My Kitchen Story

There’s no reason not to like this childhood dish, it’s so tasty that you could even eat it on its own! It brings back so much young memories, I remembered my mom likes to had it with Teochew Plain Porridge! If you do not have any luncheon meat, you can replace it with sausages… it is equally good! ... Happy frying! ~ Stir-fried Luncheon Meat with Potatoes -  餐肉马铃薯  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) 3 large potatoes (cut into cubes) 1/2 can luncheon meat (cut into cubes) 1/4 onion (cut into cubes) 1/4 chili (sliced) 1 glove garlic Sauces: 3 tbsp tomato ketchup 1 tbsp chili sauce  1/4 cup water 1/2 tsp sugar (mixed all sauces ingredient in a bowl, set aside) Garnishing: Spring onions (chopped) Methods: 1. Fry the cut potatoes over MEDIUM heat until the edges turn brown, dish out and set aside 2. Fry the cut luncheon meat over MEDIUM heat until it turns brown, dish out and set aside 3. Fry the garlic, chili & onions until fragrant, add the sauces and stir for about 5 mins. Put in the potatoe

~ Fried Eggs in Tomato Sauce -  番茄煎鸡蛋 ~ Ingredients: 4 eggs 3 garlic (chopped) 1 stalk spring onions (diced) Sauces: 3 tbsp tomato sauce 1 tbsp vinegar 1 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tsp sugar Pinch of salt 1 1/2 cup water Methods: 1. Fry the eggs and set aside. 2. Add in garlic into oil and stir fry until fragrant, then add in the sauces. 3. Put in half of the spring onion, eggs and cook for 1 minute. 4. Dish out, garnish half of the spring onion and served while hot.

This quick recipe is perfect for lunch and dinner, or even as fillings for some Chinese snacks. This can be cooked as vegetarian dish too, just discard the dried shrimps and replaced with vegetarian oyster sauce - a savory dish where all family members will love it! ... Happy Stir-Frying! ~ Stir-Fried Turnip & Carrots with Dried Shrimps -  沙葛红萝卜炒虾米 ~ Ingredients: 2 shallots (slice thinly) 1 stalk celery (shredded) - optional 3 shiitake mushrooms (soaked and slice thinly) 250 g turnips/mengkuang (shredded) 50 g carrots (shredded) 1 tbsp dried shrimps (chopped) Seasonings: 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce 1/2 tbsp sugar Pepper Methods: 1. Fry shallots, mushrooms and dried shrimps for 3 minutes over MEDIUM heat. 2. Add in turnips, carrots & celery. Stir fry until all the vegetables are soft. 3. Pour the seasonings and continue to stir fry until fragrant over LOW heat. 4. Dish out and served while hot.

~ Simple One Pot Rice -  简易一锅饭  ~ Ingredients: (Served 4) 2 cups long grain basmati rice (washed and set aside) 6 shiitake mushrooms (soaked and cut cubes) 4 tbsp sweet corns (defrost and set aside)  4 long beans (cut 0.3cm thick) 4 pcs lap cheong (slice 0.3cm thick) 1 medium size potato (peeled) 2 3/4 cup water Seasonings: 3/4 tbsp cooking oil 1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 1/2 tbsp Chinese wine 1/4 tsp salt Pepper Methods: 1. Pour all the seasoning into the washed rice, mixed well 2. Put all the ingredients on top of the washed and seasoned rice as shown in the picture 3. Slowly add 2 3/4 cup of water over, bring to the rice cooker and cook as usual 4. Once done use a spatula to mash the potato, mixed all the ingredients and rice throughly. Served while hot.

~ Soy Milk with Cendol & Grass Jelly -  煎蕊凉粉豆浆  ~ Ingredients: 1 packet soy bean milk (700ml less sugar) 1 packet ready made grass jelly (cut into small cubes) 1 packet ready made cendol 1 big size gula melaka (dissolve over heat) 100 ml evaporated milk Methods: 1. Place grass jelly & cendol in a bowl 2. Pour soy bean milk, gula melaka syrup & evaporated milk over grass jelly & cendol 3. Mix well and chill in the fridge or put ice cubes before consuming 4. Served chilled

In this recipe, a typical Cantonese-style preparation, the eggs are lightly scrambled till just almost cooked. The heat is then turned off so that the scrambled eggs stay a little moist and mushy! ... Happy Stir-Frying! ~ Cantonese Stir-Fry Bitter Gourd with Eggs -  广东苦瓜炒蛋  ~ Ingredients: 1 medium size bitter gourd (sliced & soak in salt water) 2 small eggs (lightly beaten) 2 gloves garlic (diced) Seasoning for eggs: (Mixed into the beaten eggs) 1 tsp sugar  1 tsp soy sauce 1 tsp chinese wine 1 tsp sesame oil 1/4 cube chicken stock (dissolved with 3 tbsp hot water) Pepper to taste Methods: 1. Fry the garlic until fragrance, add in bitter gourd and stir fry for 2 minutes over MEDIUM heat 2. Pour the fried bitter gourd into the seasoned beaten eggs and mixed well in a bowl 3. Take to the pan to continue stir fry until the eggs scrambled and still slightly wet over MEDIUM heat 4. Dish out and served while hot

