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Pan-fried Pumpkin


When I was in university, my best friend liked to order pan-fried pumpkin when we went to school canteen together. I was a little surprised. Pan-fried pumpkin is really that delicious? And now I also love this dish like she did.

It’s a healthy dish and easy to cook. First, peel pumpkin and chop it into medium chunks. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put in pumpkin chunks. Stir fry till pumpkin turns a little golden brown. Add in a little light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Stir fry evenly. Cover the pan with lid till pumpkin turns softened. (If pumpkin gets a little burnt, spread a little water). Sprinkle spring onion and salt. Stir fry evenly. Then it’s done.

Pan-fried Cod With Asparagus 


1. Heat butter in a pan. Fry cod fillet about 2-3 mins for each side. Then dish out.

2. Fry asparagus till done. Sprinkle a little salt. Then dish out.

3. Heat 1 tsp butter in the pan. Add 1/2 tsp flour and 3 tsp milk. Cook with low heat till sauce becomes condensed. Add in some salt and black pepper. Stir evenly.

4. Pour sauce onto the cod in the plate.

Spinach & Mushroom Egg


Ingredients:

Spinach ( put in boiling water for several seconds. Take out. Cool and drain. Then chop into small pieces).

Mushroom

1 small onion (chop into shreds)

Eggs 2

Salt

Black pepper

Cummin seed

Garlic 2 cloves ( chopped into granules)

Red chili (optional)

Cheese

1. Heat a little olive oil in the pan. Put in onion, stir fry a bit.

2. Add in mushroom. Stir fry till mushroom turns soft.

3. Put in spinach. Stir evenly.

4. Sprinkle salt, black pepper and cummin seed.

5. Dig two small holes in vegetables. Beat in egg in each hole.

6. Cover the pan with lid for 3 mins.

7. Spread red chili rings, and cover the lid for another 1 min.


8. Dish out in the plate. Sprinkle Parmesan cheese. I also sprinkle some cheddar cheese shreds.

9. In the microwave stove for around 3 mins or till cheese melts.

Brazilian Cheese Bread

I got the recipe from my English teacher. I changed the recipe a little bit.

Ingredients:

Water 45 ml

Milk 45 ml

Olive oil 45 ml

Tapioca flour 125 g

Salt 1 pinch

Half beaten egg

Grated Parmesan cheese 30 g

1. Boil water, milk, olive oil together with low heat. Once boiled, remove from the stove.

2. In a large bowl mix tapioca flour with water, milk & oil mixture. Mix them well.

3. Add in Parmesan cheese and knead again.

4. Last add in half egg.

5. Preheat oven to 200 degree C. Make batter into small balls. And place them on the baking pan.

6. Bake for 20 mins.

Stir Fry French Bean Slices

1. Cut French bean into slices. 

2. Heat a little oil in the pan.

3. Add in chopped garlic. Stir fry a bit.

4. Add in French beans. Stir fry till their color turns darker.

5. Add in salt and light soy sauce to season. Stir evenly. Sprinkle a little sugar. Add in 2 tsp water.

6. Cover the pan with lid for 2 mins. And it’s done.


Quick, easy and healthy.

Kimchi Zucchini Pancake

Ingredients:

Chopped Kimchi 150g 

Half Zucchini (chopped into bits)

1 small onion ( chopped into bits)

Flour 100g

Salt 1 tsp

Black pepper 1 tsp

Water 

1 egg
1. In a large bowl mix kimchi, Zucchini and onion. Sprinkle 1 tsp salt.

2. Add in flour and water. Mix evenly. Beat in 1 egg.

3. Add in black pepper. Stir evenly.

4. Heat some oil in the pan. Beat a spoonful batter in the pan. Fry both sides till golden brown.

Teriyaki Chicken

Ingredients:

Boneless chicken leg

Dark soy sauce 2 tsp

Cooking wine 1 tsp

Water 2 tsp

Sugar 2 tsp

Honey 2 tsp

White sesame
1. Heat a pan on the stove. When it’s hot, put chicken into the pan with the skin side down.

2. When the downside turns golden brown, flip the chicken over. Fry the other side till golden brown too.

3. Take the chicken out, and cut into smaller pieces.

4. Put the chicken pieces into pan. Add in dark soy sauce, cooking wine, sugar, water and honey. Stir evenly to make sure chicken is coated with sauce.

5. Turn the height higher. Keep stir frying till sauce reduces to almost dry. Sprinkle white sesame.


If you want to serve with rice, you can save more sauce for the rice.

Very yummy.

Mushroom, Corn & Bell Pepper Pizza

Ingredients:

Mushroom (put in boiling water for 2 mins. Take out. Drain and squeeze the water out)

Frozen corn kernel ( put in the boiling water for 1 min. Take out. Drain and squeeze the water out)

Bell pepper ( chopped into small pieces)

Cheese
For the pizza dough, please check:
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/10/24/easy-thin-pizza/
For the pizza sauce, please check:
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2016/10/25/spinach-bacon-pizza/

1. Poke the pizza dough with a fork for several times.

2. Brush pizza dough with creamy pizza sauce.

3. Sprinkle corn kernels and mushroom. Then spread bell pepper on them.

4. Sprinkle some black pepper. 

5. Spread cheese on the top.

6. Preheat oven to 230 degree C. Bake for 10 mins.

Cheesey Farfalle Pasta

Ingredients:

Small onion 1 (chopped into small bits)

Bacon bits

Tomato 2 (peeled and chopped into small bits)

Frozen green peas ( in boiling water for 1 min)

Farfalle pasta (cooked)

Salt

Black pepper

Cheese

Tomato sauce

1. Heat a little oil in the pan. Add in bacon bits. Stir fry till bacon gets a bit burnt.

2. Add in onion bits. Stir fry a bit.

3. Put in all the tomato pieces. Sprinkle some salt. Add in 2 tsp tomato sauce. Braise for a while till tomatoes become tomato sauce.

4. Add in green peas. Simmer for 1 min. Turn off the stove.

5. Add in cooked farfalle pasta. Sprinkle some black pepper. And stir evenly.


Spread cheese on farfalle. Put in the microwave for around 2 mins till cheese melts.


Very yummy.

Pan-fried Zucchini 

Ingredients:

Half zucchini (cut into thin slices)

Flour 4 tsp

Salt 1/2 tsp

Egg 1 (beat slightly in a bowl)

1. In a small plastic bag, put in flour and salt. Mix them well.

2. Put zucchini slice in the bag. Shake several times to let zucchini be coated with a thin layer of flour.

3. Dip zucchini in the egg to let both side covered by egg.

4. Heat a little oil in the pan. Fry zucchini till one side turn golden brown. Then flip over. Fry both sides till golden brown.


Serve with the sauce you like.