Fried Rice with Chinese Sausages

If you realise, I have been dishing out mostly one dish meal these days. Yeah, time is a constraint since I have a small kitchen and apartment and even the slightest noise will wake the baby, which means I can only start cooking after the little empress wakes up from her nap. The problem is, once she wakes up, she expects some entertainment and I can't leave her alone in her playpen for long. So, that's why we have all these quick to cook one dish meal :)

In case you wonder why the colour of the rice looks a but reddish, that's because I've always use brown + red rice :) If I cook white rice, I think it would be considered an exception ;p


Ingredients:
Rice (cooked and let cool at room temp)
Garlic
Carrot
Broccoli
Chinese Sausage
Egg
Oil
Salt
Light Soy Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Pepper
Water (boiled)


Method:
1. Heat some oil and saute garlic.
2. Add in chinese sausages and stir fry till the edges of the sausages start to brown a little.
3. Pour in carrot and broccoli and do a quick stir fry.
4. Add in beaten egg and let it cook before you continue to stir fry.
5. Add a little salt and pepper to taste.
6. Pour in the rice and add some light and dark soy sauce. Mix well.
7. Add a little water if it's too dry.
8. Stir fry for 1/2min and dish up.

Fried Rice with Fresh Corn

Here's another simple meal I cooked recently. It taste really good all because of the fresh corn!!! I don't know what you call that corn with 2 colours; white and yellow kernels but it's the more expensive type. It's not because I wanted to buy this but the seller ran out of the normal type, so I had to take this one. Anyway, it's very juicy and sweet, so no regrets.


Ingredients:
Cooked Rice
Carrot (diced)
Broccoli (cut into small pieces)
Fresh Corn
Dried Shrimps (soaked and chopped)
Garlic (chopped)
Shallots (sliced)
Dark Soy Sauce
Light Soy Sauce
Oil
Water-boiled


Method:
1. Heat oil in wok and saute garlic and shallots till fragrant.
2. Add in dried shrimps and stir fry till fragrant.
3. Add in carrot, broccoli and corn.
4. Season with light soy sauce.
5. Pour in rice and mix well.
6. Add in dark soy sauce and mix well.
7. Stir fry for 3-4min, adding water when it gets too dry.
8. Cook until corn is cooked (try it!) and add more light soy sauce to taste.
9. Serve hot.

Stir Fried Udon

It's has been such a long time since I have updated my cooking blog I almost forgot how to go about with the recipe. ;p After a long break from the kitchen, I've started cooking dinner almost everyday for the past 2 months. Yeap, I still enjoy working in the kitchen and it's still a way for me to de-stress :)

Here is a simple one dish meal. Saw some udon noodles in the wet market and thought of a stir fried version. Yummy!

Ingredients:
Udon noodles
Garlic (chopped)
Carrot (sliced)
Cabbage (cut into bite size)
Dried Mushroom (soaked till soft and cut into pieces)
Chicken Meat (cut into bite size)
Black Pepper
Light Soy Sauce
Salt
Oil
Water -boiled (if needed)


Method:
1. Heat oil in wok and saute garlic till fragrant.
2. Add in carrot and mushroom. Stir fry for 1min.
3. Add in cabbage and chicken meat. Stir fry for another min.
4. Season with some salt and light soy sauce. Sprinkle some black pepper.
5. Stir fry for 1 min.
6. Add in the noodles. Mix well. Stir fry for another 1-2min.
7. If too dry, add some water, otherwise, dish up and serve.

Stir Fried Bean Sprouts (Taugeh) with Chili and Dried Shrimps

A simple and tasty dish....

Ingredients:

Bean Sprouts

Dried Shrimps (soaked and chopped)

Chili

Garlic

Salt

Water

Oil

Method:

1. Heat oil and saute garlic till fragrant.

2. Add in dried shrimps and chili and stir fry till fragrant.

3. Add in bean sprouts. Stir fry over high heat for 1min.

4. Season with a little salt and add a bit of water.

5. Continue to stir fry over high heat for about 1/2min. Dish up and serve with rice.

Sweet Preseved Radish (Choy Pou) Omelet

My mum used to cook this whenever we had porridge because the saltiness and sweetness from the preserved radish goes really well with plain porridge. I love this omelet though if you eat it on its own, it can be very salty. We had this for lunch sometime back together with stir fried spinach with carrot and chicken curry.

