Meatballs on Sticks

Not sure what to cook for dinner, so I whipped up these Meatballs and beautify it with wooden sticks. They were yummy and glad my family members loved it! Give it a try and adjust the seasonings to your preference.

Ingredients

1 pack minced pork
1 pc carrot (diced)
1 egg white
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
Dash of pepper
1 stalk spring onion (chopped)

Sauce for coating:
2 tbsp rice vinegar
2 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp light soya sauce
3 tbsp ketchup
1 tbsp chilli sauce

Directions

1. Add diced carrots and egg white into minced pork. Marinate with oyster sauce, sesame oil, dash of pepper and put in fridge for 1 hour.
2. Use a spoon to scoop into a ball and deep fried till golden brown. Drained oil on napkin.
3. Mix the seasonings for the sauce together. In a pan, add the seasonings and meatballs. Stir well to coat the sauce to the meatballs.
4. Use wooden fork to each meatballs and serve hot.

Korean Steamed Egg

I came across this Korean Steamed Egg recipe from Seonkyoung Longest. It was indeed very simple to cook this dish and the texture was silky and smooth. Going to make this more often!

Ingredients

4 eggs
2 tbsp chicken stock make 1 cup stock
1 tbsp light soya sauce
1 stalk spring onion (chopped)

Directions

1. In a claypot, add in 1 cup of soup, soya sauce and bring to soft boil.
2. Beat eggs and slowly add into the pot of stock, reduce heat. Use hand whisk to beat the mixture for a while until egg mixture and stock incorporate completely, smooth and silky.
3. Cover and steam for 5 mins.
4. Add chopped spring onion on top once done and serve hot.

Baked Spices Chicken

When you really cannot think what to cook, this dish will be easy to whip up. Just marinate the chicken and baked with olive oil. Goes well with rice or fries. 

Dark Sauce Chicken Rice

This is an all-in-1 meal which is quick and easy to cook. Just need to season the chicken wings and fry some chopped garlic with all other ingredients together. Add rice in cooker, add the stir fried ingredients and let it cook. 

When there are times that you do not know what to cook, this is a fast way to whip up a simple meal for your family. 

Char Kway Teow

My maid cooked this Char Kway Teow for lunch and I thought I should post this as one of my cooking recipe for future reference. The main ingredients : Kway Teow, yellow noodle, fish cakes, chinese sausages and eggs. As for seasoning, my maid used her own discretion : sweet sauce, pepper, Knorr seasoning powder. 

For better understanding the origin of this dish, please find as below:

Char Kway Teow, literally "stir-fried ricecake strips", is a popular noodle dish in Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. The dish is considered a national favourite in Malaysia and Singapore.

It is made from flat rice noodles (河粉 hé fěn in Chinese) or kway teow (粿条 guǒ tiáo in Chinese) of approximately 1 cm or (in the north of Malaysia) about 0.5 cm in width, stir-fried over very high heat with light and dark soy sauce, chilli, a small quantity of belachan, whole prawns, deshelled blood cockles, bean sprouts and chopped Chinese chives. The dish is commonly stir-fried with egg, slices of Chinese sausage, fishcake, beansprouts, and less commonly with other ingredients.[2]Char kway teow is traditionally stir-fried in pork fat, with crisp croutons of pork lard. In Penang, Char kway teow is commonly served on a piece of banana leaf on a plate, so as to enhance the aroma on the noodles.[3]

Char kway teow has a reputation of being unhealthy due to its high saturated fat content. However, when the dish was first invented, it was mainly served to labourers. The high fat content and low cost of the dish made it attractive to these people as it was a cheap source of energy and nutrients. When the dish was first served, it was often sold by fishermen, farmers and cockle-gatherers who doubled as char kway teow hawkers in the evening to supplement their income.

Chicken Corn Soup

Trying out this Maggi Homemade Chicken stock to make Chicken Corn Soup. Did not expect it turned out as tasty!

Macaroni Goreng

My maid cooked this Macaroni Goreng with tomato sauce and topped with fried onion for lunch. Very yummy!