Jul 12th, 2010 Posted in Vegetable recipes | no comment »

Ingredients :
3 eggplants
5g dried chili, strips
1 tbsp ginger, fine dices
2 tbsps minced garlic
1 tbsp spring onion, dices
Seasoning :
2 tbsps water
2 tbsps soy sauce
1 tsp chicken essence powder
2 tsps caster sugar
1 tbsp sesame seed oil
Directions:
1.Wash eggplants thoroughly, cut in half, blanch in boiling water, strain, then transfer to a dish.
2.Steam in a steamer on high heat for 5 minutes, remove from steam, then cool.
3.Tear the eggplants into strips, then transfer to a dish.
4.Heat 2 tbsps of oil, stir-fry dried chili and ginger, add in seasonings, cook into a sauce.
5.Pour it over the eggplant, add in minced garlic and spring onions, mix thoroughly. Ready to serve.
Tags: chicken essence, eggplant, sesame seed oil, soy sauce
Jun 25th, 2010 Posted in Chicken recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
1/2 dressed chicken
6 shallots
1 large red chili pepper
1 large green chili pepper
4 stalks spring onions(use only the white part)
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp black bean paste
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp corn flour
1 tsp Shaoxing wine
oil, sesame oil little each
Directions:
1.Cut up the chicken in chunks, and marinate with soy sauce, salt, sugar, wine, corn flour and 1 tsp of oil for 1/2 hour.
2.Peel and cut shallots in half, cut the red and green chili pepper in chunks, and the white part of the green onions in inch sections.
3.Stir fry the shallots with 1 tbsp oil under medium heat, add marinated chicken pieces and stir fry until half cooked. Put black bean paste and red chili pepper chunks on top of the chicken, do not stir. Sprinkle Shaoxing wine along the sides of the wok. Cover the wok and simmer for 2 minutes under low heat.
4.Remove the wok cover and stir fry until the chicken pieces are fully cooked. Add spring onion sections and a dash of sesame oil, stir lightly and serve.
Tags: bean paste, black beans, chicken pieces, pepper chunks, red chili pepper, soy sauce, spring onion, sugar wine
Apr 26th, 2010 Posted in Vegetable recipes | one comment »

Ingredients:
Asparagus and baby Tienstin cabbage total 200 g [7 oz] [cut into pieces]
Assorted mushrooms 200 g [7 oz] [cut into pieces]
Minced garlic 1 tbsp
Seasoning :
Sauce Mix:
Lee Kum Kee Double Deluxe Soy Sauce 1 1/2tbsp
Lee Kum Kee Chicken Bouillon Powder 1/2 tsp [2.5 g]
Water 8 tbsp
Corn starch 1 1/2tsp
Sugar 1/2tsp
Directions:
1. Cook asparagus and baby Tienstin cabbage in stock or water. Drain and put on a serving plate. Keep warm.
2. Saute minced garlic in 1 tbsp oil. Add assorted mushrooms and stir-fry for 2 minutes. Stir in sauce mix and heat through. Pour mushrooms over vegetables. Serve hot.
Tags: Cabbage, chicken bouillon, cook asparagus, mushrooms, seasoning sauce, soy sauce, vegetables, water drain
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 19th, 2010 Posted in Beef recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
20 wild betel leaves
3 lbs(2 lbs remains after fat is removed) beef rump
3 sprigs spring onion(chopped)
2 tbsps roasted peanuts(ground)
little lettuce, mint, coriander(for wrapping food)
little fish sauce
Seasoning:
2 tsps soy sauce
2 tsps fish sauce
2 tsps sugar
1 tsp pepper
1 tbsp oil
Directions:
1.Pick the large leaves from wild betel; wash and then strain.
2.Wash beef rump, cut it into fine strips, add in seasonings, mix well and then leave to marinate for 1/2 hour. Add in chopped spring onion and ground peanuts, and mix thoroughly.
3.Lay a leaf on a flat surface with shiny face down, put 2 tbsps of beef rump strips on its centre, roll up the leaf and then fix it with a toothpick.
4.Heat a frying pan, add in 2 tbsps of oil, put in beef roll to pan-fry until yellowish brown, turn it over to fry until golden, wrap it with lettuce, mint and coriander and then serve with fish sauce.
Tags: betel leaves, chopped spring onion, fish sauce, little fish, rump, shiny face, soy sauce, tbsp oil, yin yang
Jan 6th, 2010 Posted in Vegetable recipes | one comment »

