My White Kitchen

Deep Fried Fish

2011-12-14T14:47:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
12 fish
cornflour
oil for deep frying
salt
white pepper

Methods:
1. Sprinkle and rub some salt and white pepper onto the cleaned fish and marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Coat the marinated fish with cornflour.
3. Deep fry the marinated fish until golden brown.
4. Serve the fried fish with sliced red chilli padi and light soya sauce.

Stir-fried Sichuan Vegetable With Mushroom, Carrot and Black Fungus

2011-11-25T22:19:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 sichuan preserved vegetable (soaked in water for 1 hour to reduce saltiness, shredded thinly)
1/2 carrot (shredded thinly)
4 dried chinese mushroom (soaked in water, sliced thinly)
4 dried black fungus (soaked in water, sliced thinly)
4-5 tbsp water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soya sauce

Methods:
1. Saute chopped garlic until fragrant.
2. Add in mushroom. Continue stirring until aromatic.
3. Add in sichuan vegetable, carrot and black fungus. Stir fry until well-mixed.
4. Drizzle with light soya sauce.
5. Pour in water and continue stirring until most of the water has evaporated.
6. Serve with either rice or porridge.

Stir-fried Beancurd With Prawns and Olive Vegetable

2011-11-08T14:59:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
prawns (deveined and cut into half)
2 bean curd (cut into cubes)
1 1/2 tbsp olive vegetable
4 clove garlic (chopped)
50ml water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soya sauce
dash of white pepper

Garnishing:
spring onion

Methods:
1. Fry the bean curd cubes until golden brown. Set aside.
2. Saute chopped garlic until aromatic.
3. Add in prawns. Continue stirring until prawns are nearly cooked.
4. Add in fried bean curd and olive vegetable.
5. Season with light soya sauce and white pepper.
6. Pour in water and let it simmer for 1 minutes.
7. Toss in chopped spring onion and make a few stirs.

One Dish Rice Meal

2011-11-04T13:16:00.002+08:00

Ingredients:
roasted pork (cut into bite-sized)
5 chinese dried mushroom (cut into cubes)
1 chinese sausage (sliced thinly)
cabbage (cut into bited-sized)
1/2 carrot (cut into cubes)
4 slices ginger (crushed)
5 cloves garlic (crushed)
4 dried chilli
rice (4 servings)
water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
dash of white pepper
dash of salt

Garnishing:
spring onion

Methods:
1. Saute ginger and garlic until fragrant.
2. Stir in dried mushroom.
3. Add in roasted pork, chinese sausage and dried chilli. Continue stirring until aromatic.
4. Add in carrot and cabbage. Mix well all ingredients.
5. Pour in 50ml water. Let it simmer for 1 minute.
6. Season with oyster sauce, light soya sauce, salt and white pepper. Then transfer the dish to a plate.
7. Use the left over gravy to stir fry the rice and then mix well with 1 tbsp dark soya sauce.
8. Pour the rice into a rice cooker, add enough water to cover rice by 1/2 inch.
9. After 10-15 minutes, the rice should look fairly dry, add in the dish on top of the rice and allow it to cook for another 10-15 minutes.
10. Sprinkle with some chopped spring onion before serving.

Stir-fried Tomatoes With Prawn and Egg

2011-11-03T15:04:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
2 tomatoes (cut into bite-sized)
10 prawns (half-shelled and deveined)
1 egg (beaten)
1 onion (cut into wedges)
1 red chilli (cut into big chunks)
80ml water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp light soya sauce
dash of salt

Methods:
1. Saute onion until aromatic.
2. Add in prawns. Stir fried until prawns are just cooked.
3. Toss in tomatoes and red chilli.
4. Pour in water and let it simmer for 1-2 minutes.
5. Add in beaten egg and seasoning.

Stir-fried Japanese Cucumber With Glass Noodle

2011-10-31T19:34:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
1 tbsp chopped dried shrimp
1 japanese cucumber (cut into slices)
3 cloves garlic (chopped)
glass noodle (cut into 6-7cm length)
1/2 tsp chopped red chilli
80ml water

Seasoning:
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soya sauce
dash of salt

Methods:
1. Saute chopped garlic and dried shrimp until aromatic.
2. Add cucumber slices and red chilli padi. Continue stirring for 2 minutes.
3. Pour in water. Let it simmer for 1 minute or until tender.
4. In the meantime, add in glass noodle.
5. Add in seasoning and serve immediately.

