Aug 29th, 2010 Posted in Fish recipes | no comment »

Ingredients :
1/2 radish
1 mandarin fish
2 slice slices ginger
1 tsp white peppercorn
3 cups water
Seasoning :
little salt
Directions:
1.Bone the fish, save its fillet for another dish; chop the fish bones into pieces, then panfry until golden.
2.Peel carrot, then cut into pieces. Put water and peppercorn into a pot, add in fried ginger and fish bones, bring it to a boil. Add in carrot, then cook on high heat for about 20 minutes.
3.When the soup is milky and aromatic, add some salt to taste. Serve immediately.
Tags: carrot, fish bones, ginger, mandarin fish, radish
May 12th, 2010 Posted in Chicken recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
2 cloves garlic, sliced
2 thick slices ginger
3 thin strips lime zest
100g fresh mushroom, sliced
40g chili, shredded
500ml chicken broth
200g chicken breast, finely sliced
1 tbsp parsley sprigs
little salt
Directions:
1.Put garlic, ginger and lime zest into chicken broth and bring to a boil. Simmer for 5 minutes, and then remove the garlic, ginger and lime zest.
2.Add slices of chicken breast to boiling broth. Simmer for 3 minutes or until cooked.
3.Add slices of mushroom and chili and cook for another 2 minutes.
4.Add parsley sprigs, season with salt and serve.
Tags: chicken breast, chicken broth, cloves garlic, ginger, mushroom broth
May 4th, 2010 Posted in Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
240g fresh squid
240g honey peas
8 slices carrot
4 baby corns
2 slices ginger
1 garlic
little Shaoxing wine
Seasoning :
Marinade
1/4 tsp salt
1 tbsp ginger wine
little pepper
Thickening Sauce
1/4 tsp corn flour
1/2 tbsp water
2 1/2 tbsps abalone sauce
Directions:
1.Clean the internal organs of squid, tear off its skin, slash crosses on its back, cut into pieces, mix it with marinade and then leave it for a while.
2.Tear off the hard strings of honey peas; cut baby corns diagonally in half; cut garlic into slices; cut ginger and carrot into floral patterns.
3.Heat up half wok of water, add in 1/2 tsp of salt and chicken powder, add in honey peas, carrot and baby corns to blanch for a while, and then strain.
4.Heat up some water to blanch squid in it until the squid rolls up, and then pat dry.
5.Heat up 2 tbsps of oil, add in ginger, garlic and all the ingredients to the wok to stir-fry, splash in some wine, add in thickening sauce and stir-fly until the sauce reduces. Transfer to a dish and serve.
Tags: baby corns, carrot, chicken powder, dish, ginger, ginger garlic, ginger wine, honey, internal organs, marinade
Apr 22nd, 2010 Posted in Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
15g dried mantis shrimps
40g cellophane noodles
320g Japanese radish
5 slices carrot
2 cups chicken broth
2 slices ginger(shredded)
Seasoning :
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
little sesame oil & pepper
Directions:
1.Wash dried mantis shrimps thoroughly, soak in water until tender, cut into chunky dices; wash cellophane noodles, soak in water until tender, strain and then set aside.
2.Cut Japanese radish into thin slices.
3.Drizzle some oil in a wok, stir-fry ginger shreds and dried mantis shrimps until aromatic. Pour in chicken broth, add in Japanese radish, carrot and seasonings and cook until boils; simmer on low heat until radish is cooked; add in cellophane noodles and cook until it boils again. Ready to serve.
Tags: amp, carrot, cellophane noodles, chicken broth, ginger, ginger shreds, japanese radish, seasonings, sesame oil
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 31st, 2010 Posted in Vegetable recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
300g green beans(or white beans)
2 cubes Kaiping fermented beancurd
1pc lotus leaf
Seasoning :
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp ginger juice
1 tbsp cooked oil
2 tbsp stock
Directions:
1.Wash green beans, remove its tops and ends, blanch in boiling water for 1 minute, rinse and then strain.
