Tuesday 25 September 2007

Stir Fried Tomatoes with Egg

A simple, cheap, yet all time favourite dish of my darling.

Ingredients:
3 nos ripe tomatoes, but into wedges
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 nos egg, beaten
1 tbsp oil
1 nos spring onion chopped, for garnish

Seasoning:
2 tbsp Tomato sauce/Ketchup
1 tsp Oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp salt
Dash of pepper to taste
Dash of sesame oil
5 tbsp water

For thickening:
1 tsp corn flour
3 tsp water

Method:
1. Heat oil in a wok, stir-fry garlic until fragrant.

2. Add in egg and stir well for 1 minute. Then add in tomatoes and stir well for further 3 minutes.

3. Add in seasoning and bring to boil.

4. Stir in the corn flour water to thicken the sauce. Sprinkle chopped spring onion and stir well.

5. Dish up and serve hot with rice.

Suggestion:
1. You may cook this dish with some meat like: chicken, prawn or pork. Simply cook the meat first, before add in the egg.

Tasty Crispy Salty Chicken Strips

This is an excellent dish I learned from a food magazine.
It is best to serve as snacks with drinks or as an appertizer.

Ingredients:
300gm Chicken breast meat, cut into strips
5 cups Oil for deep-frying

Marinade:
1/2 nos egg
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp five spice powder
1 tsp ginger juice
Dash of sesame oil
Dash of pepper
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
1 tbsp corn flour
1 tbsp plain flour

Seasoning
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp five spice powder
1/2 tsp ground black pepper

Method:
1. Mix chicken with marinade and marinate for 1 hour.

2. Deep-fry chicken strips in hot oil until golden brown. Dish and drain.

3. Heat up a clean and dry wok, add in salt and stir-fry at low heat until the salt is hot.

4. Add in five spice powder, ground black pepper and mix well.

5. Lastly add in fried meat strips and stir well quickly.

6. Dish up and serve.

Suggestion:
Served with some Thai Sweet Chili sauce or chili sauce.