Hot and Sour Pork Ribs Soup with Gai Choy

Ingredient

Pork Ribs or pork belly - 500 grams
Gai Choy - 500 grams  (cut)
Tomatoes - 1 medium size (slice)
Onion - 1 medium size (slice)
Ginger - 1/2 thumb size (slice/ dice)
Red chilli powder - 1 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Sugar - 1 tsp
Tamarind -  2 Tbsp (mixed with 1/4 cup of water and make juice)
Cooking oil - 1/4 cup
Salt

Method

Add the cooking oil in the saucepan and stir fry turmeric powder, ginger, onion till change colour and add chilli powder,  tomatoes.  Continuous stir fry for a minutes and add pork ribs mix well for a minutes.  Add a cup of hot water and mix well and cover with the lid.  (Add hot water if necessary) cook until the pork ribs is almost tender.  

Add Gai Choy , sugar, salt  and tamarind juice, mix well for a minutes.  Add 2 - 3 cups of  hot water, mix well and cover the lid.  Leave it boil for 15  - 20 minutes.  

Serve with hot rice and balachaung.  

Balachaung

Ingredient

garlic - 3 cloves (slice)
onion - 1 medium size or Shallot - 3 small pieces (slice)
dry prawn - 100 grams (dice or make power)
chilli flakes - 2 or 3 tablespoons
yellow (turmeric) powder - 1/4 teaspoon
dry shrimp paste - 1 tablespoons
salt - 1/4 teaspoon
cooking oil - 1/4 cups

Method

Add the oil in the frying saucepan and wait until the oil is cooked.  Add yellow powder and onion, fry till the colour change to golden brown.  Take away the fry onion and put aside.  Then fry slice garlic till golden brown and set aside.

Leave the 2 table spoons of cooking oil in the frying pan and add dry shrimp past, chilli flakes and dry prawn  and stir fry till fragrant (it takes about 2 minutes).  Add fried onion, garlic and salt and mix well.  Ready to serve.

Crispy Pork Ball

Ingredient

250 grams - pork 

3 Tbsp - glutinous fry flour

1 tsp - salt

20 grams - ginger

1 tsp - light soy sauce

pinch of MSG

Method

put all the ingredient in the mixer and mix well.  

put the 1 1/2 cups of oil in the frying pan (oil shoould cover the pork ball) and fry till golden brown.  

Pork ribs soup with sweet corn

Ingredient

250 grams - pork ribs
400 grams - 1 sweet corn
150 grams - 1 red carrot
200 grams - 2 medium size potatoes
water - 1.5 litres
salt

Method

Boil the water in a tall casserole.  When water is boiling, add pork ribs and sweet corn.  Cover with lid and bring it to boil for 20 minutes.  Add red carrot, potatoes and salt.  Boil for another 10 minutes.  Ready to serve with hot rice and dip in light soy sauce. 

Eggs curry

Ingredient

3Nos - eggs
50 grams - small prawns (optional)
1 medium size - tomatoes  (slice)
1 medium size - onion (slice)
2 cloves - garlic (chop)
1 Tbsp - fish sauce
3 Tbsp - cooking oil
1 tsp - red chili powder
1 Tbsp - tamarind
salt
MSG (optional)

 

Method

• Add 3 - 4 table spoons of hot water to tamarind and make the juice and set aside.
• Boil eggs.  When cooked, peel off the skin and set aside.
• Heat up the wok and add cooking oil.  When the oil is cooked, add garlic, onion and stir fry till fragrant.  Add chilli powder and stir fry for 30 seconds, then add tomatoes and continuous stir fry for 2 - 3 minutes. 
• Add tamarind juice,boiled egg and remaining ingredient and 1/2 cup of hot water and stir well. Leave it with some gravy. Ready to serve.

