Ingredients: 125g minced meat – marinated with light soya sauce, sugar and cornflour 125g mixed vegetable 1 large brinjal (about 360g) – diced and soaked in salt water (to discard the bitter taste) 1 red onion (about 70g) – chopped Seasonings: 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp light soya sauce ½ tsp sugar ¼ tsp salt 1 tsp sesame oil Dash of pepper ¾ rice bowl of water 1 tsp cornflour (mixed with...

I saw a recipe from a cooking magazine on how to cook the real fried sharkfin. Long list of ingredients and complicated steps. Too difficult for me to “digest” as a beginner in cooking. Hence, with some tips from my mom, I had derived at my own simple version of “kwai fa chee”. This is also a dish that I managed to “convince” my son to start eating cabbage. Ingredients: 200g...

Ingredients: 200g Chinese chestnuts (fresh) 2 chicken thighs (de-boned & skinless) – marinated with 2 tbsp light soya sauce, dash of sugar and cornflour for at least ½ hour 5 fresh mushrooms 2-3 tbsp wolfberries (kei chi – 枸子） 4 cloves garlic (bruised) Coriander leaves (for garnishing) 300ml water Seasonings: 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp concentrated Maggi chicken stocks（上汤） Dash...

Ingredients: 100g chicken breast meat 100g french beans (cut diagonally) 50g capsicum (shredded) – about ½ medium-sized 25g carrots (shredded) 2 fresh mushrooms (shredded) 1 small red onion (chopped) Seasonings: 1 tbsp oyster sauce ½ tbsp soya sauce Pinch of sugar Dash of sesame oil & pepper Cornflour (for thickening) – mixed with some water Methods: 1. Cut chicken into small pieces, use the...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

Recipe from Special Quick & Delicious Vegetable Cookbook was adapted and modified. Ingredients: 2 tbsp oil 6 pcs of vegetarian chicken, cut into thin strips 200g cabbage (shredded) 80g capsicum (shredded) 50g carrot (shredded) Seasonings: 1 tbsp oyster sauce ½ tsp sugar Dash of salt, pepper & sesame oil 3 tbsp water Methods: 1. Heat up oil, add in vegetarian chicken and stir-fry until aromatic. Dish...