Thursday, June 04, 2009

Simple Dinner on a Wednesday Night

It's hard to prepare dinner and do the house chores and look after a baby that crawls everywhere at the same time and it can be very tiring. So, the dishes that I usually make are pretty simple, takes very little preparation time and even less cooking time.
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And again, if someone like me that's so new in this 'kitchen stuff' can do it, I don't think it would be too hard for anyone else.
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Fried Pork with Sweet & Sour Sauce
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Ingredients
pork fillet cut into cubes
4 tsp cornflour
1 medium egg white
salt
black pepper
Chinese 5-spice powder
cucumber for garnishing
oil
sweet & sour sauce
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Method
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Whisk the egg white and cornflour until it becomes a smooth blend. Add in a pinch of salt, black pepper and 5-spice powder. Mix well.
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Add in the pork and mix until the pork is well covered. Reserved.
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Heat the wok and add in the oil. When the oil is very hot, put in the pork cubes piece by piece and stir-fry for 3 - 4 minutes until it turns a golden beige. Add in the sweet & sour sauce and stir-fry for another 3 minutes on low fire.
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Remove from wok, garnish with sliced cucumber and it's ready to serve.
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Tom Yum Styled Steam Fish
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Ingredients
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1 medium sized white pomphret
12 ladies fingers / okra
3 tomatoes
2 tsp of Tom Yum paste
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Method
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Using a round shallow steel plate, marinate the fish thoroughly in it with the tom yum paste. Set aside and reserve.
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Cut the ladies fingers/okra into halves and the tomatoes into fours. Distribute them evenly around the fish.
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Put 300ml of water in the wok and put to boil. Place the plate of fish on a stand inside the wok and cover. Turn the fire down to low and put to steam for 20 minutes.
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Ready to be served.

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