Pan-fried Chicken

2011-10-22T00:06:00.003+08:00

Ingredients:
2 chicken leg quarters
2 tbsp chopped red capsicum
2 tbsp chopped yellow capsicum
2 anise star
5 cloves garlic (crushed)
1 onion (chopped)
10g butter
1 tbsp vegetable oil

Marinate:
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/4 tsp white pepper
1 tbsp ginger juice
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp light soya sauce
4 tbsp Lea & Perrins Worcestershire Sauce

Methods:
1. Marinate chicken leg quarters and leave in the fridge overnight.
2. Heat up the pan, then add in oil and butter.
3. Put the chicken skin side down in the pan and pan fried until the skin nicely browned.
4. Saute crushed garlic, chopped onion, chopped capsicum and star anise until aromatic.
5. Transfer the chicken and other ingredients to a baking dish.
6. Preheat oven to 150 degrees celsius. Bake the chicken for another 20-25 minutes.

Winter Melon and Fish Ball Soup

2011-10-18T14:49:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
winter melon
pork ribs
4 red dates
1 tbsp wolfberries
6 cups water
12 fish ball
salt

Methods:
1. Peel and cut the winter melon into chunks.
2. Scald pork ribs with boiling water.
3. Bring water to boil.
4. Add all ingredients (except fish ball) into the pot. Bring to boil for 20 minutes.
5. Reduce the heat to low and simmer for 1 hour.
6. Add in fish ball and season with salt before serving.

Mani Cai (马尼菜) Soup

2011-10-13T11:10:00.002+08:00

Ingredients:
1 bunch of mani cai
3 cloves garlic (chopped)
2 tbsp marinated minced meat
800ml water
1 egg

Seasoning:
1 cube chicken stock
1 tbsp light soya sauce
dash of salt and white pepper

Methods:
1. Heat up 1 tbsp oil. Saute garlic until fragrant.
2. Stir in minced meat. Cook until aromatic.
3. Pour in water, let it boil.
4. Add in mani cai.
5. Lightly stir in 1 egg.
6. Add in seasoning and serve hot.

Long Bean Curry With Prawns and Japanese Tofu

2011-10-10T16:52:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
4 tbsp shallots (chopped)
1 1/2 tbsp garlic (chopped)
1 Mak Nyonya Vegetarian Curry sauce
14 prawns (half-shelled)
1 japanese tofu
8 long bean (cut into 2cm length)
1 sprig curry leaves
3 tbsp coconut milk
500ml water

Methods:
1. Heat up 2 tbsp oil. Saute shallots and garlic until fragrant.
2. Add the Mak Nyonya Vegetarian Curry sauce and curry leaves.
3. Add long bean. Continue stirring for 5 minutes.
4. Pour in water and cook to a boil.Let it simmer until long bean turns tender.
5. Pan fry japanese tofu until golden brown.
6. Once the long bean is cooked until tender, stir in prawns and fried japanese tofu.
7. Pour in coconut milk. Allow to simmer over slow fire for 5 minutes.
8. Serve hot.

Steamed Taufu With Olive Vegetable and Minced Meat

2011-10-05T22:33:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
1 box silken taufu
3 tbsp marinated minced meat
2 1/2 tbsp olive vegetable
4 cloves garlic (chopped)

Seasoning:
pinch of salt
1 1/2 tbsp light soya sauce

Garnishing:
chopped spring onion

Methods:
1. Carefully invert the silken taufu into a plate and cut it into pieces. Set aside.
2. Heat up the pan with oil. Saute chopped garlic until fragrant.
3. Add in minced meat. Continue stirring until the minced meat turns slightly brown and aromatic.
4. Stir in olive vegetable.
5. Sprinkle a pinch of salt and drizzle 1 1/2 tbsp light soya sauce into the pan.
6. Pour the mixture on top of the silken taufu.
7. Steamed for 5-10 minutes.

