Penny

Spaghetti White Sauce

2008-11-09T03:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1. Spaghetti - serving for 2 pax
2. 2 tbsp olive oil
3. 2 tbsp chopped garlic
4. 3 pieces oyster mushroom - sliced
5. 1 chicken thigh - deboned and cut cubes
6. a handful of fresh basil leaves
7. chopped fresh parsley
8. 100 ml whipping cream

Marinate of chicken cubes

1. 1/4 salt
2. dash of sesame oil
3. dash of pepper
4. 1/2 tsp corn flour

Seasoning

1. 1/2 tsp salt
2. 1/2 ground black pepper coarse
3. some white wine/shaoxin wine

To cook

1. Cook the spaghetti in advance in boiling water with some salt and oil for 15 mins. Set aside. Heat up olive oil in pan. Add in chopped garlic and stir fry until fragant. While waiting, deep fry the basil leaves in another pot until crunchy and transparent. Set aside the fried basil leaves.

2. Add in oyster mushroom and chicken cubes. Stir fry until chicken is cooked.

3. Add in whipping cream and seasoning. Mix well and bring to boil.

4. Add in spaghetti (again rinse it with water and drain first as it might get sticky after set aside for sometime). Mix well spaghetti with the sauce.

5. Dish up and sprinkle with some fried basil leaves and chopped parsley or bread crumb. Serve hot! (your actual pasta might look more watery than the above picture as I used less cream to individual preference)

Stir Fry Spaghetti with Ham and Vege

2008-11-09T03:11:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1. Spaghetti - serving for 2 pax

2. 4 tbsp olive oil.

3. 2-3 tbsp chopped garlic,

4. a handful of fresh basil leaves

5. 1 onion - cut rings

6. 1 portion of carrot - sliced

7. half a zucchini - sliced

7. 2 slices ham - sliced

8. chopped fresh parsley

Seasoning

1. 1/4 tsp salt

2. 1/2 tsp ground black pepper coarse.

3. 1/2 tsp of white wine/shaoxin wine

4. 1/2 tsp paprika

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To cook

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1. Cook the spaghetti in advance in boiling water with some salt and oil for 15 mins. Set aside. Heat up olive oil in pan. Add in chopped garlic and stir fry until fragant. While waiting, deep fry the basil leaves in another pot until crunchy and transparent. Set aside the fried basil leaves.

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2. Add in onion rings, carrots and ham, stir fry. Add salt and ground black pepper coarse. Continue fry until u see the ham is a bit brownish.

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3. Add in spaghetti (rinse with water again and drain first before adding in as the pasta tend to be sticky after set aside for sometime). Then add in zucchini and chopped parsley. Stir fry.

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4. Add white wine/shaoxin wine and a dash of salt and ground black pepper coarse again. Add in paprika. Stir fry and mix well.

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5. Dish up. Garnish with some fried basil leave on top and sprinkle with chopped parsley. You can sprinkle with crushed macademia nuts OR bread crumb, taste nicer.

Homemade Mango Ice-cream

2008-11-09T02:56:00.000-08:00

(this is the cream im using)

Ingredients

1. 3 riped mangoes
2. 20 ml whipping cream

To make

1. Cut the riped mangoes in cubes, freeze till they are harden or overnight the best.
2. Put the mangoes cubed into blender. Add in cream.
3. Blend till smooth and serve immediately as it will gets watery fast.

Braised Palace Belly

2008-11-09T02:41:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1. 500 g pork belly with skin
2. 2 pieces chinese sausage - sliced

Sauce

1. 20g rock sugar
2. 1/2 tbsp A1 sauce
3. 1 tbsp HP sauce
4. 1 tbsp black vinegar'chik kong
5. 1/4 tsp salt
6. 2 tbsp plum sauce
7. 2 tbsp tomato sauce
8. 1/2 tbsp ketchup
9. 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
10. 500 ml water
11. Cornflour solutions, added later

To cook

1. Cook the pork belly into boiling water for 25 mins, dish out and soak into cool water for 15 mins. Remove and drain well.
2. Cook all sauce ingredients into a pot, bring to boil, add in pork belly and chinese sausage, bring back to boil.
3. Cover and lower the heat and simmer for 40 mins until the pork belly is tender and the gravy is slightly thicken.
4. Dish out the pork belly, thicken the gravy with a little cornstarch solutions, remove and pour over to the pork belly. Serve hot.

BBQ Honey Wings

2008-11-09T02:31:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1. 5 chicken wings
2. 3 tbsp of honey
3. 1 tbsp of maltose
4. 4 tbsp light soy sauce
5. some ginger juice

To cook

1. Marinate the wings with ingredients for 3 hours or overnight.
2. Bake in preheated oven at 180c for 20-25 min, basting with melted butter on and off.

Soft Bean Curd with Minced Meat

2008-06-17T09:47:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 soft bean curd - steamed
200 gm minced meat
chinese mushroom - soaked & diced
1 pinch garlic - chopped
spring onion - chopped

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
dash of pepper
100 ml water

To cook

Steamed the soft bean curd for 5 minutes and set aside.
Heat up wok with 2 tbsp oil. Saute the garlic till fragant and add in minced meat.
Add in the diced mushroom and stir fry for 2 minutes. Add in seasoning and bring to boil.
Pour the sauce on the soft bean curd and garnish with chopped spring onion. Serve hot.

