Orange Sweet Potatoes Xi Ban 橙薯喜粄

Orange Sweet Potatoes Xi Ban 橙薯喜粄

(Made 15 pcs, abt 50g per piece)

Ingredients:
150g Plain Flour, sifted (50%)
150g Glutinous Rice Flour,sifted (50%)

*78g Raw Sugar (26%)
3g Instant Yeast (dissovle in some water) (1%)

*171g Orange Sweet Potatoes, steamed ,mashed and let cool (57%)
*186g Iced cold water (62%)

15g Rice bran oil (5%)

Some cut banana leaves, wash, blanch, and dry with kitchen towel
Or cupcake liners

Method:
1)Dissolve the instant yeast with some water set aside.
2) In a mixer, add in both flour, sugar, mashed sweet potatoes and (1). Add in iced cold water.  Knead until it forms a dough. Add in the oil. Continue kneading until it forms a smooth soft dough.
3) Divide into equal portion. Round it up nicely with a smooth top. Place it on the cut banana leaf. Repeat the step with the rest of the dough.
4) Lightly flattened each finished dough with your palm and let them proof at room temperature between 20 to 30 minutes or more.
5) To test if the Xi Ban is ready, observe that:
- when lightly press at the side, the dough will spring back slowly;
-  when you lift it up, it becomes lighter.
-   it has expanded
6) Steamed (all at one go) in a pre-heated wok at medium high heat for 12 minutes.
7) Off heat. Open your steamer cover 5 minutes later. (I'm using bamboo steamer in all my steamed buns. Please follow your usual method if using stainless steel steamer).

Notes:
• Water:
- you may need more or less as it also depends on the flour you're using. So please add water slowly and adjust from there.

•  sweet potatoes:
- you may use more or less

• Raw sugar:
- adjust sweetness up and down as you like

Good luck 💖

Chinese Char Xiu Steamed Buns <中式叉烧包>

Chinese Char Xiu Steamed Buns <中式叉烧包〉

Dough Skin:
[Make 14 pcs]
100% Plain flour (480g) （中筋粉心粉）
1% Low Sugar Instant Yeast (480g x 1%) [I used 5g] （低糖酵母）
7.5% Caster Sugar (480g x 7.5%)
51.6% Ice Cold water (480g x 51.6%)
5% Vegetable oil (480g x 5%)

Method
- Mix everything together; Machine knead till very smooth.
- Perform the 三擀三折 and divide or
- Roll into elongated shape and divide dough into your required weight.
- Rounded each dough, knead each dough till smooth, flatten into disc shape and wrap in your preferred fillings.
- Set aside to prove for about 15 to 25 minutes until it has：
1) become bigger 明显变大;
2) become lighter (when you hold it up) 明显变轻;
3) when lightly press, it springs back slowly 轻轻回弹

- Steam at medium high heat for about 12 minutes (15 minutes if using raw meat)

Note:
# Proofing time is just an estimate.
# Different flour absorb water differently. You may need more or less.
# Make small batch each time as too large a dough affects the final proofing ( the first bun and the last one)
# You must STEAM ALL AT THE SAME TIME, NO WAITING.

Char Xiu Fillings (Adapted from Agnes Chang/蓝赛珍老师)

Ingredients
2T cooking oil
3 Shallots, flatten
400g Char Xiu, diced
3T Roasted sesame seeds

Seasoning (Mix all together)
140ml Water
2T+ Light soy sauce
1T+ Oyster sauce
Dash Fish sauce
1/2T (half Tablespoon) Cooking Caramel 生嗮油
1/4t Chicken Seasoning powder
3T Sugar
1T Tapioca starch
1T Corn flour
1/2T (half Tablespoon) Plain flour

Method:
- Heat up oil, saute shallots until fragrant. Discard fried shallots and add in the mixed seasoning. Keep stirring until thick and boiling.
- Add diced char xiu, sesame seeds. Mix well, dish up and leave to cool before using.

Spicy Chilli Prawns <香辣虾〉

Finger licking good~Spicy Chilli Prawns 香辣虾

Ingredients A:

600g Medium Sized prawns

2T Cooking Oil

Ingredients B (pound/blend and set aside)

2 pcs onion, chopped

2 pcs red chillies, chopped

3 pcs chilli padi, chopped

Seasonings:

100ml Water
1T Oyster Sauce
1T Light Soy Sauce
2t Cooking Caramel
1/4t white pepper powder
1/2T(half Tablespoon) Sugar

Method:
1) Heat up oil and saute ingredients B until fragrant.
2) Add in prawns and seasonings. Stir fry till the prawns are cooked and paste becomes dry. Dish up. Enjoy!

