We started dinner catering about 3 months ago, one week after I returned to work. Eversince we had home catered food, Trenyce doesnt get much chance to have nice home cooked soup. Hence, I decided to cook at least once every weekend. No major cooking just simple dishes. Even if I have no time to cook any meals over the weekends, I will try to boil some soup for her.
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[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):
- 350 to 400grams pork ribs
(Rather than throwing the entire piece of ribs into the soup, I like to cut the meat away from the ribs and chopped into smaller pieces before I throw both in so that I can feed my girl straight away :p).
- 1 large carrot, cut into cubes
- 3 potatoes of medium size, chopped into cubes
- 2 maize, each chopped into approx 4-5 pieces
- half a can button mushrooms, each mushroom cut into half
- 2 sticks lemon grass, 'hammered' the end so that the fragnant can come out easily
- 1 big onion, sliced
- Salt to taste
- water
How to cook:
- Cook 1 pot (average sized pot) of water
- When the water is about half-boiled, add in the pork ribs, maize, lemon grass and onion.
- Before adding the pork ribs, rinse them with hot water twice. Remove the water when it turns milky. (This is to remove the pork 'smell'.)*
- When it boils, add in rest of ingredients; potatoes, carrot and button mushrooms and turn to smaller fire.
- Stir the ingredients to make sure that they are well covered with the water and leave it to boil slowly.
- About half an hour later, add in the salt and turn off the fire. The soup is ready to be served.
PS: The lemon grass is optional. It is to improve the fragnant of the soup as well as aids in our digestion systems. It is well known for relieving 'air' in our body system. You can also add in tomatoes:)
Btw, this makes a wonderful confinement dish too!
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Red Bean Soup
I cooked this red bean soup for my family few weekends ago (13July08). Yeah, I knew its quite some time back and I only have time to update it now :p
This is a special red bean soup I invented myself using dried rose buds to get the flavor instead of the usual pandan leaf. I kind of like this invention and so sharing this with everyone :)
Its simple to cook...the exact way to cook with the pandan leaf except replace the pandan leaf with the dried rose buds.
**Food picture unavailable**
[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):
- 3 handfuls of red bean
- 1 small handful of dried rose buds
- 2 pieces cane sugar, medium size
- water
How to cook:
- Wash and soak the red beans for at least two hours before cooking (so that the beans can soften faster when cooking).
- Boil a pot (average size) of water and add in the red beans and rose buds.
- When the water boils, put to small fire and simmer for another hour.
- Add in the cane sugar and stir till it dissolves. If you find the soup too thick, you may add more boiled water to thin it and its ready to be served. If you like it cold, you may add in ice and serve as a cold dessert.
Notes:
1. You may also add in dried tangerine peel (another version) or/and lily buds.
This is a special red bean soup I invented myself using dried rose buds to get the flavor instead of the usual pandan leaf. I kind of like this invention and so sharing this with everyone :)
Its simple to cook...the exact way to cook with the pandan leaf except replace the pandan leaf with the dried rose buds.
**Food picture unavailable**
[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):
- 3 handfuls of red bean
- 1 small handful of dried rose buds
- 2 pieces cane sugar, medium size
- water
How to cook:
- Wash and soak the red beans for at least two hours before cooking (so that the beans can soften faster when cooking).
- Boil a pot (average size) of water and add in the red beans and rose buds.
- When the water boils, put to small fire and simmer for another hour.
- Add in the cane sugar and stir till it dissolves. If you find the soup too thick, you may add more boiled water to thin it and its ready to be served. If you like it cold, you may add in ice and serve as a cold dessert.
Notes:
1. You may also add in dried tangerine peel (another version) or/and lily buds.
Thursday, May 15, 2008
French Beans with Duck Meat
With 7% inflation hitting our purse, things are getting really expensive everywhere hence it is important to know how to save your every dollar. I bought this duck meat yesterday and we couldn’t finish everything for dinner last night so I kept the meat in the fridge thinking I could heat up again today for our lunch. So this morning when I was cracking brain on the dishes to prepare, the idea just came to me: combining the duck meat to the french beans.
