I love pumpkins. They are sweet, soft and healthy. This way of cooking them just keep their original flavor.
1. Preheat oven to 200 degree C.
2. Clean pumpkin and remove the seeds. Cut them into smaller pieces.
3. Place them in baking pan. Roast for 30 mins.
4. Sprinkle a little cinnamon powder if you like. And roast for another 5-10 mins.
5. Place them in plate. Spread a little salt to strengthen their sweetness.
My husband has been asking me to make mango sago for him. Today, we just bought some fresh and sweet mangoes. So I decided to make it today.
1. Boil some water in a deep pot. Then put sago in water. Heat with high heat for around 6-7 mins till sago becomes completely transparent.
2. Soak sago in cold water, which will make them more elastic and taste better. Then drain them.
3. Cut mango into small chunks. Place them in a bowl.
4. Place sago over mango.
5. Add in 2 tsp honey. And pour in enough milk or coconut milk.
Ready to serve.
My husband loves it.
Original recipe:
http://sallysbakingaddiction.com/2016/05/09/quick-healthy-dinner-20-minute-honey-garlic-shrimp/
1. In a bowl, mix 1/4 cup honey, 1/4 cup light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, chopped garlic (3 cloves) and a little chopped ginger.
2. Clean prawns. Remove head and shell. Marinate then in sauce for at least 30 mins.
3. Heat a skillet. Add in a little olive oil.
4. Fry prawns till each side turns red. Then pour in marinating sauce. And cook for another one min or two.
5. Sprinkle chopped spring onion.
6. Take the prawn out. Keep heating the sauce till it gets a bit condensed. Then turn off the stove.
7. Put cooked rice in the skillet. Mix well with sauce. Then sprinkle prawns over it.
My husband loves it very much. He said it’s amazing!
Meatball here I used homemade ones.
https://chewbaccascook.wordpress.com/2017/02/19/homemade-meatball-meatball-spaghetti/
First, boil stock ( I used chicken soup left before) in a deep pot.
When the soup boils, add meatballs in. Boil with low or medium heat for around 20 mins. Then add in cabbage and boil for another 10 mins. Season with some salt and serve.
This dish may look a bit scary, but it’s very delicious and easy.
First, sprinkle salt and black pepper over both sides of fish head ( I just used half of fish head). Then let it rest for around 30 mins.
Preheat oven to 160 degree C.
Bake for 15 mins. After that, turn to 200 degree C and bake for another 10 mins. If you want the fish skin to be more crunchy, you can prolong the baking time.
Serve with several lemon slices.
The best part is fish skin. It’s very crunchy. You can hear its cracking in your mouth. And the meat is very tender. My husband was deeply amazed.
Sprinkle salt and black pepper over steak and let it rest for 5-10 mins.
Heat cast iron skillet on a stove. Add in a little olive oil.
When skillet is very hot, lay steak in it. Fry each side for around 2 mins.
Cut in a small piece of butter. Also add in 2 or 3 cloves garlic and thyme.
Fry each side for 3 mins. At the same time, use a spoon to scoop melted butter and pour over the uncooked side.
Place steak in a plate and let it rest for a while.
Leave the rest oil in the pan. Put vegetables in skillet. I chose onion, asparagus and mushroom. Stir fry till vegetables turn softened. Add in 1/2 tsp light soy sauce, 1/2 tsp cooking wine and 1/2 tsp sugar. Stir fry for another 2 or 3 mins.
Dish vegetables out in a plate and cut steak into medium chunks and spread them over vegetables.
First, boil quail eggs in boiling water for 5 mins.
Then take them out and soak in cold water.
After they are completely cool, Gently remove the shell.
Put quail eggs in the plate. Next step is to prepare sauce.
Heat pan on stove. Add in a little tsp oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar and water. Keep stirring till sauce becomes very condensed. You can taste the sauce before serving. If it’s salty, add a little more sugar.
Pour the sauce over quail eggs.
It just became one of my husband’s favorite dishes.
One of my husband’s favorite dishes.
1. Cut Tofu into evenly small pieces. Silk Tofu would be the best choice. You can also use egg Tofu.
2. In a bowl mix a lot corn starch with a little salt.
3. Dip Tofu in the corn starch.
4. Then deep fry them till corn starch shell becomes hard and a bit golden brown.
5. Serve with mayonnaise or salad cream.
I found this recipe on Weibo.
Sauce:
Soy sauce 30g
Oyster sauce 20g
Tomato sauce 18g
Sugar 18g
Cooking wine 18g
Minced garlic 10g
1. Mix all the ingredients above in a bowl.
2. Put half chicken in a plastic bag. Then pour the sauce into the bag.
3. Gently massage the chicken to let it be coated with sauce. ( I poked the chicken several times with a toothpick before this step.)
4. Let the chicken stay in sauce bag for hours. Or you can put it in the fridge for overnight.
5. Preheat oven to 180 degree C. Wipe the chicken with kitchen towel. Original recipe said to brush butter onto chicken, but I used olive oil instead. And also sprinkle some black pepper.
6. Put chicken on grilled and roast for 40 mins. If you want the color to be darker. You can turn to 220 degree at the last 5-10 mins.
One of my husband favorite dishes.
1. Clean prawns and marinate with some salt and cooking wine for around 10 mins.
2. Heat some oil in the pan. I didn’t deep fry those prawns I just pan fried them. Dish them out till the shell turns red. I pan fried them with high heat so that the shell would be crunchy.
3. Melt a small piece of butter in the pan. Add in chopped red chili, spring onion and curry leaves if you have.
4. Put in cereal. Stir fry for a min or two. Then add prawns back in the pan.
5. Keep stir frying evenly for a little while. And ready to serve.
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