Jake's Charboil Steaks

Celebrating hubby birthday at Jake's Charboil Steak. Nice steak....
Appertizer - Mexican Nachos
Main Course - Australia Black Angus Steak & chicken bombay

Dry Mee & Soup

A simple 'gan lao mien' - dry mee my father used to cook for me when i was small. He like to cook this with maggi mee and use the maggi seasoning from the package and add in some other ingredient like soy sauce, maggi chili sauce, bla bla. I reinventing a bit with the following ingredient.

Ingredients
Mee:
1 or 1.5 piece dry mee
1 egg

Soup:
Vegetable (Sawi)
Few pieces of slice pork
Few anchovies

Sauce
1 tbsp of soy sauce
1 tbsp of dark sauce
1 tbsp of maggi chili sauce
1 tbsp of onion oil and fried onion
A dash of pepper

Method - Dry Mee
1. Fried egg and put aside.
2. Cook mee in boiling water, drain.
3. Mixed cooked mee with the sauce. -serve-
3. Boil for 2 hours.
4. Add salt to taste. -serve-

Method - Soup
1. Boil anchovies for 15 minutes and remove from the water.
2. Put vege. and pork for boil in another 15 minutes.
3. Put salt, pepper and some G powder to taste. -serve-

Fried Prawn

Ingredients
8 Prawns; remove shell

1 Egg

Corn Flour

Marinate - half an hour
1 tbsp Lemon Juice

1 tbsp Soy Sauce

1/4 of Salt

Method
1. Beat the egg and dip the prawn in it, and then in the cornflour. Do this twice.

2. Heat the oil and deep fry the prawn for 2-3 minutes. -serve

Steam Prawn

Ingredients
8 big prawn; remove shell

Few ginger slice
1 egg white

Marinate - half an hour
1/2 tsp of Salt

A dash of pepper

Crushed ginger

1 tsp of Rice wine or any wine

Method
1. Lay marinated prawn on plate.
2. Add some ginger on prawn before steam. Put to steam for 8 minutes.
3. Pour egg white over the prawn and drizzle some wine.
4. Steam for another 1 minute. -serve-

Restaurant Korean House

Celebrating wedding anniversary in ss2 Korean House. Rib eyes beef, marinated pork and kimchi soup.

Black Bean Soup

My mum used to cook this for us but my hsb claimed that it is bitter. Actually it is not bitter at all and good for health. A bit oily this time due to the pork ribs that i used, will try again next time.
"Black beans are a good source of fiber, which works to lower cholesterol and stabilize blood sugar levels. They also provide a good source of protein and iron."

Ingredients

1 bowl of black bean, rinsed and soak overnight

5 soft ribs

Water

Seasonings

Salt to taste

Method

1. Blanch ribs in boiling water to remove blood and fat. Rinsed with water once done.

2. Place ribs and black bean in a pot.

3. Boil for 2 hours.

4. Add salt to taste. -serve-

Stir Fried Chicken with Ginger and Spring Onion

Ingredients

2 pieces chicken breast, cut into pieces

2 stalks spring onion, cut to desire length

A few slices ginger

1/2 tsp chopped garlic

Marinate

1 tbsp soy sauce

Dash of pepper

Sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp oyster sauce

A bit of water

Method

1. Marinate chicken for half an hour and set aside.

2. Heat 2 tbsp of oil then add in garlic and ginger.

3. Fry till fragrant then add marinated chicken and keep stir.

4. Stir in the sauce and stir.

5. Add spring onion and stir and add a bit of corn starch to thicken the gravy. - serve-

Tomato Fried Egg

Ingredients

2 Tomatoes - cut into wedges

3 eggs

Seasonings

2 tsp sugar

Dash of salt

Dash of G powder/chicken stock

Method

1. Beat eggs with salt until smooth.

2. Fry eggs and set aside. (remember to stir it)

3. Heat 1-2 tbsp of oil; add tomatoes and cook until juices are release.

4. Sprinkle sugar, dash of G powder and salt over tomatoes and stir to combine.

5. Add a bit of water and return eggs to cook, stir occasionally. - Serve-

Chicken with Spring Onion Oil

Ingredients
7 pieces chicken
2 slices young ginger
Few sliced mushroom button
2 stalks spring onion, cut into shreds

Marinate
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp cooking wine (hua diao)
1/2 tbsp tapioca flour
Dash of pepper

Method
1. Rinse chicken and mushroom button and add in ginger and marinate. Set aside for 30 minutes.
2. Remove ginger and steam the chicken for 12 minutes or put in rice cooker till rice cooked.
3. Spread spring onion shreds on chicken and add 3 tbsp small red onion oil. -Serve-

Minced Pork & Omelette Wrap

Ingredient

Minced Pork

1 Garlic, chopped

1 Long Bean, rinsed & cut into desire length

1 Potato, rinsed & cut

2 eggs

Seasonings

Dash of pepper and salt

Sauce

1 tsp dark soys sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce

Water

Methods

1. Marinate minced pork with soy sauce.

2. Heat the oil in a pan, add potato and cook until golden brown; set aside.

3. Beat eggs till fluffy; add some salt and pepper.

4. Fry egg and set aside once done.

5. Heat 1 tbsp cooking oil then add in garlic.

6. Fry till fragrant then add marinated minced pork and keep it moving.

7. Add in long bean when minced pork is about cooked.

8. Reduce the heat to medium, and stir in the sauce. -done-

7. Place the cooked minced pork on the egg and wrap.

Carrot Tomato Porridge

My hsb had been asking me to try cooking this type of porridge which he used to eat when he was small. After mil cooked for me during hospitalize with viral fever, here's my first try on cooking this; so called 'baby porridge'.

Ingredients (1)

Minced Pork/Ribs

3 Carrot

2 Tomato

Water

Ingredients (2)

1.5 Cups Rice

Seasonings

Salt & Pepper to taste

*can use soy sauce to taste

Methods

1. Place all ingredients (1) into a medium pot and add water to cover.

2. Bring to boil and simmer for 1/2 hours.

3. Add salt and pepper to taste.

4. Once done, put in ingredients (2) into the boiling soup and cook until become porridge. -Serve-

Steam Minced Meat with Preserved Cabbage

Ingredients

Minced Pork/Meat
1 Preserved Cabbage

Seasoning
A dash of pepper
1 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tsp Oil

1 tbsp water

Method

1. Season minced meat with the seasoning ingredients above for a while.

2. Cut preserved cabbage to desire shape and arrange on top of the minced meat.

3. Steam for 10 minutes. -Serve-

Tips: Soak preserved cabbage in water for about 30 minutes or more.