Indeed, this makes a wonderful dish! Er, not too bad lah :p
**Food picture unavailable**
[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):
- A packet of fresh french beans (bought from supermarket), each French bean sliced into threes.
- 1 carrot (of average size), sliced
- Duck meat, sliced.
- Garlic, chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
- Water
- Salt to taste
How to cook:
- Heat the wok with cooking oil.
- Add in the garlic once the wok is heated.
- Put in the French beans once the garlic turns slightly brownish and add in some water. The water must be able to cover at least 80% of the French beans so that the beans will be cooked thoroughly. Reduce the heat slightly so that the water will not dry up so fast and leave it to boil. This will not take longer than 10mins.
- Lastly, add the duck meat and leave it to boil for another 3mins before serve on dish.
Indeed, this makes a wonderful dish! Er, not too bad lah :p
**Food picture unavailable**
[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):
- A packet of fresh french beans (bought from supermarket), each French bean sliced into threes.
- 1 carrot (of average size), sliced
- Duck meat, sliced.
- Garlic, chopped finely
- 1 tablespoon of cooking oil
- Water
- Salt to taste
How to cook:
- Heat the wok with cooking oil.
- Add in the garlic once the wok is heated.
- Put in the French beans once the garlic turns slightly brownish and add in some water. The water must be able to cover at least 80% of the French beans so that the beans will be cooked thoroughly. Reduce the heat slightly so that the water will not dry up so fast and leave it to boil. This will not take longer than 10mins.
- Lastly, add the duck meat and leave it to boil for another 3mins before serve on dish.
Pork Ribs w/Sweet Potatoes Porridge
Remembered I mention about preparing lunch for my girl everyday when I was a SAHM for the entire month of April 2008. Yah, this is one of the dishes I prepared for her. Trenyce loves this porridge as her favourite sweet potatoes and carrots are included! This is one healthy dish and pork ribs are good for their growth!
- 2 handfuls of Rice, perferably use "Xing mi", washed.
(aka "new rice", a type of rice used typically for cooking porridge. If not, normal rice also can but will take slightly longer time to cook.)
- 350grams pork ribs
(Rather than throwing the entire piece of ribs into the porridge, I like to cut the meat away from the ribs and chopped into smaller pieces before I throw both into the porridge so that I can feed my girl straight away :p)
- 2 pieces of sweet potatoes of medium size, cut into cubes (of average size)
- Optional: 1 carrot (of average size), chopped into cubes
- water
How to cook:
- Cook 1 pot (average sized pot) of water together with the rice and the sweet potatoes with medium fire.
- When the water is about half-boiled, add in the pork ribs.
- Before adding the pork ribs, rinse them with hot water twice. Remove the water when it turns milky. (This is to remove the pork "smell.)*
- Stir the porridge to make sure that the meat is well covered with the water and leave it to boil.
- When it boils, turn to smaller fire and let it boils slowly. For "xing mi", it usually cooks faster roughly abt 10mins. Normal rice will take about 10mins longer.
- Afterwhich, you may turn off the fire and the porridge is ready to be served.(However, if you like the porridge to be watery and not so "sticky" then boil the porridge at a shorter time frame so instead of 15mins maybe 10mins. Pls monitor the cooking of the porridge yourself to determine the "thickness" preferred.)
*Note: If you still find the pork smell too strong for you to handle after rinsing with hot water, you can add ginger into the porridge to get rid of the smell. If you do, add in the ginger together with the pork ribs :)
**Food picture unavailable**
[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
- 2 handfuls of Rice, perferably use "Xing mi", washed.
(aka "new rice", a type of rice used typically for cooking porridge. If not, normal rice also can but will take slightly longer time to cook.)
- 350grams pork ribs
(Rather than throwing the entire piece of ribs into the porridge, I like to cut the meat away from the ribs and chopped into smaller pieces before I throw both into the porridge so that I can feed my girl straight away :p)
- 2 pieces of sweet potatoes of medium size, cut into cubes (of average size)
- Optional: 1 carrot (of average size), chopped into cubes
- water
How to cook:
- Cook 1 pot (average sized pot) of water together with the rice and the sweet potatoes with medium fire.
