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.