Chinese Dried Mushroom with Scallop Soup

Chinese Dried Mushroom with Scallop Soup

I know that this photo doesn't look good at all, but trust me, if you like mushroom, there is a high chance that you will like this.

Research shows that Chinese Mushroom can help to fight against cancer, but is that all, the answer is No. Another breakthough research found out that Chinese mushroom has a powerful anti-aging ability that helps to  promote longevity and reverse the effect of aging.

If you don't like the taste of mushroom, you may want to give it another try.

Ingredients (Serve 2 to 3 pax)

1. 1 Chicken Bone
2. 4 Dried Chinese Mushrooms
3. 3/4 Tablespoon of Dried Scallops (approx 1 1/2 Big or 4 Small)
4. Salt or Light Soya Sauce

Preparation

1. Washed and leave Mushrooms and Scallop in hot water for 30 minutes. Keep the water.

Steps

1. Boil Chicken Bone for a few minutes and drain it
2. Put Chicken Bone into approx 3 Cups of water and Boiled it
3. Add Mushroom and Scallops with water into pot
4. Boils it for 30 minutes and turn to slow heat for at least another 30 to 60 minutes
5. Add Salts or Light Soya Sauce to taste.

Serve while Hot!

Good to go with Rice and two to three Chinese Dishes.

Tips and Comments:

• In order to wash the undercap ("mushroom's grills") properly, immerse Dried Mushroom in hot water until soften.

Chinese Huai San Soup

Ingredients (Serve 4 pax)

1. 1 Chicken Bone/ 6 pieces of Pork Ribs
2. Fresh Huai San (Peeled and Cut into big chunks)
3. 1 Carrot (Cut into big chunks)
4. 5 Pieces of Yu Zhu (Washed)
5. 1 Tablespoons of Gou Qi Zi (Washed)
6. 5 Red Dates (Washed)

Steps

1. Boil Chicken Bone or Pork Ribs for a few minutes and drain it
2. Put Chicken Bone or Pork Ribs into approx 6 Cups of water and Boiled it
3. Add Huai San, Carrot, Yu Zhu, Red Dates
4. Boils it for 30 minutes and turn to slow heat for at least another 45 to 60 minutes.
5. Lastly add Gou Qi Zi and boil for another approx 10 minutes
6. Add Salts or Light Soya Sauce to taste.

Serve while Hot!

Good to go with Rice and two chinese dishes.

Stir-Fry Sambal Chilli Prawns

Stir-fry Sambal Chilli Prawns

This is a spicy dish for chilli lovers.

Ready-made Sambal Chilli can be conveniently purchase from any supermarket, hence it made the recipe for dish reduces at least half of its steps. But I have to say that I took a long time to choose the bottle of sambal chilli as there are many varieties. Some of them taste more sour than the rest, and from my experience, they look lighter or "orangish" in the color of the sambal chilli sauce. My preferred taste for this dish is spicy but yet it comes with a "little sweetness". Finally, I decided to go with A1 brand as it looks deep dark red, without the chilli seed visible. I tried cooking, and yeah... this is the taste that I wanted. =) 

Ingredients

1. 15 Tiger Prawns (Deshell and Devein)
2. 1 Big Red Onion cut into thin slices
3. 1 1/2 Tablespoons of Chopped Garlic
4. 2 Tablespoons of Sambal Chilli (eg. Brand A1)
5. Olive Oil or Any Cooking Oil

Steps

1. Add Olive Oil into hot pan
2. Add Red Onion and stir-fry until translucent or fragrant
3. Add Garlic into pan and stir-fry until fragrant before it turned brown
4. Add Prawns into pan and stir-fry until 80% cooked, approx 4 to 5 minutes
5. Add Sambal Chilli into pan and stir-fry to mix well with prawns
6. Add a little hot water if you prefer the gravy to be slightly watery
7. When prawns are cooked, you are done

Serve while Hot!

Good to go with Rice, a bowl of Chinese Soup and 2 more Chinese Dishes.