Sweet pork ribs with potatoes

 

Ingredient

300 grams - pork ribs
250 grams - potatoes (2 medium size)
20 grams - dice ginger
50 grams - onion (slice)
3 Tbsp - light soy sauce
1 Tbsp - dark soy sauce
3 Tbsp - cooking oil
salt
MSG  (optional)

Method

• Cut pork ribs and marinate with 1 Tbsp of light soy sauce and pinch of sauce for 15-20 minutes.
• Cut potatoes into four portions each and put aside.
• Heat up the cooking oil in a saucepan.  When the oil is hot, add dice ginger and fry till fragrant.
• Add sliced onion and stir fry for a minutes.  Add marinated pork ribs and stir fry 2 minutes.
• Add remaining ingredient and 2 cups of hot water.  Cover the saucepan and stir often.  Add more water if the meat is not tender.  When the pork rib is cook, leave it with some gravy.   

Tomatoes Salad

 

There are many health benefit from tomatoes.  It is one of the low-calories vegetables, therefore it is recommended for weight control.  This is the Asian style salad.  It can be serve with or without rice. 

 

 

Ingredient

Tomatoes - medium size 1 Pcs (150 g)

Onion  - medium size 1 Pcs (50 g)

grinded ground peanut - 1 Tbsp

Fried onion oil - 1 Tbsp

Fish sauce - 1 Tbsp

lemon juice - 1 Tbsp

a pinch of MSG

coriander - 1 stand

 

Method

Slice tomatoes and onion.  Add remaining ingredient and mix well.  Ready to serve. 

 

 

Fried Chicken in Style 1

I am very busy these day and could not introduce many dishes this month.  Today I would like to introduce very simple method for fried chicken.  I have named it in Style 1, because I will introduce other styles in future. 

 Method

Marinate with fish sauce (adjust as per your taste) and turmeric powder for 20 - 30 minutes.

Heat up enough oil to cover the pieces of chicken in a non-stick frying pan and fry till golden brown.  

(could replace with salt instead of fish sauce.  I find it fish sauce taste better)

White fungus salad

Ingredient

20 grams - dry white fungus
1 pcs - medium size onion
1 pcs - medium size tomato
10 grams - dry prawn (grind)
5 grams - white sesame seeds
5 grams - roasted peanut (grind)
1 Tbs - fried onion oil
(fry 1 pcs of sliced onion with  50 ml of oil and 1/8 tsp of yellow powder)
1 Tbs - Thai fish sauce
onion leave (cut)

Method

• Soak dry white fungus in the water for 15 minutes.  Drain and remove the stems.  Cut the fungus into small pieces.  
• Boil water and add fungus for 5 minutes.  Drain well.  Squeeze out the water and place on the plate.
• Add sliced onion, tomato, white sesame seeds, roasted peanut, dry prawn, fried onion oil, onion leave and fish sauce.  
• Mix well and serve.  Adjust the fish sauce as per your taste.

Stir fry chicken with potatoes and onion

Ingredient

200 grams - Potatoes (cut into cube shaped)
200 grams - Onion  (cut into cube shaped)
300 grams - Minced Chicken
2.5 Tbs - light soy sauce
1 tsp - dark soy sauce
10 grams - ginger (make juice)
1/2 tsp -Corn flour
300 ml - Water
1 Tbs - Curry Powder
70 ml - Oil
3 cloves - garlic
fine salt

Method

• Marinate minced chicken with 1/8 tsp of fine salt, 1 tsp of light soy sauce, ginger juice, corn flour and 1 Tbs of water and set aside for an hour.
• Heat the oil in the saucepan and add minced garlic, stir fry till fragrant.  Add 1 Tbs of curry powder, marinated chicken, potatoes and stir fry for a minute.
• Add 2 Tbs of light soy, 1 tsp of dark soy and 150 ml of water.  Stir fry and cover the saucepan for three minutes. 
• Add onion, 150 ml of water, 1/2 tsp of salt and stir well.  Cover  the saucepan for 2 minutes. Add some water if require.  Don't cook too dry, leave it with some gravy.  Enjoy!

Fry Choy Sum with pork

There are many benefits of eating leafy green vegetables.  Those leafy vegetables are  low fat and low calorie.  Choy Sum is high in vitamin A, C, beta-carotene, calcium, dietary fiber and also rich in folic acid.  

Farmers are using many chemicals when planting vegetables for better result.  Therefore, keep the vegetables in the water at least half hour and wash more than 3 times  is required to avoid poisoning.   If you do not have enough time to keep in the water, choose to wash many times. 

