Simple Cooking Ideas

Kids love this and busy mothers can cook in a jiffy. Children like to eat fast food like fried chicken, hot-dogs and burgers. For a change have a try on this dish.

Ingredients:

For the meatballs:
300 gm minced beef
1 large onion finely diced
2 cloves minced garlics
50 gm breadcrumbs
2eggs
Salt and pepper

Sauce
2 tablespoon olive oi
2 large chopped onions
3 clove chopped garlic
5 large chopped tomatoes
1 small can tomato puree
salt and pepper to taste

Pasta
1/2 packet spagetti (250 gm)

Method:

First, place the minced meat, garlic and onions, mixed herbs, breadcrumbs and eggs in a mixing bowl, Add some seasoning and delicately make it into tiny meatballs.

Secondly, place about 150gm oil to heat up in a frying pan. Fry the meat balls till brown.

Meanwhile in a saucepan, heat about 2 tablespoon of oil, then add the garlic and onions to
cook it till tender.

Later, add in the tomato paste and chopped tomatoes, follow by the seasoning and the
meatballs.

Next, in a separate pot bring water to the boil. Addsome salt. Put the spaghetti in, stirring from time to time till cooked.

Drain the water and transfer the pasta into a serving dish adding little olive oil to prevent in sticking together.

Finally, to serve, dish out the spaghetti on individual plates, then lader over with the meatballs and sauce.

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Lamb or mutton requires a longer time to cook. It is perfect for stews and curries. if you find lamb smells unbearable, cook it with more ginger slices or add ginger juice.

Ingredients:

1 kg lamb cut into bite-sized pieces
100 gm ginger sliced thinly
2 carrots cut to bite-sized pieces
2 potatoes peeled and cut into wedges
30 gm wood ears or mok yee
100 gm Chinese mushrooms (soaked)
1 tablespoon crushed garlic
4 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon sesame oil

Seasoning:

3 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon salted red beancurd (nam yue)
1 teaspoon sugar
1/4 cup Chinese rice wine
dashed of pepper
salt to taste

Method:

Heat oil and sesame oil in a claypot. Fry ginger and garlic till fragrant. Add salted beancurd and lamb cubes. Stir for five minutes and add the seasoning. Drain the mushroom and add in the mushroom stock. Bring to a boil and add in mushrooms and potatoes. Simmer till tender. Add in carrots, woodears and bamboo shoots. Cook another ten minutes. Serve hot and garnish with Chinese celery (Kan choy) and chillies.