Masala Chicken Curry

My hubby espcially loves this dish. He can eat 2 bowls of rice with the gravy alone.
Recipe will be up soon.

Steamed Ribs with Fermented Black Beans

I used Lee Kum Kee garlic black beans instead of fermented black beans, taste equally nice.

Ingredients:

500g pork ribs or pork slices
20g minced ginger

2 tsp minced garlic

2 chillies (chopped)

2 tbsp fermented black beans (dou jiang)

1 stalk spring onion (chopped)

Marinade:

1 tbsp light soya sauce

a little sugar, salt

a little wine, pepper

1 tbsp potato starch

2-3 drops meat tenderizer

Seasoning:

2 tsp oyster sauce

1 tsp sugar

a little vinegar

a little sesame oil, wine

Method:

1) wash pork ribs. marinate pork ribs for about 30 mins.

2) heat oil and fry ginger, garlice, some chilli and fermented black beans till fragrant.

3) add seasonings and stir well. add to the pork ribs and mix well.

4) transfer into the steamer and steam over high heat for about 20 mins.

5) remove and scatter spring onion and chilli on top. Serve.

Hot & Spicy Chicken Dices with Cashew Nuts

Ingredients:
400g chicken breast
1/2 green capsicum
1/2 red capsicum
1/2 cup cashew nuts
1 onion
8 dried chilli
2 stalks spring onion
4 petals garlic
6 slices young ginger
2 tbsp cooking wine (hua diao wine)

Seasoning:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp zhenjiang black vinegar

Marinade:
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tbsp tapioca flour
1 tbsp cooking wine (hua diao wine)

Method:
1) rinse chicken breast, remove to drain and cut into dices, add in marinade and set aside for 30 mins.
2) peel onion, cut into pieces, cut dried chilli into 2 sections, cut spring onion into small sections.
peel garlic and cut into slices. cut red and green capsicum into cubes
3) heat up oil in pot, fry chicken until well cooked, remove to drain.
4) heat up 2 tbsp of oil in pot, fry ginger, garlic and dried chilli over low heat, fry onion, seasonings and chicken breast.
5) dress with some cooking wine, and fry till fragrant.
6) add in capsicum and spring onion, fry over high heat.
7) add in cashew nuts.Serve

Steamed Chicken with mushroom & chinese sausage

Ingredients:
2 (300g) chicken drumsticks
2 chinese sausage
6 dried chinese mushrooms
2 stalks spring onion
6 petals garlic
6 slices young ginger

Marinade:
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1 tbsp light soya sauce
2 tbsp dark soya sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp cooking oil (optional)
2 tbsp tapioca flour
pepper to taste

Method:
1) Rinse chicken drumsticks, remove to drain and cut into small pieces,
2) peel chinese sausage and cut into slices
3) soak dried chinese mushroom till soft, remove its pedicel and cut into half
4) cut spring onion into sections, peel garlic and smash it
5) blend chicken pieces, chinese sausage, dried chinese mushroom, spring onion, garlic, ginger with marinade, set aside for 1 hour
6) then spread it on evaporating dish and steam over high heat for 15 mins.
7) garnish with corainder leaves. Serve

Beef Bolognese Pasta

Ingredients:
1 pack Fusilli (any pasta of your choice)
2 carrots, diced
some oyster mushroom, sliced
1 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 Ib ground beef
3 cloves garlic, crushed
14oz tomatoes (i used one can of mashed tomatoes)
few dashes of worcesterschire sauce
some dried oregano
some red chilli powder
black pepper to taste
salt to taste

Method:
1) Heat pan with some olive oil, saute the onions and carrots until they are partially tender.
2) add in meat, mushrooms, garlic & worcesterschire sauce, then fry till beef is slightly brown followed by the tomatoes.
3) add the rest of the ingredients & allow gravy to simmer on low heat.
4) while gravy is simmering, start boiling water & cook the pasta according to instructions on the package.
5) when pasta is cooked, add in the sauce and serve.