Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Tomato curry chicken with Greek yogart (鮮茄辣咖哩雞)

I cant believe autumn can be this cool, It's only 1st of May. so I think stew, soup or curry are all returning to our diner table soon. Since I am a Chinese, I am always love to have a bowl of rice at night, and curry is always been the best partner with rice. Come and try this Mediterranean favor curry tonight, I hope you would love it for this coming up winter.





You Need

2 pieces x Chicken Thigh Fillets ( 1-2 cm cubes)
3 Tomatoes (peeled) or 3 tbs Tomato puree
1 large Onion (finely diced)
3 cloves x Garlic (finely diced)
2 medium potatoes
2 tbs x Chicken stock powder
1 tbs x Soy sauce
1 tbs x Greek Yoga rt
40ml light cream
20ml starch water
1.5 Litre water or Chicken Stock

1ts Each for following spices
Coriander Seed Ground
Garam Masala
Cayenne Pepper
Chillies Ground
Cloves Ground
Turmeric Ground

Prep Time:  15Minutes.
Cook Times: 30-40Minutes

1. Heat up fry pan and pour in olive oil, add in garlic and onion, fry it for 3 minutes and add in all the spices from photo below, fry for another 7minutes.
2.  Keep frying the mixtures until it becoming soft, and add in tomatoes or tomato puree, stir with the mixtures, then add in chicken powder and soy sauce.
3. After the mixtures is done, add in the chicken and fry with the curry mixture for another 10minutes.
4. Remove the curry from pan and move it into a pot, add in water and potatoes, boil it for 30minutes on medium heat.
5. now you may add in cream and starch water, stir the curry until its thicken.
6. Place curry into the plate, garnish with black pepper, 1tbs of  Greek Yogurt and Spring onion (Optional).


鮮茄辣咖哩雞

2塊 雞腿肉
3個  番茄  (或3湯匙茄膏).
1個  大洋蔥.
3塊  蒜蓉
2個  薯仔
2湯匙 雞粉
1湯匙 醬油
40毫升 淡忌廉
20毫升 茨粉水
1.5公升的水或高湯.
圖中香料各一茶匙.


1.雞腿肉切大塊, 番茄,洋蔥,蒜蓉切碎。
2.橄欖油入鑊,加入洋蔥蒜蓉炒3分鐘後, 加入香料炒7分鐘後,加入鮮茄(或者茄膏)。
3.加入雞粉和醬油,繼續炒香,待所有材料都與醬料混合好 後,加入雞脾肉炒至白身。
4.加入1.5公升的水,薯仔煮大概半小時後,加入淡忌廉50毫升,適量茨粉水煮至汁濃.

PS.用圖中香料腌制雞脾肉過夜味道更濃郁。咖哩上碟後拌以一湯匙的Greek Yogurt&蔥花,黑胡椒碎會更美味  .





Home Made Crispy Chilli Oil (自家制脆香辣椒油)

I am a massive fan of spicy food even though my body can't handle too much. However, there are too many spicy Products in the market that contains msg, preservatives or high in salt. So, why not make your own Chilli oil as a healthier option?

You Need 

1 x Fresh Red Chilli
6 x cloves peeled Garlic
One piece of Ginger
4 stalks x spring onion root
Two teaspoon x dried Chilli flake
Three teaspoon x fish sauce
One tablespoon x sesame oil
5 grams x White pepper
5 grams x Salt

Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes


1. Mix all ingredients into blender, mix it until fine.
2. Heat up the pan, pour in olive oil and mixtures fried for one minutes, then turn into low heat.
3. Keep stirring the mixture for 30minutes or until it becomes crispy.
4. Wait until it cools down and store in the jug.

P.S you may need to add in oil every 10minutes to avoid mixture becoming burnt.


