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Fish, tomato

Sweet & Sour Fish

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1. Cut fish into slices or small chunks. Beat one egg in a bowl and prepare 1/2 cup corn starch in another bowl.

2. Dip fish in egg first and then in starch. Let them be coated with starch evenly.

3. Deep fry fish slices till golden brown. Set aside.

4. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the pan. Add in chopped 1/2 onion, chopped 1 tomato, red capsicum, and yellow capsicum. Stir fry for 2 mins.

5. Add in 2 tablespoon tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon chili sauce, 2 tsp sugar and 1/2 cup water. Bring the sauce to boil.

6. Add in starch water to thicken the sauce.

7. Put in fried fish slices. Stir fry to let fish be coated with sauce.

Chinese, Pork

Sweet & Sour Pineapple Pork

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Ingredients:

Pork ( cut into small cubes or slices)

Corn starch

Egg 1

Pineapple cubes 1/2 cup drained

Onion 1

Spring onion

Tomato sauce 3 tablespoon

Sugar 1 tablespoon

Water

Salt

1. Put pork slices in a bowl. Add in a little salt and 1 tablespoon corn starch. Mix with hand. Let them rest for 10-15 mins.

2. Beat one egg into the bowl. Mix well. Then add in 3-4 tablespoon corn starch. Mix well with hand again.

3. Deep fry pork slices in oil. Take them out when turns a golden brown.

4. Heat the oil and fry the pork for the second time to make the Shell hard and crispy.

5. Heat a little oil in the pan. Add in chopped onion. Sauté till aromatic.

6. Add in pineapple cubes, 3 tablespoon tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon sugar ( if you don’t want it to be very sweet, you can reduce sugar). Dissolve 1 tsp corn starch in 2 tsp water. Also pour starch water into pan.

7. Keep stirring the sauce. When the sauce reduces to condensed. Put the fried pork back into the pan. Stir to let each pork be coated with sweet & Sour Sauce.

8. Garnish with chopped spring onion. And serve hot.

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Prawn, Quick recipe, Uncategorized

Sweet & Sour Sauce Prawns

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1. Clean the Prawns. Cut off the whisker. Poke in the second last segment with a toothpick and pull out the intestine.

2. Heat some oil in the pan. Put all the Prawns in. Stir fry till each side turns red.

3. Pull Prawns to the side of the pan. Add in chopped garlic & ginger. Sauté till aromatic.

4. Add in 2 tablespoon tomato sauce. Stir fry with Prawns.

5. Add in 1 tsp cooking wine, 1 tsp light soy sauce and 1 1/2 tsp sugar. Quick stir to mix them well.

6. Pour in 4 tablespoon hot water. Cover the pan with lid. And simmer for 2-3 mins.

7. Remove lid. Turn to high heat. Reduce the sauce.

Chicken, Uncategorized

Sweet & Sour Chicken Meatball

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Chicken meatball was bought from supermarket.

1. Melt some butter in the pan. Put in chicken meatball. Pan fry them till the surface becomes a bit golden brown.

2. Add in 3 or 4 tsp tomato sauce and 2 tsp sugar. Stir them well to let meatball be coated with sauce.

3. Pour in water reaches half height of meatball.

4. Turn to medium low heat. Cover the pan with lid. Simmer for around 30 mins or till sauce becomes condensed. Flip them several times while simmering.

5. Once sauce becomes condensed, they are ready to serve.

Chinese, Quick recipe, Uncategorized, Vegetables

Sweet & Sour Lotus Root

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Lotus root is a very healthy vegetable. And there are many ways to cook it. Sweet & sour lotus root is an easy dish and it can bring you good appetite.

1. Chop lotus root into pieces. And put them into boiling water for around 3 minutes. Then drain them.

2. Heat a little oil in the pan. Put the drained lotus root pieces in the pan. Stir fry a little.

3. Add in 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 2 tsp vinegar, 3 tsp sugar, 1 tsp salt, 2 or 3 tsp water. Stir fry evenly for 2 minutes or so.

4. After each lotus piece coated with sauce, add in a little starchy water. Quick stir fry a little. You can sprinkle some chopped green onion if you like. 

Some people like the sweet and sour taste, but some don’t. I think it’s also a good appetizer.