Island Supreme Pizza

Hehe….this is not the “Island Supreme” from Pizza Hut although I tried to make it look and taste like one.
Since I still have some pita bread, why not try a different topping right? This taste nice too.

Ingredients:
Pita bread
Crab sticks (cut into 1cm length)
Tuna fish (mashed)
Onion (diced)
Tomato (diced)
Pineapple (cut into small pieces)
Yellow bell pepper (cut into small pieces)
Chili sauce
Tomato sauce
Cheddar cheese
Pepper
Salt


Method:
1. Mix chili and tomato sauce together and spread on the pita bread.
2. Mix a little salt and pepper with tuna fish.
3. Sprinkle onion, tomatoes, yellow bell pepper, tuna fish, pineapple and crab sticks onto the pita bread.
4. Top it with the cheese and bake at 170C for 15-20min.

Szechuan Vegetables Soup

A friend's friend asked how come no vegetarian dishes in my blog. Well, here's one :)

Ingredients:
Szechuan preserved vegetables (cut into thick slices)
Tomato (cut into wedges)
Tofu (cut into squares)
Onion (cut into wedges)
Sugar
Salt
Water
*If you like more sweetness in the soup, you can add in some carrots.


Method:
1. In a pot of boiling water, put in the tomatoes, onions, tofu and Szechuan vegetables.
2. Simmer for 1 hour.
3. Season with salt and sugar.

Sweet and Sour Fish

Seems like we need a lot of ingredients to do this but rest assured that it’s really to whip out this yummy dish!


Ingredients:
Fish cutlets (rub in a little salt and pepper)
Cucumber (cut into slices)
Tomato (remove the seeds and cut into cubes)
Onion (cut into wedges)
Pineapple (cut into cubes – canned ones will do fine)
Green bell pepper (cut into cubes)
Shallot
Chili sauce
Tomato sauce
Plum sauce
Salt
Water
Corn flour
Oil

Batter for fish:
(mix all together)
Plain flour
Rice flour
Baking soda
Salt
Water


Method:
1. Dip fish into batter and deep fry till golden brown Set aside.
2. In a wok, heat oil and sauté shallots for 1-2min.
3. Put in onions, tomatoes, pineapple and green bell pepper. Stir fry 1-2min,
4. Mix chili, tomato and plum sauce with some water and pour into the wok.
5. Season with some salt.
6. Add in the cucumber and cook for 1min.
7. Mix corn flour with some water and pour into the gravy to make it thicker.
8. Once it’s boiling, put the fish and mix well. It’s ready to be served.

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.

Steamed Fish with Preserved Bean Paste

This is THE dish for VIP. He can finish the whole fish (if there’s 2, he can finish all as well!) by himself. Anyway, this is very easy to do and if you like steamed fish the traditional way (yet not too complicated), try this.


Ingredients:
Fish (rub with a little salt and pepper and leave it for 30min)
Bean paste
Ginger (cut into thin strips)
Garlic (chopped)
Pepper
Soya sauce
Water
Oil or sesame oil


Method:
1. Clean the fish with some water to wash away the salt.
2. Put half of the some garlic, ginger and bean paste on a plate.
3. Place fish over the ingredients in #2.
4. Sprinkle the remaining garlic, bean paste and ginger over the fish.
5. Mix soya sauce, a little oil and water in a bowl. Pour the mixture over the fish.
6. Steam till cooked.

I usually place it on a steamer while cooking the rice. Yeah….the lazy way ;p

Stir Fried Bean Sprouts

This is definitely not as nice as the Ipoh bean sprouts (cos if it is, I wouldn’t be working 9-5 anymore ;p) but if you want a quick vege dish, this can be done in less than 10min.



Ingredients:
Bean sprouts
Chilli (cut into thin strips)
Carrot (cut into thin strips)
Garlic (chopped)
Soya sauce
Water
Pepper
Oil


Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok and sauté the garlic till it starts to brown.
2. Add in carrot and chilli and stir fry for 2-3min.
3. Put in the bean sprouts and mix well.
4. Mix soya sauce with a little water and pour it over the bean sprouts. Stir fry for 2-3min.
5. Serve with a little pepper.

ABC Soup

I am not sure what soup you call this but in my family, we’ve always know it as ABC soup. This is my sis’ favourite and I love it too especially on a cold rainy day.


Ingredients:
Potatoes (cut into wedges)
Tomatoes (cut into wedges)
Carrot (cut into thick slices)
Onion (cut into wedges)
Chicken (cut into large pieces)
White pepper (crushed)
Salt
Water


Method:
1. Put all the ingredients (except salt) into the slow cooker and cook over high heat until boiling, then set it to ‘auto’ mode and let it cook until serving time.
2. Season with salt before serving.