9Oct2015 Friday

Happy Friday 

Breakfast: pan fry mantou with egg, baked eggplant, rock melon and fresh milk

Lunch and dinner: One pot chicken rice and watermelon pomegranate juice

Teatime: Sweet corn sticks and rock melon

Pan fry Mantou

Ingredient:

1 pc mantou

1 egg

Steps:

1) slice the mantou into 5-8mm thickness

2) lightly beat the egg, dip the mantou slices completely with egg

3) pan fry in a non stick pan without oil

Baked Eggplant

Ingredients:

1 small eggplant

some cheddar cheese ( i used bega extra tasty)

some dried parsley

Steps:

1) slice the eggplant into 5-8mm thickness

2) bake at preheated oven of 200'C for 5 mins

3) remove from oven, shred the cheese on top of each eggplant slice

4) continue baking for another 10mins or cheese melted and turn lightly brown

One Pot Chicken Rice 

Ingredients:

4 tbsp Mix Grains rice

1/2pc chicken breast (cut into tiny cubes)

some oyster mushroom

2 shallots

1 clove garlic

4-5 slices ginger

1/2 tsp liquid amino or pinch of salt

dash of pepper powder

some green onion 

Steps:

1) soak mix grains rice overnight

2) chop shallots and garlic finely

3) cut ginger into slices and cut the mushroom into small pieces

4) heat pan with low fire, add in some oil, sauteed shallot and ginger till fragrance

5) add in chicken and mushroom stir fry till light golden brown

6) throw away the soaked water, pour the rice into the pan

7) stir fry for 2 mins

8) transfer the rice and chicken into rice cooker, pour adequate water to cover rice

9) cook rice as usual in rice cooker or steam for 15-20mins.

Sweet corn sticks

Ingredients

80g cooked sweet potato

40g sweet corn

40g cooked rice

10g milk powder

10g unsalted butter

1 egg yolk

2 tbsp corn flour

Steps:

1) blend all ingredients till smooth

2) put into a plastic bag

3) cut a hole at the edge

4) squeeze out stick shape or any shape you prefer on non stick baking sheet

5) bake at preheat oven of 180'C for 15-20mins or till golden brown at the edges

甜玉米棒/玉米番薯酥餅

材料：

80克 煮熟的番薯

40克 甜玉米粒

40克 熟米飯

10克 全脂奶粉

10克 無鹽奶油

1粒 蛋黃

1湯匙 玉米粉

做法：

1 ）把所有材料用攪拌機打至幼滑

2 ）放入塑料袋

3）在塑料袋的角剪一個小洞

4 ）擠壓出你喜歡的形狀在不粘烤紙/布上

5 ）送已經預熱180'C度的烤箱，烤大約15-20mins或至金黃色

20/7/2015 Monday meals (23 mo)

Happy returning to work with smooth traffic this morning~

After 4 days holidays and back to work again... no matter working days or holidays, mummy's cooking days in ON everyday... wake up 4am or 5am with or without alarm setting is daily routine for mummy.... Luckily the happy moments are always be with my family and loved ones.

Breakfast: Mini Burger with cheesy eggplant & fresh milk

Lunch and Dinner: 1 Pot Meat Rice

Teatime: Sweet Potato egg yolk sticks and Pear Barley Drinks

Mini Burger

(Using 5 mins kneadless soft milky bun recipe, for recipe please click)

Cheesy Eggplant

Ingredients:

1 small eggplant

1 egg yolk

some Bega cheddar cheese (cut into 1.5cm X 2cm slices)

Steps:

1) slice the eggplant into 6-7mm thickness

2) put some oil in the frying pan

3) pan fry the eggplant till both sides light golden brown

4) dip the eggplant slices into egg yolk and continue pan fry till both sides are cooked

5) place a slice of cheddar cheese on top of each eggplant 

6) off fire and close lid, remove when cheese is melted

Simple and Easy 1 Pot Meat Rice

Ingredients:

3 tbsp white rice / mix grains rice

65g pork tenderloin / chicken breast

1/3 cup orange juice / grape juice

3 pc dried mushroom (soak in hot water)

some broccoli

1 shallot

1 small pc ginger

1/2 tsp liquid amino / omit / light soy sauce

1 rice size sea salt

dash of pepper powder

Steps:

1) cut the meat into small tiny cubed size, then marinate it with orange juice for at least 30mins

2) chop shallot and ginger into fine pieces

3) cut mushroom and broccoli into small bite size

4) warm some olive oil in a frying pan over low heat. Sauteed shallot and ginger till fragrance, add in meat and stir fry for a while.

5) add in mushroom and broccoli, stir fry a while too.

6) Finally add in the rice (raw) and stir fry for 1 min, Add in salt, liquid amino and pepper powder, mix well and off fire.

7) Pour the rice mixture into mini rice cooker or ELB (electrical lunch box) and add in 3 tbsp water in to the rice, cook rice as usual or steam for 15mins.

Sweet Potato Sticks (flour-less, sugar-less)

Ingredients

1 Japanese sweet potato (cooked and mashed 65g)

35g cooked rice

1.5 egg yolk (25g)

10g unsalted butter

1 tbsp fresh milk

Steps

1) cook whole piece of sweet potato (with skin) till soft

2) remove skin and mash the sweet potato then weight out 65g

3) blend rice, sweet potato, milk and egg yolk till smooth, then add in the butter and mix well

4) put the mixture into a plastic bag

5) cut a hole at the edge and squeeze out desired patterns

6) bake at pre-heated oven of 150'C for 20-25 mins or light golden brown

Golden Pear Barley Drinks

Ingredients

3 cups chinese barley （生熟薏米）

1/2 golden pear (cubed)

1 honey date

8 pcs dried fig

3 cups hot water

Cook in slow cooker with auto mode for at least 2 hours. ready to serve warm