Recipe of Fried Beef with Vegetables

Ingredients

• 1 lb Flank steak
• 2 ts Cornstarch
• 1 t Brown sugar
• 5 tb Soy sauce
• 1/4 c Peanut oil
• 1 c Cauliflower, small florets
• 1/2 c Green pepper, thinly sliced
• 1 c Carrots, matchstick size
• 1 c Mushrooms, sliced thin
• 1 c Bean sprouts, fresh
• 2 ts Ginger, fresh grated
• 2 ts Garlic, minced

How to cook?

Place the steak on a flat surface and, using a sharp knife, cut against the grain into slices about 2-in. wide. Slice each piece of steak horizontally into 2 or 3 pieces. Stack the slices and cut into 1/4-in. strips.

Add the cornstrach to the steak and toss to coat. Place the steak in a bowl and sprinkle over the sugar and soy sauce. Set aside.

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a wok or large skillet and add the cauliflower, green pepper and carrot. Cook, stirring, until crisp-tender.

Add the mushrooms and cook, stirring, about 30 sec. longer. Add the bean sprouts and stir-fry for a few sec. longer.

Remove the vegetables with a slotted spoon and set aside.

Add the remaining oil to the wok or skillet. When it is very hot, add the ginger and garlic and cook, stirring, for a few sec. Add the steak and cook, shaking the wok and stirring the strips of steak to separate them and cook evenly, about 1-2 min.

Return the vegetables to the wok and toss quickly over high heat, then serve.

Recipe of Chicken Steamed with Mushroom

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken or 2 lbs (900g) chicken pieces, fat discarded, cut into bite-sized pieces
• 8 dried black Chinese mushrooms, soaked in hot water, discard stems
• 2 tbsp finely diced ginger
• 1 tbsp water
• 2 tbsp rice wine
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground pepper
• 1 scallion, finely chopped

How to cook?

• Put chicken and mushrooms in a heat-proof bowl with lid
• Process ginger and water in a processor
• Put ginger and any liquid into a sieve and press down with back of spoon to extract ginger juice
• Sprinkle ginger juice, rice wine, soy and oyster sauces over chicken and mushrooms
• Massage chicken, mixing well
• Cover bowl, refrigerate and marinate for 1 hour
• When ready to cook, cover steamer or pan and steam over medium heat until chicken is cooked
• For the next 30 to 40 mins, add more boiling water to steamer every 10 mins
• Transfer to a serving dish, sprinkle with scallions and serve hot with rice

Recipe of Chicken Curry

Ingredients

• whole chicken - cut into pieces, skin removed
• 2 large potatoes - peeled, cut into sixths
• 1/2 tin coconut milk
• 20 slice shallots
• 2 garlic cloves - crushed
• 2 cm piece ginger - crushed
• 1 lime
• 3 tsp curry powder (add a little water to form paste)
• 2 cloves and 1 *star anise
• 1 pot water

How to cook?

Blend 10 shallots with ginger and garlic

Rub chicken with ginger-shallot paste and set aside for 15-20 minutes

Fry remaining onions, cinnamon, cloves and star anise until fragrant

Add curry paste and fry until oil split from paste

Add chicken and fry until flesh turns white

Add 1/2 tin coconut milk and enough water to cover chicken

Bring to boil and simmer until chicken is cook and curry thickens

Add potatoes and allow to cook

Squeeze 1 lime over curry and cover pot