Simple Cooking Ideas
Easy Cooking Ideas for Busy Modern Moms
Fried Chicken in Tangy Orange Sauce
I use two chicken thighs for this dish and separate upper and lower parts into four pieces to serve four persons. Try to take out the bones if you have time or you may leave the bones in tact. My daughters and their kids love this dish. Ingredients: 2 chicken thigh, cut into 4 pieces 1 tea spoonful salt and dash of pepper 1 egg slightly beaten 1 cup cornflour oil for deep frying 1 teaspoon minced garlic Orange Sauce: 1 cup orange juice 1 teaspoon Maggi granulated Chicken Stock 1 tablespoon sugar or to taste 1 tablespoon cornflour mixed with 2 tablespoon water 4 orange slices cooked broccoli to line the dish Method: Cut ...
Shredded Yambean and Carrot strips with meat and dried cuttlefish
This recipe is seldom found in recipe books. It is handed down from mother to daughter. Thus, the ingredients are in approximate quantities. Yambean is a type of turnip, it is called "sar kot" in Chinese. In Hokkien, it is called "Ju Hu Char".This dish is traditionally served at Chinese New year Eve for a reunion feast. Ingredients: 1 yambean, shredded about 500 gm. 1 carrot, shredded 50 gm dried cuttlefish, shredded finely 1 cup water 300 gm streaky pork meat, cook in hot water and cut, shredded 1 cup dried prawns, washed clean. 3 pips garlics, minced 1 tablespoon chopped spring onion and chinese celery (optional) 3 ...
Simple and Tasty Fried Rice Noodles
Rice Noodle is very versatile. You can cook them is many ways. This is one simple way to prepare a wholesome meal for the whole family. Ingredients: 250 gm rice noodles, soaked to soften and put aside. (this recipe will go well with any type of noodle) 100 gm medium size prawns 100 gm. meat, chicken or lean pork 100 gm cabbage, cut into strips of 1/2 inch wide 1 rice bowl of bean sprouts 3 pips garlic 5 tablespoon oil Mixed sauce: 2 tablespoon light soya sauce 1 teaspoon black thick soya sauce pepper and salt to taste 1/2 rice bowl of water 1/2 teaspoon sugar Method: Add half of the oil ...
Claypot Ginseng Soup with Village Chicken
Ginseng is widely known for its medicinal value as well as an anti-oxidant which keeps the body cells rejuvenated. I use Korean ginseng roots with dry "wai san" (dioscorea yam) , yok chook and kei chee (wolfberry) and red dates for this nourishing soup. All these herbs are easily available in Chinese medical hall. Ingredients: Half a kampong chicken, cut into big pieces 25 gm Korean ginseng roots, bought in a small bundle 25 gm dry wai san 25 gm yok chok 15 gm kee chee 10 red dates 2 litres water salt to taste Method: Wash the herbs in running water and put in the claypot ...
Steamed Siakap Teochew Style
Siakap is a common tropical fish found in Malaysia. It is reared in ponds. Siakap or Trout is especially popular in Chinese restaurants. Here is a simple recipe. Ingredients: 600 gm Siakap fish, cleaned 3 tablespoon minced ginger and garlic 200 gm ham choy (salted vegetable), cut into strips 1 tablespoon carrot strips 3 chilli padi, cut in halves 2 salted plums, discard the seeds 1/2 cup water 2 tablespoon chopped spring onion, parsley and chilly slices Method: Put the fish on the steaming plate and steam over boiling water in a wok. Meanwhile in a sauce pan, fry garlic and ginger. Add in ham choy, carrot strips and chilly padi. Add ...
Simple Walnut Cake
During the weekend when there is time left, bake a cake for the children to eat. Here I introduce a walnut cake that my daughters used to eat for snack and tea time. Ingredients: 250 gm plian flour 2 teaspoon baking powder 250 gm butter 4 eggs Grade A 240 gm castor sugar 2 teaspoon instant coffee 2 tablespoon hot water to mix 100 gm walnut (chopped) 3 tablespoon Method: Cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add in eggs one at a time until well mix. Sift flour together with baking powder and put aside. Next,combine coffee with hot water. Add in evaporated milk to mix with coffee. Blend well,alternately with ...
Chicken Curry
Curry Chicken is great with Tumeric Rice as I mentioned before. I prepare this simple chicken curry using ready bought curry meat powder which i make into a paste with alittle coconut milk and fry in a wok together with the minced shallots and garlics. Enhance the flavour with spices such as cloves , cinnamon and curry leaves. Ingredients: 1 chicken,cut into bite size pieces 1 teaspoon salt to rub chicken 3 large potatoes, cut into wedges 10 small shallots, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 1 piece ginger, 3cm long 2 packets meat curry powder, 20 gm per packet 4 cloves 4 cm long cinnamon stick 1 rice bowl thick ...
Easy Chicken Recipes
Hainanese Chicken Rice
Hainanese chicken rice is a popular dish in Chinese restaurants, coffee shops, and food court. You can prepare it at home and eat comfortably with your family. I use a free range chicken for this dish which taste better.