Ingredient

300 grams - Choy Sum (wash & cut)

50 grams - pork (slice)

2 cloves - garlic (crash or chop)

1 Tbs - light soy sauce

2 Tbs - cooking oil

Method

heat up the cooking oil in a frying pan, add garlic and fry till color changed.  Add pork and stir fry  for 2 minutes.  Add Choy Sum, light soy sauce and continuous stir fry for a minute.  Add 2 Tbs of water and continuous stir fry for another minutes.  Ready to serve.  

(Tip.  It is better taste and freshness when you serve right away after fried the vegetables.) 

Pure Fried Fishcake & salad

Ingredient

500 grams - fish meat (tenggiri fish)
20 grams - Ginger (make juice)
1/2 tsp - yellow powder
1 1/2 tsp - fine salt

Method

Mix well all the ingredient in a mixing bowl.  Chopped the meat with Asian Cleaver till very sticky paste. ( If you do not know how to chop the fish meat, you could use mixer)  
Heat up the cooking oil in the frying pan.  Divide the fish meat paste and made the shape of rounded or roll, then fry till golden brown. 

It is really nice smell just after fried. You can eat with white rice, make salad or add in some other dish such as cooking noodle but It is not suitable for making soup. 

( You can keep those fish cake in a fridge.  It can use it for up to 3 days.)

Fish Cake Salad - Method

Slice 100 grams of fried fish cake, 100 grams of cabbage, 50 grams of red onion.  Place on a plate and add 1.5 Tsp of fish sauce, pinch of MSG, 1 slice red chili and squeeze 1/2 lime.  Add one or two stalks of coriander leaf if you desire.  Mix well. It is Ready to serve.  

Stir fry Pumpkin

Pumpkin is rich in Vitamin A,C, Magnesium, Fiber, Potassium and Zinc.  Therefore, cook pumpkin regularly is good for eyes, bone and teeth. Furthermore  it can prevent certain cancer, improve your immune system, prevent cardiovascular disease and hypertension. 

So what are you waiting for?  It is really great that our world creates so many natural food to prevent so many disease.  This cooking method is very simple and it takes less than 20 minutes for preparing and cooking times.

Ingredient

300 grams - pumpkin  (peel off the skin)                                               

one medium size - onion (slice)

2 cloves - garlic (grind)

10 grams - ginger (grind)

1 tsp - red chili powder

1/4 tsp - yellow powder

1/2 tsp - fine salt

1 Tbs - fish sauce

50 ml - cooking oil

150 ml - water

Method

Mix well all the ingredient in a saucepan and cover.  Heat up the saucepan and cook till water is dry.  (but don't too dry) It takes about 10 minutes.  Ready to serve.  

Prawns in the Chili and Tomatoes Sauce

The ratio of tomatoes Ketchup and Chili Sauce can change as per your desire amount.  For those who like hot could increase amount of Chili Sauce and Sambal Chili.  For those who like sour taste could add more tomatoes ketchup.  There are no fix rule when you cook.  

Ingredient

500 grams - Prawns
3 cloves - Garlic (Chopped finely)
3 pcs - Shallot (Chopped finely)
3 Tsp - Tomatoes Ketchup
2 Tsp - Chili Sauce
1 Tsp - Sambal Chili
100 ml - Cooking oil

Method

1. Clean the prawns (cut the legs, tail and head) and marinate with 1 tsp of salt for a while.
2. Heat up the oil in a wok and add chopped garlic and shallot.  Stir fry till change the color.  Add sambal chili, chili sauce and stir for 1 minute.  Add tomatoes ketchup and stir fry for another minute.  
3. Add prawns and continuous stir fry for a minute.  Add 150 ml of hot water.  Add salt (as per your taste), stir well and cover the wok for 5 - 7 minutes. Turn off the fire when left with some gravy.  