Arrow Root Soup

2008-06-17T09:36:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

half of arrow root (as big as your palm) - cut thick slices
3-4 dried oysters
5-6 red dates OR 3 honey dates
600 gm pork bones

Seasoning

salt to taste

To cook

Bring all the ingredients into a soup pot. Add in water for serving of 2-3 pax.
Bring to boil and turn to low fire for around 3 hours. Add seasoning and serve.

Rolled Pork with Milky Sauce

2008-06-17T09:18:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

500 gm lean pork - sliced thin
spring onion - cut stalks
carrots - sliced into 3in long

Marinade

1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp corn flour
dash of pepper

Sauce

200 ml evaporated milk
1 tbsp butter
1/2 tsp chilli sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt

To cook

Mix the marinade with pork for overnight.
Blanch the spring onion and carrots in hot water.
Roll the blanched spring onion and carrots with the pork meat.
Heat up wok and fry the pork meat till cook. Dish up and set aside.
Pour in sauce and bring to boil. Dish up and pour onto the cooked pork meat. Serve hot.

Steamed Chicken with Mushroom

2008-06-17T09:05:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

2 chicken thigh - cut into pieces
3-4 mushrooms - soaked and sliced
some ginger - sliced

Marinade

1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cooking oil
1 tsp corn flour
dash of pepper

To cook

Mix the ingredients with marinade for atleast 1 hour.
Steam for 15 minutes in a preheated wok. Serve hot.

Ku Lou Yoke

2008-04-24T09:26:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

300 gm pork belly - cut cube
1 onion - sliced
1 tomato - sliced
100 gm pineapple - sliced
corn flour for drying

Marinade

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 egg
1 tgsp shao xin wine
3 tbsp water
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda, to soften the meat (optional)

Sauce

1 tbsp plum sauce
3 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp white rice vinegar
100 ml water

To cook

Marinade the pork cubes for atleast 30 minutes. Coat with corn flour and deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain.
Leave 1 tbsp oil in wok, stir-fry tomato, onion and pineapple until fragant. Pour in sauce and bring to cook until thick.
Return the deep-fried pork and mix well. Dish up and serve.

Tips : can add 1 green capsicum (sliced) if you wish

Mee Suah Soup

2008-04-24T08:56:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

chinese cabbage - cut small pieces
pork meat - sliced
garlic - chopped
bamboo shoot fungus (juk sun) - soak in water and clean
2 bundle of mee suah - rinsed

Seasoning

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 fish sauce
dash of pepper
dash of sesame oil
1/4 tsp of shao xin wine
300 ml water

To cook

Saute the chopped garlic until fragant. Add in sliced pork and stir-fry.
Add in chinese cabbage and pour in water.
Add seasoning and mee suah.
Simmer for about 5 minutes and add in bamboo shoot fungus.
Mix well and dish up.

Ginger and Egg Soup (fast soup)

2008-04-11T09:39:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 egg
100 gm pork (lean meat) - sliced
200 gm ginger - sliced
garlic - sliced

Seasoning

salt and pepper to taste
1/2 tsp fish sauce

To cook

Saute the garlic and ginger till fragant. Add in pork meat and stir-fry.
Beat in egg and mix well.
Add water (for 2 pax serving) and seasoning. Bring to boil for 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Hairy Gourd with Carrots

2008-04-11T09:20:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1 hairy gourd - shredded
1 carrots - shredded
garlic - chopped

Seasoning

1 tsp salt
dash of pepper
200 ml water

To cook

Saute the garlic until fragant. Add in shredded hairy gourd and carrots. Stir- fry.
Add in seasoning and water. Cover with lid and simmer at low heat for 10 minutes.
Dish up and serve.

Tips : A very simple and fast vegetable dish for those who likes hairy gourd.

Gobo Root with Red Dates Soup

2008-04-11T09:00:00.000-07:00

Gobo Root (sang wai san)

Ingredients

1 gobo root - cut cubes
300 gm pork (lean meat)
50 gm red dates
50 gm dang shen
20 gm qi-zi

Seasoning

salt to taste

To cook

Put all the ingredients into soup pot. Add enough water (2-3 pax serving).
Bring to boil and turn to low heat and boil for approximately 3 hours. Add salt to taste.

Potatoes with Minced Meat

2008-04-11T08:45:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

300 gm minced pork
4 potaotoes - sliced
shallots - chopped
garlic - chopped

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1/2 tsp dark soya sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
dash of pepper
300 ml water

To cook

Saute the garlic and shallots till fragant. Add in minced meat and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
Add in potatoes and seasoning except water and pepper. Stir-fry and mixwell.
Add in 300 ml water and close with lid. Turn to low heat and simmer for 10-15 minutes until the potatoes is soften. (Add in additional water if the gravy is drying up but the potatoes still need to be cooked longer)
Add the pepper and mix well. Dish up and serve.