Ingredients: serves 4
1 free range chicken, about 1 1/2 kg
1 Japanese cucumber, sliced
2 liter water
3 cups rice, rinsed and dried
1 tbsp chopped garlic and ginger
2 tbsp margarine
2 screwpine leaves
3 red chillies
1 thumb sized fresh ginger
Method:
Add water to a stockpot and bring to boil. Submerge chicken into boiling water. Bring down heat to simmer … read more
Simple Chicken Chop Recipe
For this recipe, I use 4 chicken thighs. Debone thighs and remove some of the fats. Marinate thighs with Worcestershire sauce, pepper, soy sauce and sesame oil. Keep in the fridge for several hours or overnight.
Ingredients:(serves 4)
4 chicken thighs, deboned)
4 tbs worcestershire sauce
1 tbs sweet soy sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 beaten egg
cornflour for dusting
oil for frying
Garnishing:
200 gm French fries, fried
1 cucumber, cut into slices
2 tomatoes, cut into slices
1 small can baked beans in tomato sauce
Method:
Dip each chicken thigh in the beaten egg and dust in cornflour. … read more
Stir-fried Watermelon With Chicken Fillet
Do you know watermelon is a fruit that all parts are edible and taste good. The juicy red part is cut and eat straight away or blend into juice. The seeds can be dried and eaten as snacks or ‘kua chee’ in Chinese.? Some of you probably do not know that the watermelon skin can be used for cooking. Now, before you discard the watermelon skin next time, think about it. Do you know that watermelon skin has detoxification and purifying properties? Try this simple recipe using watermelon white part of the skin:
Ingredients:
300gm watermelon white parts, … read more
Simple Seafood Recipes
Butter Prawns With Oats
Here is another prawn dish, fried and coated with oats. I attended my sister’s house warming buffet dinner a week ago, I enjoyed eating this prawn dish. So I tried to do myself the next day. I used medium prawns. To clean them, just devein prawns cut off antennae and tails and keep the shell in tact. Try now and see if you can do it.
Ingedients:
300 gm meduim sized prawns
salt and pepper to taste
1 tablespoon Maggi seasoning
enough oil for frying prawns
3 tablespoon butter
2 sprigs curry leaves
1 chilly, cut into strips (optional)
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Buttered Prawn With Egg Floss
Buttered prawns with egg floss are so delicious to eat. You can try to prepare at home in your spare time, where the whole family can enjoy the dish. Medium big prawns are just nice for this dish. Devein the prawns and keep the shells in tact.
Ingredients:
500 gms prawns
5 egg yolks, beaten
enough butter to use in frying
a few pieces of curry leaves
green small chillies (optional)
Evaporated milk
Method:
Add 3 table spoon butter in the wok and add 2 tablespoon cooking oil. Turn heat to medium and melt the butter. When the butter is hot, pour … read more
Salted Fish Head Curry
Buy a fresh salted fish head and ask to be chopped to pieces. You need three types of vegetables: long beans, brinjals,and cabbage. Soak the vegetables well before cutting. I bought the one whole small salted fish head for only Rm 6.00. Get a packet at least 300 gm of mixed curry paste in the wet market for cooking this curry.
Ingedients:
1 small whole salted fish head, cut to pieces
300 gm long beans, cut to 2 inch long
300 gm bringjal, cut into wedges
300 gm cabbage, shredded thickly
2 tomatoes, cut to wedges
6 small … read more
Healthy Vegetarian Dishes
Cabbage, Carrots With Scrambled Eggs
Cabbage has its many ways of cooking it. Cabbage is used for making coleslaws or salads, pickled dish like kim chi, a popular Korean dish. It can be used in soups or stir- fried cabbage with meat. Below is shredded cabbage and carrot stir-fried with minced meat and dried prawns and scrambled eggs. Add some transparent noodles and chives.
Ingredients:
300 gm cabbage shredded finely
1 small carrot, shredded finely
50 gm minced pork belly
20 gm dried prawns, chopped a bit
oil for cooking
1 tablespoon chopped garlic
2 eggs, lightly beaten
20 gm transparent noodles, soaked … read more
Quick Stir-fried Chinese White Cabbage
This is a simple quick stir-fried vegetarian dish using wong ngah pak, a chinese white cabbage. Some of these dry ingredients like slices of dried mushrooms, wood ear, translucent noodles, tim choke (sweet bean curd slices) and nam yee (red bean curd) can be bought from the grocery store. Here I am using dried mushroom already cut in slices because they get soften very quickly when soaked in water. Discard the stalks.
Ingredients:
300 gm chinese cabbge or wong ngah pak,
rinse and cut to bite size pieces
30 gm wood ear, soaked, shredded
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Stir-fried Ash Gourd With Dried Prawns
Ash gourd or winter melon is eaten as a vegetable dish. The young ash gourd can be used for soups and stir-fried. Simple cooking with dried prawns and normally cut into strips. Add small ammout of translucent noodles or tanghoon for this dish.
Ingredients:
1 small ash gourd, cut into strips
Half piece of carrot, cut into thin strips
20 gm dried small prawns
a small handful of translucent noodles, soaked
oil for cooking
1 tablespoon chop garlic and onion
1 teaspoon cornflour mixed with little water
Method:
Add oil in a wok. Fry garlic, onion and prawns for a few … read more
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