Ingredients:

Eggs

Preserved Sweet Radish (cut into small pieces)

Pepper

Oil

Method:

1. Heat a little oil and stir fry the radish.

2. Beat eggs with a little pepper.

3. Pour egg mixture onto the radish. Let the egg cook till it sets.

4. Turn the egg and cook the other side.

5. Dish up when both sides are cooked.

Fried Rice with Broccoli and Chinese Sausage

I think I've not been cooking fried rice or noodles for some time and I usually do this when my laziness creeps in ;p Well, I think this one is a balanced meal by itself as I have vege, fish and pork (the sausage) and it's brown rice :)

Ingredients:
Cooked Brown Rice
Garlic
Onion
Fish (marinate with some salt and pepper)
Chinese Sausage
Button Mushroom (would taste better with Chinese Mushroom)
Carrot
Broccoli
Light Soy Sauce
Salt
Oil


Method:
1. Heat some oil and saute garlic and onion until fragrant.
2. Add in chinese sausage and stir fry for 1-2min.
3. Add in mushroom, carrot and broccoli. Stir fry for 1min. Season with a little salt.
4. Add in fish and stir fry for a while.
5. Add rice and mix well.
6. Season with light soy sauce.
7. Stir fry over high heat for about 1min and it's done.

Lunch_30Jan10

Another backdated post....;p

For lunch, we had a simple stir fried lettuce, carrot and radish soup and pumpkin with mushroom in bean paste.

Carrot & Radish Soup

Ingredients:

Carrot

Radish

Onion

Chicken

Water

Salt

Method:

1. Boil water and pour in everything (except salt).

2. Cook for at least 2 hours.

3. Season with salt.

Pumpkin with Mushroom in Bean Paste

Ingredients:

Pumpkin (cut into cubes)

Chinese Mushroom (soaked till soft and cut into cubes)

Dried Shrimp (chopped)

Bean Paste

Garlic

Oil

Water

Method:

1. Heat oil and saute garlic.

2. Add in dried shrimp and bean paste and stir fry till fragrant.

3. Add in mushroom and stir fry for 1min.

4. Add in pumpkin. Stir fry for another min.

5. Add water. Cook till pumpkin is soft.

6. Goes well with rice!

Stir Fried TomYam Ladies Fingers

This was an experimental dish simply because I didn't have any chili at home ;p It turned out quite well and very easy to do. Good if you'te lazy to cook :)

Ingredients:

Ladies Fingers (sliced thinly)

Garlic

Dried Shrimp (chopped)

TomYam Paste

Salt

Oil

Water

Method:
1. Heat oil in wok and saute garlic.
2. Add in dried shrimps and tomyam paste. Stir fry till fragrant.
3. Add in ladies fingers. Season with a little salt.
4. Stir fry for 2min.
5. Add a little water, and continue to stir fry until the ladies fingers are cooked (I like it soft, so usually will cook for a longer time).
6. Dish up when done.

Long Bean Omelet

One of my favourite omelet...

Ingredients:

Garlic

Long Beans

Eggs (beaten with some pepper and salt)

Salt

Oil

Method:

1. Heat a little oil and saute garlic.

2. Add in long beans and stir fry for 2min.

3.Season with some salt.

4. Spread the long beans over the pan/wok. Pour the egg mixture over it.

5. Let it cook till the edge of the egg looks cooked, then turn over.

6. Dish up when both sides are cooked.

Oyster Sauce Chicken

Hubby just came back from biz trip yesterday, so I wanted to cook dinner for him today :) I really didn't know what to do with the chicken. Somehow suddenly osyter sauce came to my mind. So, oyster chicken it would be :) I am glad he loves it and this is definitely an easy one to do.

Ingredients:

Chicken

Button Mushroom (optional)

Ginger (a few slices)

Onion

Spring Onion

Light Soy Sauce

Oyster Sauce

Sesame Oil

Salt

Oil

Water

Method:

1. Marinate chicken with light soy sauce, sesame oil and oyster sauce for at least 30min.

2. Heat some oil and saute ginger and onion until fragrant.

3. Add in some of the spring onion (the thicker white parts). Stir fry for 1min.

4. Add in button mushroom and chicken.

5. Stir fry until chicken looks cooked from the ouside.

6. Season with a little salt and oyster sauce.

7. Add water and cook till it simmers. Continue cooking until chicken is cooked.

8. Add the remaining spring onion 1min before you dish up.

Dory Fish in Bean Paste

Our dinner 2 days ago:

As I was thinking how should I cook the dory fish, I thought maybe I'd ask my hubby how he likes the fish to be done. Guess what? "Cook with bean paste lo." Hahaha....very predictable. Well, I wasn't sure if dory fish would smell terrible if I steam it, so I thought I'd just stir fry it with some ginger and bean paste. Same ingredients, but instead of steaming, we do it the stir fry way. Works well and yummy!