Hand made Noodle

Ingredient  ( For 3 persons)


(A)   

½ Kg – Plain flour

1tsp – salt

1tsp – cooking oil

250ml - water

(B)

3 pcs - dry Chinese mushroom (soak in water to soft, then shredded)

100 grams - Pork (cut into thin strips) 

10pcs - Fishball 

1 pcs - shallot (finely chopped)

1clove - garlic (finely chopped)

2 Tsp - cooking oil

200ml - water

(C)

150 grams - dry anchovies

4 pcs - shallot (finely chopped)

5 cloves - garlic (finely chopped) 

300 grams - sweet leaf bush 

Method

1. Mix ingredient (A) till well blended and to form a smooth and elastic dough.  Cover with wet kitchen cloth and leave it for an hour.
2. (B) - heat the oil in the cooking wok.  Add finely chopped shallot and garlic.  Fried till the color change.  Then add pork and Chinese mushroom.  Stir fry for a minute.  Add water and cover the wok till water is dry.  Leave it one side.
3. (C) Wash 100 g of dry anchovies (ikan bilis) and boil with 2.5 L of water for an hour to make a stock. Fry the remaining 50 g of dry anchovies till crispy and put aside.  Fry chopped shallot and garlic together till crispy and golden color.   
4. Finally, bring only the stock to sauce pan, add cooked ingredient (B). Bring it to boil with medium heat.  Divide flour dough into small pieces ( use hand to make thumb size of flat and round shape) and add into the boiling stock one by one .  Add sweet leaves.  Salt and light soy to taste.  Bring it to boil.  
5. Prepare - noodle in a soup bowl.  Add 1 tsp of fried shallot with garlic and 1 Tsp of fried anchovies.  Dip with chili in light soy sauce.   

Stuff Snake Bean

Ingredient

400 grams – one snake bean

200 grams – minced pork

2 medium size red onion

20 grams – ginger (extract juice)

3tsp – dark soy sauce

½ tsp – salt

2Tbs – light soy sauce

4Tbs – cooking oil

Method

Marinate minced pork with ½ tsp of dark soy sauce, salt, 2 Tbs of light soy sauce and ginger juice. Leave it for 10 – 20 minutes.

Cut onion into cube shape or slice.

Mixed marinated port with onion and 2 Tbs of cooking oil.

Cut snake bean into 2 inches sections and remove the white stuff.  Stuff mixed pork into snake bean sections and arrange in the wok.

Add 5 Tbs of water, 1 Tbs of light soy sauce, ½ tsp of dark soy sauce, 2 Tbs of cooking oil in the wok and heat it.  Cover the wok.  Cooked till the snake bean is soft.  It take about 10 – 15 minutes.  Don’t cook it till dry.  Leave it with some gravy.  Add hot water a bit if require during cooking.

      

Curry mutton

Ingredient

½ kg – mutton meat

½ tsp -Turmeric powder

4 Tbsp – curry powder

70 grams – Natural Youghurt

30 grams – ginger

4 cloves – garlic

10pcs – dry red chili (wash with hot water)

1 tsp – chili powder

1 pcs – cinnamon

4 pcs – medium size onion (slice)

2 pcs – medium size tomatoes (slice)

½ cup - oil

curry leaves, salt

Method

1. Marinate mutton with 20 grams of ginger (just squeezes the juice), 1 tsp of salt, turmeric powder, 2 Tbsp-curry powder and natural yoghurt for at least half hour to one hour.
2. Grind remaining 10 grams of ginger, garlic, dry red chili. Set aside.
3. Heat up the oil in the saucepan and add ginger paste till fragrant.  Add 1 pcs of cinnamon, a few curry leaves, sliced onion and tomatoes and stir until soft.  Add remaining curry powder and chili powder.  Continuously stir for 1 minutes.  Add marinated mutton, salt and stir well.  Add hot water till covers the mutton and cook with low heat.  Add hot water if required. Cook until the meat is tender. 
4. Serve with hot rice, garlic bread  or roti paratha. 

Yong Toufu

Ingredient (A)

100 grams – soya bean

400 grams – fish meat (tenggiri fish)

200 grams – minced pork

30 grams – ginger (make juice)

1 tsp - salt

¼ tsp - white pepper powder

½ - brinjal

½- bitter gourd

5 pcs – green or red chili

6 pcs – lady’s fingers

5pcs – tofu

1 pcs – beancurd sheet

 Method

1. Boil soya bean with 2 liters of water for 2 hours. 
2. Mix fish meat and pork with ginger juice, salt and white pepper powder and minced together. Put aside.
3. Prepare remaining ingredient and stuff the paste as shown in the picture and fry in oil until cook.  
4. Arrange the fried stuffed ingredients in a cooking pot and add hot soya bean broth into the pot and bring it to boil.  Add salt to taste as you require.  Sprinkle with spring onion and white pepper powder when you serve.  