Tips : If want shorten time, can first deep- fry the potatoes, dish and set aside. Add in after minced pork and follow on with step no.2 but with less water.

Lamb Chop

2008-04-11T04:28:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

5 pieces lamb shoulder

Marinade

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp HP sauce
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp dark soya sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp sugar
dash of rosemary herbs
some water

To cook

Clean the lamb and mix with marinade. Season for overnight.
Heat up oil and pan-fry until cooked.
Serve with vegetables of your choice and fried potatoes.

Macaroni Cheese

2008-04-11T04:13:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

macaroni pasta - 1 bowl
2 pips garlic - chopped
3 tbsp grated cheese
2 tbsp olive oil

Seasoning

For boiling pasta

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cooking oil

For cooking

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp black pepper
dash of white wine (optional)
300 ml UHT whipping cream

To cook

Cook the macaroni pasta in hot boiling water with 1/2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp cooking oil, for 10-15 minutes. Dish and drain. Set aside.
Heat up wok with 2 tbsp olive oil, saute chopped garlic till fragant.
Add in macaroni and seasoning. Stir fry until the sauce is thicken.
Add in grated cheese and mix well. Dish up and serve hot.

Tips : Optional ingredients = chicken meat, button mushroom, fresh olive, carrots/cauliflower, parsley/basil. Add in these ingredients after saute the garlic and thereafter follow from step no.3

Marmite Chicken

2008-04-02T09:36:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

2 chicken thighs - deboned & cut into pieces

Marinade

1 tsp light soya sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp corn flour
dash of pepper

Sauce

2 tbsp marmite yeast extract
1 tbsp maltose
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp light soya sauce
dash of pepper & chicken stock granules
100 ml water

To cook

Mix chicken with marinade and season for 1 hour. Deep fry in hot oil for 2 minutes or until cooked. Dish and drain.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil, pour in sauce and cook at medium heat until thick. Return fried chicken and mix well. Dish up.

Steam Spare Ribs with Fermented Soya Bean Paste

2008-04-02T09:12:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

600 gm spare ribs
1 tbsp fermented black bean - soaked
1 red chilli - shredded
1 pip garlic - chopped

Marinade

1 tbsp fermented soya bean paste
1 tbsp spicy soya bean paste (tau ban cheong)
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp corn flour
1/2 tsp sesame oil

To cook

Mixed the ingredients with marinade and season for 1 hour.
Steam for 15 min and serve hot.

Wintermelon Soup with Kampung Chicken

2008-03-19T09:34:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

1/2 wintermelon - skinned and cut into cubes
1/2 kampung chicken
dried scallops - a small handful, soaked in water
dried cuttlefish/dried oysters - few pieces, soaked in water
salt to taste

To cook

Put all ingredients in soup pot and adequate water. This is for 2-3 serving.
Boil for 3 hours.
Add salt to taste before serving.

Fried Prawns with Hoisin Sauce

2008-03-19T09:21:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

500 gm prawns - clean and shelled
garlic - chopped

Marinade

1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
dash of sesame oil

Sauce

2 tbsp hoisin sauce (lee kum kee)
1 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
100 ml water

To cook

Mix the prawns with marinade and season for half an hour.
Heat up oil and saute garlic until fragant. Add in prawns and stir fry until just cooked.
Pour in sauce and stir well until gravy is thicken. Dish up.

Sweet Gourd with Egg Beancurd

2008-03-11T04:51:00.000-07:00

Ingredients

2 pcs egg beancurd - cut into 4 cm strips
1 pip garlic - chopped
1 tsp ginger - chopped
1 sweet gourd (about 200 gm) - cut into pieces

Seasoning

1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp salt
dash of perpper & chicken stock granule
150 ml water
1 tsp corn flour, mixed with 2 tbsp water, for thickening sauce

To cook

Deep fry egg bean curd in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain. Arrange on a serving plate.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil, saute chopped garlic and ginger until fragant. Add in sweet gourd and stir well. Add in seasoning and cook for 2 minutes.
Thicken with corn flour water and pour over fried bean curds. Serve hot.

Preserved Meat Rice (Lap Mei Rice)

2008-03-05T09:15:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 chinese sausage (lap cheong)
2 liver sausage (yun cheong)
1 kwai fah pork meat
1 preserved pork meat (lap yuk)
Rice for 2-3 persons

Seasoning

1 tsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp salt

To cook

Clean all the meat and set aside. Do not cut first.
Cook rice and wait until water level is right below the rice.
Put all the meat on top of the rice, pour in seasoning and steam for 15-20 minutes.
Take out the meat and cut all into slices.
Return the meat to rice cooker and mix well with the rice.
Sprinkle with chopped spring onion (if you wish) and serve with chilli padi (bird's eye chilli).

Tips : You could add preserved duck if you wish, but blanch the duck with boiling water (to reduce oil) and cut into pieces first before steam in the rice cooker. Reduce salt/light soy sauce in your seasoning should you have preserved duck as it has original salty taste.