Ingredients:
Chinese mushrooms 5 [soaked and diced]
Five-spiced pressed bean curd 5 [about 150 g/5 oz] [diced]
Green peas 4 tbsp, Carrot 90 g [3 oz] [diced]
Water chestnuts 90 g [3 oz] [peeled and diced]
Shelled gingko nuts 25 g [1 oz] [optional]
Seasoning:
Sauce Mix:
Lee Kum Kee Premium Soy Sauce 1 tsp
Corn starch 1 tsp
Lee Kum Kee Chicken Bouillon Powder 2 tsp
Water 125 ml [1/2 cup]
Directions:
1. Stir-fry mushrooms and spiced bean curd in 2 tbsp oil until fragrant. Add green peas, carrot, water chestnuts, gingko and stir-fry for about 1 minute. Stir in sauce mix and cook on low heat until sauce thickens.
Tags: bean curd, carrot, chicken bouillon, chinese mushrooms, corn starch, gingko nuts, green peas, seasoning sauce, soy sauce, water chestnuts
Jan 4th, 2010 Posted in Dim Sum recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
300g minced pork
300g Chinese chive
3 tbsp dried small shrimps
1 bind vermicelli
2 egg
3 cups flour
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
Seasoning:
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/3 tsp salt
little pepper
1/4 tsp sesame oil
Directions:
1.Mix flour with boiling water until a half done soft dough forms. Add cold water and knead the dough until smooth. Cover with damp cloth, set aside for at least 20 minutes for fermentation.
2.Chop the Chinese chives. Saute dried shrimps without oil until fragrant, remove and set aside. Soak vermicelli to tender, cut into short sections. Whip the egg and stir fry to loosen scrambled egg.
3.Heat wok with 2 tbsp oil, stir fry the minced pork, add in dried shrimps, season with soy sauce and salt, sprinkle 1/3 cup water. Add vermicelli, cook until become transparent. Remove from heat. Mix with egg, Chinese chives, pepper and sesame oil.
4.Divide the dough in small pieces. Roll each dough to oval shaped wrapper. Fill each wrapper with pork filling. Crimp the edges of the wrapper and pinch together to seal. Fry the dumplings with little oil until become yellow in colour.
5.Sprinkle with water, cover, steam the dumplings until the liquid is absorbed and become slighty brown.
Tags: boiling water, chinese chive, chinese chives, dumplings, egg, heat wok, mix flour, sesame oil, small pieces, soft dough, soy sauce
Dec 17th, 2009 Posted in Seafood recipes, Tofu recipes | no comment »

Ingredients:
240g uten puffs
3 pcs soft round tofu(cloth-wrapped tofu)
little shrimp roe, sauteed
4 slices ginger, peeled
little Shaoxing wine
Seasoning:
2 tbsps oyster sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp chicken powder
3/4 cup superior stock
1 tsp corn flour
2 tbsps water
Directions:
1.Blanch the gluten puffs and let dry.
2.Cut each piece of tofu in halves and deep fry in the boiling oil until golden.
3.Heat a clay pot and add a little oil. Add the ginger slices and panfry until slightly golden. Drizzle in the wine and add the seasonings. Bring to a boil and add the gluten puffs and tofu. When the sauce is reduced by half, add thickenings and garnish with the shrimp roe.
Tags: chicken powder, corn flour, deep fry, shaoxing wine, shrimp roe, soy sauce, tofu
Dec 17th, 2009 Posted in Rice recipes | one comment »

Ingredients:
1 bowl cooked rice
1/3 can mackerel in tomato sauce
1/2 tsp minced ginger
1 tbsp mixed beans
1 tbsp chopped green onion
1 egg
3 tbsp oil
Seasoning:
1/2 tsp soy sauce
little black pepper & salt
Directions:
1.Whisk egg, set aside. Place mackerel in tomato sauce into a bowl, press with tablespoon to small bites.
2.Heat wok, add oil, pour in the egg and stir-fry quickly until the egg set and separated.
3.Add cooked rice, minced ginger, stir-fry until the rice separated. Add mackerel, beans, green onion, pepper, salt and soy sauce, stir-fry for 1 minute. Serve.
Tags: black pepper, egg, fried rice, ginger, green onion, mackerel, soy sauce, tomato sauce
Dec 10th, 2009 Posted in Pork recipes | one comment »

Ingredients:
● 1 young cucumber
● 60g lean pork
● 60g peanut
● some ginger slices
● little soy sauce & salt
Seasoning:
● little cornflour
● little soy sauce
● little salt
Directions:
1.Wash the young cucumber, pat dry, dice.
2.Cut the pork into cubes. Marinate the pork with the seasonings. Set aside.
3.Heat oil in a wok, saute the pork cubes and ginger slices for 1 minute. Take out.
4.Saute the cucumber and peanut with the remained oil in wok. Add a little water and saute over high heat.
5.Add the fried pork, season with soy sauce and salt. Stir fry until well done. Serve.
Tags: fried pork, ginger slices, heat oil, lean pork, pork cubes, soy sauce