Fried chicken wings in oyster sauce

Most of us like chicken wings, especially children.  Me too.  I love to eat but I don't eat too often.  Chicken wings are rich in protein, however eat too much cause Gout attack.  So adult, please be careful when you choose the food.  

Ingredient

10 pcs – chicken mid-joint (or) 5 pcs of chicken wings

½ tsp – salt

1 Tbs – light soy sauce

1 Tbs – onion juice

1 Tbs – corn flour

1 1/2 Tbs – oyster sauce

3 pcs – shallot (chop)

2 pcs – garlic (chop)

Method

1. Marinate the chicken with salt, light soy sauce, onion juice, corn flour and leave it for an hour.
2. When chicken is ready.  Heat ¾ rice bowl of oil in a frying pan and fry chicken till golden brown.
3. Leave 3-4 Tbs of oil in a pan and fry chopped shallot and garlic together till fragrant and change the color.  Reduce heat to low level.  Add oyster sauce and mix well.   Add fried chicken  and stir for a minute.  Add 8 Tbs of hot water and cover with a lid till water dry. (it takes 1 1/2 to 2 minutes). Stir a few times during cooking.  Ready to serve.

Water spinach salad & White carrot salad

 

Method for White carrot salad

Wash 200 grams of white carrot and peel off the skin.  Shredded and placed on a plate.  Add 1 tbs of lemon juice, ½ tbs of fish sauce and ¼ tsp of salt. Mixed well and leave it for 5 minutes.  Add 1 tbs of fried onion oil, 1 tbs of white sesame seed, 1 tbs of ground peanut, ½ tbs of dry prawn (wash and grind) and a pinch of msg.  Mix well and sprinkle with fried onion.   Ready to serve. 

Method for water spinach salad

Boil water in a saucepan and add 200 grams of water spinach for 2 minutes.  Rinse with cold water and drain.  Squeeze out excess water with your hand.  Cut spinach into short sections and placed on a plate.  Add 1 tsp of fish sauce, ½ tsp of salt, 1 tbs of sesame oil, 1 tbs of white sesame seed, 1 tbs of ground peanut, ½ tbs of dry prawn (wash and grind), 1 tbs of lime juice and a pinch of msg. Mix well and sprinkle with fried onion.   Ready to serve. 

Noodles in garlic oil ( Serve for 2)

                                                                                                                                                           

Ingredient

200 grams – egg noodle

3 cloves – garlic

100 grams – chicken meat

5 Tbs  – oil

¼ tsp – yellow powder/turmeric powder

Spring onion (dice), a slice of ginger, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, pinch of monosodium glutamate 

Method

1. Boil the water and add 200 grams of egg noodle until soft. Rinse with cold water and drain.  Add 1 tsp of oil and mix well.
2. Heat the oil in a frying pan. Add turmeric powder and chopped garlic.  Fry till change to a golden color and put aside.
3. Boil the water and add chicken meat with a slice of ginger. When chicken meat is cooked, shredded or dice the meat.  Set aside.
4. Preparation – the egg noodle in a food bowl for a person, add 1 tbs of garlic oil, 2 tbs of shredded chicken meat, 1 tsp of light soy sauce , ¼ tsp of dark soy sauce and a pinch of MSG.  Sprinkle with dice spring onion.  Mix well.  Ready to serve with chicken soup and a side dish of shredded cucumber with chili sauce.

Sambal Kangkong

Ingredient

200 grams – kangkong  (Wash a few times and cut)

3 cloves – garlic (chop)

5 grams – dry prawn ( wash with hot water and chop)

1 pcs – medium size onion (50gram) (slice)

1 tab – chili flakes

½ tsp – fish paste

½ tsp – salt

Method

Heat 3-4 tbs of oil in non-stick pan. Add chopped garlic and stir fry till change color.  Add sliced onion, chili flakes, dry prawn and stir fry till fragrant.  Add kangkong and salt.  Stir fry for 2 minutes.  Ready to serve.