(Adapted and edited from Plilip Yoong老师）

Steamed Tofu with Prawns <玉子虾仁>

Steamed Tofu with Prawns玉子虾仁

Ingredients:
Egg Tofu - 2 pieces
Frozen de-shelled prawns
Edamame/Green Peas (optional)

1) Cut egg tofu to equal pieces. Smear some potato starch solution on the tofu before placing prawn on top. Decorate it with some edamame or green peas.
2) Preheat steamer . Steamed egg tofu prawns for about 5 minutes. (High heat)

2) ‎For the sauce:
Oyster sauce
Soy sauce/fish sauce
White Pepper powder
Water - to dilute the sauce
Sesame seeds oil or any fragrant oil

Potato starch solution - to thicken the sauce

- Mix some all the seasonings (except the potato starch solution) & cook it in a saucepan. Taste & adjust (you may add some salt & sugar sparingly).

- Finally thicken with potato starch solution before drizzling over the steamed tofu.

《玉子虾仁》

材料：
蛋豆腐 - 两条
冷冻去壳虾仁 -适量
毛豆/青豆 - 适量

做法：
- 豆腐切成同等厚度，摆入盘中。豆腐上方抹入些许淀粉水（以利粘合），各摆放上一只虾仁，再放入毛豆点缀。移入已预热的蒸锅，大火蒸大约五分钟。

酱汁：（各适量）
蚝油
酱油/鱼露
白胡椒粉
香油
水

太白粉水

做法：
- 酱汁煮滾，试味，(可适量加盐和糖)调整至个人口味，倒入太白粉水勾芡，淋入蒸好的豆腐既可。

Steamed Chicken with Black Fungus & Shiitake Mushrooms

Steamed Chicken with Black Fungus & Shiitake Mushrooms

24 February 2019 (Sunday)

Ingredients:
One kampong chicken/chicken of your choice, chopped

Some fresh black fungus, sliced
Some fresh Shiitake Mushrooms, sliced
(Shiitake Mushrooms were placed underneath the chicken pieces during steaming)

Some Ginger, sliced
Some wolberries

Marinades:
Salt
Sugar
Light soy sauce
Yellow wine/Cooking wine (optional)
Sesame oil

*Marinade chicken at least an hour before steaming. ( I marinaded in the morning n steamed in the evening.) *Arrange marinaded chicken pieces & other ingredients on a deep steaming plate.
* Steam on high heat, 20 minutes or till cooked.

Homemade Pickled Cucumber <凉拌小黄瓜>

Homemade Pickled Cucumber <凉拌小黄瓜>

Ingredients:

Cucumber 1 pc
Salt some
Garlic 2 pips
Chilli padi 1 or 2 pcs (or optional)

Seasonings:
Caster Sugar
Soy sauce
White vinegar
Sesame oil

Some roasted sesame seeds for sprinkling

1) Cucumber, wash n rinse well. Chop off the top & bottom away. Cut into half , remove core n seeds, section into your preferred size, sprinkle some salt on the cucumber, massage well, let it sit for about 15 minutes. After that squeeze out all the water. Set aside.

2) Minced about 2 pips garlic, chop some chilli padi. Set aside in a bowl.
In the same bowl, add in the following: some soy sauce, white vinegar, sugar & sesame oil. Blend well. Finally add in the cucumber. Give a thorough mix. Do a taste test. Refridgerate for better taste.
Sprinkle some roasted sesame seeds before serving.

凉拌小黄瓜
材料:
小黄瓜 一条
盐 适量
蒜头 切末
小辣椒 切末 (不喜辣者请用红辣椒代替）

调味料: 各适量(拌匀）
砂糖
醬青 (light soy sauce)
白醋
麻油

炒香白芝麻 (随意)

1.黄瓜洗净,去头尾,去籽囊,切粗条。撒入盐抓匀脱水，静置约15分钟后，挤干水份备用。
2.蒜头和辣椒各切末, 放入碗內，加入
调味料充分拌匀，试味。随后加入已脱水的黄瓜，拌一拌， 放入冰箱冰镇过后风味更佳。吃前撒入白芝麻，完成。