Green Raddish and Carrot Soup

2008-03-05T09:08:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 green raddish - cut cubes
2 carrot - cut cubes
600 gm pork meat
4 dried oysters - soaked with hot water for 20 min
3-4 red dates
some dried scallops

Seasoning

1 tsp salt

To cook

After clean all the ingredients, put altogether in soup pot.
Add enough water and bring to boil, can be served for 2-3 persons.
Boil at low heat for around 3 hours, add seasoning. Serve.

Fried Egg with Basil Leave

2008-03-01T01:39:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 eggs - beaten
bunch of basil leave

Seasoning

1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar

To cook

Mix seasoning with beaten eggs. Add in basil leave and mix well.
Heat up 3 tbsp oil until hot.
Pour the beaten eggs and fried.
Serve with thai chilli sauce for better taste.

Stir Fry Leek with Preserved Meat

2008-03-01T01:31:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

3 stalks leek - sliced
1 pc preserved meat - sliced
garlic - sliced

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
dash of pepper

To cook

Heat up 1 tbsp oil, saute garlic till fragant.
Add in preserved meat, leek and seasoning.
Pour little bit water and stir fry. Cover lid for 3 minutes.
Remove lid and stir fry till gravy is thicken. Dish up.

Maltose Spare Ribs

2008-02-29T08:47:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

600 gm spare ribs
sesame seeds (toasted)

Marinade

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp salt
dash of pepper
2 tbsp corn flour
1 egg

Sauce

2 tbsp maltose
1 tsp honey
dash of chicken stock granules
1/2 tsp salt
100 ml water

To cook

Mix the meat with marinade for overnight.
Deep fry spare rib in hot oil till golden brown and set aside.
Heat up 1 tsp oil, add in sauce and bring to boil till sauce is thicken.
Return spare ribs and mix well. Dish up and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

Braised Pork Belly with Mushroom

2008-02-29T08:42:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 pork belly - cut into cubes with skin
6 pcs chinese mushroom - soaked
3 pcs dried chilli - soaked in hot water
1 whole clove garlic - do not peel off skin or cut

Seasoning

1 pc nam yee
2 tbsp oyster sauce
3 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp salt
800 ml water

To cook

Stir fry the pork belly in the pot without oil for a while. Add in other ingredients and seasoning. Mix well.
Pour in water and bring to boil.
Put to low heat and cook for 1-2 hours until the meat is tender enough for you. Serve.

Fish Paste Fu Pei

2008-02-29T08:36:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

300 gm fish paste
200 gm prawns - cleaned and shelled
garlic - chopped
Fu Pei sheet - one big piece

Marinade

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp shaoxin wine
1 tsp corn flour mix with water (to seal the Fu Pei sheet)

To cook

Chop the prawns till fine and mix with fish paste. Add in chopped garlic as well. Season the mixture with marinade for atleast 3 hours.
Cut the Fu Pei sheet into small square pieces and cover them with damn cloth to avoid become dry and crunchy, otherwise will break into pieces.
Wrap the mixture in Fu Pei sheet and apply some corn flour solution to seal it.
Deep fried in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and serve with mayonaisse or chilli sauce.

Pig Stomach Soup with Pepper

2008-02-29T08:30:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 pig stomach - clean well and cut into slices
1/2 kampung chicken - remove skin
50 gm shallots - cleaned
white peppercorns- crushed
pacific clams

Seasoning

1 tbsp salt

To cook

Put all ingredients into soup pot. Add enough water (can be served to 3-4 persons).
Boil for 3 hours at lower heat. Add seasoning to taste. Serve.

Brocolli with Pacific Clams in Oyster Sauce

2008-02-29T08:18:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

300 gm brocolli - cut into florets
carrot - sliced
garlic - chopped
ginger - chopped
pacific clams

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
dash of sesame oil
dash of pepper
1 tsp corn flour mix with water (to thicken gravy)
200 ml water

To cook

Boil brocolli in a pot until cooked. Drain and set aside.
Heat up oil, saute chopped garlic and ginger until fragant.
Add in pacific clams and carrots with seasoning. Stir fry.
Add in corn flour solution and mix till gravy is thicken.
Pour on the brocolli and serve.

Black Moss with Dried Oysters

2008-02-29T07:48:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

300 gm fish paste
300 gm minced pork
30 gm black moss - soak in water for 30 min
12 pcs dried oyster - soak in hot water for 30 min
shallots - chopped
500 ml water

Seasoning A

1 tsp five spice powder
1 tsp pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil

Seasoning B

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp corn flour to mix with water (to thicken gravy)

To cook

Soak black moss and dried oysters, remove and drain.
Put all ingredients (except for dried oysters) onto chopping board and beat vigorously.
Mix the beaten mixure with Seasoning A for atleast 3 hours.
Take 1 tbsp of beaten mixture, flatten it on hand and wrap dried oysters in them as in round shape.
Deep fried wrapped dried oysters in hot oil till golden brown. Remove and set aside.
Bring 500 ml water to boil, return fried dried oysters and Seasoning B. Cook over slow heat for about 30 minutes. Thicken the gravy with corn flour solution. Stir fry with medium heat until gravy is thicken. Dish up and serve.