Steamed fish is one of my favorite dishes as it is healthy, delicious and so easy to make. One of them is this Teochew Steamed Fish. The dish is sour (from the sour plum, tomato, and preserved mustard), savory, absolutely delightful and appetizing to the taste buds. ... Happy steaming! ~ Teochew Steamed Fish -  潮州蒸鱼  ~ Ingredients: Medium fish (rub salt on both side) 1 medium size tomato (sliced into wedges) 2 sour plum (remove seed) 1/4 block tofu - optional (cut into small cubes) 2 shiitake mushrooms (sliced thinly) 5 slices of gingers (thinly sliced) 100g salted vegetables (washed and sliced) Sauces: 4 tbsp of water 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce  1 1/2 tbsp shao xing wine Pepper to taste Garnish: Sliced red chili Spring onions Methods: 1. Arrange all the ingredients on a plate 2. Place the fish on top  3. Pour over the sauce and steam for 20 minute (depending the size of the fish) over MEDIUM heat 4. Garnish and served while hot

All it takes is eggs, onions, lap cheong & seasoning to create this simple yet delicious dish - the onion not only enhances the fragrance of the omelette dish, but also make the eggs tasted pleasantly sweet. The overall taste of this omelette dish is so robust that goes so well with both steamed white rice and hot plain porridge. ... Happy frying! ~ Chinese Fried Onions Omelet -  洋葱炒蛋  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) 3 medium size eggs 1/2 carrots (thinly diced) 1/2 lap cheong (skinned and dice) 1/2 onions (sliced) 2 cloves garlic (diced) 1/4 red chili (sliced) 1/4 chicken cube (mix with 100ml of hot water) Pepper to taste Methods: 1. Beat the eggs in a bowl with the chicken cube stock, set aside. 2. Fry the garlic, chili, carrots, onions in a pan until fragrant, add in lap cheong then continue to fry for 3 minute over MEDIUM heat. 3. Dish out the fried ingredients and put into the beaten eggs, mixed well. 4. Use a ladle, scoops and pour onto the pan. Fried the eggs over MEDIUM heat until

This is a wonderful way to cook Japanese egg tofu, initially fried it then dump all ingredients into a pot! You will definitely love this dish, everyone will come back and want to have more! It’s a must try recipe, yummy! ... Happy frying! ~ Enoki Mushroom with Japanese Egg Tofu Pot -  金针菇日本豆腐煲  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) 4 gloves garlic (chopped) 1/2 chili (chopped) 1 packet enoki mushroom (cut away the roots) 3 tube japanese tofu (cut into 1.5cm thick) Cornflour Sauces: 2 tbsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce Pepper 1/2 tbsp sugar 2 cup water (mixed all sauces ingredient in a bowl, set aside) Garnishing: red chili (chopped) Methods: 1. Dapped the tofu with cornflour, make sure it is fully covered with cornflour and fry in the oil until golden brown over MEDIUM heat. 2. Fry the garlic & chili in a pot until fragrant, add in the washed enoki continue to fry until soften over LOW heat. 3. Add in the fried tofu, pour over the sauces and cover it with lid. Simme

This is an easy peasy one dish meal perfectly for a vegetarian day! Prep and cooking time will take less than an hour, go with some mock meats make it more fulfilled! ... Happy braising! ~ Fried Vegetarian Bee Hoon    -  炒斋米粉 ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) 200 g vermicelli / bee hoon (soaked in boiling water & drain it off when it have soften) 1 pc carrot (shredded) 4 pc shiitake mushroom (soaked & sliced) 60 g black fungus (soaked & sliced) 2 gloves garlic ( sliced) 1 small chinese cabbage (sliced) 2 tbsp sesame oil Sauces: 2 tsp sugar 6 tbsp vegetarian oyster sauce 1 cup water (mixed all sauces ingredient in a bowl, set aside) Garnishing: red chili (sliced) Methods: 1. Put sesame oil & stir fried with garlic for 3 minute over MEDIUM heat. 2. Add in sauces, cabbage & carrot and simmer for 3 minutes, then add in shiitake mushroom & black fungus to continue simmer for 3 minutes. 3. Add in the soaked vermicelli and mix well. Stir fried for 10 minutes over LOW heat. 4. D