Tofu with Pork Floss & Century Eggs <凉拌皮蛋肉松豆腐>

Tofu with Pork Floss & Century Eggs 凉拌皮蛋肉松豆腐

(Recipe adapted and edited from Let's eat! By Agnes Chang/回家吃饭啰!/篮赛珍)

Ingredients:

1 box Silken Tofu
2 pcs Century Eggs (1 pc dice, 1 pc slice into your preferred quantity)
2T Pork Floss
Some chopped/shredded spring onion
Some chopped/shredded chilli  

Seasonings Sauce (Mix well, set aside):

1T Light soy sauce
1T Oyster Sauce
1t sesame oil
1/2t sugar
1t Chicken stock powder (I just sprinkled some "Hao Chi"好吃 seasonings)
1T hot water

Method:
1) Remove tofu from box carefully & arrange on a plate.
2) Drizzle some seasonings sauce on the tofu. Place the diced eggs on top of the tofu, sliced pieces around the tofu. Sprinkle Pork floss on top of the diced eggs followed by spring onion.
3) Drizzle/pour in the mixed seasonings. Serve.

材料:
一盒嫩豆腐
两粒皮蛋(一粒切粗丁，一粒切块)
2T肉松
葱丝/葱花
辣椒丝/丁

调味料：(调匀,备用）
1T 生抽
1T蚝油
1t 麻油
1t 鸡晶粉 (我只撒入“好吃”粉, 没量)
0.5t 糖
1T滚水

做法：
1） 将豆腐整块取出放在碟子上。
2） 淋入一些酱汁在豆腐上,再放上皮蛋丁撒上肉松, 皮蛋块随意排入豆腐周边, 撒入辣椒丁及葱丝。
3） 最后将剩下的酱汁淋在豆腐上及四周,便可享用。♥️

Steamed Fish in Spicy Dried Shrimps Sauce 虾米蚝油蒸鱼

23 April 2018 (Monday)

A yummy dish using simple ingredients to turn it into a restaurant-style dish. Now everyone can cook like a chef at home. 💜💖😊  

Spicy Dried Shrimps Sauce
Ingredients:
100g Dried shrimps,chopped & fried till crispy, set aside ( I used about 20g.) ***

10 shallots, chopped
2T garlic, chopped
1t chilli padi, chopped
100ml cooking oil

Seasoning:
5T Oyster Sauce
2T Light Soy Sauce
1t sugar
1t sesame oil

Method:
1)  Heat up oil in a wok, saute shallots, garlic & chilli padi until fragrant.
2) Add in seasoning and bring to boil. Scoop up to a clean bowl. Ready to use.


***Add in crispy dried shrimps to (2) only when spreading to your steamed
 dish. 


STEAMED FISH IN SPICY DRIED SHRIMPS SAUCE

Ingredients:
1 Fish, about 800g
1 stalk Spring Onion, shredded
3T Spicy Dried Shrimps Sauce  

Seasoning:
1/2t Salt
1t cooking wine
Dash of pepper

Method:
1) Clean the fish and rub seasoning all over the fish.
2) Steam at high heat for about 10 minutes or until cooked.  Remove from heat.
3) Spread the Spicy Dried Shrimps Sauce on the fish and sprinkle the shredded spring onion on top.  Serve immediately. Enjoy! 😉


虾米蚝油酱
材料：
10粒 葱头，切碎
2T 蒜茸
1t 指天椒碎
100克 虾米，切碎，炸至脆， 放一边备用 (我用了大约20克左右）
100ml 油

调味料：
5T 蚝油
2T 生抽
1t 糖
1t 麻油

做法：
烧热油，爆香葱头,蒜茸和指天椒碎，加入调味料煮滚。要用时才加入炸香虾米便可。

虾米蚝油蒸鱼
材料：
1条鱼，约800克
1条青葱，切丝
3大匙虾米蚝油酱

调味料：
半小匙盐
1小匙料理酒
少许胡椒粉

做法：
1) 鱼洗净，加入调味料涂勻，放入蒸笼大火蒸约十分钟或至熟。
2) 淋上虾米蚝油酱，撒上青葱丝便可享用。💖

Poached Chicken 白切鸡

23 Jan 2017

Our all time favourite "Poached Chicken".

