food 4 tots
Currently Browsing: prawn

Ridge/ sweet gourd (丝瓜)with prawn omelette

I always try to introduce as many variety of vegetables as possible in my son’s diet so that he has a more balanced diet but it is not an easy job. For instance, cooking ridge/ sweet gourd is a BIG challenge to me because it is not my son’s favourite. My past attempt (eg, braised sweet gourd with bean curb) was not well-accepted at all until I had tried out this cooking method based on my MIL’s...

Pan-fried prawn and minced meat patties

These patties are made by using the remaing ingredients from the dumplings. It turned out to be slightly salty. Therefore, I had made some slight amendment to the original recipe. Ingredients: 100g prawns (peeled, deveined, chopped into small chuncks) 120g minced meat 40g carrot(chopped) 80g waterchessnut (chopped) 2 eggs (lightly beaten) Seasonings: 1½ tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp soya sauce 1½ tsp sugar 1 tbsp...

Homemade dumplings (水饺)

These dumplings are the so-called “joint-venture” products made by both my hubby and myself. I prepared the ingredients and he wrapped and cooked the dumplings. Ingredients: 100g prawns (peeled, deveined, chopped into small chuncks) 120g minced meat 40g carrot(chopped) 80g waterchessnut (chopped) Round-shaped dumpling skins Water for boiling Seasonings: 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tsp salt 1½ tsp sugar 1...

Butterflied butter prawn

This simple yet tasty dish was cooked by my lovely hubby. Ingredients: Prawns (medium size) Butter Seasonings: Sugar Salt Cornflour Methods: 1. Peel and devein the prawns. Reserve the tails. Pat dry. 2. Slide them down the back without cutting through, then open the prawn out. 3. Marinate the prawns with salt, sugar and cornflour. 4. Chill the prawns in the fridge for at least 30mins to make them firmer and...

Stir-fried asparagus with prawn

The recipe was adapted from Special quick & delicious vegetable cookbook with its dish called “stir-fried asparagus with chicken”. Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil 1 onion (peeled & diced) 1 chicken whole leg (deboned & diced) 1 red chilli (diced) 150g asparagus (peeled & diced) Seasoning: 1 tbsp oyster sauce ½ tbsp light soya sauce ¼ tsp salt ½ sugar Dash of sesame oil and pepper 1 tsp...