Fried Prawns with Special Sauce

2008-02-29T07:34:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1/2 kg prawns - cleaned
garlic - chopped
ginger - chopped
shallots - chopped

Sauce

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp shaoxin wine
1/2 tsp sesame oil
dash of pepper
100 ml water

To cook

Deep fried prawns in hot oil till golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Saute chopped garlic, ginger, shallots with 1 tbsp oil until fragant. Add in seasoning and stir until gravy is thicken.
Return prawns and mix well. Dish up.

Fried Okra with Eggs

2008-01-15T07:27:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

8-9 pieces Okra (ladies fingers) - cut cubes
1 egg
Dried prawns - clean and chopped
1 red chilli - sliced
Garlic - chopped

Seasoning

2 tbsp light soya sauce
Dash of pepper
Little bit of water

To cook

Sautee garlic and dried prawns until fragant. Add in eggs and stir fry.
Add in okra and seasoning and some water.
Add in red chilli and continue fry. Dish up.

Soy sauce minced meat

2008-01-15T07:14:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

500 grams minced pork
Shallots - chopped
Garlic - chopped
Ginger - chopped

Seasoning

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp worcherstershire sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

To cook

Add 2 tbsp oil into hot wok. Sautee chopped garlic, shallots and ginger until fragant.
Add in minced pork and stir fry.
Add in seasoning and keep frying.
Add some water to give gravy to the minced pork.
Cook for 5 minutes, dish up.

Braised Ginger Duck

2008-01-15T07:07:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1/2 fat duck
300 grams young ginger - sliced
2 stalks celery - sectioned (optional)

Seasoning

2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp dark soya sauce
1 tsp chicken stock granules
1/2 tsp sugar
2 tsp fermented soya bean paste (tau cheong)
1 nam yee
1 fermented red beancurd (fu yee)
500 ml water
1 tsp corn flour (mix with water)

To cook

Clean duck and chop into pieces. Blanch with hot water to reduce fats. Keep aside.
Heat up wok, add 1 tbsp oil, saute ginger until fragant. Add in fermented soya bean paste, nam yee, fermented red beancurd, saute again until fragant. Pour in 5oo ml of water and other balance seasoning, bring to boil.
Return the duck, stir quickly and cover with lid, braise for around 40-50 minutes at low heat until the duck is tender to your requirement. Should the water dries up before reaching the time required, add in some water and continue to braise.
Open lid, pour in corn flour solution, stir well and add in celery. Stir quickly until gravy is thicken. Dish up. (Those who dislike celery could choose not to add in).

Chinese Style Pork Chop

2007-12-29T08:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredient

600 gm pork chops

Marinade

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil
1 egg
2 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp custard powder
100 ml water
1 tbsp corn flour (to add in last)

Sauce

2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp curry powder
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp light soya suace
little bit of water

To cook

Mix pork chops with marinade and season for 2 hrs. Add in corn flour and mix well.
Deep fry pork chops in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Heat up wok with 1 tbsp oil. Pour in sauce and cook until thick. Return the fried pork chops and mix well. Dish up.

Lemon & Honey Spare Ribs

2007-12-29T07:47:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 kg meaty spare ribs (cut into pieces)

Marinade

1 tbsp Maggie seasoning
2 tbsp lemon juice
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp pepper
1 egg
2 tbsp corn flour
2 tsp bicarbonate of soda
100 ml water

Sauce

2 tbsp lemon flesh
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp maltosa
1 tsp salt
200 ml water

To cook

Mix spare ribs with marinade and season for atleast 3 hours.
Deep fry spare ribs in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Pour sauce into wok and cook until thick. Return the spare ribs, mix well and dish up. Sprinkle with some grated lemon skin for decoration.

Stir-Fry Chicken with Basil

2007-12-29T07:33:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 Chicken thigh (cut into pieces)
a bunch of fresh basil leaves
Garlic (chopped)
Ginger (5-6 slices)
Shallots (chopped)

Seasoning

2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1/2 tsp fermented soya bean paste (tau cheong)
1 tsp chilli sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp shaoxin wine
1 tsp sugar
little bit of water

To cook

Heat up wok with 2 tbsp oil. Saute chopped garlic, shallots and ginger slices until fragant. Add in basil leaves and stir until aromatic.
Add in chicken pieces and stir fry. Add seasoning. Mix well.
Cover with lids for around 10 minutes. Stir fry chicken until the sauce is thicken.
Add a dash of pepper and mix well. Dish up.

Tips : Could try another way, that is, add the basil leaves after removing the lid. Stir well the basil leaves with chicken until the sauce is thicken and dish up. This way, the basil aroma is stronger (if you love basil).

Crunchy Bites

2007-12-29T01:42:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Streaky Bacon (cut strips)
French Bean (diced)
Carrot (diced)
Small Anchovies
Garlic (chopped)
Ready fried nuts

Seasoning

2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
Dash of pepper

To cook

Deep fry the anchovies until golden brown and set aside.
Deep fry the streaky bacon until golden brown and set aside.
Heat up wok and put 1 tbsp oil. Saute chopped garlic until fragant. Add in diced french beans, diced carrots and seasoning. Stir fry till just cook.
Add in nuts and pepper. Mix well and dish up. Sprinkle fried anchovies and streaky bacon on top.

