Wednesday, December 5, 2007

Sweet Sour Spare Rib

Ingredients
  1. 600 gm spare ribs

Marinade

  1. 1 tbsp plain flour
  2. 1 tbsp corn flour
  3. 1 tsp bicarbonate of soda (if u wish, to make the meat tender)
  4. 1 egg
  5. 1 tsp sesame oil
  6. 1 tsp salt
  7. 3 tbsp water

Sauce

  1. 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  2. 2 tbsp chilli sauce
  3. 1 tbsp plum sauce
  4. 1/2 tsp oyster sauce
  5. 1 tbp sugar
  6. 1 tsp black vinegar (jit chou)

To cook

  1. 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.
  2. Pour sauce into wok and cook until thick.
  3. Add in spare ribs and toasted sesame seeds, mix well and dish up.

Brocolli with Garlic Oil


Ingredients

  1. Brocolli, cut florets
  2. Garlic, chopped
  3. 1 cup of oil

Seasoning

  1. 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  2. 1 tbsp abalone sauce (optional)
  3. 2 tbsp light soya sauce

To cook

  1. Make garlic oil by saute the garlic in oil until golden brown and set aside.
  2. Blanch the brocolli in boiling water till cook and dish up.
  3. Put the seasoning on the brocolli and mix well.
  4. 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


Ingredients
  1. 500 gm sengkuang - shredded
  2. 1 carrot - shredded
  3. Shallots - chopped
  4. Garlic - chopped
  5. 100 gm pork belly - shredded
  6. 50 gm shredded dried cuttlefish, soaked
  7. 100 gm dried mushroom - soaked and diced

Seasoning

  1. 2 tbsp oyster sauce
  2. 1 tbsp light soya sauce
  3. 1 tsp shaoxin wine
  4. 1 tsp salt
  5. Pepper
  6. 200 ml water

To cook

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

Cauliflower Tempura


Ingredients
  1. 300 gm cauliflower -cut florets

Batter

  1. 5 tbsp plain flour
  2. 3 tbsp corn flour
  3. 2 tbsp riceflour
  4. 1/2 tsp salt
  5. 1 egg
  6. 100 ml water
  7. 2 tbsp oil

To cook

  1. Put all batter ingredients into a mixing bowl and mix well.
  2. Coat cauliflower with batter and deep-fry in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain.
  3. 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

Ingredients

  1. Salted fish, diced
  2. 300 gm Pork belly, sliced thinly
  3. Dried chilli, cut into 3cm length
  4. Ginger, sliced
  5. Onion, sliced
  6. Spring onion, cut into 3cm length

Seasoning

  1. 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  2. 1 tsp sugar
  3. 1 tsp oyster sauce
  4. 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  5. 1 tbsp shaoxin wine
  6. 100 ml water

To cook

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

Oriental Pork Chop


Ingredients
  1. 600 gm Pork chop (i use 'yiu mui' part of the pork or you can use soft 'yok ngan')
Marinade
  1. 1 tsp sesame oil
  2. 1 tbsp corn flour
  3. 1 egg
  4. 1 tsp salt
  5. pepper
  6. little bit water

Sauce

  1. 2 tbsp HP sauce
  2. 2 tbsp A1 sauce
  3. 1 tbsp toomato sauce
  4. 1 tbsp chilli sauce
  5. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  6. 1 tbsp sugar
  7. 1 tsp worcestershire sauce
  8. 200 ml water

To cook

  1. 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.
  2. Pan-fry the pork till golden brown, dish up and set aside.
  3. 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




Ingredients

  1. yee mee - blanch with hot water first
  2. chinese cabbage
  3. pork belly - sliced
  4. 1 egg
  5. garlic - chopped
  6. cilipadi (optional)

Seasoning

  1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  2. 1 tsp sesame oil
  3. 1 tbsp shaoxin wine
  4. 1/2 tsp salt
  5. 1/2 tsp sugar
  6. 1 tbsp light soy sauce
  7. 1/2 tsp worchestire sauce
  8. Add some water

To cook

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