Ingredients：

2  pcs Chicken thigh

Simmering ingredients: 

2 stalks Spring Onion 

3 Slices Ginger (I just cut a thick piece n smashed it🙂)

1T Cooking wine 

1t Salt 

Seasonings: Combine & mix well

3T Spring Onion, chopped

1T  Ginger, minced

1T Garlic, minced

2 pcs Chilli (I like to use chilli padi,more if you like it hot)

4T Light Soy Sauce

1T Rice Vinegar

1T Sugar

1/2t Salt

1T Sesame oil

Method: To poach Chicken

1) Place the chicken thigh in a pot with enough room temperature water to cover it. Put in all the simmering ingredients. Bring it to a rolling boil. Then lower the heat to medium heat (中火). Continue boiling for 5 minutes,off heat, cover n let it simmer in the residue heat for 30 minutes. Dish up. 

(Ple use a skewer to test for doneness.)

2) Once cooled, chop the chicken into desired size. Drizzle the seasonings sauce over the chicken pieces. Serve. 

*This seasonings is so delicious that we have ditched the local chicken rice Chilli Sauce.!!!😁😋😋😋😋😚😉 What's more the sauce is freshly made！😋😋😉 

Want a piece? 要吃吗？ 😀😉

Sesame & Peanut Paste 麻香花生酱

23 Jan 2017

Sesame & Peanut Paste 麻香花生酱

Ingredients:
3T cooking oil
2T shallots, chopped (can add more, so more fragrant ☺)
1T garlic chopped
8T Crunchy Peanut Butter *
2T Toasted Sesame seeds

Seasonings:
1t sugar
3T light soy sauce

Method:
1) Heat up cooking oil and saute shallots and garlic till aromatic. Dish up.
2) Combine all ingredients and seasonings in a bowl, mix well. Store in a clean jar.

☆Best to serve with pork shabu shabu. To serve: scoop some paste and add some soup.Give it a thorough mix and its ready for dipping. Also a good dipping sauce for 铃铃卷 (acording to my elder boy)☺

* I replaced with creamy peanut butter + some crushed roasted peanuts 😉

Claypot Braised Tofu 家常辣豆腐煲

Never get tired of eating this "Claypot Braised Tofu" 😀

This was done yesterday, 15 Dec 2016, with Chilli bean paste.😉

This version was done on 28 Nov 2016 with just homemade chilli paste.Which one do you like? Take your pick! 😉

Recipe : Claypot Braised Tofu 家常辣豆腐煲

Ingredients:

1 pc Pressed tofu, slice half cut into equal section 板豆腐
Some minced meat 肉碎
1 pack brown mushrooms 鸿喜菇
Some garlic, minced 蒜末
Some Ginger, minced 姜末
~100g water/broth 水/高汤

Sauce:
~1T Homemade Chilli Sauce/Chilli Beans paste or both自制辣椒醬/辣豆瓣酱/两者都加也可以
~1t Light soy sauce 酱青
~0.5t Caster sugar 细砂糖
~1t potato starch water or more, as thickener 太白粉水

Method
1) Pan fry the Tofu till golden brown. Dish up.

 2) In a claypot, saute Ginger n Garlic till fragrant. Add in the minced meat and fry till it has turned whitish. Add in the the chilli paste and stir fry for a while. Add in mushrooms and fry for a while. Mix in the Tofu and fry for about a minute.

 3) Blend in the rest of the sauce ingredients follow by the water/broth. Cook over medium heat for ~2 minutes till it boils. Lastly thicken with potato starch water. Enjoy! 😉

Steamed Chicken with Spring onion 葱油淋鸡

Our simple dinner last night (6 Dec 2016). 简单美味 <葱油淋鸡>

         

Ingredients:
2 pcs chicken thighs (I use boneless), cut into desired size
some ginger slices
some spring onion (The white part, cut into section, abt 2 inches long)

Marinades:
1/2t  salt
1T    Light soy sauce
1T    Cooking oil

~1.5-2T   cooking oil, heat up
some spring onion(the green part), red chilli (chop or shred up to you)

Method:
1)  Mix chicken pieces with above marinades for about 30 minutes.
2)  Arrange the ginger slices on a steaming tray.  Place the chicken pieces on top follow by the cut section spring onion. Steam for about 15 to 20 minutes on high heat.
3)  Once the chicken pieces  are steamed, remove the spring onions.
4) Sprinkle some spring onion and chilli on top. Drizzle the hot cooking oil over the chicken pieces. Done☺

Sourdough Wholemeal & Spelt Loaf (with cooked chinese pearl barley)

Clearing leftovers in fridge. ;D Tada!

