatic, add in fish sauce to cook until it boils, add in water, Shaoxing wine, rock sugar, lemongrass and dark soy sauce, continue to simmer for 10 more minutes to make a tasty sauce.
3.Put in pigeons, turn them once in a while, put on a lid to simmer on low heat for 10 minutes, turn the pigeons over and then continue to simmer with a lid on for another 10 minutes. Turn off the heat. Leave pigeons to cool, take them out, smear them with cooked oil, chop into pieces, transfer to a plate, and then pour a little sauce over.
Tags: dark soy sauce, fish sauce, garlic, garlics, ginger slices
Dec 21st, 2009 Posted in Chicken recipes | 3 comments »

Ingredients:
1(about 1.5kg) chicken
1 stk scallion(roughly chopped)
1/2 red chili pepper(shredded)
Seasoning:
1 tbsp garlic(minced & deep fried)
1 tbsp sesame paste
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp salt
1/2 tbsp granulated sugar
1/2 tbsp chicken powder
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp rose wine
1/10 tbsp pepper
6 slices ginger(shredded)
2 stks scallion(chopped)
Directions:
1.Trim all fat from the chicken. Remove the lung and throat. Wash and drain.
2.Mix well the seasonings and blast the chicken with seasonings thoroughly. Stuff the chicken with seasonings and marinate for 2 hours.
3.Put the chicken in a deep plate with the chicken breast facing up. Steam for 40 minutes in high heat.
4.Take out the chicken. Drain the juice and keep it. Drain the fat from the juice. Boil the juice and reduce it to about 225g under medium fire. Chop the chicken. Pour the juice over the chicken. Garnish with scallion and red chili pepper.
Tags: chicken breast, chicken powder, fish sauce, garlic, red chili pepper, sesame oil, sesame paste, wine
Nov 26th, 2009 Posted in Vegetable recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
● 400g turnip pudding
● 1/2 onion
● 1 red chilli
● 1/2 green chilli
● 1 tsp chopped shallot
● 1 tsp chopped garlic
● 1 tbsp curry paste
● little cornflour
● 1/2 tsp sugar
● 1/2 tbsp light soya sauce
● 1 tbsp water
Directions:
1. Cut the turnip pudding into thick strips and lightly sprinkle cornflour over them.
2. Shred the onion, red chilli and green chilli.
3. Heat oil in wok to deep-fry the turnip pudding over high heat until golden or shallow-fry. Drain excess oil.
4. Heat another 2 tbsps of oil in wok, saute the shallot, garlic and curry paste until fragrant, then add vegetables, and then stir-fry well.
5. Add turnip pudding and sauce, toss well.
Tags: garlic, red chilli, vegetables
Nov 25th, 2009 Posted in Chicken recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
● 3 pcs chicken wings
● 20g golden needles
● 240g straw mushrooms
● 2 slices ginger
● 1 tsp garlic slices
● 1 tbsp ginger-wine
● 1 tbsp scallion sections
● 1/4 cup water
● 1 tbsp oyster sauce
● 1/2 tsp soy sauce
● 1/4 tsp sugar
● 1 tsp corn flour
● 6 tbsp water
● little sesame oil & pepper
● 1 tsp soy sauce
● 1 tbsp oyster sauce
● 1/4 tsp sugar
● 1/2 tsp salt
● 1 tsp corn flour
● little sesame oil & pepper
Directions:
1.Wash the chicken wings and chop into small pieces. Marinate with marinade for 1/2 hour.
2.Soak the golden needles. Cut the hard stalks and tie to knots.
3.Wash the mushrooms and cut a cross at the bottom. Scald, rinse and drain, set aside.
4.Heat wok with oil. Saute ginger and garlic to aromatic, add in mushroom, stir-fry for a while, sprinkle with ginger-wine. Put in golden needles and chicken to cook. Add water and cover the wok with lid for a while, then season with seasonings, add scallion sections. Serve.
Tags: chicken wings, garlic, ginger wine, golden needles, sesame oil, soy sauce, straw mushrooms