Fry shredded pork with wood ear fungus

Ingredient

150 grams – pork (shredded)

30 grams – black ear fungus

20 grams – shallot (finely chopped)

3 cloves – garlic (finely chopped)

2 cubes – soya bean curd with chili sauce

4 tsp – light soy sauce

1 tsp – dark soy sauce

½ tsp – salt

4 tbs - oil

1 tsp – corn flour

                                                                                      

Method

·         Marinate shredded pork with 1 tsp of light soy sauce, ½ tsp of salt and 1 tsp of corn flour.  Put aside first.

·         After soaked black ear fungus for 30 minutes in the water, wash 3-4 times.  Then cut the black ear fungus and leave it to dry in a basket.

·         Add 2 tsp of hot water into 2 cubes soya bean curd and mix well.

·         Heat the oil in a non-stick pan.  Add chopped garlic and shallot till fragrant.  Add the marinated shredded pork and stir fry for a minute.  Pour soya bean curd into pork and continuous stir fry for another minute.  Add black fungus, remaining light soy sauce, dark soy sauce and 5 tbs of hot water.  Stir fry for 2 – 3 minutes and cover the lid. 

Stir-fried tomatoes

 Tomatoes are rich in vitamin C and A.  It can protect the skin from UV light.  It is also a natural cancer fighter and improves your vision.  I want to share this beneficial side dish that you should not miss out.  Most people eat tomatoes in raw and added to a salad.  This cooking is eaten along with many types of vegetables.  

Ingredient

400 grams- tomatoes (Slice)

50 grams – onion (Slice)

3 cloves  - Garlic (Chop)

4 pcs – green chili

1 stalk - Coriander leave

15 grams – dry prawns ( wash and dice)

1 tsp – fish paste

1 tsp – red chili powder

½ tsp-salt

5 tbs- oil

Method

Heat up oil in non-stick pan.  Add garlic and stir-fry till turn color.  Add onion, dry prawns and chili powder and stir fry until fragrant.  Add sliced tomatoes, salt and continuous stir-fry for 15 minutes.  During stir-fry, add 5-7 tbs of hot water each time whenever it is dry.  Before the turn-off fire, add 3 tbs of hot water, coriander leave and stir-well. 

Ready to serve with raw red carrot, lemon, cucumber, lettuce, bitter gourd (boil) and cai xin (boil).  

Oatmeal porridge in Asian style

Most of the people have already known about the benefit of oatmeal.   It helps lower cholesterol, reduce the risk of heart disease and diabetes, reduce high blood pressure and even reduce the risk for certain cancers.  It is really good to start your day with full energy if you take oatmeal breakfast.

I wanted to introduce the oatmeal breakfast in Asian style.  Hope you will enjoy it.  It is very simple and tasty.

Nobody wants to spend time in the kitchen for a breakfast.  15 minutes is the maximum we could spend for a busy day.   This dish is really less than 15 minutes to prepare.  However, we have to prepare the stock in advance when you are free after work or weekend and store in the fridge.  It can be used for 3-5 days.  (If you really have no time to make stock, you can use ready made chicken stock bottle or cubes – ½ cube is enough for one serving)

To prepare stock: Boil the water in the saucepan.  When the water boils, add 1pcs chicken breast, 2 tbs of fish sauce and a few slices of ginger.  Boil until chicken is cooked.  Take out the chicken breast and chop.  Make it cool for the stock and keep both stock and chopped chicken meat with separate food container in the fridge.

Method to cook 

Bring 1 ½ bowl of chicken stock to boil in the saucepan.  When water is boiling, add 3-4 tbs of quick oats, ½ tsp of sesame oil, 2 tbs of chopped chicken meat, salt and cook for 2 minutes. For those who needs extra energy, add one egg.  Sprinkle with chopped onion leaves and ¼ tsp of black pepper powder.  It is ready to serve.  It is really smooth, fragrant and tasty.  Enjoy!