Posted on 7 June 2008 | 7 Comments
This is my hubby’s all-time favourite.
Ingredients:
300ml warm water
3 eggs
Seasonings:
1/2 tsp salt
Dash of pepper and chicken stock granules
Garnishings:
Spring onions
Fried garlic or onion oil
Dash of light soya sauce
Methods:
1. Combine all ingredients and seasonings and mix well with fork or chopsticks.
2. Use a sieve to strain the mixture into a steaming tray.
3. Steam at low heat for 10 mins or...
Posted on 4 June 2008 | 10 Comments
Ingredients:
140g pumpkin
200g cauliflower
140g minced meat (marinated with 2 tbsp light soya sauce, 1tsp sugar and cornflour)
1 red onion
Seasonings:
1½ tbsp oyster sauce
½ tbsp concentrated chicken stocks
½ tbsp sesame oil
Dash of pepper
Cornflour
Methods:
1. Heat up wok with oil. Sautee onion until transparent.
2. Add in minced meat. Spread it out evenly. Do not stir fry immediately. Let it cook for a...
Posted on 1 June 2008 | 18 Comments
Ingredients:
120g rice (2 persons) – (rinsed and soaked for 15 mins)
160g pumpkin (cut into cubes)
1 chicken thigh (de-boned, removed skin and cut into small cubes)
4-5 fresh medium size shiitake mushroom (washed with running water, cut into small chunks)
25g dried prawns (pre-soaked for 15 mins, retained water for cooking later)
5 shallots (sliced thinly)
3 tbsp oil
Water for cooking (depending on the...
Posted on 31 May 2008 | 2 Comments
Ingredients:2 corn-on-the-cob sweetcorns1 large carrot1 white onionHandful of mushroom stems (I had collected these stems from my previous cooking and stored them in the freezer) – optionalFish bones2 slices ginger15 red dates (removed seeds)1200ml water
Seasonings:Salt and pepper to taste
Methods:1. Wash fish bones. Blanch in hot water.2. Defrost mushroom stems, wash and set aside.2. Cut sweetcorns,...
Posted on 29 May 2008 | 2 Comments
This is another variation from the mushroom rice.
Ingredients:
Cooked rice
Chicken fillet (cube) – marinate with light soya sauce, sugar & corn flour
Frozen mixed vegetables
Assorted fresh mushroom
Garlic – diced
Butter
Seasonings:
Teriyaki sauce
Shaoxing cooking rice wine
Dash of sugar and pepper
Methods:
1. Use some butter to stir-fry the chicken until brown and set aside
2. Melt the remaining...
Posted on 28 May 2008 | No Comments
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...
Posted on 28 May 2008 | 28 Comments
My mum taught me how to cook this one-dish meal.
Ingredients:
1 red onion
2 chicken thighs (with or without bone) – marinate with light soya sauce, sugar and cornflour
2 potatoes
1 large carrot
Seasonings:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soya sauce
Dash of dark soya sauce
1 tsp concentrated chicken stock (optional) – mixed with 150 ml water
Dash of sugar and pepper
1 bay leaf (my personal add-on)
Corn...
Posted on 27 May 2008 | No Comments
Pumpkin is always my son’s favourite regardless of my cooking methods (stir-frying, making soup, making porridge etc).
Ingredients:
Pumpkin (cut into cube)
Black sesame seeds
White sesame seeds
Seasonings:
Light soya sauce
Fried garlic oil/ salad oil
Methods:
Steam the pumpkin until cooked. Toss with seasonings and both types of sesame seeds. Serve.
Posted on 26 May 2008 | 12 Comments
Ingredients:
120g chicken breast (minced)
3 waterchessnut (chopped)
30g carrot (chopped)
1 Japanese beancurd (mashed) – also known as egg tofu (玉子豆腐, 蛋豆腐, 日本豆腐)
Small handful of frozen green peas
Seasonings:
1½ tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
½ tsp sugar (optional)
Dash of sesame oil and pepper
Cornflour
Methods:
1. Combine all ingredients with seasonings in a mixing...
Posted on 25 May 2008 | 7 Comments
Ingredients:
Cooked rice for 2
350g assorted mushroom (enoki bunch, shittake, white button mushroom)
20g butter
1 tbsp sugar
4 cloves garlics, diced
Coriander leaves (for garnishing)
Seasonings:
4 tbsp terriyaki sauce
3 tbsp Chinese cooking rice wine
Dash of sugar and pepper
Methods:
1) Heat up butter in a wok. Put in chopped garlic when the butter is half melted. Stir-fry the garlic until fragrant.
2) Add...