Tuesday, January 23, 2018

Braised Shiitake Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce | 蠔油炆冬菇生菜


INGREDIENTS:
15-18 pcs Dried Shiitake Mushrooms
1 head Iceberg
3 Garlic Cloves
1/4 cup Vegan Oyster Sauce
Water

材料:
15-18 隻   冬菇
1 頭   生菜
3 瓣   蒜頭
1/4 杯   素蠔油

DIRECTION:

Friday, January 5, 2018

Ichigo Mochi (Strawberry Mochi) | 草莓大福



INGREDIENTS: 6's
100 gram Glutinous Flour
150 ml Water
Corn starch for coating
120 gram Red Bean Paste
6 small Strawberries
DIRECTION:
1. Roll out six equal size of red bean balls.  Wrap the strawberries with them.  Make sure the tip of the strawberry is on top.
2. In a glass bowl, mix glutinous flour and water together until smooth.  Cover the bowl with a plate and then microwave the mixture for 50 seconds.  Take it out and stir well.  Return the bowl to microwave and heat for another 50 seconds.  Mix it again.  The mixture should be glue like and floppy.  Microwave the mixture for another 30 seconds.  Mix it again, and then pour it into a plate odd cornstarch.
3. Coat both sides of the dough with cornstarch to prevent from stickiness.  Divide it into 6 equal portions.
4. Roll out each dough into a palm size.  Place a strawberry filing on top with the strawberry tip facing down this time.  Wrap up four corner and then place the mochi up side down.

Dango in Red Bean Sweet Soup | 豆腐丸子紅豆湯


INGREDIENTS:
Red Bean Soup, link
50 gram Silken Tofu
100 gram Glutinous Flour

DIRECTION:
1. Mix the tofu with glutinous flour together until the texture resembles to an earlobe.

2. Roll the dough into many event size balls.  Boil them in rolling boiling water until they float onto the surface.  Scoop them up and add them to the hot red bean soup. 



Dried Small Sardine in Sweet and Salty Sauce | 香甜公魚干



Dried Small Sardine in Sweet and Salty Sauce
香甜公魚干

Ingredients:
Dried little sardines
White sesame seeds

Seasoning:
Soy Sauce
Sugar
Rice Wine
Water

Instruction:
1. In a non stick pan, toast the dried sardines over medium heat for about 10 minutes, or until the sardines fragrant and golden.
2. Add sesame seed.  Continuously to toast everything for another 5 minutes.  Pour in the seasoning, cook it until the sauce thickens and coats the sardines evenly; stirring consistently.

Roasted Butternut Squash Soup | 烤葫蘆南瓜湯

Compare to the non-roasted version, roasted butternut squash instead brings a tremendous different in the flavour.  The caramelized s...