Thursday, February 23, 2012

蛋包饭 Fried Rice




Got extra eggs? This is what you should do...

Walnut and Beetroot Salad with bbq chicken





Ingredients for salad: baby beetroot, walnut, mixed salad leaves, olive oil, vinegar

Malaysian style Dry Egg Noodle with Wonton






Ingredients: whole egg fine noodle, any green veggie, wonton
Wonton ingredients: minced pork, wonton skin, ginger, prawns (optional), Chinese cooking wine, chicken stock, soy sauce (a few drops)
Sauce for noodle: caramel sauce, soy sauce, cooking wine, chicken stock (in powder form ideally), sweet soy sauce, sesame oil

Steps:
1. Wrap the wonton.
2. Cook wonton in boiling water. They float when they are cooked.
3. Blanch the veggie and noodle in hot water.
4. Mix noodle with the sauce.

鲜竹卷 Minced Pork wrapped in Bean Curd skin




Ingredients: Minced Pork, bean curd sheets, bamboo shoot, water chestnut, soy sauce, chinese cooking wine, sesame oil, chicken stock, oyster sauce, corn flour, brown sugar

Steps:
1. Mix minced pork with fined diced bamboo shoot, water chestnut, soy sauce, wine, sesame oil, stock, corn flour.
2. Wrap with bean curd skin. Seal with water. [Some tofu skin needs wetting/soaking, read instructions for each brand]
3. Fry in oil till it turns golden
4. Either first steam, then drizzle sauce on. Or cook in sauce directly for short-cut. Sauce made up with oyster sauce, soy sauce, brown sugar, chicken stock [cook till the skin wrinkle up, i.e. soaked up most of the sauce]

Vegie Soup with Gigantic Bread Dumpling


More info are in old post: http://yummymungbean.blogspot.com.au/2012/02/chicken-and-veggie-soup-with-bread.html

Bread dumpling recipe:
1. Mix 1 cup baking flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, some mixed herbs, and water/milk mixture
Note: Bread dumpling is fluffier and softer if you add more water/milk

Stirfry Cauliflower and Ants (juz kidding... cumin seeds)


Ingredients: Cauliflower, cumin seeds, soy sauce

Steps:
1. Fry cumin seeds in oil till fragrant
2. Add in cauliflower
3. Flavour with soy sauce if needed, add a little brown sugar if you like it sweeter

Stir Fry Chinese Cabbage

萝卜白菜保平安 :)

Ingredients: Chinese cabbage, garlic, prawns, chicken stock, corn flour
Optional: Soy sauce, salt, sesame oil

Steps:
1. Fry the garlic
2. Add in the peeled prawns
3. Add in the chopped cabbage
4. Flavour with salt and soy sauce
5. Add in chicken stock (dry or wet)
6. Add in corn flour+water mixture to thicken the sauce
7. Add few drops of sesame oil