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.

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。💖

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☺

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! 😀

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❵😍💖😋
🤗

I used store bought Japanese curry roux. Quick and Easy dish to whip up😉😊☺  Come and join me! 开饭咯！🤗🤗

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☺。