Recipe Collection by Jes

This blogs contains recipes collections that I kept for my own easy reference if I were to repeat to cook any dishes.
All recipes are from my MOM, online source, others' sharing and recipe books.
I am not stealing any recipes (all source of recipe is included in each posting).
Some of the recipes has been modified based on my own taste preference.

Sunday, July 23, 2023

Braised Chicken with Mushrooms

Braised Chicken with Mushrooms
香菇蘑菇焖鸡

Ingredients:
2 whole chicken legs (chopped into pieces)
10 slices ginger
12 dried mushrooms (soaked until soften, halved)
1 can button mushrooms (rinsed & drained)
400ml water

Seasoning:
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp cooking wine

Method:
1. Heat up oil. Saute ginger.
2. Add in chicken.
3. Add in mushrooms & seasoning. Fry.
4. Add in water, bring to boil. 
5. Turn to low heat and cover wok for 30mins.

Source : 

Kung Poh Chicken

Kung Poh Chicken
宫保鸡丁

Ingredients:
300g chicken breast (diced)
100g toasted cashew nuts
1 stalk spring onion
8 pcs ginger slice
10 dried chilies (cut into section & soaked till soft)
4 tbsp cornflour

Marinade:
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp tapioca flour
1 egg white

Seasoning:
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp cooking wine
5 tbsp water

Method:
1. Coat chicken with marinade, keep aside for 1-2 hours.
2. Dab cornflour onto the chicken.
3. Deep fried until golden brown & set aside.
4. Heat up clean wok with 1 spoon of oil, add in spring onion, ginger & dried chilies.
5. Turn to low heat, add in seasoning & chicken.
6. Dish up & sprinkle with cashew nut.
Source : 

Otak-otak Fried Egg

 Otak-otak Fried Egg
乌达煎蛋

Ingredients: 
1 box of otak-otak
2 eggs
salt

Method:
1. Defrost otak-otak, smashed.
2. Beat 2 eggs in a bowl with salt.
3. Mix otak-otak with egg.
4. Cook in pan.

Method : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9W7LO2N3TFk

Saturday, July 22, 2023

Stir-fry Honey Pea with Clam

Stir-fry Honey Pea with Clam
甜豆炒鲍贝

Ingredients:
minced garlic
6 pcs ginger
1/2 carrot (sliced)
1 pkt Honey Pea (remove head and end)
1/2 can mushroom (cut half)
1/2 can Pacific Clam
1.5 tbsp oyster sauce
corn flour
soy sauce
salt 
sugar

Method:
1. Heat up oil, add in minced garlic & ginger & cook till golden brown.
2. Add in carrot & honey pea.
3.Add in mushroom & clam.
4. Add in water, oyster sauce & soy sauce. Mix & simmer for 1-2 mins.
5. Thicken with cornflour water.
6. If too dry, may add more water. Add salt & sugar (optional).

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gbBSGw-CIsE

Tomato Soup with Pork Ribs & Corn

Tomato Soup with Pork Ribs & Corn 
番茄玉米排骨汤
Ingredients:
2 big pcs pork ribs (cut into small pcs)
3 tomatoes (diced)
2 corn (cut into pcs)
3 potatoes (wedges)
1 inch ginger (sliced)
1 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
salt
spring onion

Methods:
1. Blanch pork ribs with cooking wine and ginger. Set aside.
2. Heat up oil in wok, add in pork ribs & fry till golden brown.
3. Add in tomatoes and fry till soften.
4. Add in water, corn & potatoes.
5. Cook in low heat for 1 hour.
6. Add in oyster sauce, soy sauce & salt.
7. Garnish with spring onion.

Sunday, June 4, 2023

Stir Fry Black Pork

Stir Fry Black Pork
炒黑肉

Ingredients:
Pork (slice thinly)
Soy sauce
Dark soy sauce
Pepper
Sugar
Cornstarch

Method:
1. Mix all ingredients and set aside for 30mins.
2. Heat up wok with oil.
3. Add in minced meat, follow by marinated pork.
4. Add in water. Add dark sauce if color is not black enough.
5. Try the taste and may add in soy sauce/sugar/pepper.

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VhQbXyPNaQ


Ginger Pork

Ginger Pork
姜丝猪肉片



Ingredients:
300gm Pork (cut into thin slice)
Minced garlic
Shredded ginger

Marinade:
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp Pepper
1 tbsp cooking wine
1 tbsp corn starch

Method:
1. Mix pork with marinade and set aside for 10mins.
2. Heat up oil and stir fry ginger in low heat until golden brown & set aside.
3. With the remaining oil, add in garlic and fry.
4. Add in pork and mix until meat turn whitish.
5. Add in half bowl of water, mix well.
6. Add in 2 tbsp soy sauce & 1 tbsp dark soy sauce.
7. Stir well & cook in high heat.
8. Once start boiling, close lid & turn to low heat & cook for 5mins.
9. Add in cornstarch water to thicken & set aside.
10. Spread fried ginger on top & garnish with spring onion.

Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z--SqDU0Ksk&t=105s

Scrambled Egg with Tomatoes

 Scrambled Egg with Tomatoes
番茄炒蛋



Ingredients:
1 spring onion (chopped)
2 tomatoes (cut into small thicker pieces)
3 tbsp Tomato sauce
1 tsp Sugar
Water
Cornstarch water
4 eggs
Salt

Method:
1. Heat up wok, add in spring onion.
2. Add in tomatoes and fry.
3. Add in tomato sauce (for taste & color) & sugar.
4. Continue frying.
5. Add in water & keep it boil.
6. Add in cornstarch water to thicken it. Set aside.
7. Beat egg with salt.
8. Heat up clean wok, add in egg.
9. Mix quickly until it begins to solid.
10. Add in the tomatoes done early, mix well,
11. Remove & garnish with spring onion.

Source : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdOo9mOUlaU


Steamed Prawn Sauce Pork

Steamed Prawn Sauce Pork
虾酱蒸猪肉

Ingredients:
400g Pork Belly (slice thinly)
1 thumb-sized ginger (chopped)
1 spring onion white part (chopped)

Marinade:
1 tbsp Shrimp Paste
1 tbsp Cooking Wine
1 tbsp water
1/2 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp corn starch
some sesame oil
some pepper

Method:
1. Mix pork belly with all the ingredients & marinade.
2. Spread evenly on plate.
3. Steam for 8mins.

Source : https://www.facebook.com/GourmetByChefQ/videos/298015269189240


Saturday, April 29, 2023

Braised Bean Paste Chicken

Braised Bean Paste Chicken
豆酱焖鸡

Ingredients:
2 chicken whole legs
1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced ginger
1 tbsp bean paste

Seasoning:
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp dark sauce
1 tsp sugar
300ml water

Method:
1. Heat up oil, saute garlic & ginger. 
2. Add in bean paste.
3. Add in chicken and fry till meat turn whitish. 
4. Add seasoning and water & bring to boil.
5. Lower the heat and braise for 25mins.

Source: 我家男人爱煮菜2 pg 44

Friday, April 28, 2023

Braised Pork with Beancurd

Braised Pork with Beancurd
肉片焖豆干


Ingredients:
3 pcs beancurd
150gm lean pork (sliced)
1 tbsp minced garlic
6 tbsp water
1 tbsp diced spring onion

Marinade:
Pinch of salt
1 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp tapioca flour
1 tsp sesame oil

Seasoning:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1.5 tbsp dark soy sauce

Methods:
1. Marinade pork for a while.
2. Fry beancurd until pale golden brown. Set aside.
3. Fry pork until turns whitish, add in minced garlic, beancurd, water and seasoning.
4. Turn to low heat and simmer for 4mins. 
5. Garnish with spring onion.

Source : 我家男人爱煮菜 pg93

Braised Pork Belly with Beancurd Stick

Braised Pork Belly with Beancurd Stick
竹枝焖花肉

Ingredients:
600gm pork belly (cut into small pieces, blanch)
100gm dried bean curd stick
6 hard-boiled egg
2 big bulb black garlic
600ml water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp dark sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sugar

Methods:
1. Deep fry beancurd stick and soak in water to soften. Drain & cut into 4cm pieces.
2. Place all ingredients & seaosning into pot, bring to boil & simmer in low heat for 45mins.

Source : 爱煮菜的男人林苏文源 pg 77

Stir-fried Brinjal & Lady Fingers with Ikan Bilis

 Stir-fried Brinjal & Lady Fingers with Ikan Bilis
江鱼仔炒茄子羊角豆

Ingredients:
20g ikan bilis
200g brinjal (cut into 5cm slices)
300g lady fingers (sliced)
2 tbsp soy sauce

Methods:
1. Deep fried brinjal.
2. Heat up wok, add in ikan bilis and fry until golden & crispy. Set aside.
3. Use remaining oil & add in lady fingers & fry until a little charred.
4. Add in brinjal, ikan bilis, soy sauce & stir well.

Source: 爱煮菜的男人林苏文源 pg 69

Fried Bihun

Fried Bihun
炒米粉

Ingredients:
Bihun (soak 15mins)
Dried Prawn (soak & keep water)
Fish Cake (sliced)
Taugeh
Choi Sum
Garlic (more)
Shallot
Egg

Sauce:
1 tbsp black soy sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1/2 bowl water
pepper
1 tsp sugar

Methods:
1. Heat up wok, add oil.
2. Add in garlic & shallot (no need golden brown)
3. Add in dried prawn, cook until fragrant & golden brown.
4. Add in fish cake, move to the side and crack in eggs.
5. Add in little soy sauce into eggs.
6. Add in bihun, sauce (add bit by bit) & use chopstick to fry.
7. Taste and if sauce not enough, add in more.
8. Add pepper.
9. Add vegetables & continue frying.
10. If bihun still hard, may sprinkle dried prawn water.
11. Before done, add in sugar, mix well. 

Source : https://youtu.be/VolOzuqZ_08