- When the water is about half-boiled, add in the pork ribs.
- Before adding the pork ribs, rinse them with hot water twice. Remove the water when it turns milky. (This is to remove the pork "smell.)*
- Stir the porridge to make sure that the meat is well covered with the water and leave it to boil.
- When it boils, turn to smaller fire and let it boils slowly. For "xing mi", it usually cooks faster roughly abt 10mins. Normal rice will take about 10mins longer.
- Afterwhich, you may turn off the fire and the porridge is ready to be served.(However, if you like the porridge to be watery and not so "sticky" then boil the porridge at a shorter time frame so instead of 15mins maybe 10mins. Pls monitor the cooking of the porridge yourself to determine the "thickness" preferred.)
*Note: If you still find the pork smell too strong for you to handle after rinsing with hot water, you can add ginger into the porridge to get rid of the smell. If you do, add in the ginger together with the pork ribs :)
Beancurd Porridge
I missed this porridge terribly, used to have it when I stayed with my mother. Havent tasted it for a long time since I got married. Its only until recently when I was cracking brain for lunches for my girl that I remembered this dish. Trenyce loves it too as her favourite beancurd, mushroom and carrot are included. Seems like my girl is easy to please as she gets contented quite easily hehehe...When it comes to food, yes she takes after her father...anything also can except for fruits *sigh* Luckily she takes vegetables :)
- 2 handfuls of Rice, perferably use "Xing mi", washed.
(aka "new rice", a type of rice used typically for cooking porridge. If not, normal rice also can but will take slightly longer time to cook.)
- 2 pieces of beancurd, sliced
- 1 carrot (of average size), sliced
- 1 small cabbage (about 70-80cts if buy from supermkt), chopped
- 4 pieces of mushroom (of average size), sliced
- 100grams minced meat, marinated with soya sauce/sesame oil/starch powder.
- some ikan bilis (aka dried shrimps), washed
- some garlic
- 1 tablespoon soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon starch powder
- Salt
- Cooking oil
- Water
How to cook:
- Heat the pot (average sized pot) with cooking oil.
- Add in the ikan bilis once the oil is heated.
- When you can smell the "fragnant" of the ikan bilis, add water to the pot (about 80% of the pot) and leave it to boil.
- When the water starts boiling, sieve out the ikan bilis and add in the rice, and leave it to boil.*
- When it starts to boil, add in the beancurd** and vege*** prepared earlier.
- When it boils again, add in the minced meat and some salt.
- Once minced meat is cooked, turn off the fire and its ready to be served.
Preparation of beancurd**
- Heat the wok with cooking oil, amount of cooking oil enough to cover 3/4 of the beancurd.
- Add in the beancurd once the oil is heated.
- Remove the beancurd from the wok once it turns slightly brownish and set aside.
Preparation of vege***
- Heat the wok again with cooking oil.
- Add in the garlic once the oil is heated.
- When the garlic turns slightly brownish, add in the carrot/cabbage/mushroom.
- Add water, ensure that the vege are well covered. Covered with the lid and let it simmer for 3-5mins.
- Remove the lid, dish out the vege when its about 75% cooked and set aside.
*Note: I started cooking the porridge before the preparation of the beancurd and vege as the boiling of the ikan bilis and rice takes a while. Hence,if you are unable to complete the cooking of the beancurd and vege before the porridge boils, pls prepare the 2 dishes first before you start cooking the porridge.
**Food picture unavailable**
[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
Ingredients (4 pax share):[Unfortunately Slide.com had ceased operation on 6 March 2012 and I didnt manage to transfer the pics in time of which some are lost permanently as I didnt have a spare copy.]
- 2 handfuls of Rice, perferably use "Xing mi", washed.
(aka "new rice", a type of rice used typically for cooking porridge. If not, normal rice also can but will take slightly longer time to cook.)
