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Lemon Butter Cod Fish

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1. Season cod fish with salt and black pepper.

2. Heat a little olive oil in the pan. Fry cod fish fillet 1-2 mins each side.

3. Add in 2 tablespoon butter, lemon juice of half lemon and minced garlic. Simmer for 3 mins.

4. In a bowl, mix 2 tablespoon flour, a little black pepper, paprika powder and mixed dried herbs.

5. Sprinkle flour mixture over cod fish evenly.

6. Put into prehated oven (200 degree C). Bake for 10 mins till flour mixture turns golden brown.

Place cod fish in the plate. Pour lemon butter sauce over it. Serve with lemon slices and chopped parsley.

baking, bread, Crab, mushroom, Pasta, Quick recipe, salmon, Soup, Uncategorized

Prepare a Christmas Feast with a King Crab

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Yesterday when my husband and I were buying groceries in a supermarket, we noticed there was sale of king crab. Turkey is too big for us to have for Christmas, so a king crab sounds a good idea.

Today when I got up, the first thing I needed to do is to defreeze the king crab we bought. Then I disassembled it into several parts.

For the central body, I took the Shell off. Then picked the meat out. Heat a pan, melt a small piece of butter. Put the meat in. Sauté a bit. Add in 1 tablespoon flour. Quickly stir. Then add in 3-4 tablespoon milk. Stir slowly and evenly to let it reduce to white sauce. Put the crab meat white sauce into the shell. Sprinkle cheese. Put into oven ( 200 degree C, 8-10 mins) or till cheese melts.

Crab legs can be divided into three parts: thigh (fat end), middle parts and thin end parts.

For the fat thigh, I used them to cook spaghetti:

Heat a piece of butter in the pan. When melted, add in crab leg. Stir fry a bit. Then add in chopped garlic. Stir till aromatic. Pour in a little white wine. Simmer a little. Season with salt and black pepper. Add in chopped parsley and cooked spaghetti. Quickly stir evenly.

For the middle crab leg parts, I roast them with garlic butter. Put a small chunk of butter in a bowl. Add in chopped garlic, a little salt and pepper. Blend well. Cut half the shell off ( or even less). Then spread garlic butter onto meat. Put into oven. 180 degree C and 20 mins.

For the thin ends, I cut them into smaller pieces. Marinate with a little cooking wine and corn starch. Heat a little olive oil in the pan. Put the crab leg pieces in. Stir fry for 2-3 mins. Add in chopped ginger and spring onion. Quickly stir fry. Add in a little cooking wine, light soy sauce and oyster sauce. Quickly blend evenly and serve hot.

For the claws, I used them to cook light soup. Put crab claws, corn pieces, Chinese yam, mushroom, ginger shreds and spring onion pieces into a pot. Pour in 1 1/2 bowls of water. Turn to high heat. When water boils, put in salmon slices. Turn to middle heat and cook for 3 mins. Add in 1 tsp sweet cooking wine and salt. Cook for another minute.

And that’s it. Our Christmas feast made by a king crab.

Merry Christmas everyone!

Prawn, Quick recipe, Uncategorized

Lemon Prawn

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It’s a very simple dish to cook.

Prepare sauce: 50g lemon juice, 50g sugar and a little black pepper powder. Mix them well.

Clean Prawns and prepare some chopped garlic and green onion.

1. Heat some oil in the pan. Put the Prawns in. Stir fry till Prawns turn pink.

2. Add in chopped garlic and fry till aromatic.

3. Pour the sauce in. Turn up the heat a little. Quick stir fry to let each Prawn be coated with sauce.

4. Sprinkle chopped green onion as garnishment. Quick stir and ready to serve.

The Prawns are very bright and shiny in color due to the lemon sauce. And it tastes very tender and juicy. You will not stop licking your fingers. My husband loved it.

Fish, Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Butter Lemon Cod Fillet

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1. Preheat oven to 180 degree C.

2. Melt 20g butter, then mix in fresh juice of half small lemon. Also add in 1/2 tsp garlic powder.

3. In a bowl, add in 1/4 cup flour, some salt, black pepper and a little mixed herbs.

4. Dip cod fillet in butter mixture first then in flour mixture.

5. Place cod fillet in a baking pan. Bake for 25-30 mins.

I also put several baby carrots and French beans in the baking pan and let them be baked with cod.

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Lemon Sauced Salmon

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1. Wipe salmon with kitchen towel and make them dry.

2. Sprinkle some salt.

3. Heat some oil in a skillet on stove till smoke hot.

4. Put salmon fillet in skillet. 3 mins for each side.

5. Add in chopped garlic. Sauté a bit.

6. Pour in lemon sauce ( fresh lemon juice: sugar = 1:7, and 1 tsp black pepper powder).

7. Heat till sauce becomes a bit condensed. Sprinkle chopped spring onion.

Serve hot.


Perfect match for rice.

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Baked Half Salmon Fish Head 

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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.

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Lemon Pie

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Crust:

Flour 140g

Sugar 40g

Butter 120g

Mix butter into flour & sugar till it clings together. Press into pan. Use a fork poke several times on it. Bake in the oven with 180 degree C for 20 mins till lightly brown.

Filling:

Egg 2 

White sugar 150g

Lemon juice 40ml

Flour 20g

Baking soda 1/4 tsp

1/4 lemon zest

Beat together eggs with sugar and lemon juice. Add in flour, baking powder and lemon zest. Mix well. Then pour filling over cooled crust.

Bake for 25mins with 180 degree C.

After it is done and cooled, sprinkle icing sugar.

Fruits, jam, Uncategorized

Homemade Lemon Orange Jam

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Original recipe:

http://m.xiachufang.com/recipe/100527350/

I used 1 lemon, 2 oranges, 1600ml water as said in original recipe. But I reduced sugar. I used only 600g sugar, and it turned out very sweet to me.

1. Use a slicer to make lemon & orange peel into short strips.


2. Cut lemon and orange into small pieces. ( I took off all the white parts)

3. Put all the peel and pulp in a large bowl, add in 1000ml boiled water for overnight.

4. Put all the peel, pulp and water in a pot large enough for another 600ml water. 

5. Turn on the stove and heat with low heat till the water in the pot reduces to half and peel turns softened.

6. Add in sugar and turn to high height. Keep stirring.

7. Water in the pot will become less and condensed. Take out a few drops in a plate to test their mobility. If the drops don’t flow well, then it’s done. You need to test many times, just please be patient.

8. Put them in sterilized jars. 

The Chinese label was written by me. 🙂

柠檬 “Ning meng” means lemon.

橙子 “Cheng zi” means orange.

酱 “jiang” means jam or sauce, depending on the text.

日期 “ri qi” means date.

I almost spent the whole morning making this jam. And tested many many times. I’m glad the jam tastes so good. 

It can be used as bread spread or to make fruit tea.