Hairy Gourd with Carrots

Ingredients

1. 1 hairy gourd - shredded
2. 1 carrots - shredded
3. garlic - chopped

Seasoning

1. 1 tsp salt
2. dash of pepper
3. 200 ml water

To cook

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

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

Potatoes with Minced Meat

Ingredients

1. 300 gm minced pork
2. 4 potaotoes - sliced
3. shallots - chopped
4. garlic - chopped

Seasoning

1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 2 tbsp light soya sauce
3. 1/2 tsp dark soya sauce
4. 1/2 tsp sugar
5. dash of pepper
6. 300 ml water

To cook

1. Saute the garlic and shallots till fragant. Add in minced meat and stir-fry for 2 minutes.
2. Add in potatoes and seasoning except water and pepper. Stir-fry and mixwell.
3. 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)
4. 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.

Stir Fry Leek with Preserved Meat

Ingredients

1. 3 stalks leek - sliced
2. 1 pc preserved meat - sliced
3. garlic - sliced

Seasoning

1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 1 tbsp light soy sauce
3. dash of pepper

To cook

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

Brocolli with Pacific Clams in Oyster Sauce

Ingredients

1. 300 gm brocolli - cut into florets
2. carrot - sliced
3. garlic - chopped
4. ginger - chopped
5. pacific clams

Seasoning

1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
3. 1/2 tsp salt
4. dash of sesame oil
5. dash of pepper
6. 1 tsp corn flour mix with water (to thicken gravy)
7. 200 ml water

To cook

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

Fried Okra with Eggs

Ingredients

1. 8-9 pieces Okra (ladies fingers) - cut cubes
2. 1 egg
3. Dried prawns - clean and chopped
4. 1 red chilli - sliced
5. Garlic - chopped

Seasoning

1. 2 tbsp light soya sauce
2. Dash of pepper
3. Little bit of water

To cook

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

Crunchy Bites

Ingredients

1. Streaky Bacon (cut strips)
2. French Bean (diced)
3. Carrot (diced)
4. Small Anchovies
5. Garlic (chopped)
6. Ready fried nuts

Seasoning

1. 2 tbsp light soya sauce
2. 1 tsp sugar
3. Dash of pepper

To cook

1. Deep fry the anchovies until golden brown and set aside.
2. Deep fry the streaky bacon until golden brown and set aside.
3. 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.
4. 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.

Eggplant with Minced Meat

Ingredients

1. 1 eggplant (cut strips)
2. Minced pork
3. 1 red chilli (chopped)
4. 1 chinese mushroom (soaked and chopped)
5. Some fermented black bean (chopped)
6. 1 stalk spring onion (chopped)

Seasoning

1. 1 tbsp oyster sauce
2. 1/2 tsp sugar
3. 1 tsp chicken stock granules
4. 1/4 tsp dark soya sauce
5. 1/2 tsp fermented soya bean paste
6. 1/2 tsp fermented spicy bean paste
7. 200 ml water
8. 1 tsp cornflour (mix with water for thickening)

To cook

1. Deep fry eggplant until cooked and soft. Dish up on a serving plate.
2. 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.
   

Kai Lan with Salted Fish and Minced Meat

Ingredients

1. 300 gm Hong Kong kai lan, cleaned
2. Garlic, chopped
3. 100 gm minced meat
4. 2 black mushrooms, soaked and shredded
5. 1 tbsp fried salted fish, cubes

Seasoning

1. 1/2 tsp salt
2. 1 tsp oyster sauce
3. a little of shaoxin wine, sesame oil and pepper
4. 200 ml water
5. 1 tsp corn flour, for thickening

To cook

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Pour the sauce over kai lan and sprinkle salted fish on top to serve.

Hot & Spicy Fried Potatoes

Ingredients

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

Seasoning

1. 2 tbsp chilli boh
2. 1 tbsp light soya sauce
3. 1/2 tbsp sugar
4. 1/2 tbsp asam paste juice

To cook

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

Fried Cabbage

Ingredients

1. Cabbage, cut slices
2. Carrots, cut slices
3. Dried prawns
4. Garlic, chopped
   

Seasoning

1. 1 tsp salt
2. pepper
3. 1 tbsp fish sauce

To cook

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

Green Vege top with Fried Anchovies

Ingredients

1. Dark green leaf vege
2. Anchovies
3. Garlic, cut slices
4. Ginger, cut slices

Seasoning

1. 2 tbsp fish sauce
2. 1/2 tsp salt
3. Water

To cook

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

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.