Ingredients:

Dory Fish

Ginger

Garlic

Bean Paste

Oil

Water

Method:

1. Heat a little oil and saute the garlic and ginger till fragrant.

2. Add in bean paste and fish. Stir fry for 1 min.

3. Add some water and cook till it simmers.

4. When fish is cooked, dish up.

Arrowhead with Pork in Bean Paste

For those of you who are familiar with this dish, you would think I should use the reddish preserved beancurd called "nam yu" but well, I realised the bottle that I have had expired ;p Oops...so, what to do? Use la whatever is available :) So, now I can tell you that it's taste pretty good too with bean paste.

Ingredients:
Arrowhead (sliced)
Pork (sliced)
Garlic
Bean Paste
Water
Oil


Method:
1. Heat oil and saute garlic.
2. Add in arrowhead and stir fry for 1-2min.
3. Add in pork and bean paste. Stir fry for 1min.
4. Add some water and let it simmer then turn to medium-low heat.
5. Once pork is cooked, dish up.

Linguine in Tomato Sauce

I love the fresh tomatoes taste in this pasta. :)

Ingredients:
Pasta (I used linguine- cooked per packet instruction)
Tomatoes (very ripe – cut into small pieces and blend using a blender)
Onion
Garlic
Button Mushroom
Chicken Meat (minced)
Salt
Black Pepper
Mixed Herbs
Olive Oil
Water


Method:
1. Heat olive oil and sauté garlic and onion until onions turn soft.
2. Add in chicken meat and button mushroom. Stir fry for a while.
3. Season with salt, mixed herbs and black pepper.
4. Pour in the tomato puree and cook till it simmers. You can add a little water if you want.
5. Pour in the pasta and mix well. Serve hot.

Fried Rice with Cabbage and Chicken

Ingredients:
Rice (cooked)
Cabbage
Onion
Chicken Meat
Light Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Pepper
Salt
Sugar
Dark Soy Sauce
Oil


Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with light soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper for 30min.
2. Heat oil and saute onion.
3. Add in chicken meat and stir fry for 1 min.
4. Add in cabbage. Season with salt and sugar.
5. Pour in rice and mix well.
6. Add in dark soy sauce and mix to coat the rice.
7. Stir fry for 1min and dish up.

TomYam Fried Rice

A variety of spicy fried rice…

Ingredients:
Rice (cooked)
Carrot
Onion
Garlic
Chicken Meat
Light Soy Sauce
Pepper
Salt
Sugar
Tomyam Paste
Water (boiled)
Oil


Method:
1. Marinate chicken with light soy sauce and pepper for ~30min. Set aside.
2. Heat some oil in a wok and sauté garlic and onion until fragrant.
3. Add in tomyam paste and stir fry for a while.
4. Add in carrot and stir fry for 1 min.
5. Add in chicken meat. Season with sugar, salt and a little water.
6. Pour in the rice and mix well.
7. Stir fry over medium-high heat for 1min and it’s done.

Stir Fried Tomyam Spaghetti

Ingredients:
Spaghetti (cooked per packet instruction)
Big Onion
Tuna
Carrot
Green Bell Pepper
Button Mushroom
Tomyam Paste
Salt
Sugar
Water (boiled)
Oil


Method:
1. Heat some oil and stir fry onion till fragrant.
2. Add in tomyam paste and stir fry for 1 while.
3. Add in green bell pepper, carrot and button mushroom. Stir fry for 1 min.
4. Add in tuna and season with salt and sugar.
5. Add a little bit of water if it gets too dry.6. Put in spaghetti and mix well. Stir fry for 1min and it’s done.

