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Pork, Uncategorized

Easy Version of Red Braised Pork Belly

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This is the recipe I have tried so many times and never failed.

1, Put pork belly (around 500g) in a pot, add in enough cold water covers pork.

2, Also add in 1 tbsp cooking wine, 3 or 4 ginger slices. Bring to boil with high heat. Then turn to low heat and boil for 15 mins.

3, Rinse pork belly in water and wipe it with kitchen towl.

4, Cut into small pieces, like thumb size or a little bit bigger.

5, Heat a pan, Spray oil.

6, Fry pork belly pieces with low or medium heat till golden brown.

7, Put pork belly into pressure cooker, along with ginger slices, 1 bay leaf, 2 star anise, 2 tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp dark soy sauce, and 1/2 1 tbsp sugar. Add in hot water to cover all the ingredients. (Light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sugar are essential. You can just leave the rest ingredients if you don’t have.)

8, Cook in pressure cooker for 20 mins.

9, Transfer everything into a pan. Reduce the sauce with high heat.

This red braised pork belly is literally rice killer, cos it’s a perfect match with rice.

Fish, Uncategorized

Simple Fried Fish Bone

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This is a super simple dish, and it’s one of my husband’s favourite side dishes.

1, Put fish bones in a plate. I always choose cod fish bone.

2, Season fish bones with salt and black pepper.

3, In another bowl, add in plain flour.

4, Dust fish bones with flour and shake off the excessive.

5, Deep fry fish bones till both sides turn golden brown.

Very crispy and taste good.

baking, banana, Cake, Uncategorized

Cocoa Banan Cupcakes

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2 large banans

2 eggs

50g butter

1/2 cup flour

1/2 cup sugar

1/4 cup cocoa powder

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp baking powder

1 tsp vanilla

1, Preheat oven to 175 degree C.

2,Mix all dry ingredients in a big bowl.

3, In another bowl, mash bananas and beat in eggs. Mix well. Then add in softened butter and vanilla. Blend well.

4, Add all dry ingredients into banana butter mixture. Stir well.

5, Drop batter into cupcake moulds.

6, Into the oven for 25-30 mins.

Potato, Uncategorized, Vegetables

地三鲜 Di San Xian (Potato, eggplant & green chili Stir-fry)

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1, Chop eggplants into small chunks, potato and green chilli/bell pepper into slices.

2, Add oil in the pan. We need to deep fry the veggies so more oil will be needed than usual.

3, Fry potato with medium heat till brownish. And ladle them out.

4, Fry eggplant with medium heat till eggplant become softened and slightly golden brown. Take them out.

5, There will be a little oil left in the pan. Add in chopped garlic and green chilli/bell pepper. Stir fry till aromatic.

6, Add in fried potato and eggplant. Stir fry evenly.

7, Drizzle in 2 tsp light soy sauce, and 1 tbsp sugar. Toss a bit.

8, Season with salt.

Uncategorized, Vegetables

Bean Sprout Stir-fry

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Stir-fry is a very popular cooking method in Chinese cuisine. Meat, vegetables or mix of them can make very simple but tasty dishes.

1, Heat some oil in a pan.

2, Stir fry garlic slices and red chili till aromatic.

3, Add in bean sprout, stir fry quickly with high heat for 2 mins. Add in green chili slices and toss a bit.

4, Drizzle in light soy sauce around 1 tbsp and 2 tsp vinegar.

5, Stir fry evenly for another minute and season with salt.

Spicy and sour bean sprout stir-fry is done.

Uncategorized, Vegetables

Lettuce with Oyster Sauce

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1, Boil a big pot of water.

2, Remove the root of the lettuce and wash them clean.

3, Scald lettuce in boiling water for about 15 seconds. Once the colour gets greener, bring them out.

4, Drain the lettuce and put them in a plate.

5, Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil.

6, Drop in 2 tsp chopped garlic and stir fry till aromatic.

7, Add in 1 tbsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce and 1/2 1 tsp sugar. Mix well.

8, Thicken the sauce with starch solution.

9, Glaze the lettuce with sauce.

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TTEOKBOKKI- Spicy Rice Cake

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1, Heat a pan with 2 tsp oil. Stir fry chopped garlic (3 or 4 cloves), onion slices (1/2 onion) and green onion slices till aromatic.

2, Add in 1 cup water or stock, 1/3 cup Korean chilli paste, 2 tbsp sugar and 1 tbsp light soy sauce. Mix well. If you want the taste to be really spicy, you can also add in chilli flakes.

3, Put in rice cake (around 500 g) and luncheon meat slices. You can also put in fish cake or fish balls if you like.

4, Bring to boil with high heat and then turn to low heat and simmer for about 6 mins. Keep stirring gently to prevent rice cake sticking together.

5, Garnish with green onion and ready to serve.

Fish

Braised Saba Fish

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1, Cut saba fish into smaller pieces, which will be easier to cook.

2, Heat a pan on stove, brush a little oil. Non-stick pan will be easier to handle and keep the fish unbroken.

3, Put fish pieces into the pan, fry each side till a bit golden brown. Please be gentle when flip the fish.

4, Add in 2 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 2 tsp sugar and warm water can just cover the fishes.

5, Bring to boil, then turn to low heat. Cover with lid and let it simmer for 10 mins.

6, Off the lid, and turn up the heat to reduce the sauce.

Serve with hot rice. Easy and yummy.

mushroom, Pasta, Quick recipe

Easy Mushroom & Bacon Pasta

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1，Prepare all the ingredients: bacon (cut into slices), mushrooms (cut into slices), onion (cut into small dice).

2, Cook pasta first. I would like to cut down 2 mins of the cooking time shown in the instruction on the package. Drain the pasta and put aside.

3, Heat a pan. Add in oil. Stir fry onions till transparent.

4, Add in bacon, and sear them a bit. Then add in mushroom slices. Stir fry for a minute or 2. Season with salt and black pepper.

5, Spread in 1 tbsp flour. Quickly stir fry evenly. Flour will help to thicken sauce.

6, Pour in 3/4 cup milk (you can use less or more milk depending on how thick you want the sauce to be). Bring the sauce to boil, and turn down the heat. Add mixed herbs, let it simmer for 3-5 minutes.

7, Put nearly-cooked pasta in, cook for another 2 minutes. Sprinkle cheese to add more flavor.

8, Serve with a little bit more black pepper.

Quick recipe

Bacon Fried rice

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1, prepare ingredients: 1 egg, 1 bowl of leftover cooked rice, bacon slices, chopped garlic (2 cloves), chopped spring onion.

2, heat a pan, add in a little oil. Cut bacon into dices. Sear bacon till slightly golden brown.

3, add in chopped garlic. Stir fry till aromatic.

4, add in rice. Quickly stir fry evenly till each rice grain is greasy and shiny.

5, push all the rice to one side. Beat in egg in the middle.

6, quickly stir the egg with spatula. Then mix egg with rice.

7, season with salt.

8, garnish with chopped spring onion.