Steamed Fish With Fermented Bean Paste

2011-10-03T16:00:00.002+08:00

Ingredients:
fish
1 1/2 tbsp fermented soy bean paste
1/2 tbsp fermented chilli bean paste
1/2 tbsp fermented black bean paste
1 chilli padi (chopped)
2 tbsp light soya sauce
3 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp chopped spring onion (white part)

Garnishing:
chopped spring onion

Methods:
1. Rub the fish with salt.
2. Chop the fermented bean paste and then mix with chopped ginger, chopped chilli padi, chopped spring onion and light soya sauce in a bowl.
3. Place the mixture on top of the fish.
4. Steam for 10-15 minutes.
5. Garnish with spring onion and serve hot.

Steamed Fish With Olive Vegetable

2011-09-06T22:34:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
fish
shredded ginger.
1 tbsp olive vegetable

Methods:
1. Fry the shredded ginger until golden brown then set aside.
2. Rub the fish with salt.
3. Place 1 tbsp olive vegetable over the top of the fish.
4. Steam for 10-15 minutes and serve hot.
5. Garnish with fried ginger and coriander leaves.

Pan-fried Salty Minced Pork

2011-08-23T15:56:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
200g minced pork
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
4 shallots (chopped)
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp cornflour
dash of white pepper

Methods:
1. Mix all ingredients together. Marinate for 10-15 minutes.
2. Heat up 4-5 tbsp oil in the pan.
3. Keep pressing on the pork patties with spatula to keep the patties thin.
4. Pan fried the thin pork patties until golden brown or crispy.

Tomyam Fried Bee Hoon

2011-08-20T12:51:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
bee hoon (4 servings)(soak in water until tender, drain and set aside)
1 onion (sliced)
chicken breast (sliced)
carrot (shredded)
bean sprout
2 eggs (lightly beaten with salt and white pepper)
4 kaffir lime leaves (sliced thinly)

Sauce:
2 1/2 tbsp tomyam paste
2 tbsp light soya sauce
dash of salt
200ml water

Garnish:
chopped spring onion

Methods:
1. Fried the egg and let it cool down then slice thinly and set aside.
2. Saute onion until fragrant.
3. Stir in tomyam paste and kaffir lime leaves. Continue stirring with low fire until aromatic.
4. Add in chicken breast meat, stir fry until cooked.
5. Add in carrot and bean sprout.
6. Add bee hoon, pour the sauce all over the bee hoon. Stir to combine well. Cook until the bee hoon turns tender.
7. Garnish with shredded fried egg and spring onion.

Stir-fried Daylily Buds With Sakura Shrimps

2011-08-19T22:27:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
1 pack daylily buds
1/4 cups sakura shrimp
4 cloves garlic (chopped)

Sauce:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp light soya sauce
3 tbsp water

Methods:
1. Pan fried sakura shrimps without oil until crispy. Set aside.
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in pan and saute chopped garlic until fragrant.
3. Stir in daylily buds.Continue stirring for 2 minutes.
4. Add in sauce and cook for 2 more minutes.
5. Add the crispy sakura shrimps and do a few quick stirs then dish out.

Fried Oyster Mushrooms With Thai Sweet Chilli

2011-04-21T23:52:00.003+08:00

Ingredients:
10 pieces oyster mushrooms (tear into bite-sized pieces)
dash of salt and white pepper
deep fried flour (plain flour + rice flour + corn flour)
water

Sauce:
5 tbsp thai sweet chilli
chopped coriander leaves

Methods:
1. Wash and drain the oyster mushrooms.
2. Mixing 5 tbsp plain flour, 2 tbsp rice flour, 2 tbsp cornflour and a dash of salt and white pepper in a bowl. Then, slowly stir in water until lumpy mixture is done.
3. Dip the oyster mushrooms into the flour mixture.
4. Deep fried the oyster mushrooms until golden brown.
5. Heat up thai sweet chilli and add in chopped coriander leaves.
6. Drizzle the sauce on top of the fried oyster mushrooms.

Fried Tofu and Anchovies With Thai Sweet Chilli

2011-04-01T11:07:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
2 blocks firm tofu/taufu
1/2 cup anchovies
3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)
1 tbsp chopped spring onion

Sauce:
3 tbsp thai sweet chilli

Methods:
1. Saute garlic until lightly brown. Drain and set aside.
2. Drain tofu, then cut into bite sized pieces as desired.
3. Fry the tofu until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
4. Fry anchovies until golden brown. Remove and drain on paper towels.
5. Heat up thai sweet chilli.
6. Combine fried tofu, fried anchovies and fried garlic together, then drizzle thai sweet chilli and sprinkle chopped spring onion on top.