I am sharing a very homely food that I really enjoyed! This is a common sight in almost every chinese family cooking as our parents will usually prepare fish that’s steamed in bean paste and with that, everyone just need some plain rice to go along and together with some greens, that will easily make one contented comfort meal. It’s really quite an effortless dish that you must give it a try! ... Happy braising! ~ Braised Fish in Yellow Bean Paste    -  豆豉焖马友鱼  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 4) 1 pc Ma Yau (Threadfin /  马友 ) 1 stalk spring onions (sliced 5cm long) 1 pc red chili (sliced) 1 1/2 thumb size ginger (sliced) Sauces: 1 1/2 tbsp taucu / yellow bean paste 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1/2 tbsp sesame oil  1 tsp sugar Pepper  2 cup water Methods: 1. Rub the fish with cornflour, covering both side of the fish throughly with the cornflour, set aside. 2. Add oil in a pot, stir-fry spring onion, red chili and ginger until fragrant. 3. Pour in the sauce & fish, simmer for 15 minute over MEDIUM hea

This one bowl of goodness can be made in just 30 minutes and it will be gone faster than that, because you can’t stop slurping the goodness up! It was a light and delicious meal that we finished everything – from the noodles down to the last drop of soup! Must try, highly recommended recipe! ... Happy boiling! ~ Tomato & Egg Mee Suah Soup -  番茄鸡蛋面线汤  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) 450 g mee suah (cook in hot water, go through tap water & drain it, set aside) 6 tomatoes (cross 4 slide on top & soak in hot water for 15 min, set aside) 4 eggs (add 2 tbsp of water & beat, set aside) 3 cloves garlic (sliced) 9 meat balls (cut halves) 3 bowl of water Sauces: 5 tsp sugar 3 tbsp tomato sauce 6 tbsp light soy sauce 3 tbsp Chinese wine 1/2 cup water Garnish: Spring onions Methods: 1. Peel off the tomato skin, cut 3 tomatoes into 4 and diced the rest of the 3 tomatoes, set aside 2. Fried the beaten egg and lightly scramble it, dish out then set aside 3. Add in garlic & diced tomatoe

This stir fried glass noodles recipe is a nod to those simple wok recipes - the ingredients list is super short and there are only a few steps to follow. The cook time is kept to a bare minimum. The flavor is bold, savory and satisfying. Come let’s cook with love! ... Happy frying! ~ Stir Fried Glass Noodles -  炒东粉  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 4) 500 g glass noodles 200 g meat (sliced) 200 g prawns - optional 60 g dried shrimps (soaked and chopped) 1 carrot (shredded) 6 pc shiitake mushrooms (soaked and shredded) 6 pc cabbage (shredded) 3 cloves garlic (chopped) 2 string spring onions (chopped) 2 cup water Sauces: 2 tbsp light soy sauce 2 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp dark soy sauce 2 tsp sugar Pepper 1/2 cup water Garnish: Spring onions Red chilies Methods: 1. Marinate the meat with sesame oil, pepper, light soy sauce, cornflour & set aside. 2. Bring glass noodles & 1/2 tbsp cooking oil to boil till soft and transparent, set aside. 3. Stir fried garlic, spring onions & dried shrimps

Nasi Lemak can be cooked in a variety of ways, ranging from the Malay, Chinese and Indian variation. This recipe shows you how to make classic nasi lemak in your own kitchen. It is usually served with an addictive spicy sambal, sliced cucumbers, deep-fried anchovies, fried peanuts and hard-boiled eggs. For breakfast, lunch or even dinner – the Nasi Lemak is one meal that no one will say no to! ... Happy cooking! ~ Nasi Lemak with Sambal Ikan Bilis -  椰浆饭叄巴江鱼仔 ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) Rice: 2 cups basmati rice (washed) 4 pandan leaves (knotted) 1 thumb size ginger 1/4 tsp salt 200 ml coconut milk (packet) 280 ml water Put all into the rice cooker and cook as usual Sambal Ikan Bilis: 1 cup of Ikan Bilis (washed) 1 onion (sliced thinly) 2 gloves garlic (sliced) 2 shallots (sliced) 2 tbsp Ikan Bilis sambal (ready made) 80 ml water Garnish: Cucumber Fried Peanuts & Ikan Bilis (ready made) Hard Boil Eggs Methods: 1. Stir fried sambal with onion, garlic & shallots for 5 min over MEDIU

Have you ever wanted to make your own Yong Tau Foo? Well you must try this homemade recipe, it is miles better than the usual one in the shops - it's not hard at all, just a bit of prep hence I have decided to buy a ready made paste to stuff . I prefer my Yong Tau Foo steamed, and topped with yellow bean paste.  I am a Teochew not a Hakka in dialect, this dish may not taste as authentic but I am satisfied with the short-cut result. Yummy! ... Happy steaming! ~ Steamed Hakka Yong Tau Foo -  清蒸客家酿豆腐  ~ Ingredients: (Serve 3) 4 pc egg plants (slide a cut in the middle) 4 pc bitter gourd (remove the seeds) 6 pc lady fingers (remove the seeds) 6 pc raw shiitake mushroom (remove the stem)  2 pc red chili (remove the seeds) Marinated minced meat (ready made from shop) Sauce: 1/2 cube chicken stock 1 tsp cornflour 1 tsp taucu / yellow bean paste Pepper 80ml water  Mixed all the ingredients, set aside Garnish: Spring onions Methods: 1. Stuff the meat into the vegetables, bring to steam for