Chinese Fried Cabbage Rice

Chinese Fried Cabbage Rice

It is not difficult to find a plate of Seafood Fried Rice, Sambal Fried Rice or Beef Fried Rice when you dine out, but how often, can we find a place that sell Chinese Fried Cabbage Rice?

My mum cooked this, but rarely, as my dad dislike the sweetness of cabbage that infuse the rice. In opposition, I love it.

I learnt this dish from my mum and sharing over here for reader who love this too or want to try something new if you have not eaten this dish before.

Ingredients (Serve 2 to 3 Pax)

1. 2 Cups of Washed Rice
2. 2 1/2 Tablespoon of Dried Shrimps
3. 4 Chinese Dried Mushroom (Sliced)
4. Pork (Sliced)
5. 1 Tablespoon of Garlic (Chopped)
6. Half Chinese Cabbage (Sliced)
7. Salts or 2 1/2 tablespoons of Light Soya Sauce
8. White pepper

Preparation

1. Leave uncooked washed Rice in water for approx 30 minutes and drain it
2. Wash Dried Shrimps
3. Wash Dried Mushroom and leave it in hot water for 30 minutes and slice it
4. Slice Pork and marinate with Light Soya Sauce and White Pepper for at least 5 minutes
5. Wash Chinese Cabbage and slice it

Steps

1. Fry Dried Shrimp into hot pan and until fragrant
2. Add Garlic and fry until fragrant
3. Add Pork and fry until 80% cooked
4. Add Mushroom and Cabbage and fry for approx 3 to 4 minutes
5. Add Rice and stir to mix well
6. Add 1 1/2 cup of water and stir for approx 4 minutes for all ingredients to simmer well into the rice
7. Add 2 1/2 tablespoon of Light Soya Sauce or Salt to taste
8. Transfer all into rice cooker and add water to cover 3/4 of rice mixture
9. Turn on your rice cooker and set timing as per norm

Serve while Hot!

Good to serve as a Main Course or with a bowl of Chinese Soup.

Tips and Comments:

• I like the rice to be softer in this dish, hence, if you prefer grainy rice, adjust the quantiy of water accordingly.

Grilled Prawns

Ingredients

1. Prawns
2. Olive Oil
3. Coarse Black Pepper
4. Salts
5. Mixed Herbs (Rosemary, Parsley, Basil, Oregano. eg. Brand Masterfood)

Steps

1. Spread Olive Oil on aluminium foils to prevent prawns from sticking onto your baking tray
2. Rub Salts on Prawns
3. Add Black Pepper
4. Add Mixed Herbs
5. Spread another thin layer of olive oil on the prawns

Leave the prawns for a good 5 to 10 minutes to allow the ingredients to set into the prawns.
Preheat Oven and placed prawns into oven (200 Degree Celsius, approx 10 minutes for 8 tiger prawns).
After 7 minutes, turn the prawns and spread the Olive oil.
Test using a toothpick to check if prawns are cooked and adjust time accordingly if required.

Serve while Hot!

Good to serve with Pasta, or as a finger food or a side dish.

Chinese ABC Soup

Chinese ABC Soup

A healthy soup that comprises with a lots of vitamins, hence it is called ABC soup (I guess). With so many different kind of vegetables that are included in the soup, this soup is very sweet but it is light too. If you prefer the soup to be thicker, you can cook it for a longer duration for the potatoes to break down and it will tastes good too!

Ingredients (Serve 4 pax)

1. 1 Chicken Bone/ 6 pieces of Pork Ribs
2. 2 Sweet Corns (Cut into big chunks)
3. 1 Big Carrot (Cut into big chunks)
4. 2 Big Yellow Onions (Cut into big chunks)/ 2 Big Red Onions
5. 2 USA Potatos (Cut into big chunks)

Steps

1. Boil Chicken Bone or Pork Ribs for a few minutes and drain it
2. Put Chicken Bone or Pork Ribs into approx 6 Cups of water
3. Add all ingredients into pot
4. Boils it for 30 minutes and turn to slow heat for at least another 30 to 60 minutes
5. Add Salts or Light Soya Sauce to taste

Serve while Hot!

Good to serve with rice and a few chinese dishes.