Oven-spring.. It never fails to mesmerise me ... all the time!♡

Sourdough Wholemeal & Spelt Loaf 
(with cooked chinese pearl barley)

Fit one 450g Pullman's Loaf tin

Ingredients:

240g Bread flour

40g Wholemeal flour

20g Spelt Flour

15g Milk Powder

35g Caster Sugar

3g Salt

30g cooked chinese pearl barley ☆

50g egg whites *

30g Fresh Milk

100g water

180g Levain (1:1)

30g unsalted butter

Method

1.  Knead dough till window pane stage.

2.  1st proofing - till double in size.

3.  Punch and divide into 3 equal size. Cover and 1st bench rest: 15-30 mins 

4.  Flatten and roll into swiss roll style. Cover and 2nd bench rest: 15-30 mins

5.  Flatten and roll into swiss roll style and put into a Pullman's tin. 

6.  Cover with a damp cloth and final proofing in a warm place till 90% full.

7.  Bake in a preheated oven between 190 deg C for ~40 minutes.

Note:

☆ The cooked chinese pearl barley was leftovers from my previous day barley water. You may simply omit it😊.

* The egg whites was leftovers from making "Coconut Egg Jam/kaya". You may replace it with water/fresh milk. 

♡ You may have to adjust your hydration as different flours may need more or less water. Happy baking! 

Delicious with thick slab of homemade Kaya ♡

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Salted Egg Yolk Abalone Mushrooms 金沙杏鲍菇

Updated on 8 December 2018 with:
- new photo
- chinese version below 华文版

金沙杏鲍菇
材料：
熟咸蛋黄 2颗
杏鲍菇     200公克
葱花         随意
辣椒未     随意

面糊：
低筋面粉  半碗
地瓜粉       2 大匙
冷开水       1碗
沙拉油       1 茶匙

调味料：
盐         半茶匙
糖          1/4 茶匙
胡椒粉  1/4 茶匙

作法：
1.  熟蛋黄以汤匙压成泥，备用。
2.  低筋面粉，地瓜粉，冷开水先调勺，再加入沙拉油拌勺，为面糊。
3. 杏鲍菇洗净，切滚刀块，撒上少许太白粉(材料外) ，再均勻沾裹上作法2面糊，放入油锅炸至金黄，捞出瀝油。
4. 倒除作法3的油，留1大匙油加热，放入作法1咸蛋黄泥，以小火炒至反沙，再放入葱花，辣椒末，作法3杏鲍菇及调味料拌炒勻即可起锅。

21 October 2016
One of the dish that was prepared as a week night dinner couple of weeks ago. Taste was awesome. The batter coating was real good. We had a very satisfying meal that day😍

Ingredients:
2 pcs Cooked salted egg
200g  Abalone Mushrooms
1t chopped spring onion
1/2t chopped chilli
Some Potato starch (for sprinkling onto the abalone mushrooms)*

Batter coating: (Use the same bowl to measure)
Half bowl  - Low protein flour (I used cake flour)
2T  - Sweet Potato Flour ( 2 heaped spoon)
1 bowl - iced cold water
1t - cooking oil

Seasonings:
1/2t Salt
1/4t Sugar
1/4t  white pepper

Method
1)  Mashed the salted egg with a spoon.  Set aside.

2)  Prepare the batter coatings: Mix the flour and water together till well combined. Stir in the cooking oil. Set aside.

3) Wash and cut the mushrooms into desired cubes/pieces. Sprinkle some potato starch onto the the cut pieces. Dip the mushrooms into the batter coatings and deep fry till golden brown. Set aside.

4) In the same wok, reserve about a teaspoon of cooking oil and heat up the oil. Fry the mashed salted egg till foamy(using low heat). Add in the the chopped spring onion, chilli padi and the deep fried abalone mushrooms and seasonings. Combine well and dish up. Enjoy!☺

* I forgot this step! 😀

Homemade Glutinous Rice Lor Mai Kai 糯米鸡

This was made on 29 September 2016 as breakfast for the next day or so. It was very well-received by all. So yummy and tasty than store bought😊.

Main Ingredients (for Rice)
500g    Glutinous Rice (wash,rinse,soak a few hours)
Some  Dried shrimps + dried small scallops (wash, soak a while, drained, chop into small pieces, separately)
4 pcs   Shallots, slice
2 pcs    garlic ( smash and chop)，optional

Rice seasonings: (go slow on salt)
2T       Dark cooking caramel
1.5t      Pink salt
1T        Oyster sauce
2T        Light soy sauce 
1t         Sesame oil
Dash   White Pepper
Dash    5-spiced powder
Dash    好吃 Seasoning
Drizzle Fish sauce 
2 cups  water ( using rice cup to measure)

Directions:
1)  Heat up wok with some oil. Sauté the sliced shallots till fragrant. Remove/discard the shallots. Retain the oil.

