Pumpkin Porridge

I think this is very nutritious with pumpkin, carrot and the brown rice :)





Ingredients:
Pumpkin (cut into cubes)
Carrot (diced)
Onion
Garlic
Dried shrimps (soaked)
Any green vege
Chicken Frankfurters
Brown rice
Water
Salt
Oil


Method:
1. Wash rice and cook in a slow cooker/pot with enough water.
2. In a wok, heat a little oil and saute the garlic and onion till fragrant.
3. Add in dried shrimps and stir fry for 1min.
4. Add in carrot and pumpkin. Season with a little salt.
5. Dish up and pour in this mixture into the porridge when it starts boiling.
6. Let the porridge continue to cook for ~1 hour or longer if you’re using a slow cooker.
7. Season with salt.
8. Blanch the vege and chicken frankfurters in boiling water.
9. Serve with porridge.

Cute Breakfast Set

Bread for breakfast sounds a little boring huh? Not when you have these little cuties accompanying them :)

I love these bento sticks that I found in Daiso (Plaza Singapura, SG). Everything in Daiso sells for only SG2. Not that it’s cheap for a Malaysian but I couldn’t find these in Penang, so I just couldn't resist buying when I see them. Well, they really ‘light up’ your food and I am heading to Daiso again in my next trip to SG!!!

Breakfast set consists of a yakult drink, green apples and tuna sandwiches.

Salmon Steak in Dark Soy Sauce

Has anyone ever tried a Chinese way of cooking salmon?


Ingredients:
Salmon
Ground Black Pepper
Salt
Onion
Dark Soy Sauce
Sugar
Water
Oil

Method:
1. Marinate the salmon with salt and ground black pepper for 30min.
2. In a non stick pan, heat a little oil and pan fry the fish till it turns brownish on both sides.
3. Push the fish on a side of the pan, and with the remaining oil, saute the onion for 1-2min.
4. Now, move the fish back to the centre of the pan and let it fry with the onion for 1min.
5. In a bowl, mix dark soy sauce with water and sugar. Pour this mixture onto the fish.
6. Cook with low heat. Cook 1min on each side of the fish and sauce thickens a little to coat the fish.

Stir Fried Celery with Carrot & Button Mushroom

This is definitely a quick stir fry dish and you can have many variations depending on the vegetables of your preferred choice.


Ingredients:
Celery
Carrot
Button Mushroom
Garlic
Oyster Sauce
Salt
Water
Oil

Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok and saute garlic.
2. Add in carrot and celery and stir fry for 1min.
3. Put in button mushroom. Season with oyster sauce and salt.
4. Add in water and cook for 1-2min and it’s ready!

Pumpkin & Potatoes with Dried Shrimps

Have I stopped cooking? No….absolutely not! I’ve been really busy with work and didn’t have time to update my blog. So, here are some of the back dated posts starting with this one.

I am not a fan of pumpkin but since all vegetables do us good, I try to eat more variety of it. My mum seldom cooks pumpkin for us, so I don’t really have a family recipe for this. Anyway, this is nice and the taste is appetizing (goes well with white rice).

Ingredients:
Pumpkin (cut into cubes)
Potatoes (cut into small cubes)
Garlic
Bean paste
Dried Shrimps (soaked in water and chopped)
Sugar
Water
Oil

Method:
1. Heat a little oil in a wok and saute the garlic till fragrant.
2. Put in the dried shrimps and stir fry for 1-2min.
3. Add in potatoes and stir fry for 2-3min.
4. Mix in the bean paste.
5. Add pumpkin and season with sugar.
6. Pour in some water and cook till soft.