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.

Saturday, March 17, 2018

Sizzling Tofu with Minced Meat

Sizzling Tofu with Minced Meat
铁板豆腐



2 japanese tofu
100gm minced meat
2 Shiitake mushroom (soaked, shredded)
1 tbsp salted bean paste
1 tsp chopped garlic
100ml water
Cornflour (mix with water for thickening)
40gm salted fish (diced  deep fry)
1 tbsp spring onions
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine

1 egg (beaten)

1. Cut tofu into pieces, deep-fry and remove.
2. Heat up 1 tbsp oil in hot wok, saute chopped garlic until fragrant.
3. Add in salted bean paste, minced meat, mushroom & stir well.
4. Add in water and seasoning, bring to boil & simmer for a while.
5. Thicken with cornflour solutions.
6. Preheat sizzling plate/pot with 1tbsp of oil and add in beaten egg.
7. Spoon in minced meat, sauce & tofu onto egg & sprinkle with fried salted fish.
8. Splash Shaoxing wine & serve.


Source: Recipe Book - 馆子菜单精选

Steamed Chicken with Cooking Wine

Steamed Chicken with Cooking Wine
花雕酒蒸鸡



Ingredient A:
300gm chicken (cut into pieces)
3 red dates (shredded)
2 pcs dang gui (angelica root - shredded)
1 tbsp wolfberries (goji - soaked)
1 pcs black earwood (soaked, shredded)
1 tbsp ginger shreds

Seasoning:
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine
1 tsp cornflour

1. Arrange chicken on plate.
2. Add in seasoning and mix well. Add in remaining ingredient A.
3. Steam over high heat for 15mins.
3. Garnish with coriander leaves.



Source: Recipe Book - 我家男人爱煮菜

Stir-fried Pork Slices with Zha Cai

Stir-fried Pork Slices with Zha Cai
榨菜炒肉片



Ingredients:
150gm lean meat(shredded and marinade)
300gm zha cai (rinsed & shredded)
1 tbsp minced garlic

Marinade:
1/8 tsp salt
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tbsp cornflour
1/2 tbsp water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/8 tsp MSG

1. Soak zha cai for 1 hour to remove saltiness. Drain.
2. Heat wok with one spoon of oil. Saute garlic & add in meat, fry well.
3. Add in zha cai and fry till aromatic.
4. Add in seasoning, fry well and serve.



Source: Recipe Book - 我家男人爱煮菜




Pork Trotter Vinegar

Pork Trotter Vinegar
猪脚醋
Ingredients:
1/2 Pork trotter
1 small bottle of black vinegar
1 piece of ginger
Sesame oil
Hard-boiled egg

Method:
1. Blanch pork trotter in boiling water. Drain.
2. Smash ginger and pan fry (without oil) to remove excess water in ginger.
3. Add in sesame oil and fry ginger untill fragrance.
4. Add in pork trotter and fry for few minutes.
5. Add in whole bottle of black vinegar plus water to cover the pork.
6. Add in egg & cook for at least one hour / Cook in slow cooker for 3hours or until meat soften.
7. Serve.


* If vinegar is sweet & sour type, no need to add in sugar.
   If vinegar is sour type, can add in some rock sugar.


Radish with Pork Ribs Soup

Radish with Pork Ribs Soup
白萝卜排骨汤



300gm Pork Ribs
1 Radish
1 tbsp White Peppercorn (Crushed)
Dried Squid Head
4 Red Dates

1. Blanch pork ribs in boiling water. Drain.
2. Remove radish skin and cut into pieces.
3. In slow cooker, add in all ingredients and cook for 3-4hours.


Steamed Enoki Mushroom with Garlic

Steamed Enoki Mushroom with Garlic
蒜蓉蒸金针菇


2 packs of Enoki Mushroom
Garlics
Salt
Sugar
Soy sauce


1. Remove end of enoki mushroom, clean and soak for 1 hour.
2. Drain & arrange nicely on plate/
3. Chop garlic (not too small so that it can remain it's taste)
4. Heat up pan with oil till 70% hot and off the fire.
5. Add in chopped garlic and stir till garlic turns brown.
6. Add little salt, sugar & soy sauce & mix well.
7. Pour onto enoki mushroom & steam for 2-3 mins.
8. Sprinkle with spring onions.


Source : http://www.goody25.com/mind6213395

Saturday, March 3, 2018

Char Choy Tofu Soup

Char Choy Tofu Soup
榨菜豆腐汤



1 ball char choy (rinsed, sliced & soaked in water for 30mins, drained)
2 chicken bone
1 tomato (quartered)
1 carrot (cut into pieces)
1500ml water

1 block soft tofu (cut into 2 x 2cm)


1. Heat a pot of water. Scald chicken bone, drain well.
2. Place all ingredient (except tofu) into pot. Bring water to boil.
3. Turn heat to low, simmer for one hour.
4. Add in tofu & turn off heat


Source : 我家3男人爱煮菜