- 2 pieces of beancurd, sliced
- 1 carrot (of average size), sliced
- 1 small cabbage (about 70-80cts if buy from supermkt), chopped
- 4 pieces of mushroom (of average size), sliced
- 100grams minced meat, marinated with soya sauce/sesame oil/starch powder.
- some ikan bilis (aka dried shrimps), washed
- some garlic
- 1 tablespoon soya sauce
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- 1 tablespoon starch powder
- Salt
- Cooking oil
- Water
How to cook:
- Heat the pot (average sized pot) with cooking oil.
- Add in the ikan bilis once the oil is heated.
- When you can smell the "fragnant" of the ikan bilis, add water to the pot (about 80% of the pot) and leave it to boil.
- When the water starts boiling, sieve out the ikan bilis and add in the rice, and leave it to boil.*
- When it starts to boil, add in the beancurd** and vege*** prepared earlier.
- When it boils again, add in the minced meat and some salt.
- Once minced meat is cooked, turn off the fire and its ready to be served.
Preparation of beancurd**
- Heat the wok with cooking oil, amount of cooking oil enough to cover 3/4 of the beancurd.
- Add in the beancurd once the oil is heated.
- Remove the beancurd from the wok once it turns slightly brownish and set aside.
Preparation of vege***
- Heat the wok again with cooking oil.
- Add in the garlic once the oil is heated.
- When the garlic turns slightly brownish, add in the carrot/cabbage/mushroom.
- Add water, ensure that the vege are well covered. Covered with the lid and let it simmer for 3-5mins.
- Remove the lid, dish out the vege when its about 75% cooked and set aside.
*Note: I started cooking the porridge before the preparation of the beancurd and vege as the boiling of the ikan bilis and rice takes a while. Hence,if you are unable to complete the cooking of the beancurd and vege before the porridge boils, pls prepare the 2 dishes first before you start cooking the porridge.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Confinement Recipe: Huiji Fish and Papaya Soup
Confinement soup made easy!
Excerpt from The Straits Times (Singapore)
August 8, 2007 Wednesday
'This dish is easy to prepare, low in calories and high in nutritional value. I do not need to stew Chinese herbs for hours. Instead, I add 30 to 60ml of Huiji Waist Tonic to my soup at the end. And it does not contain alcohol, which makes me feel safe as I was breast-feeding,' Ms Leong said.
Following recipe brought to you by Huiji Waist Tonic
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 700g green papaya (unripe/semi-ripe)
- 300g fish (for example snakehead, carp, seabream, pomfret)
- 12 red dates
- 2 pieces dang shen
- 5g yuzhu
- 6 slices ginger
- 30-60ml Huiji Waist Tonic
- Fish bones
How to cook:
- Put fish bones, ginger, dang shen, red dates and yuzhu in water and boil for half an hour.
- Add papaya. When it softens, add fish and simmer till fish is cooked.
- Add 30-60ml of Huiji Waist Tonic.
- Serve immediately while still piping hot. It is ideal for breastfeeding mums as it helps lactation.
Excerpt from The Straits Times (Singapore)
August 8, 2007 Wednesday
'This dish is easy to prepare, low in calories and high in nutritional value. I do not need to stew Chinese herbs for hours. Instead, I add 30 to 60ml of Huiji Waist Tonic to my soup at the end. And it does not contain alcohol, which makes me feel safe as I was breast-feeding,' Ms Leong said.
Following recipe brought to you by Huiji Waist Tonic
Ingredients (serves 4):
- 700g green papaya (unripe/semi-ripe)
- 300g fish (for example snakehead, carp, seabream, pomfret)
- 12 red dates
- 2 pieces dang shen
- 5g yuzhu
- 6 slices ginger
- 30-60ml Huiji Waist Tonic
- Fish bones
How to cook:
- Put fish bones, ginger, dang shen, red dates and yuzhu in water and boil for half an hour.
- Add papaya. When it softens, add fish and simmer till fish is cooked.
- Add 30-60ml of Huiji Waist Tonic.
- Serve immediately while still piping hot. It is ideal for breastfeeding mums as it helps lactation.
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