2.Cut the beans into short sticks of about 2 inches long.
3.Mix fermented beancurd with seasonings into a paste, add it to beans, toss and then set aside.
4.Blanch lotus leaf, line it on a steamer, put beans on it, steam it on high heat for 5 minutes.
Tags: ginger, ginger juice, green beans, lotus, lotus leaf, seasonings, white beans
Mar 23rd, 2010 Posted in Pork recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
240g tenderloin pork
80g sweet preserved cabbage
1 tsp minced ginger
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp corn flour
2 tbsps water
little pepper & sesame oil
Seasoning :
2 tbsps oil
1 tsp sugar
Directions:
1.Cut pork into strips and then dices. Mince the pork, mix with marinade by stirring unilaterally into a glue.
2.Wash sweet preserved cabbage, soak for 5 minutes, pat dry and then cut into fine dices. Stir in minced ginger and seasonings and mix well. Then steam above water for 5 minutes until sugar melts. Leave to cool and then add in pork to mix until sticky.
3.Place meat cake on a plate, steam above water for 10 minutes until cooked, leave for a while, take it out and a homemade dish is done.
Tags: Cabbage, corn flour, dish, ginger, meat cake, place meat, sesame oil
Mar 10th, 2010 Posted in Vegetable recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
young Chinese kale 600g
minced ginger 1 tbsp
minced garlic 1 tbsp
salted fish 2 tbsps
Seasoning:
salt 1 tsp
sugar 1 tsp
Shaoxing wine 1 tbsp
Directions:
1.Pan-fry salted fish until aromatic, then steam it and boned. Set aside.
2.Trim old stems, flowers and old leaves of Chinese kale. Soak in water for 1/2 hour, then strain. Set aside.
3.Heat a wok to very hot, put in oil, stir-fry minced ginger and minced garlic until aromatic. Put in vegetables to stir-fry briefly.
4.Season with salt and sugar, splash in Shaoxing wine, then add in salted fish to stir-fry until a strong aroma comes out. Transfer onto a plate and serve.
Tags: aroma, chinese kale, ginger, leaves, salted fish, seasoning salt, shaoxing, vegetables, wine
Mar 2nd, 2010 Posted in Chicken recipes, Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
1/2 chicken
40 g cuttlefish head
6 shiitake mushrooms
1 tbsp medlar berry
3 slices ginger
Seasonings:
Marinade
2 tsps soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp ginger juice in wine
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tsps corn flour
2 tsps cooking oil
Directions:
1.Wash and Chop chicken into pieces; wash cuttlefish head, soak in water for about 5 minutes, and then strain.
2.Soak shiitake mushrooms until tender, wash, and then strain. Wash medlar berries and set aside.
3.Put all ingredients into a mixing bowl, add in marinade ingredients, toss well, transfer to a plate.
4.Steam chicken & all ingredients above boiling water over high heat for 12 minutes until cooked. Ready to serve.
Tags: boiling water, cooking oil, corn flour, ginger, ginger juice, marinade ingredients, seasonings, shiitake mushrooms, soy sauce, wine
Feb 28th, 2010 Posted in Fish recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
sliced sea coconut 160g
papaya 300g
Tilapia 450g
fresh chicken 230g
jinhua ham 2 slices
sweet & bitter apricot kernels 8g
honey dates 5
ginger 3 slices
dried tangerine peel 1 small piece
water 2,000ml
salt little
Directions:
1.Scrape off the scales and remove the internal organs of the Tilapia. Wash and then shallow-fry with ginger slices until golden.
2.Peel, wash and slice papaya. Wash all the other ingredients with hot water and drain.
3.Wash and cut fresh chicken into pieces. Parboil the fresh chicken in boiling water and drain.
4.Clean and soak dried tangerine peel until tender. Boil in water, then put in all ingredients. Boil over high heat for 15 minutes, then turn to low heat and simmer for 1 hour and 45 minutes.
5.Add salt and serve.
Tags: apricot kernels, boiling water, dried coconut, ginger, ginger slices