SPICY FRIED FISH

I bought some local catch small fish.normally I just fry it.but my children they eat very little.Do some change to cook the fish.I refer to the cookbook just borrowed from my sister.came across this recipe,decided to cook this dishes,is simple and easy.At dinner, they finished the plate of fish.

SPICY FRIED FISH

Ingredisnts A:

400g red snapper

1 tbsp thick dark soy sauce

Lime juice to taste

Ingredients B:

1 tsp turmeric powder

1/2 tsp salt

Ingrdients C;

9 red chilli

4chilli padi

1 tsp belacan

3 shallot (  I add more)

3 clove garlic

Method:

1.RInse fish and cut 2 slashes on each side,mix ingredients B and rub all over the fish

2.Heat some oil,turn to mediumheat and fry fish until golden brown.

3.remove the fish.Chop ingredients C and  in a wok add 4 tbsp of oil,then stir fry until fragrant.Turn off heat and stir in thick soy sauce.

4.Put in fish and coat with chillipaste,remove and squeeze lime juice all overthe fish.serve.

ITEK TEAM

Quite a few year I do not cook this dishes.My daughter is back for the term holiday. she loves to drink soup at dinner time. I bought 1 whole duck and some salted mustard or kiam chye. wash and clean the duck took me half an hour, I skin off the fat. I used a big claypot to cook.

ITEK TEAM

Ingredients;

1 whole duck ,quartered

1/2 kg salted mustard or kiam chye

10 pcs tamarind pcs or some  salted plum

4 big bowl of water

Method;

Blanch the duck,drain and set aside.In a big pot of water,add the duck,the salted mustard and the tamarind pcs.Put to boil for an hour until the duck is tender

BRAISED DUCK

Braised duck ,all the children and grandchildren love to eat this dishes cooked by my mum.A few years
back ,I did asks my mum to taught me to cook ,so I bought a duck back home,she shows me how much ingredients to put in and the method.My mum was bedridden for 2 month and on 13 sept after feeding her put her to bed,shortwhile my younger sister went in to have a look,she was in shaking and trembling her feet,quickly she and my sister in law send her to hospital.she was hospitalized and at the same time she was unconscious.after a week in hospital,the doctor  told she was in coma and will not wake up again.she was put on tube feeding and oxygen.on 30 sept 2013 we are allowed by the docter to discharge her.While doing the paper procedure in the hospital,at home we prepared the oxygen tank
prepared the bed waiting for the ambulance to send her home.at last she was home,we have a maid and my younger sister to look after her.in the afternoon my eldest sister with the maid help to clean her.Before she was admiitted to the hospital ,my dad was in hospital for 1 an half day,he was pushed to the icu ward in critical condition.My dad passed away on the17 sept ,while my mum was in coma till today.

BRAISED DUCK

Ingredients;
2 kg duck
a big pcs of lengkuas
2 whole peeled garlic
2 pcs 4 in cinnamon
5 star anise
a cup of sugar
1 rice bowl of coarse salt
some good dark soy sauce.

method :
1.wash and clean the duck.Rub the salt all over the duck including inside the cavities
2.Use a string to tied to the both sides of the duck wing and hang to dry,put a plate for the dripping.
3.In a large wok,add in sugar for it to melt and seen a lot of bubble,add in a small cup of water,some dark soy sauce.,add in the garlic,cinnamon ,star anise, chopped lengkuas and stir fry for a few mins.
lower the duck,slowly turn in to cover the duck with the caramelize sauce and spoon the sauce all over the duck till the duck is in brown colour.Add enough water to cover the whole duck and add some more dark soy sauce turn big heat to boil .then reduce to slow heat,  turn the duck  a few time .and simmer till the gravy is thicken about an hour or till the meat is cooked.Don't worry ,the meat  won't turn too salty,just nice. As the gravy is salty add more water and put some taukwa to cook.

Note; Use low heat to cook the sugar to caramelize.

To make the dipping sauce;
Coarse chop garlic,some chop fresh red chilli ,some sugar and vinegar and mix well

CHAR SIU

This morning went to the market,stop at the meat stall decided to buy a kilogram of pork belly meat to make this char siu.best to get this char siu with a bit of fat.It was sold out,no choices so take this more lean meat to make.Asks the butcher to cut into a few strip.

Ingredients;
1 kg pork belly for making char siu  ( skinless)

Marinade:
30g chopped garlic
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsp five spice powder
150g sugar
2 pcs fermented red bean curd
1tbsp black soy sauce.
1 tbsp hua tiow wine

Method;
Rinse pork,drain well.season with the marinade for few hour or overnite.
Put the marinade pork  with enough water to cover the pork ,cook till boil and low heat to boil till cook
or the gravy is slightly thicken.Dish out the pork,left the gravy in the pot,add some cornstarch to thicken the sauce and once the sauce is thicken ,pour into the pork belly.Sliced the meat when is cool.

STIR FRY FLOWER CRAB

To cook this flower crab,the crab have to be very fresh.Is a simple dishes and easy to cook.

STIR FRY FLOWER CRAB

Wash and clean the flower crab and cut to pieces.Heat a dry wok with medium heat,add in the flower crab and sprinkle some salt ,turn to big heat and a quick stir fry cover with lid till the flower crab is cook.ready to serve.Its retain the original flavour.

FRIED REDDISH CHEESE PORK BELLY

FRIED REDDISH CHEESE PORK BELLY

Ingredients;
500g pork belly ( skinless)

Marinade:
2 pcs reddish cheese
1 no egg
1/2 tsp five spice powder
1/2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp shaoxinf win
1/2tsp pepper
1/2 tsp sesame oil
3 tbsp tapioca flour


Method;
Cut pork belly into pcs,season with the marinade for 30 min.set aside.
deep fry marinated pork belly in the hot oil at medium heat until cooked.

FRIED SOY SAUCE PRAWNS

what the fisherman caught everyday,they sold to this particular fish shop who collected the seafood from them.Sometime there is no catch.This tiger prawn was just bought in by the fisherman.very fresh
,cook it simple and easy.

FRIED SOY SAUCE PRAWN

10 prawns
seasoning:
3 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1/2 tsp msg
5 tbsp sesame oil
some spring onion
1tbsp cornstarch mix with a bit of water

Method:
!1..Wash and clean the prawn.
2.heat up a pot of oil,when the oil is hot,add in the prawn deep fry for 1 min or 2 ,dish out.
3.In a wok add in the sesame oil , add in prawns and saute till fragrant. Add in seasoning,lastly add in  cornstarch water,saute till fairy dry.serve.