Fried MiFen with Chicken Meat

Ingredients:
Chicken Meat
Light Soy Sauce
Pepper
Sesame Oil
MiFen (soaked in water till soft-drained)
Garlic
Carrot
Choy Sum
Sugar
Oyster Sauce
Dark Soy Sauce
Oil
Water (boiled)


Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with light soy sauce, pepper and sesame oil for 30min or so.
2. Heat some oil and sauté garlic till fragrant.
3. Add in carrot and stir fry for 1 min.
4. Add in chicken meat and choy sum. Season with salt, sugar and a little oyster sauce.
5. Stir fry for a while. Add some water and cook till it simmer.
6. Add in mifen and season with dark soy sauce. Mix well.
7. Continue to stir fry until mifen is cooked (if too dry, add a little boiled water).

Stir Fried Spiral Pasta with Teriyaki Chicken

It’s been pouring here for the past few days and rainy days somehow often make me feel lazy. I, originally wanted to cook teriyaki chicken and a vege for dinner but changed my mind to cook just a one-dish meal for dinner. Hubby, who is forever very supportive of my cooking said “ok”. Hehe…so, I chose the easy way yesterday with this pasta. These spiral pasta (am sure they have an Italian name, but you don’t expect me to remember, do you??) are so colourful and it seemed to have this “cheer-you-up” effect as you cook them.

No, I’ve not gone crazy. I just love food :)


Ingredients:
Chicken Meat (de-boned)
Teriyaki Sauce
Pasta (cooked per packet instruction)
Carrot
Broccoli
Onion
Dark Soy Sauce
Salt
Black Pepper
Oil (I used olive oil)
Water


Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with teriyaki sauce for a few hours or overnight.
2. Heat some oil and stir fry onion till fragrant.
3. Add in carrot and broccoli. Stir fry for 1 min.
4. Add in chicken and stir fry for a while.
5. Season with dark soy sauce, black pepper and salt.
6. Add a little bit of water if it’s too dry and cook till it simmers.
7. Add in the pasta and stir fry for 1-2min.

Dig in!

Stir Fried Chicken with Ginger and Spring Onion

Stir Fried Cabbage with Carrot

Stir Fried Chicken with Ginger and Spring Onion

I cooked these for lunch in church 2 weeks ago; chicken with ginger and spring onion and stir fried cabbage with carrot. Just simple food, the kind I usually cook for our dinner. Nicholas had lots of the cabbage and he ate it as if he was eating salad although it’s meant to go with rice. I was glad that he enjoyed it and who says we had to force kids to eat vege? ;p

The chicken is one of my favourite dishes as I love anything with lots of ginger and spring onion. :)


Ingredients:
Chicken Meat (de-boned)
Cooking Wine
Sugar
Salt
Pepper
Light Soy Sauce
Sesame Oil
Ginger
Garlic
Spring Onion
Oyster Sauce
Oil
Water
Corn Flour (optional)


Method:
1. Marinate chicken meat with cooking wine, salt, sugar, pepper, light soy sauce and sesame oil for 1 hour or so.
2. Heat some oil in a wok and saute the garlic and ginger until fragrant.
3. Add in some spring onion (the harder, whitish part nearer to the root) and stir fry till fragrant.
4. Put in the chicken and stir fry for 1min.
5. Season with a little bit of oyster sauce, salt and sugar.
6. Add some water and cook till it simmers.
7. Add in the rest of the spring onion and cook for another minute.
8. Dish up and serve hot.

Note: If you wish to thicken the sauce, mix some corn flour with water and pour it into the mixture (when you add the rest of the spring onion). Cook till it simmers.

Whole Wheat Spaghetti with Chicken and Basil

I cooked this sometime back for dinner and enjoyed it very much. I think it was the first time I cooked with basil although I’ve always wanted to experiment with fresh basil. Simply love the taste and aroma and it’s become one of my favourite herbs.


Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Spaghetti (cooked per packet instruction)
Carrot
Chicken
Basil
Black Pepper
Light Soy Sauce
Cooking Wine
Salt
Sugar
Garlic
Onion
Olive Oil


Method:
1. Heat some oil and saute garlic and onion till it starts to brown.
2. Add in the carrot and stir fry for 1min.
3. Put in the chicken and stir fry for 1 min.
4. Season with salt, sugar and cooking wine.
5. Add in the pasta and mix well.
6. Season with light soy sauce and black pepper to taste.
7. Add in the basil and stir fry for 1/2min and it’s done!