Miso Butter Spaghetti

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 lbs Ground Pork

1/2 Napa Cabbage, cut into bite size

5 Garlic Cloves, minced

2 tablespoon White Miso

1/4 cup Butter

2 tablespoons Chinese Cooking Rice Wine

2 tablespoon Mirin

1/3 teaspoon Salt

1/2 pack of Spaghetti

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

DIRECTION:

1. Set a large pot of water to a boil.  Add a heap spoon of salt.  Add spaghetti and cook it according to the package.  Drain well and set aside.

2. Heat up vegetable oil over high heat.  Add garlic; sauce until fragrant.

3. Add pork and continue to cook until it turns colour.  Drizzle in the cooking wine and let it to evaporate.

4. Add miring, miso, butter and salt; stir well.  Add Napa and turn off the heat.  Use the remaining heat to cook the Napa until it get slightly soften.

5. Pour the spaghetti into the pork mixture.  Using a tong, gently mix until it is even.  Serve immediately.

Scrambled Egg with Zucchini ｜義大利青瓜炒蛋

Scrambled egg is amazingly easy to make. It can be put together in less than 10 minutes.  It can go with most of the vegetable or meat that's on hand, but it is also super tasty on its own.  This recipe is one of those that starts with "when you have half of a zucchini left in the fridge" ...

We love this recipe, and think the turmeric does a fantastic job adding an exotic flavour to it.  It is a pleasure to serve it as a light dish on a weeknight or a full brunch on the weekend.

INGREDIENTS:

1 Zucchini, small

6 Eggs, large

1/3 teaspoon Paprika

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 teaspoon Chinese Cooking Rice Wine

1/3 teaspoon Salt

2 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

材料：

1 條  義大利青瓜

6 隻  大雞蛋

1/3 茶匙 甜紅椒粉

1/2 茶匙  黃薑粉

1 茶匙  米酒

1/3 茶匙  鹽

2 湯匙  菜油

DIRECTION:

1. Cut the zucchini into sticks; set aside.

2. In a bowl, whisk together eggs, cooking wine, paprika, turmeric, and salt until smooth.

3. In a non-stick pan, heat up oil over high heat.  Add zucchini; stir fry until it becomes slightly softened.  Turn down the heat to medium-high.  Add egg mixture.  Continue to stir fry until the egg reaches to the desired texture; about 3-5 minutes.  Serve.

做法：

1. 青瓜切條；備用。

2. 在一只碗內，加入蛋、米酒、甜紅椒粉、黃薑粉和鹽；攪打至均勻。

3. 在易潔鍋內加入菜油，用大火加熱。下青瓜；炒至微軟。把火調低至中大火。下蛋液；繼續炒至蛋凝固。上桌。

Portuguese Chicken | 簡易葡國雞

Portuguese chicken is a common dish you can find in many cha chan teng (the fast food style restaurant) in Hong Kong.  The dish can be served with steamed rice, spaghetti, or udon.

I always thought Portuguese chicken originated from Portugal, until one day my husband asked me, "Do Portuguese really use coconut milk and turmeric? I thought these are Asian ingredients."  It is so true.  Portugal wouldn't have coconut trees and turmeric roots hundreds of years ago.  So I looked up the history about it and realized this Portuguese chicken is a signature dish that originates from Macau and it won't be found in Portugal.

A long time ago when Portuguese sailors set off to explore the seas, they did lots of spice trades with Africa and Asia before setting foot on Macau.  Many of them married and had children with the locals there.  And this Portuguese chicken was created by their descendants who combined the spices they had collected with their own cooking style.  This dish signifies the history of Macau.

This recipe contains the healthy balance of vegetables and meat. The extra bonus of it is that it is a one-pot-meal so it makes the clean up pretty easy.

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

INGREDIENTS：

5 Chicken Legs, deboned and cut into bite size

2 Carrot, peeled and cut into small chunks

2 Potatoes, cut into bite size

1 Red Onion, cut into large chunks

7-8 Garlic Cloves, sliced

1 cup Corn (I used frozen)

1 Yellow Pepper, deseeded, cut into sticks

1/3 cup Coconut Cream

2 tablespoons Cumin Powder

1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

Cornstarch Slurry (1/3 cup Water + 1 tablespoon Cornstarch)

4 tablespoons Vegetable Oil

1 teaspoon Salt

材料：

5 隻  雞腿，去骨，肉切小塊

2 條  甘筍，去皮，切小件

2 隻  薯仔，切小塊

1 個  紅洋蔥，切大塊

7-8 瓣  蒜頭，切粒

1 杯  粟米粒 (我這兒用上急凍)

1 個  黃燈籠椒，去籽，切條

1/3 杯  椰漿

2 湯匙  小茴香粉

1 茶匙  黃薑粉

粟粉水 (1/3 杯水＋1 湯匙粟粉)

4 湯匙  菜油

1 茶匙  鹽

DIRECTION 做法：

1. Heat up vegetable oil in a non-stick pan over high heat.  Add garlic and onion and sauté until it is fragrant; about 5 minutes.

1. 菜油在不黏鍋內以大火燒熱。下蒜頭和洋蔥，炒至香氣四溢；若5分鐘。

2. Add chicken pieces until they start to turn colour.

2. 下雞件，炒至其開始轉色。

3. Add potatoes and carrots.  Continue to stir fry until potatoes become soft; about 8-10 minutes.

3. 下薯仔和甘筍，繼續炒至薯仔開始變軟；若10分鐘。

4. Add cumin, turmeric, salt; stir well.

4. 下小茴香、黃薑粉，和鹽；拌勻。

5. Reduce the heat to medium-high.  Add coconut milk and the cornstarch slurry; stirring constantly.

5. 把火調低至中大火。下椰子和拌入粟粉水；其間不斷攪拌。

6. Add bell pepper and corn.  Cook until it is heated through.  Remove the pan from the heat.

6. 下燈籠椒和粟米粒，繼續煮至其熱透便可離火。

7. Serve the chicken on rice or pasta.

7. 可配白飯或意粉食用。