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Steamed silky eggs

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...

Pumpkin and cauliflower stew

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...

Pumpkin rice

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...

Corn soup

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,...

Kiddy “mushroom rice”

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...

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...

Chicken and potato stew

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...

Simply pumpkin

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.

Steamed minced chicken with mix veg

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...

Mushroom rice

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...