Heaven Bestows Land with Abundant Harvest

Yo! Wassup Babes & Dudes!!! I know I should be profusely apologizing to Noel for being MIA for so long, but what the heck, I guess I’ll just try to redeem myself by putting up new recipes for 2006. So here we go… Alright, my New Year resolution (you absolutely know that this never works, but since everyone does it anyway)… is to kick my bad habit of trying out recipes and not grabbing the cam before I shove into my mouth (or others for that matter). I’m counting you guys to keep me straight on this resolution, so keep supporting us!

Okay, to be true to the spirit of traditional Chinese culinary, I shall be naming my dishes using traditional, flowery language (just thought I oughta warn ya).

Heaven Bestows Land with Abundant Harvest (aka Sliced Pork and Greens)

This dish is so simple to make. It’ll blow your mind!

Ingredients:

2 tablespoon of Teriyaki marinade (or teriyaki sauce)

2 tablespoon of Oyster sauce

2 tablespoon of water

1 teaspoon Corn flour

Sugar (to taste)

Carrots (julienne)

Long beans (sliced diagonally)

Garlic (you can put more if you prefer, but I’d recommend minimum of 2 cloves)

1-2 tablespoon of finely grated ginger (then again, adding more causes no one harm)

2 Scallions (aka spring onions)

Pork fillet (for 4 servings I’d recommend 200g- 250g of meat)

1 tablespoon of sesame oil

Cooking instructions:

1. Preparing the sauce: First, combine these ingredients in a bowl. Add the teriyaki sauce, oyster sauce, water and corn flour in a bowl. Also, add a pinch of sugar for flavouring. Mix well and put it aside. Note: if using teriyaki sauce that is watery rather than thick, add more corn flour to create a thicker sauce.
2. Next, mince the garlic and finely grate 1-2 tablespoon worth of ginger. Cut the scallions diagonally into 4-inch pieces. Put it aside as well.
3. Slice the pork fillets into thin slices (we really want them to cook fast). Heat up about 2-3 tablespoons of oil into a frying pan and swirl the oil around the inside of the pan to prevent the meat from sticking. Stir fry the meat until its brown or almost cooked. Be careful not to overcook it otherwise the meat will be tough. Dish out the cooked meat and put it aside.
4. Reheat the pan and add 2 tablespoons of oil and sesame oil. Stir the two oils. When the oil is reasonable hot, stir fry the garlic and shredded ginger for 1 minute. Add the scallions, green beans, carrots and stir fry it for a minute or two until it’s soften slightly. Throw in the pre-cooked meat and sauce and simmer it until the meat is done. Dish it out and ©Walah! you have your mouth-watering dish that smells just like the one served by that restaurant just down the road.

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Number Three part 2&3

I bet you thought i had forgotten...haha...i just decided i should do a two for one day...you know... buy one get one free?

so here are the remaining lamb recipes...

feast your eyes on the lamb cutlets at the bottom of the plate (or 4 to 8 o'clock of my rosemary clock) from the picture of the previous post...and you'll see one of my favourite yet all so simple recipes i stole from mum :

sour spicy lamb

what you need ar?

marinade :
1tbs soy sauce per cutlet
1 clove chopped garlic per cutlet
1 ts pepper per cutlet (again...Sarawak pepper is highly recommended...and yes...there is a difference as testified by everyone who has tested my food...haha)

sauce?
so simple...decide how much sauce you want...divide that amount into two parts...one part tomato sauce and one part chilli sauce...but bear in mind to get good quality chilli sauce...none of those sweet chilli ones hor and those that are actually hot hor.

how leh?

just marinade the lamb for at least half an hour , grill and then fry with sauce over high heat so the sauce sticks...but make sure you don't burn your lamb .

now...look at the lamb rack...the one that occupies the 12 to 4 o'clock partition of my rosemary clock and you will see sweet chilli mint lamb rack

what you need ar?

marinade :
1 tbs sweet chilli sauce (preferably the thai one) per cutlet in rack
1/2 ts of fresh mint leaves chopped per cutlet in rack
a touch of fresh rosemary
1/4 ts ground black pepper per cutlet in rack

sauce?
even simpler...almost identical to the marinade but simpler...just decide how much you want...and heat that amount of sweet chilli sauce over low heat in a pan...add freshly chopped mint leaves to desired taste...or if you're lazy , just make more marinde and heat the leftovers as the sauce.

how leh?

lamb racks take a bit longer to cook/grill (obviously)...i suggest as with all my grillings to set the oven at 180 degrees celsius for 4 minutes per side and then raise to 220 degrees celsius till desired doneness. serve with hot sauce :)

coming up...beef recipes next week :)

Tags: sour spicy lamb sarawak pepper budget recipe

Number Three part 1

My internet's back up liao . Hobart's perpetual "online"ness is back...heh heh...which also equals the return of my air time in this blog...as promised to Noel hor :)

What the crap is number three?

A couple of weeks back , i was talking to my housemate about the lack of meat in our diet other than chicken lor due to the neighbourhood we now live in . That very night , the thought combined with my lust to cook again resulted in an epiphany in my dreams . It was so vivid i couldn't stop thinking about it until the night i cooked it . In my dreams , i saw three different kinds of meat with each type of meat cooked in three different ways . Confused ? It's just a combination of not one or two or three but nine recipes altogether...three of pork , three of beef and three of lamb...wahaha...and none of chicken . So after inviting my normal special guest for dinner , i set out to cook this feast lor .

So over the span of three weeks , i shall deliver nine recipes altogether , three per week , starting with my first of the lambs :

oregano lamb (the one that is pictured at the upper right corner above...or at the 8 to 12 o'clock of my rosemary clock) :

what you need ar? (for 3 cutlets)
fresh bunch of rosemary
fresh bunch of oregano
3 lamb cutlets
half a lemon
lots of olive oil
a touch of pepper
a touch of salt

How to make leh?

so simple a kid can do it lar . First , marinade the lamb cutlets in a simple marinade of sufficient oregano (hand-shred these till you can smell them...so about 1 1/2 teaspoon of shredded oregano per cutlet) , rosemary (about 1/2 teaspoon per cutlet) , pepper ( a teaspoon per cutlet) , salt (1/4 teaspoon per cutlet) , olive oil ( about a tablespoon per cutlet) and the juice of a half a lemon . Let this sit for at least half an hour before grilling in pan / cooking in preheated oven to desired taste . Heat remains of marinade to glaze le cooked lamb cutlets . Serve immediately :)

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