Porks Ribs

Wow....I can't believe it that the last time I blogged about food was almost 3 months ago??? Aiks, how can this be ;p OK, anyway I will always love cooking and here's something really yummy! I cooked this some time ago so just agak-agak la here ;p

It would look better with some garnishing of parsley or something but hey, this is home cooked food and nobody eats the garnishing, so save it la hor. Dont waste the things we dont eat ma. :)

Ingredients:
Pork Ribs
Light Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Chinese Cooking Wine
Sugar
Sesame Oil
White Pepper Powder
Tomato Sauce
Onion
Oil
Salt
Water
Corn Flour


Method:
1. Marinate pork ribs with those ingredients highlighted in yellow for at least 1 hour.
2. Heat some oil and stir fry onion till fragrant.
3. Pour in the marinated pork ribs and its sauce. Stir fry till ribs look 1/2 cooked.
4. Add in tomato sauce and season with some salt to your preference. You can add more sugar or pepper....it's all up to your tastebud.
5. Add enough water to cover the meat and let it simmer until soft, adding water whenever needed.
6. Mix corn flour with a little water and pour in the mixture to thicken the sauce.
7. Serve hot with rice. Delicious!

Chicken Stew with Potatoes and Carrot

After the muffin experiment with rosemary, I still have some of the herb in the fridge and so tried to cook it with this chicken dish. I simply love the aroma of the rosemary which makes this comfort food even more heart warming (OK, depends who you’re going to eat with ;p). Herbs are really amazing plants. They come in “small packages”, as in most have tiny leaves, but a little bit of them bring out so much flavor in a dish. Rosemary keeps real well in the fridge and after this chicken stew, I still have some of it. Hhmm… I think I am going to experiment it with fish next.


Ingredients:
Chicken Meat
Carrot
Potatoes
Shallots
Garlic
Fresh Rosemary
Salt
Sugar
Pepper
Cooking Wine
Dark Soy Sauce
Oil
Water
Corn Flour (optional)

Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with salt, sugar, pepper and cooking wine 2-3 hours (I marinated it overnight).
2. Heat some oil and saute garlic and shallots until fragrant.
3. Add in potatoes and stir fry for ~2min.
4. Add in carrot and continue to stir fry for another 1min.
5. Add in chicken meat (pour in marinade as well).
6. Season with dark soy sauce, salt and sugar.
7. Add water and cook with medium heat till it simmers.
8. Then, switch to low heat and cook till potatoes are soft.
9. Add in rosemary and cook for another minute.
10. Serve with rice.

Note: If you want to thicken the gravy, just mix a little corn flour with water before adding in the rosemary. Cook till it simmers.

Chicken and Potato Stew

I am trying to do most of the cooking with the slow cooker nowadays to save time ;p
The slow cooker allows you to just dump everything inside and cook. By the time you wake up the next morning, it's ready. This is one of those trial and error dish. Tastes quite good but I think can be improved with some cloves and dark soya sauce. :)

Ingredients:
Chicken (remove skin, cut into large pieces)
Cinnamon stick (1-2 will do)
Star anise (2-3 pieces)
Garlic (crushed)
Soya sauce (mix with some water)
Salt
Corn flour (mix with a little water)
*I ran out of dark soya sauce but if you have, add a little dark soya sauce would be nice.


Method:
1. Put all the ingredients into the slow cooker and cook over low heat for 7-8hours.
2. Season with some salt.
3. If you would like the gravy to be thicker, add in a little corn flour mixture and cook till it boils before serving.