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How To Make Scallops With Garlic And Lemon

Would you like to make your own pizza dough? Do try this basic pizza dough recipe. You can add any pizza sauce of your choice.

Ingredients:

4 1/2 cups unbleached all-purpose white flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 1/2 cup warm water
2 packages dry yeast
1 1/2 cup warm water
1/4 cup olive oil
2 teaspoon light soya

Method:

Measure 1/2 cup warm water into a 2 cup container and stir in the brown sugar. Disslove the 2 packages of dried yeast in the water and set it aside for 5 minutes. It will become frothy. ( for about 2 cups worth!)

Sift 4 cups of flour into a large mixing bowl. Make a depression in the middle of the flour and pour in 3/4 of the olive oil and 1 cup warm water. Add in the yeast too.

Dust your kneading surface with flour, then mix the ingredients in the bowl with your hands. Place dough ball on the floured surface and from 8 to 10 minutes. Add flour to the kneading surface if the dough is too sticky or wet. Eventually the dough will become elastic.

Rub the insides of the clean bowl with the remaining olive oil and place the dough in it, coating the dough with olive oil by turning it in the bowl. Cover with the clean cloth and let rise in warm, draft- free place until double in size, 1 1/2 to 2 hours. An oven with the light on or a lit burner pilot will provide suitable heat for rising dough. When dough has risen, divide into two halves then roll each out on floured surface. A round shape may be cut out with table knife using 12 inches bowl or plate template.

Eel is considered as a delicacy and is quite expansive. Fresh water eels and marine eels are commonly used in Japanese cuisine. It is very popular in Asian countries and other countries too. Here is a dish to try.

Ingredients:

500 gm eel
8 cloves garlic
10 cloves shallot
pinch of pepper

Seasoning:
1 tablespoon dark soya sauce
1 teaspoon shaoxing wine
1 teaspoon sugar
1teaspoon salt
1/2 cup water

Method:

Blanch eel in hot water and remove slime with a knfe. Rinse and cut into 2 inch piece. Add pepper and dab with some cornflour. Add 2 tablespoon oil and fry the eel until lightly brown. Push aside and fry the garlic and onion until fragrant. Pour in the seasoning. Bring to the boil and lower heat. Simmer till done. Garnish and serve immediately.

Wood ear fungus is added for this soup. It has medicinal benefits. It can lower cholesterol and can prevent blood clotting. Sensitive individual should avoid consuming large amount as it may cause internal bleeding. Other scientific studies suggest that the wood ear fungus may also be valuable as a nutritional cancer fighting tool. Dried wood ear can be stored in dark, room temperature cupboard for up to one year.

Ingredients:

20 gm wood ear fungus
1/2 black-skinned chicken
20 red dates, cored
2 slices ginger

Method:

Wash chicken. Soak wood ear till soft. Cut off the harden stalk and cut wood ear into smaller pieces. Measure eight cups of water into a pot. Add all the ingredients. Bring to the boil over high heat. Turn to low and simmer 2 hours. Add salt to taste before searving.

Shark bones has been known for its cure on joints and as a good supplement for cartilage for the older folks. Drink more of this soup often may help those who are having arthritis.

Ingredients:

300 gm lotus root, peeled skin and sliced
300 gm carrot, peeled skin and cut into wedges
150 gm shark’s bones
1 chicken carcass
6 red dates, removed seeds
1 dry squid, grilled and washed clean

Method:

Shoak shark’s bones in water for 2 hours Blanch in hot water for 10 minutes. Chopped up chicken bones, blanch and drain. Add suitable amount of water in a pot and put in all the ingredients. Bring to the boil for 10 minutes and lower heat. Simmer for 3 hours. Add salt to taste and serve.

No doubt pizza is a fast food, but it is nourishing to eat. It can be prepared at home in a fast manner. Pizza dough can be bought in supermarkets and fillings can be prepared at home whenever you want to eat.

Ingredients:

6 pizza dough
300 gm minced beef
1/4 cup minced onion
1 can tomato paste
3 tablespoon steak sauc
1 tablespoon Italian herb seasonings
2 cups sliced mozzrella cheese
grated parmesan cheese
1/4 cup sliced green onion

Method:

In a medium skillet, cook and crumble meat until no longer pink and drain. Add onion and cook until soft. Mix in tomato paste, steak sauce and Italian herb seasoning, cook until mixture simmers. Spread mixture on pizza dough. Bake in the oven for 15 to 20 minutes.

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