Tips : Optional can add 'yau char kuai' - cut strips, curry leaves or chili padi.

Fried Wings with Shrimp Sauce

2007-12-29T01:33:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

5 chicken wings (only the wing part as shown)

Marinade

1 tbsp shrimp sauce (lee kum kee)
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp plain flour
2 tbsp rice flour
1 egg

To cook

Mix chicken wings with marinade and season for atleast 3 hours.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and serve hot.

Milky Chicken Thigh

2007-12-20T08:36:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

6 chicken wings (use the thigh part only)
Garlic (chopped)
Fried cashew nuts or any other ready fried nuts (chopped)

Sauce

1/2 tbsp chilli sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp chicken stock granules
little butter
200 ml evaporated milk
1/2 tsp corn flour (mix with water for thickening)

Marinade

1/2 tsp chicken stock granules
Pinch of sugar
2 tsp cornflour
Pinch of pepper
1 egg

To cook

Chop the chicken into 2 section, use only the thigh part. Combine with marinade and season for 3 hours. Deep fry chicken with hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Heat up wok, add in butter and saute garlic until fragant.
Pour in seasoning with evaporated milk, stir and bring to boiled. Return chicken thigh and pour in corn flour solution, stir and mix well until gravy is thicken.
Dish up and sprinkle with chopped nuts and shredded spring onion.

Eggplant with Minced Meat

2007-12-20T08:33:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 eggplant (cut strips)
Minced pork
1 red chilli (chopped)
1 chinese mushroom (soaked and chopped)
Some fermented black bean (chopped)
1 stalk spring onion (chopped)

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp chicken stock granules
1/4 tsp dark soya sauce
1/2 tsp fermented soya bean paste
1/2 tsp fermented spicy bean paste
200 ml water
1 tsp cornflour (mix with water for thickening)

To cook

Deep fry eggplant until cooked and soft. Dish up on a serving plate.
1 tbsp oil for saute minced pork, fermented soya bean, chopped chilli and mushroom until fragant. Pour in seasoning and water, bring to boiled. Add in the corn flour solution and stir for a while. Dish up and pour on top of the cooked eggplant. Sprinkle with chopped spring onion and serve.

Japanese Tow Foo with Minced Meat

2007-12-20T08:22:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 sticks of Japanese tow foo, cut in to 6 pieces each
100 gm minced meat
2 chinese mushrooms, soaked and shredded
Carrots, sliced
Garlic, chopped
1 red chilli, shredded
Spring onion, chopped

Seasoning

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 light soya sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp dark soya sauce
1/2 tsp shaoxin wine
100 ml water
Corn flour, for thickening sauce

To cook

Deep fry the Japanese tow foo in hot oil. Dish up and set aside.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil and sauten garlic till fragant. Add in minced meat, shredded mushroom, carrots, red chilli and stir-fry.
Add seasoning. Pour in corn flour water and cook till the sauce is thick.
Pour the sauce over the Japanese tow foo and garnish with chopped spring onion.

Kai Lan with Salted Fish and Minced Meat

2007-12-20T08:15:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

300 gm Hong Kong kai lan, cleaned
Garlic, chopped
100 gm minced meat
2 black mushrooms, soaked and shredded
1 tbsp fried salted fish, cubes

Seasoning

1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp oyster sauce
a little of shaoxin wine, sesame oil and pepper
200 ml water
1 tsp corn flour, for thickening

To cook

Blanch kai lan in boiling water with a little oil, salt and sugar until just cooked. Dish up and set aside on a serving platter.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil and saute chopped garlic until fragant. Add in mince meat, shredded mushrooms and stir-fry till aromatic. Add in seasoning and bring to boil. Thicken with corn flour water.
Pour the sauce over kai lan and sprinkle salted fish on top to serve.

Grilled Salmon with Sauce

2007-12-20T08:05:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 piece Salmon
Ginger, shredded
Spring onion, shredded

Sauce

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp worchestershire sauce
50 ml water

To cook

Deep fry salmon in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Fried the shredded ginger until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Pour in seasoning and cook until the sauce is thick. Pour the sauce to salmon and garnish with the fried ginger and spring onion.

Nam Yee Spare Ribs

2007-12-20T07:56:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 kg meaty spare rib (pai kuat wong), cut into 5 cm length
Garlic, chopped
Coriander Leaves

Marinade

2 pieces nam yee/fermented red bean curds
1 tbsp nam yee juice
2 tbsp chopped garlic
1/2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp shaoxin wine
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp five spice powder
1 tsp sesame oil
dash of chicken stock granules
some chopped coriander leaves
2 tbsp plain flour
6 tbsp corn flour
1 egg
1 tsp of bicarbonate of soda (to tender the meat)
100ml water

To cook

Combine spare ribs with marinade and season for atleast 4 hours or overnight.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and serve immediately.

Hot & Spicy Fried Potatoes

2007-12-20T07:42:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

3 potatoes, peeled and cut strips
1 onion, shredded
1/2 tsp salt

Seasoning

2 tbsp chilli boh
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1/2 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp asam paste juice

To cook

Mix potatoes with salt and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain.
Heat up oil and saute onion until aromatic. Add in seasoning and cook until thick, add fried potatoes and mix well. Dish up.

