Big Bone White Gourd Soup

December 3, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

It’s an easy soup to cook. But it needs at least one hour.

Put big bone in a deep pot with enough water. Turn to high heat.

When water boils, take the big bone out and rinse. Pour the water in the pot out.

Big bone in the pot again with enough water. Turn to medium heat. When water boils, turn to low heat. And slow cook for at least half an hour. I cooked it for 1 hour.

Add in white gourd pieces and some wolf berries. Simmer for at least another half an hour.

Sprinkle salt to season and some chopped spring onion. And ready to serve.

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Cheesy Ham Rolls

December 1, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

It’s an easy dish to cook.

First, fry ham in the pan till a bit golden brown.

Then spread ham on puff pastry (I used roti paste). Add 1 or 2 tsp mayonnaise, chopped onion and cheese.

Roll it up.

Brush the surface with egg mixture.

Preheat oven to 180 degree C and bake for 25 mins.

Chinese, Fish, Uncategorized

Tenggiri in Dark Sauce

December 1, 2016 chinesetuition88 2 Comments

1. Heat a little oil in the pan. Fry tenggiri filet till a bit golden brown.

2. Add in 1 tsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp sugar. Stir fry evenly and let filet coat with sauce.

3. Pour in enough hot water covers filet. Add in star anise and ginger slice. Cover the pan with lid.

4. When the water reduces to 1/3, turn to high heat. And flip the fillet over till sauce condensed.

5. Place filet in the plate. Pour dark sauce over it and sprinkle some spring onion shreds.

Chinese, egg, Quick recipe, Uncategorized

Scrambled Egg with Leek

November 29, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

It’s a very easy dish. I learned from my father. He seems to like this dish very much.

Beat two or three eggs in a bowl. Mix well. Heat a little oil in the pan. Pour egg in. Once the bottom solidifies, stir with chopsticks. And dish out once a little done.

Cut leek into medium pieces. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put leek in. Stir fry till leek turns darker in color and softened.

Sprinkle some salt. Stir fry for another minute or two. Add in scrambled egg. Stir fry evenly.

Potato, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Cheesey Croquette

November 28, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

1. 2 medium potatoes peeled and cut into small pieces.

2. Boil or steam till done.

3. Put frozen carrot dices, corns and sweet peas in boiling water for several seconds. Then take out and drain.

4. Mash potato pieces in a bowl. Add in carrot, corn and sweet peas. Stir well.

5. Sprinkle salt and black pepper. Stir evenly.

6. Put a spoonful of mashed potato in hand. Add in some cheese. Then wrap it up and make into round shape.

7. Coat rounds with a thin layer of flour, then egg mixture and bread crumbs at last.

8. Fry in the pan till golden brown. I just shallow fried them.

Served with sauce you like.

Chicken, Pasta, tomato, Uncategorized

Roasted Chicken Leg With Basil, Tomato & Garlic

November 28, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

1. Put chicken legs in the baking bowl.

2. Spread several basil leaves.

3. Cut small tomatoes into half pieces. And sprinkle in the space of baking bowl with some garlic cloves.

4. Sprinkle salt and black pepper.

5. Spread some olive oil onto all ingredients. Use finger to brush chicken leg with olive oil.

6. 175 degree, 90 mins.

It can be served with pasta. Baked tomato is perfect for pasta.

mushroom, Prawn, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Tempura

November 27, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

It’s an easy dish to cook without much preparation.

1. Make batter. I used tempura flour. Please read the instruction about the ratio of water and flour.

2. Prepare prawns ( remove head and shell but leave the shell on the tail). Cut vegetables into slices. I recommend carrot, eggplant, mushroom and French beans. French beans can be just cut into medium pieces.

3. Heat the oil in a deep pot. Put a chopstick in it. If many small bubbles show up at the bottom, then it’s ok to deep fry.

4. Dip prawns and vegetables in the tempura batter and deep fry till golden brown.

Udon soup would be a good choice to be served with.

Chinese, Pork, Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Stir Fry Cabbage With Pork

November 27, 2016 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

1. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put in pork belly slices. Stir fry till a bit golden brown.

2. Add in chopped ginger, garlic and chili. Stir fry a bit.

3. Put in chopped cabbage pieces. Stir fry till softened.

4. Add in 1 tsp light soy sauce, and 1 tsp oyster sauce. Stir fry till cabbage is done.

5. Sprinkle a little salt to season.

Beef, mushroom, Pork, Uncategorized

Easy Beef/Pork Wellington

November 25, 2016 chinesetuition88 2 Comments

My husband wanted to have beef steak, but we didn’t have any at home. So I cooked Pork Wellington using the recipe of Beef Wellington.

The result was surprisingly good. Pork tested very tender and juicy.

The following is an easy way to cook pork in this way:

1. Season the pork with salt and black pepper.

2. Since the thick steak tests better, I used kitchen twine.

3. Heat some butter in a pan.

4. Put the pork in when the butter is heated. And fry every side of the pork.

5. Frying is done.

6. Stir fry chopped onion, mushroom, and garlic. Add some salt and black pepper powder. ( I don’t have other spices or wine.)

7. Bacon at the bottom, mixture of mushroom and onion in the middle, pork on the top. Do remember to take the kitchen twine off.

8. Roll the pork with bacon and make it a small bun. Wrap it tight and put into fridge for 30 minutes.

9. As to puff pastry, I chose roti prata, which is an easy and quick way.

10. Wrap the pork with roti prata.

11. Put it into fridge for another ten minutes.

12. Preheat oven 200 degree. You can make some decorative pattern on the surface if you want. Then brush it with egg. Put into oven for 20-25 minutes.