2)  Using the same wok with shallot oil, saute dried shrimps and scallops till fragrant. Remove from wok. Set aside.

3)  Sauté chop garlic till fragrant. Add in glutinous rice and give it a good stir to coat with oil.

4) Add in all the rice seasonings. Stir and coat the sauce thoroughly with the rice. Add in the saute dried shrimps & scallops. Mix well with the rice.

5) Add in water. Stir well. Cook till water has been absorbed by the rice. Remove from heat.

Main Ingredients for Toppings:
2 pcs  Big chicken thigh (rub with salt, rinse with water, pat dry, chop into deired size)
6 pcs  Meaty Chinese mushrooms ( wash, soak till softened,cut into desired size)
2 pcs  chinese sausage (腊肠), optional

Marinade for chicken:
Thumb size   Ginger (wash, peel, mash and chop/mince)
2        pcs garlic (smash, chop/mince)
1t       sugar
1t       Sesame oil
1t       cooking wine
1T     Oyster sauce
1t      light soy sauce 
0.5t  Pink salt
Dash 好吃 Seasonings
Dash White Pepper
1T      Potato Starch

Direction
~ Mix chicken pieces and mushrooms pieces with all the above marinades for at least 30 minutes. (I marinaded for a few hours inthe fridge.)

Method of assembly:
1)  Place each steaming tin with chinese sausage, mushrooms slices and chicken pieces.
2) Top it with glutinous rice till the brim. Follow by a chinese soup spoon of water onto each tin.
3) Steam in a wok of boiling water on high heat for 30 minutes or till the rice is cooked.
4) Serve warm or once cooled, wrap each tin with an aluminum foil and keep them in the fridge.😊


Recipe reference and modified from here:

http://mykitch3n.blogspot.sg/2007/01/malaysian-style-glutinous-chicken-rice.html

http://nasilemaklover.blogspot.sg/2012/05/ha-mai-lo-mai-kai-steamed-savoury.html

Japanese Curry Chicken Don 日式咖喱鸡肉盖饭

Yesterday night we went Japanese theme ❴Japanese Curry Chicken Don + Shredded Cabbage Salad❵. 假日～餐桌上的美味❴日式咖喱鸡肉盖饭+高丽菜丝沙拉❵😍💖😋
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I used store bought Japanese curry roux. Quick and Easy dish to whip up😉😊☺  Come and join me! 开饭咯！🤗🤗

Mi Goreng Instant Noodles ~ Mamak Style

2 November 2016 (Wednesday)

We had 【Fried Mi Goreng Instant Noodles ~ mamak style】with tomato sauce + homemade chilli sauce and sweet sauce. Yummy yummy! So so good! Eveyone has two servings! 😀Oops! This is the leftover,which has been reserved by someone's breakfast tomorrow!😉

今晚吃“印度式～炒快熟面"。😋😋😉

I'd added some beancurds, cabbage, big red tomato, eggs, prawns, onions, and fried fish paste. 😙😘😋

For seasonings, some tomato sauce, homemade chilli sauce, sweet sauce, cooking caramel/dark soy sauce and light soy sauce were used.

Spicy Minced Meat with Basil 辣炒肉末九层塔

4 November 2016

Our dinner last night. :)

Spicy Minced Meat with Basil

Stir fried Okra/Lady fingers

Stir fried Spinach

Spicy Minced Meat with Basil 辣炒肉末九层塔

Ingredients:
Minced meat
Tomato, chopped into small pieces
Yellow onion, chopped into small pieces
Garlic, chopped
Basil (a handful, more if you like😊)

Seasonings:
Oyster sauce
Light soy sauce
Cooking caramel/Dark soy sauce
Chilli Sauce (I used homemade)
sugar (if soy sauce is more salty, add more)
water, some (if need more gravy, add more wate pls)

Directions:
1)  Heat up a wok with some cooking oil.  Sauté garlic till fragrant. Stir in minced meat and break them out asnyou fry.  Once the minced meat turn white, add in chopped tomato and onion, follow by the seasonings. Adjust taste to your liking. Stir fry till gravy slightly dry, blend in the basil. Give it a quick mix and dish up.😊

note: chopping tomato n onion into small pieces ensure quick cooking. Thus, 更快上桌喔☺。