Fried Egg with Tomatoes and Minced Meat

2007-12-05T08:14:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 eggs, beaten
1 tomato, diced
Garlic, chopped
Minced pork

Seasoning A (for egg)

1 tbsp light soya sauce
pepper
1 tbsp water
1 tsp sugar

Seasoning B

1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
pepper

To cook

Saute garlic till golden brown.
Add in minced pork and stir fry. Add tomatoes and seasoning B.
Add seasoning A to beaten eggs.
Pour the beaten eggs to wok as omellete.
Mix the pork and tomatoes with eggs.
Fry the eggs till cook and dish up.

Oyster Sauce Chicken Parcels

2007-12-05T08:12:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

2 chicken thigh - cut into 10 pieces
2 tbsp shredded ginger
3 stalks spring onion - cut into 3cm length
Greaseproof paper bag x 10

Marinade

5 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp ginger sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp shaoxin wine
Pepper
1 tbsp water
1/2 tbsp corn flour

To cook

Combine chicken with marinade and season for atleast 3 hours or overnight. Add in shredded ginger, spring onion and mix well (picture 1).
Wrap chicken into prepared bags separately and seal well. (picture 2-how to prepare the bag).
Deep fry chicken parcels in hot oil at high heat for 3 minutes. Lower the heat and fry for 5 minutes. Lastly, turn the high heat again and fry for 2 minutes. Dish and drain. Remove the chicken from parcels for easy to eat (picture 3).
Optional : Can dash a little light soya sauce on the chicken before serving (picture 4).

Pineapple Chicken

2007-12-05T08:04:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 piece chicken breast or boneless chicken thigh - thinly sliced
4-5 pieces canned pineapple rings - diced
1 green capsicum - diced
1 tomato - cut wedges
100 gm fresh pineapple (optional)

Marinade

1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1 egg
1 tsp curry powder
1 tbsp corn flour

Sauce

1 tbsp Thai chlii sauce
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
3 tbsp canned pineapple juice
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt

To cook

Combine chicken breast with marinade and season for 1 hour or overnight. Coat with corn flour and deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain.
In clean wok, put 1 tbsp oil, put in capsicum, tomato, pineapple and stir well. Pour in sauce and cook until thick.
Add in fried chicken breast, stir well and dish up.

Fried Mini Wanton

2007-12-05T08:00:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

500 g m pork belly, minced
200 gm prawns, shelled and minced
Garlic, chopped
Wanton skins (small)

Marinade

2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp corn flour

To cook

Mix the minced pork, minced prawns and chopped garlic with marinade. Mixwell and season for overnight.
Use wanton skins to wrap the pork meat.
Deep fry in hot oil and dish up.

Supreme Pork Chop with Fish Paste

2007-12-05T07:55:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

500 gm pork belly -minced
200 gm fish paste
Garlic- chopped
Mixed beans

Marinade

1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
Pepper
1 tsp shaoxin wine

Sauce

1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
100 ml water

To cook

Combine minced pork belly and fish paste and marinade. Stir well and season for atleast 3 hours or overnight.
Use serving spoon to make the paste to round shape, or you can use your hand (make sure put some oil on you palm before that). Deep fry until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
In clean wok, put 1 tbsp oil, pour the sauce and mixed beans. Cook until thick and add in pork. Mix well and dish up.

Fried Cabbage

2007-12-05T07:51:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Cabbage, cut slices
Carrots, cut slices
Dried prawns
Garlic, chopped

Seasoning

1 tsp salt
pepper
1 tbsp fish sauce

To cook

Saute garlic and dried prawns.
Add in cabbage and carrots. Stir fry.
Add in seasoning and fry till cabbage is soft. Dish up.

Home-Style of Western Food

2007-12-05T07:48:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

1 chicken thigh meat, deboned
Pasta (u can have spaghetti, penne, fuscilli or macaroni)
Potatoes
Vege (u may choose brocolli-cut florets, carrots-cut strips, asparagus-cut into 3 in length, cauliflower-cut florets)

Marinade for chicken

2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp dark soya sauce
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
1 tbsp HP sauce
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp corn flour

To cook

Cut the potatoes in strips. Use aluminium foil, coated with olive oil and wrap the potatoes.
Before wrapping it, put some butter, sprinkle salt and black pepper.
Put the wrapped aluminium foil to toaster and toast for 1/2 hour or until the potatoes are cooked. For the last 10 min, unwrapped the foil for potatoes to get more toasted. (You can opt to fry the potatoes or baked in oven)
Deep-fry the chicken meat in hot oil till cook.
While waiting for the potatoes, blanch the pasta. Boil water, put some salt and oil. Boil the pasta around 10-15 min or till soft. Dish up and set aside.
After the potatoes are done, use the same foil for vege.
Same procedure, apply olive oil, put vege, butter, salt, and black pepper. Put in toaster for around 20 min or till it's cooked. (can opt to use a pot of boiling water to blanch the vege. thereafter can put the same seasoning)
Use a pan to put in pesto sauce (can buy in one bottle at supermarket). Put in the pasta, add salt, black pepper, minced parsley and stir well. Dish up on serving plate.
Serve the chicken and everything on the same plate. Can put some raw tomatoes or lemon slices for decoration.

