Lunch

[TheAnswer]

Jennifer:

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A simple steamed fish (threadfin) taken by my younger boy.

Very healthy food

[Jennifer]

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stir fry bitter gourd with fish slices.

I used the small bitter gourd - sweet with a tinge of bitterness. I think this type is tastier than the usual big long ones.

The fish slices is the very ugly looking fish. The fish monger will chop off the head and pull off its skin. Dunno the name. Ugly but sweet.

I did not deseed the chilli padi, added 6 of them but did not find any tinge of hotness :?

Hubby gives a thumbups for this dish FINALLY :rahrah:

[TheAnswer]

My DH will cringe when he sees celery, bitter gourd, brinjal and lady finger. He will fish them out and put them in one corner.

[Jennifer]

TheAnswer:

Jennifer:

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A simple steamed fish (threadfin) taken by my younger boy.

Very healthy food

Very simple to prepare as well. Just need to make sure the fish is fresh.

MIL likes to add onion oil and thick ginger slices onto her steam fish dishes. My children do not like her style. My elder boy claims that the natural taste of the fish is masked by those extra stuff.

[Jennifer]

TheAnswer:

My DH will cringe when he sees celery, bitter gourd, brinjal and lady finger. He will fish them out and put them in one corner.

Like my children lor.

I am surprised at today's celery - so sweet, not a hint of the usual sharp taste. Must tell the stall owner.

Did not take a photo of the flower crab. Goodness, so delicious and sweet. It was steamed on its own, nothing else, not even garlic/ginger/hua tiao wine. Unfortunately I could only taste a bit as I have developed an allergy reaction to eating crab - my lips will swell.

The oven baked chicken wings were disappointing. Not salty enough despite the addition of sea salt. Plus I smart alec used only 160 deg C :spank: undercooked n needed to return to the oven for 2nd round baking - lost of juice

[Jennifer]

TheAnswer:

Tonight's dinner was potato salad, fried whole chicken, garlic mushroom soup. There will be peanut mochi and water melon juice later.

we love the above too.

must share the recipes, ok :thankyou:

[vinegar]

Jennifer:

vinegar:

Bittergourd, i just cooked this dish yesterday. My cooking method slightly diff fr urs. I added chicken wings into it. I marinated the chicken wings first wf soya sauce, oyster sauce & rice wine. Then i stir fried chicken first,when abt half cooked,I took it out.Then I fried the bittergourd wf fermented black bean+tau cheo paste,sesame oil,minced garlic+ginger,oyster sauce,pepper.

Is your bitter gourd the soft, very soft or crunchy version?

I do not hv tau cheo paste at home. Used to hv, but always ended up mouldy even though I kept it in the fridge. My boys do not like its taste, so I hardly used it. Very wasteful.

I find bitter gourd loses lots of fluid. My previous attempts ended up with watery dish. Do you encounter this prob?

mine is soft version,a bit like braise dish..after wash n cut the bittergourd,i'll leave the it in the sieve to drain off the water for a while.

if i fry it wf eggs,will be dry one....

i also store tau cheo in the fridge,use very long time but no mould le.

[vinegar]

Jennifer:

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stir fry bitter gourd with fish slices.

I used the small bitter gourd - sweet with a tinge of bitterness. I think this type is tastier than the usual big long ones.

The fish slices is the very ugly looking fish. The fish monger will chop off the head and pull off its skin. Dunno the name. Ugly but sweet.

I did not deseed the chilli padi, added 6 of them but did not find any tinge of hotness :?

Hubby gives a thumbups for this dish FINALLY :rahrah:

wah,6 chili padi shld very spicy....the fish looks like threadfin

[hopbophop]

Hi everyone,


Chances upon this thread while surfing for lunch ideas. The fish is known as leather jacket or ‘teck Kia’ if you buy from the wet market. It’s a very nice fish with very little bones, or rather, the flesh detaches itself very cleanly off the bones.

Used to have problem with my tau cheo. Learnt from my Neighbour that the spoon must always be clean and dry when scooping it out. Tau cheo can normally keep for quite a while due to its high salt content.

Cheers

[TheAnswer]

Jennifer:

TheAnswer:

Tonight's dinner was potato salad, fried whole chicken, garlic mushroom soup. There will be peanut mochi and water melon juice later.

we love the above too.

must share the recipes, ok :thankyou:

Fried spicy chicken recipe

Seasoned flour - flour,chicken salt, spices of the orient crispy chilli and black pepper

Batter - egg, flour, salt

Heat the oil. Coat chicken with seasoned flour followed by batter then seasoned flour again. Fry till crispy.

When cooked drain the oil, squeeze lemon or lime over it and enjoy with sweet chilli sauce.

Potato salad recipe

Boil potato and carrot, cut into cubes. Leave it to cool.
Boil asparagus, cut into strips. Leave it to cool.
Boil a cup of frozen corn kernels.
Fry bacon, pepper ham and chopped garlic.
When everything is ready, put them in a big bowl. Add mayo, black pepper, salt. Mix well. Refrigerate for few hours. Add crispy seaweed before serving.

Mushroom soup

Slice all different types of mushrooms (get those which they already have different types prepacked).
Chop capsicum and green pepper into miniature sizes and stir fry it with garlic. This is to garnish the soup.
Open a can of Campbells garlic mushroom soup. Bring to boil after adding in the extra mushrooms. Put a spoon full of the garnish before serving.

The peanut mochi is from ichiban boshi.