Battered Finger Food

Deep fry for my stressful days. i'll crave for sinful food during my busy and stressful days

Ingredients:
Bread Crumb
Flour
3 Eggs
8 pcs Fresh Scallop
2 pcs of Fish fillet

Season: a little soy sauce / salt


Method:
1.Cover scallops/ fillet both side with flour.
2. Dip the floured scallops/ fillets into the egg
3. Covered the scallops/ fillet with bread crumbs
4. Deep fried until golden brown.

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Seasoned Zucchini/ yellow peppers and tomatoes with olive oil, a little salt and pepper.

Roast in oven 5-10mins at 150 degree C / until cooked.

CNY 2011

Been so busy, finally had a chance to upload CNY cuisines.
Always look forward to Chinese new year eve,
Mum-in-law always cook up the best meal,
one thing i learned from them: Never save on good food, they are so generous with food and often purchase good quality ingredients.
Nevertheless,I find gathering together and share family times are priceless ^-^




My all-time favourite: Yam and roasted pork
Very flavourful. Can go with quite a few bowls of rice..
Still trying to figure the secret recipe of this dish.


Jezz's recipe on this cold dish from a recipe book:
Top shells, oninions, chillies paddies, garlic,lime, Soy sauce and a little sugar..
GArnish with Japanese Cucumbers.


Fa Choy (a kind hairliked veges/fungus) with mushroom and chestnut.
Mum-in-laws's secret recipe (her mix sauce) again, stew for hours.


Another must have stew dish, Sea Cucumber with Pig Trotters
Sea Cucumbers (specially handled,soaked and cleaned),Pig trotters..Stew for hours.
I must confess this dish seemingly sinfully fatty..but we get natural collagen!
Once a year, who bother to calculate the calories..simply cant resist these sinful food.


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Dishes not uploaded: Abalone, Fish Maw soup(Replace Shark Fin),Stir Fry bamboo shoots and Sweet Pea, Tiger Prawns, Sea Bass with roasted sauce, Chicken with onion sauce dip (Mum-in-law's specialty).

No wonder my husband is so fat, he's really well-fed.
I cant be choosy with food, as these food are cooked with love and so much effort.

Green Curry Chicken

Decided to cook something simple for the lazy P.H


Ingredients:
6 small chicken drumsticks,
50g green curry paste,
240ml evaporated milk,
120ml water,
1 can of straw mushroom,
3 pieces of potatoes,
a few pieces of baby tomatoes (own preference)


1/2 Cabbage/ 1 egg plant/ 5 ladyfingers (own preference& depend on serving)
Can replace chicken with seafood.

Methods:


1. Stir fry 50g of green curry paste in 1 tbsp soybean oil, then add 1 cup (240ml) of coconut/ evaporated milk.


2. Add 200 g of fresh meat and continue cooking.

3. Add another 1/2 cup(120ml) of coconut /evaporated milk and 1/2cup of water, heat until boiling.


4. Add 100g of vegetables and cook until the vegestable soften.


5. Add 1 1/2 tsp of sugar. Taste and season as required.




Suggestion: for milder flavour, 1/2 portion of the curry paste should be used.



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Larval fish soup 银鱼苋菜汤

Fuss free, all in one soup for a lazy Sunday lunch.

Ingredients:
Japanese mushroom ~ 20gm (slice) 日本冬菇片 ~ 20 克
Larval Fish ~ 60gm 银鱼 ~ 60 克
Bryan ~ 1/2kg 苋菜 ~ 500 克
Ginger ~ 6slice 姜片 ~ 6 片
Fresh Scallop ~ 10 pieces 鲜干贝~ 10 粒
Broth ~ 2000ml 上汤 ~ 2000 毫升
Qi Zi ~ 10gm 杞子~ 10 克

Method: Bring broth to a boil in Tanyu soup pot. Place all the ingredients and cook in low heat for about 60mins.

做法：用TanYu 汤埚将上汤煮沸后，加入所有材料用文火煮60分钟， 调味既可。

Benefits: High in protein, suitable for children & eldery.

功效：高蛋白质适合小孩骨骼发育及乐龄人士。




Add in Bryan and Qi Zi after broth boils. 加入苋菜 & 杞子


Scallops and the rest of the ingredients.


Lastly, larval fish. Bring to boil for 60mins. 加入所有材料用文火煮60分钟
（i replaced the japanese mushroom with white mushroom)

Recipe from: 土埚厨师，养生菜飘香 Tanyu Claypot Chef recipe book, healthy & Nutritional cooking book 4

Stewed Chicken with Carrots 淮山焖鸡

Always adore Stew.
Gota buy taijin later, go for clay pot at the moment. :)



Original recipe: Stewed Chicken with Huai Shan
from 土埚厨师，养生菜飘香 Tanyu Claypot Chef recipe book, healthy & Nutritional cooking book

I replace Huai Shan with radish, as Huai Shan's not alway available.

Ingredients:
Chicken 1 (cut into pieces) 鸡~ 1只
Carrot 1 (peeled & sliced) 红萝卜~ 1 条（去皮切块）
Ginger 50gm (Shredded) 姜 ~ 50克 （切丝）
Fresh Huai Shan 200 gm( peeled & sliced)/ radish 鲜淮山 ~ 200克 （去皮切块）
Optional: Dried mushroom ( 3-4 pieces, soaked and rinse, halved if prefered) 冬菇 3-4粒（切片）
oil 2 tablespoons 油 ~ 2 汤匙
water 150ml 水 ~ 150 毫升


Marinade: Shao Xing Wine 2 teaspoons, Soya Sauce 3 tablespoons
腌料：绍兴酒 ~ 2 汤匙， 酱油 ~ 3 汤匙

Corn flour solution: 1 tablespoon, water 2 tablespoons
献料：薯粉 ~ 1 汤匙， 水 ~ 2 汤匙

Method
Marinate the chicken for 30 mins. Fry shredded ginger in Tanyu casserole with a little oil till fragrant.
Add carrot, fresh huai shan / carrots/ radish and chicken and stir fry.
Add water and stew for 30 mins, pouring in the corn flour solution at the end.

做法：先将鸡用腌料腌30分钟。 用 Tan yu 炒锅将姜丝加油爆香， 加入红萝卜，鲜淮山和鸡肉略炒后加水。
焖约30分钟后勾芡便可上桌。

Grilling make simple

Ingredients: 1 yellow capsicum, 1/2 pumpkin (diced), 2 portobello mushrooms, a handful of sweet cherrie tomatoes, 5-6 stalks of aparagus, 1/2 Zuchini (diced)



Drizzle with Olive oil and 1 teaspoon of salt.
Marinate the salmon with olive oil and salt.

Placed in preheat oven 200 Deg. C for 10mins.

you may wish to grill pumkin separately.

dizzle lemon juice onto fish and serve.

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