Braised Squid in Soya Sauce

Ingredient

400g Squid, cleaned and washed

1 Tbs Dark Soya Sauce

1 Tbs Light Soya Sauce

1 Tbs Sugar

Oil

Minced Garlic

Red chilli for decoration

Method

1. Mix the squid, dark and light soya with sugar to marinade for about 2 to 3 hours

2. Heat up oil and add minced garlic

3. Pour the squid with marinade and stir fry

4. Once sauce thickens and squid is cooked through, remove

5. Enjoy!

Stir-fry Chinese Round Spinach (苋菜)

Ingredient

2 pkt of Chinese Round Spinach (Hin Cai)(苋菜)

4 Cloves of Garlic, minced

Handful of Ikan Bilis, Soaked to soft

Oil

Method

1. Seperate the leaves from the stem of the spinach. 

2. The stems need to break and pull for the membrane to be removed. (Skip this step and you have tougher veg)

3. Heat up oil in a wok

4. Add in Garlic

5. Add in Ikan Bilis and stir-fry for a while to release flavour

6. Add in the Spinach (They will shrink to half portion)

7. Stir Fry them well, add in the ikan bilis water (If you prefer less watery, do not add in water cos spinach release lots of water)

8. Once Spinach soft and done, about 5 mins under high heat, Remove

9. Enjoy!

Cheese Cupcake

I was alone on a public holiday and went to the supermarket. *Supermarket is to me what shoes and handbag is to women.* Then i thought of making something to surprise Jaylen when he comes home. So i decided to make something which he likes, Cheese and Cup Cakes!

Ingredient

1 Tbs Full cream milk
90g Butter
65g Sugar
2 Eggs
85g Self raising flour
50g Grated Cheese, i use Parmesan

Method

1. Beat butter, sugar and eggs together.
2. Add in flour, mix well.
3. Add in grated cheese and milk and mix well.
4. Spoon batter into cupcake cases. Makes about 5.
5. Bake at 180C for 25 mins.
6. Enjoy!

Braised Red Snapper in Dark Soya sauce

Ingredient

600g Red Snapper Fillet (Must be Fresh)

1 tbsp shredded ginger
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic

Red chilli for Decoration 

Oil

Sauce

1 tbs light soya sauce

1 tbs dark soya sauce
1 tbs oyster sauce
1 tsp salt

1 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
100 ml water

Method

1. Steam Fish fillet with ginger strips for 20 mins

2. In a saucepan, sautee the garlic in oil 

3. Add in the sauce mixture and warm through

4. Once fish is done, remove from steamer and add to sauce

5. Once the sauce has penetrated the fish and is bubbling, remove and serve

6. Enjoy!

Honey Pork Ribs (蜜汁排骨)

Recently, i was all alone at home for the weekend. And there was an EPL game on at 7pm. So i thought, why not make a dish that goes well with Beer? It will be a perfect evening to catch my Favourite team in action and enjoying nice beer-pairing dish.

Ingredient

500g Ribs (I use a mixture of Spare Ribs and Prime Ribs) Be sure to use Fresh not Frozen for maximum results
1 Tbs Chinese cooking wine
2 1/2 Tbs sugar
3 Tbs white vinegar
4 Tbs light soy sauce
5 Tbs water

 

Method

1. Blanch the ribs in hot water to remove any impurities and blood.
2. In a wok, add ribs and all the seasonings.
3. Bring the wok to a boil.
4. Turn to low flame and let it simmer till the sauce thickens. Take care not to burn it. (For me, its between 35 to 45 mins)
5. Enjoy!

Steam Fish Fillet with Salted Bean Paste (豆醬)

Ingredient

1 Fish Fillet (Grouper, Red Snapper, White Snapper or Kurau)

1 tsp Salted Bean Paste (豆醬)

3 Slices of Ginger, chop to thin shreds

1 Tomato, sliced

Method

1. Lay fish fillet in a steam dish

2. Spread the Salted Bean Paste (豆醬) on top of the fillet

3. Scatter Ginger slices over the fillet

4. Arrange Tomato slices over the fillet

5. Steam for 12 mins

6. Enjoy!

Yu Sheng (魚生)

I know Chinese New Year is long gone. i just realised i had this post  that was not posted cos i had the date typed wrongly when i used the Schedule post function. So, now it is.

Ingredient

1 box of Yu Sheng (魚生) from NTUC (I use Earthern Pot Brand)
600g Salmon, sliced thinly

1 Green Zucchini ,shredded and squeezed dry

1 Carrot, shredded and squeezed dry

Method

1. Arrange the zucchini and carrot on a plate

2. Arrange the condiments from the Yu Sheng (魚生) around the zucchini and carrot

3. Sprinkle the sesamee seeds and spices over the ingredients

4. Drizzle the syrup over the ingredients

5. Toss the ingredients as high as you can!

6. Enjoy!