Minced Pork Omelette

2011-02-21T10:30:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
3 tbsp marinated minced pork
2 eggs (beaten)

Seasoning:
pinch of salt
pinch of white pepper
1 tbsp light soya sauce

Methods:
1. Beat the eggs with salt, white pepper and marinated minced meat.
2. Pour in egg mixture and cook for about 3-4 minutes on each side or until lightly brown.
3. Drizzle light soya sauce.

Baby Corn With Mayonnaise

2011-02-19T15:15:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
1 pack of baby corn
mayonnaise
sesame seed
red chilli flakes
salt

Methods:
1. Bring water to boil. Add in 1/2 tsp salt.
2. Add the baby corn and allow to boil for 12-15 seconds. Drain and set aside until cold.
3. Place the baby corn on a plate. Squeeze mayonnaise over the baby corn.
4. Sprinkle sesame seed and red chilli flakes on top of baby corn.

Thai Basil Omelette 九層塔

2011-01-12T12:33:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
1 bunch of thai basil (九層塔)
2 eggs
pinch of salt, white pepper
1 tbsp light soya sauce

Methods:
1. Lightly beat the eggs with pinch of salt and white pepper.
2. Stir in thai basil.
3. Pour in egg mixture and cook for about 2-3 minutes on each side or until lightly brown.
4. Drizzle light soya sauce.
5. Serve hot.

Curry Prawns With Lady Fingers

2010-12-21T16:24:00.000+08:00

Ingredients:
12 prawns
1 sprig of curry leaves
4 tbsp thinly sliced shallots
1 tbsp chopped garlic
15g Baba's fish curry powder
8 lady fingers
200ml water
salt and sugar to taste

Methods:
1. Saute shallots and garlic until slightly golden brown.
2. Add the curry leaves and curry powder, and continue to cook until fragrant.
3. Add water and put in prawns and lady fingers. Let it simmer until lady fingers turn tender.
4. Season to taste with salt and sugar.

Stir-fried Tofu With Leek (韭菜)

2010-12-17T11:20:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
2 soft tofu (cut into bite-sized pieces)
1 bunch leek (Jiu cai, 韭菜) (cut into 2" length)
12 prawns
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
half cup water mixed with 1/2 tsp cornflour

Seasoning:
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tbsp light soya suace
pinch of salt and white pepper

Methods:
1. Pan fry the tofu until golden brown and set aside.
2. Saute chopped garlic until aromatic.
3. Add in prawns, continue stirring for 1 minute.
4. Add in leeks and stir for another 1 minute.
5. Add in seasoning and fried tofu.
6. Let it simmer for 1 minute or until the gravy thickens.

Bean Sprout Soup

2010-12-15T11:38:00.001+08:00

Ingredients:
bean sprouts (root ends trimmed)
1/3 cup marinated minced meat (roll the meat into small meatballs)
1 egg
4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 stalk coriander leave (chopped)
salt
white pepper
500ml water

Methods:
1. Saute chopped garlic until golden brown. Set aside.
2. Bring 500ml water to a boil.
3. Add meatballs and simmer until meatballs are cooked.
4. Add in bean sprout. Cook for 1 minute.
5. Drizzle the egg and lightly stir the soup.
6. Add in coriander leaves.
7. Season with pinch of salt and white pepper.
8. Serve hot. Garnish with fried garlic.

Pork Ribs Curry

2010-12-08T17:48:00.002+08:00

Ingredients:
pork ribs (cut into bite-sized pieces)
4 small potatoes (cut into wedges)
1 pack Baba's meat curry powder
1 sprig curry leaves
1 star anise
8 shallots (chopped)
3 garlic (chopped)
pinch of salt and sugar
500ml water

Methods:
1. Blanch the pork ribs. Drain and set aside.
2. Saute chopped shallot and garlic until fragrant. Toss in curry leaves and star anise.
3. Stir fry the curry powder over low fire.
4. Add in blanched pork ribs and potatoes,continue stirring about 5 minutes until pork ribs and potatoes are well coated with spices.
5. Add in water and let it simmer for about 45 minutes until pork ribs and potatoes are tender.
6. Serve hot.