Oven Roasted Miso glazed Eggplant | 味噌焗矮瓜

INGREDIENTS:

1 Italian Eggplant

Marinade:

1 tablespoon White Miso Paste

1 tablespoon Sugar

1 tablespoon Chinese Cooking Rice Wine

4 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

DIRECTION:

1. Preheat the oven to 400F.

2. Cut off the stem of the eggplant.  Half the eggplant lengthwise and place it on baking tray.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine the marinade together.  Brush a generous amount of marinade onto both sides of the eggplants.  Bake it for about 20 minutes until the eggplant is soft and golden.

Oven Cook Seafood Foil Parcel

The simpler, the best - it is totally applicable to making seafood.  I leave out the butter and herbs, and only allow the juice of the seafood, and a little white wine, to stew itself and build up the lovely sweetness.  The lemon juice at the end elevates the flavour of the mussels and broth.  Remember to prepare some bread to mop up this delicious liquid.  Click Here to check out how to open a crab.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Crab

1 dozen mussels

1 dozen Prawns

2 pcs Cod Fillets

1/2 Lemon of Juice

1/4 cup Dry White Wine

1 knob of ginger, about finger long, cut into arounds

Sea Salt

Vegetable Oil

DIRECTION:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 400F.

2. Line foil on a roasting pan.  Drizzle 2 tablespoons of oil and lay the ginger pieces evenly on top.

3. Evenly place the seafood in the pan. Sprinkle with sea salt and drizzle the white wine.  Cover the pan with another piece of foil.  Roll the edges to seal it to create a foil bag.  Roast it in the oven for 25 minutes.

4. Remove the top foil.  Drizzle the fresh lemon juice over the seafood.  Serve immediately.

Oven Roasted Sweet Corn with Cilantro Parmesan Dressing ｜焗甜粟米配莞茜帕馬森乾酪醬

Farmers' markets have been featuring Ontario corns lately.  They are so sweet and juicy that the kernels just burst in the mouth.  I heard about GMO and know about it, but we won't touch on that topic today.  Today, we are talking about how to cook the sweet corn other than just boiling or throwing it on the barbecue.

Many people love barbecue corn, us too! Though sometimes we can get pretty lazy to think of turning on the barbecue, especially on a hot day after work.  What about roasting corn in an oven? Although the flavour of this oven roasted corn is not as good as the barbecue, the texture is just as perfect.  Since it takes nearly half an hour to roast in the oven, you can even go take a shower in the mean time.

I added cilantro and parmesan cheese here to bring some new flavour to our dining table.  If you simply want to enjoy the sweet corn, just skip the dressing and season the corn with sea salt.

INGREDIENTS:

4 ears Corn, husked and removed silks

1/3 cup Butter, soften

A handful of Cilantro, leaves and stems, finely chopped

1 teaspoon Paprika

2 tablespoons Parmesan Cheese Powder

材料：

4 條  粟米，去皮

1/3 杯  牛油，室溫

1小束  莞茜，葉和莖，切碎

1 茶匙  甜紅椒粉

2 湯匙  帕馬森乾酪粉

DIRECTION 做法:

1. Pre-heat the oven to 400F.  Brush a layer of butter on each corn and then lay them on a foiled roasting pan.

1. 預熱焗爐至400F。在粟米上平均擦上一層牛油；把粟米一字排好在已舖好錫紙的焗盤上。

2. Roast them in the oven until slightly brown; about 25 minutes.

2. 把粟米焗至微金黃；若25 分鐘。

3. Meanwhile, combine the rest of the ingredients with the remaining butter; mix well.  Set it aside.

3. 同時間，在一只碗內加入所有剩餘材料和剩下的牛油；拌勻靜置。

4. When the corn is ready, remove it from the oven and brush a generous amount of butter mixture on each corn.  Serve immediately.

4. 當粟米焗好後，趁熱擦上牛油汁料；上桌。

Roasted Lemon and lavender Chicken Wings | 烤檸檬薰衣草雞翼

Roasted Lemon and lavender Chicken Wings

烤檸檬薰衣草雞翼  

Ingredients:

2 pounds Whole Chicken Wings

1/2 pc Lemon of Juice, freshly squeezed

2 tablespoons Honey

Marinade:

1 tablespoon Dried Lavender

2 tablespoons Dark Soy Sauce

3 tablespoons Shaoxing Wine

To taste Ground Black Pepper

To taste Kosher Salt

材料：

2 磅   雞全翼

1/2 個   檸檬, 榨汁

2 湯匙   蜜糖

醃料：

1 湯匙   乾薰衣草

2 湯匙   老抽

3 湯匙   紹興酒

調味   黑胡椒碎

調味   鹽

DIRECTION:

Roasted Root Vegetables (Fall recipe)

Ingredients:

2 Yellow Beets

2 Red Beets

1/2 Celery Root

1/2 Rutabaga

1 Onion

3 tablespoons Olive Oil

2 sprigs Fresh Thyme

Black Pepper to taste

Salt to taste

材料：

2 個   紅菜頭

2 個   黃菜頭

1/2 個   蠟蘿蔔 (黃蘿蔔)

1/2 個   芹菜根

1 個   洋蔥

2 束   百里香

3 湯匙   橄欖油

黑胡椒   調味

鹽   調味

DIRECTION:

Baked Panko Pork Chop ｜ 日式香脆焗豬扒

Crispy pork chop is irresistible enough, and cooking it without the need for deep-frying makes it even more amazing.

