Friday, January 20, 2012

Vegetable & Chicken Patties


Found this recipe from the newspaper. Tried and tested.....hubby and kids love it! Thats all it matters, isnt it? Here you go....



*apology for the slightly burnt outer layer of the patties...looks can be deceiving! - they are seriously delish.....*


Ingredients:

300g minced chicken (I think u can replace it with other meat of your choice)
1 onion (puree) *just blend it till its all thoroughly soft*
1/2 carrot (puree)
50g spinach (puree)
1/2 tsp salt & pepper
1 egg
1 tbsp cornflour

Method:
1. Mash the onion, carrot and spinach puree and add minced chicken.
2. Add salt, pepper, cornflour and egg. Mix untill wel combined.
3. Using wet hands, shape the mixture into patties abt 4cm in diameter and abt 1cm thick.
4. Heat up 3tbsp of oil in a large pan/skillet and fry the patties over medium heat.
5. Serve with sweet & sour Thai chilli sauce.



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Thursday, January 19, 2012

Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Spam Meat & Prawns

A kind neighbour sent this to me for lunch and I love it so much that I got the recipe from her. One of the most simplest pasta recipes I've ever got! Simple and yummy.....


Ingredients:

Spaghetti or spaghettini
Spam luncheon meat (available at the non-halal section in most supermarkets) - cut into cubes
Prawns (shelled & deveined) *optional*
Coriander leaves
Portobello mushroom (optional) - sliced thinly
2 tbsp onion (slice thinly)
3 tbsp chopped garlic

Method:

1. Boil water & cook the spaghettini til al-dente. Put in a few drops of olive oil to prevent them from sticking to each other. Leave aside.
2. Pan fry the spam meat and prawns. Leave aside.
3. Fry onion and mushroom with some olive oilr and leave aside.
4. Fry chopped garlic with olive oil and toss in spaghettini. DO NOT let the garlic turn brown. Add a pinch of salt and pepper to taste. Turn off fire immediately and toss in the remaining ingredients (spam meat and prawns)
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and chilli flakes/coarse black pepper (optional)






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Fried lo shu fun

One of my lazy dishes and the kids/ favorite....


Ingredients:

200gms minced meat (any meat of your choice)
1 packet of lo shu fun (sold mostly in hypermarkets & wet markets)
any green vege of your choice
1 carrot (cut into match stick size)
3 tbsp of chopped preserved radish (choy po)
fish cake or fishballs (sliced)
1 tbsp each of chopped onion and garlic
1 egg (optional)


Sauce (A)

4 - 5 tbsps Del Monte tomato sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
dark soy sauce to taste


Method:

1. Marinade the minced meat with light soy sauce and pepper for about 2 hours and refrigerate it.
2. Heat up the wok with 3 tbsp of oil. Stir in chopped onion and garlic
3. Add in minced meat and fry til it's thoroughly cooked. Add in fish cake/fishballs.
4. Add in the sauce and stir well before adding in the carrots and vege. Stir fry til vege is half cooked.
5. Add in lo shu fun and stir thoroughly till all ingredients are thoroughly mixed and cooked.
6. Serve hot with cut fresh chillies. Sprinkle some fried onion or spring onion for garnishing.



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Sweet and sour spareribs

Got this from a fren who got it from the newspapers.....tried and tested - superb! As usual, I did some adjustments here and there to get the taste that I like :)


Ingredients:

600gm - 1kg spareribs
1 cucumber (cut into an-inch length) *seed removed*
1 big onion (wedged into quarter)
1 tomato (wedged into 6 parts)
1 capsicum (cut according to your preference)

Marinade (A)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tbsp ginger juice (I dont think this is necessary but no harm adding)
2 tbsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiau Wine (Chinese wine)
3 tbsp sugar 
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 tbsp cornflour
1/2 tsp pepper

Sauce (B)
2 tbsp Worchestershire sauce
2 tbsp A1 sauce (available at all hypermarkets)
6 tbsp tomato sauce (more if you like thicker sauce with more tomato taste)
1 tbsp chilli sauce (optional if you have children)
2 tbsp lemon juice (u can replace this with vinegar)
1.5 tbsp sugar
100ml water


Method:
1. Soak the cucumber with 2 tsp sugar and vinegar for about 3 hours. Vinegar to cover the entire cucumber pieces. Leave aside. 
2. Cut spareribs into bite-sized pieces and marinate in Marinade (A) for several hours or preferably overnight in the refrigerator.
3. Heat oil in a wok and deep-fry marinated spareribs until golden brown and cooked thoroughly. Leave aside.
4. Combine sauce (B) in a non-stick saucepan. Add in capsicum and tomato wedges. Stir til capsicum & tomatoes are partially soft.
5. Add in big onions.
6. Put in pre-fried sparerib pieces and simmer gently over low hear until well combined and gravy is thick. Turn off fire. Remove cucumber fr the jar of vinegar and sugar and add into the pot. Stir well and serve hot.





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