Green Vege top with Fried Anchovies

2007-12-05T07:43:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Dark green leaf vege
Anchovies
Garlic, cut slices
Ginger, cut slices

Seasoning

2 tbsp fish sauce
1/2 tsp salt
Water

To cook

Deep fry the anchovies and set aside.
Saute garlic and ginger.
Add in vege and stir fry.
Add in seasoning and water. Close the lid and simmer a few minutes.
Dish up and garnish with fried anchovies on top.

Sweet Sour Spare Rib

2007-12-05T07:35:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

600 gm spare ribs

Marinade

1 tbsp plain flour
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (if u wish, to make the meat tender)
1 egg
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp salt
3 tbsp water

Sauce

2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp plum sauce
1/2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbp sugar
1 tsp black vinegar (jit chou)

To cook

Mix spare ribs with marinade and season for atleast 3 hours or overnight.
Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish up and set aside.
Pour sauce into wok and cook until thick.
Add in spare ribs and toasted sesame seeds, mix well and dish up.

Brocolli with Garlic Oil

2007-12-05T07:31:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Brocolli, cut florets
Garlic, chopped
1 cup of oil

Seasoning

2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp abalone sauce (optional)
2 tbsp light soya sauce

To cook

Make garlic oil by saute the garlic in oil until golden brown and set aside.
Blanch the brocolli in boiling water till cook and dish up.
Put the seasoning on the brocolli and mix well.
Lastly pour 2 tbsp of garlic oil on top of the brocolli. The remaining garlic oil can be kept in a container for next use.

Hokkien Dish aka Jiu Hu Char

2007-12-05T07:24:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

500 gm sengkuang - shredded
1 carrot - shredded
Shallots - chopped
Garlic - chopped
100 gm pork belly - shredded
50 gm shredded dried cuttlefish, soaked
100 gm dried mushroom - soaked and diced

Seasoning

2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tsp shaoxin wine
1 tsp salt
Pepper
200 ml water

To cook

Saute garlic and shallots until fragrant. Add in shredded dried cuttlefish and stir fry. Add pork belly and stir fry until aromatic.
Add the remaining ingredients, seasoning and stir well.
Cover with lid and cook at medium heat for around 15 minutes until the sengkuang is soft and gravy became thick. Dish up.
Serve with lettuce leaves (to wrap) and sambal belacan.

Cauliflower Tempura

2007-12-05T07:21:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

300 gm cauliflower -cut florets

Batter

5 tbsp plain flour
3 tbsp corn flour
2 tbsp riceflour
1/2 tsp salt
1 egg
100 ml water
2 tbsp oil

To cook

Put all batter ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well.
Coat cauliflower with batter and deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain.
Heat up a non stick pan, add in some salt and black pepper and stir fry at low heat until fragrant. Add in cauliflower and mix well. Can serve with mayonaise or chilli sauce.

Salted Fish with Pork Belly

2007-12-05T07:11:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

Salted fish, diced
300 gm Pork belly, sliced thinly
Dried chilli, cut into 3cm length
Ginger, sliced
Onion, sliced
Spring onion, cut into 3cm length

Seasoning

1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp shaoxin wine
100 ml water

To cook

Pan fry the salted fish till cooked and set aside.
Pan fry the pork belly, half cooked and set aside.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil, saute ginger and onion.
After a while, add in pork belly, seasoning and stirwell. Cover with the lid and cook around 5 min until meat is tender.
Add in spring onion and salted fish.
Add in another 1/2 tbsp shaoxin wine, stir and dish up.

Oriental Pork Chop

2007-12-05T07:06:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

600 gm Pork chop (i use 'yiu mui' part of the pork or you can use soft 'yok ngan')

Marinade

1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp corn flour
1 egg
1 tsp salt
pepper
little bit water

Sauce

2 tbsp HP sauce
2 tbsp A1 sauce
1 tbsp toomato sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp worcestershire sauce
200 ml water

To cook

Slice the pork chop and pound with the back of knife until thin and tender. Marinate it for atleast 1-2 hrs or preferably overnight.
Pan-fry the pork till golden brown, dish up and set aside.
Put 1 tbsp oil in wok, pour the sauce and cook until thick. Add in pork chops, mix well and dish up.

Braised Yee Mee Noodles

2007-12-05T06:51:00.000-08:00

Ingredients

yee mee - blanch with hot water first
chinese cabbage
pork belly - sliced
1 egg
garlic - chopped
cilipadi (optional)

Seasoning

1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp shaoxin wine
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp worchestire sauce
Add some water

To cook

Sautee garlic and pork belly
Add in egg and stir fry
Add cabbage
Add yee mee and seasoning
Add cilipadi if you want spicy
Close the lid and simmer till yee mee is soft, approx 10 min
Add 1 tsp of shaoxin wine and dish up immediately

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2007-11-19T20:30:00.000-08:00

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