Setting a pot of oil to deep fry at home is never an issue for me.  I enjoy crispy food and deep-frying does indeed get food done quickly and deliciously.  However, if it is something I can do in the oven without using too much oil, I'd rather stick to the oven.

If you want to make the panko look golden after baking, stir-fry the panko with a few drops of oil over the stove top.  This also helps to bring out a more toasty flavour for the panko.  

My husband likes to eat pankoed food and he likes to eat this pork chop.  He can easily eat a couple of them and then eye the one on my son's plate.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy this recipe.

Baked Panko Pork Chop

日式香脆焗豬扒

INGREDIENTS：2-3 portions

4 pcs Pork Chops

2 cups Japanese Panko

1 pc Egg

1/2 cup Flour

1-2 tablespoons Oil

Salt to taste

Black Pepper to taste

材料：2-3人份

4 塊   豬扒

2 杯   日式麵包糠

1 隻   雞蛋

1/2 杯   麵粉

調味   黑胡椒

調味   鹽

1-2 湯匙   油

Direction：

Baked Mashed Potato Nuggets (Korokke) | 香焗脆薯泥 (可樂餅)

Baked Mashed Potato Nuggets (Korokke)

香焗脆薯泥

Ingredients:

3 cups Diced Potato

2 cups Water

1/4 cup Diced Shallot

1/3 cup Diced Sweet Pea

1/3 cup Diced Carrot

1 teaspoon Salt

2 Eggs

3/4 cup Flour

1/2 cup Panko

1/2 cup Bread Crumb

1 Sheet Sushi Seaweed

Mayonnaise ( for serving)

DIRECTION:

Chinese Style Barbeque Prok Belly | 自家製燒腩肉

Chinese Style Barbeque Prok Belly

自家製燒腩肉  

Ingredients:

750 gram  Pork Belly

Marinade for meat:

1 teaspoon Salt

2 teaspoons Sugar

1 teaspoon Ground Anise Seed

1/2 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

Marinade for Skin:

2 teaspoons Salt

2 teaspoons White Vinegar

材料：

750 克   腩肉

醃料 (肉部份)：

1 茶匙   鹽

2 茶匙   糖

1 茶匙   茴香籽，壓碎

1/2 茶匙   黑胡椒碎

醃料 (皮部份)：

2 茶匙   鹽

2 茶匙   白醋

DIRECTION:

Bacon Wrapped Bananas | 煙肉焗香蕉

Bacon with banana? Yup.  It may sound a bit exotic to many people.  It did to me too the first time I heard of it from my housemate, who was from Malaysia.  She told me that it was a popular food people would grill on a barbecue or bake in the oven.  

Lady finger banana is the perfect kind of banana for this dish because it has a relatively firmer body that can go under a high heat of baking without breaking down to mush.  Also, this type of banana is much sweeter than the big ones.

My husband and my son certainly like this exotic flavour and they both are looking forward to the next time when I make it. 

Bacon Wrapped Bananas | 煙肉焗香蕉  

Ingredients:

6 Lady finger bananas

6 pieces of Bacon

1 extra Lady finger banana (for garnish)

材料：

6 條 皇帝蕉

6 片   煙肉

1 條   皇帝蕉 (裝飾用)

DIRECTION:

Roasted Whole Garlic | 香焗蒜頭

Roasted Whole Garlic | 香焗蒜頭  

Ingredients:

1 Garlic Head

2 sprigs Thyme

1 tablespoon Olive Oil

Sea Salt

Ground Black Pepper

材料：

1棵   蒜頭

2 枝   百里香

1 湯匙   橄欖油

海鹽

黑胡椒碎

DIRECTION:

Oven Baked Lamb Kebab | 焗彩椒羊肉串

This recipe is straight forward and simple enough to be an easy dinner on the weekend.  Both vegetable and meat on one plate accompanied with some fragrant basmati rice.

Thanks for stopping by.  I hope you enjoy it.

Oven Baked Lamb Kebab | 焗彩椒羊肉串  

Ingredients:

400 gram Lamb Cubes

3-4 Bell Peppers (Red, orange, yellow, or green)

Marinade:

1 head of Garlic, finely chopped

1/4 cup Ginger, finely chopped

2-3 Dried Bay Leaves

1/4 cup Teriyaki

3 tablespoons Rice Wine

1/3 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper

1/3 teaspoon Sugar

1/3 teaspoon Salt

材料：

400 克   羊肉粒

3-4 個   燈籠椒 (紅，橙，黃或綠色)

醃料：

1 頭   蒜頭，切幼粒

1/4 杯   薑，切幼粒

2-3 片   月桂葉

1/4 杯   日本燒汁

3 湯匙   米酒

1/3 茶匙   黑胡椒碎

1/3 茶匙   糖

1/3 茶匙   鹽

DIRECTION:

Cinnamon Apple Chips (oven recipe) | 蘋果脆片 (焗爐版)

Cinnamon Apple Chips (oven recipe)

蘋果脆片 (焗爐版) 

Ingredients:

2 Granny Smith Apples

1/2 cup BrownSugar

1/2 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon

材料：

2 個   青蘋果

1/2 杯   黑糖

1/2 茶匙   肉桂粉

DIRTECTION: