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
Mar 29th, 2010 Posted in Seafood recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
6 pcs medium shrimps
240g peeled shrimp
4 slices bread
1 egg
little crab roe
Seasoning :
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper
2 tsps corn flour
Directions:
1.Devein peeled shrimp, wash and wipe dry. Mash shrimp, place them in a bowl, add marinade in and mix well. Stir mashed shrimp in clockwise direction to make a sticky paste and chill for 30 minutes.
2.Peel and devein shrimps, wash and wipe them dry.
3.Cut bread into cubes and beat eggs.
4.Take shrimp paste out, wrap a shrimp in, dip some beaten egg and then coat with bread cubes.
5.Heat half wok of oil, deep fry shrimp toast until golden brown and dish up. Place some crab roe on and serve hot.
Tags: beaten egg, bread cubes, chill, deep fried shrimp, dish, eggs, marinade, roe, shrimp paste, shrimp toast
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
Jan 17th, 2010 Posted in Fish recipes, Pork recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
225g minced pork
37.5g salted fish
4 water chestnuts
2tbsp spring onion(diced)
Seasoning:
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp cornflour
little pepper & sesame seed oil
3 tbsp water*
Directions:
1.Wash water chestnuts, peel and then dice; bone salted fish and then dice.
2.Mix all ingredients with marinade, stir until it becomes a paste, divide into 8 portions to knead into balls, and then line them orderly on a plate.
3.Steam above high heat for 10 minutes cooked. Serve hot.
Tags: marinade, meat balls, salted fish, sesame seed oil, spring onion, wash water, water chestnuts
Dec 3rd, 2009 Posted in Soup recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
● 600g chayote
● 1 bighead carp head
● 15g qi zi
● 3 slices ginger
● little salt
● 1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
● little ground white pepper
Directions:
1.Rinse the chayote. Seed and cut into chunks. Soak qi zi in water briefly.
2.Cut the fish head into halves along the length. Sprinkle marinade on top. Fry in a wok with some oil until both sides golden.
3.Boil 2.5 litres of water. Put in chayote, qi zi and ginger. Boil for 20 minutes. Put in the fish head and cook until done. Season With salt and serve.
Tags: bighead carp, fish head, ginger, ground white pepper, marinade
Nov 26th, 2009 Posted in Tofu recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
● 400 g [14 oz] [cut into 2 cm slices] Soft bean curd/Soft tofu
● 75 g [about 2.5 oz] [diced] Pork
● 75 g [about 2.5 oz] [deveined and diced] Shrimp meat
● 75 g [about 2.5 oz] [diced] Baby corn
● 2 tbsp Green peas
● 4 [soaked, drained and diced] Chinese mushrooms
Marinade:
● 2 tbsp Lee Kum Kee Premium Oyster Flavored Sauce
● 1 tsp Lee Kum Kee Pure Sesame Oil
● 1 tsp Sugar
White pepper to taste
Thickening:
● 3 tbsp Water
● 1 tsp Corn starch
Directions:
1. Mix pork and shrimps with marinade.
2. Steam soft bean curd on medium heat for 10 minutes. Drain. Keep warm.
3. Stir-fry pork, shrimps and mushrooms in 2 tbsp oil until done.
4. Stir in baby corn, green peas and thickening. Heat through and pour on steamed bean curd.
Tags: baby corn, bean curd, chinese mushrooms, green peas, marinade, medium heat, shrimp meat, shrimps, soft tofu, white pepper
Nov 24th, 2009 Posted in Pork recipes | one comment »

Ingredients:
● 4 pcs/1.2kg pork belly, fresh & boned
● 1 bowl honey sauce
● 6 tbsp granulated sugar
● 1 1/2 tbsp salt
● 1 tbsp chicken powder
● 1/10 tbsp five spices powder
● 1/10 tbsp zedoary powder
● 2 tbsp BBQ sauce
● 2 tbsp light soy sauce
● 2 eggs
● 2 tbsp rose wine
● 6 cloves garlic(minced)
● 4 cloves shallot(minced)
Directions:
1.Wash and dry the pork. Marinate it for 40 minutes. Turn the meat evey 10 minutes in order to absorb the marinade.
2.Thread the meat with steel skewers.
3.Preheat the oven. Roast the meat in the oven over high heat at 250℃ to 280℃ for 10 minutes. Turn over and roast for another 10 minutes.
4.Roast the meat at 200℃ to 230℃ for 10 minutes. Leave to cool for a while. Glaze the meat with some honey sauce. Roast again for 5 minues at 200℃. Turn over and roast for 5 minutes. Glaze with honey sauce again. Serve.
Tags: bbq sauce, chicken powder, cloves garlic, high heat, honey sauce, light soy sauce, marinade, pork marinate, spices, wine
Nov 19th, 2009 Posted in Fish recipes | one comment »

Ingredients:
● 2 tsp haddock or pollock
● 2 tbsp finely chopped ginger root
● oil 2 cloves garlic
● 1 tsp finely chopped
● 1 tsp salt
● 1/4 tsp soy sauce
● sesame oil
Directions:
1.Slash fish crosswise 3 times on each side. Mix remaining ingredients and rub fish with mixture
2.Cover and refrigerate from 40 minutes to 24 hours
3.Place on microwave roasting rack and pour any remaining marinade over fish
4.Cover with waxed paper and microwave 8 to 10 minutes, rearranging fish halfway through, or until fish flakes
5.Let stand 2 to 3 minutes
Tags: chinese style, fish flakes, ginger root, marinade, sesame oil, Steamed Fish Chinese Style, tsp