自家制脆香辣椒油

6辦蒜頭,
一片姜,
4束蔥頭,
一條生辣椒,
兩茶匙干辣椒碎,
三茶匙魚露,一湯匙麻油,
鹽和白胡椒粉少許

2. 所有材料放入攪拌機打碎.
3. 熱鍋後加入油和攪拌好的材料大火炒一分鐘後轉小火炆炒至深紅同脆身,大約三十分鐘.
4.放涼後入密封瓶,可存放兩至三星期.



Saturday, April 26, 2014

Potato leek soup with sexy bacon (煙肉薯仔濃湯)

People love potato in general, chips, wedges, photo pie; So, I guess no one would say NO to potato soup in winter. Get yourself warm up with my version of Potato & Leek Soup.



You Need
3 Large Potato (Cut into 1cm cubes)
1 leek  (thinly sliced)
Chicken stock or water (enough to cover potato)
Bacon (1 long strip, Don't cut off the fat, they are the BEST)
Thickened/Light cream (40ML)
Salt & Pepper


Prep Time: 15 Minutes
Cook Time: 30 Minutes


1. Add potatoes into the pot and pour in chicken or water, cover the lid and boil it until soft. 
2. In the meanwhile, fry leek until it becomes soft and add into the potato after it has been boiled for 10 minutes.
3. Mash potato roughly and move it into a blender, blend it until smooth.
4. Pour it back into the pot and add in cream to simmer it for another 5 minutes.
5. Cut bacon into a few thin long strips., fry bacon in a splash of olive oil until crispy.
6. Place soup into a plate and sprinkle over with half teaspoon of cream, pitch of salt&pepper, crispy bacon and thinly sliced leek.



煙肉薯仔濃湯 
1.薯仔一個,加一湯匙鹽煮二十分鐘後盛出放涼。
2. 將半個洋蔥,兩條煙肉粉軟。
3.將1&2加入攪拌機,加白胡椒粉和鹽各一茶匙,兩湯匙忌廉,200ml攪勻至平滑。
4. 將一條煙肉切成幼長條煎至干身加入蔥絲煎十秒,放入湯中上碟。


Thursday, April 24, 2014

Char-Grilled sweet corn with tuna Salad (甜栗吞拿魚火箭葉沙律)


Prefect salad for someone who likes healthy diet, dont you think so?
Tuna gives you daily omega 3 supply, sweet corn fills you up along with some green.
Enjoy it.


You Need

Tuna (one can in spring water)
Roket & baby Spinach (1/3 packet)
Sweet corn
Garlic (Five cloves)
Red onion (1/3)
Olive oil (two tbs)
Tabasco Chili Sauce (few drops)
Salt & Black Pepper (personal preference) 


Prep Time:  5 Minutes
Cook Time: 30-40 Minutes


1. Put corn into a hot grill pan with olive oil (1 tbs), let it grill for 30-40 minutes, keep turning it every 5minutes to avoid burning.
2. In the meanwhile, thinly slice red onion, wash once with water, then dry it with paper towel, put aside.
3. put the whole garlic clove (skin on) into the grill pan, roast it for 10-15mintues, put aside.
4. put rocket, baby spinach, red onion and tuna into a deep bowl, mix with salt & pepper, olive oil and tabasco sauce. (try not to break the tuna pieces)
5. once the corn is done, slice it and mix it into the salad and roasted garlic.

Tuesday, April 22, 2014

Chili Oil Dry Dumpling (紅油炒手)



Well well well, it's winter time again, no matter how much we do not like the cold, we just cant run away from it. So what is a prefer quick meal to warm your night - Dumpling for sure. It's quick, easy to cook and fills you up easily. Let's get these lazy kids ready for tonight.

Bak Choi Pork Dumpling  x  Ten
Spring Onion                    x  personal preference
Chiu Chow Chili Oil          x  one tbs
Sesame Oil                       x   one tbs
Soy Sauce                        x   one tbs
White Vinegar                   x   two tbs

Prep Time: one Minutes
Cook Time: Five Minutes

1. Place dumplings into boiling water, cook it for 3 minutes with lid on, and 2 minutes without lid.
2. Drain it, put it into a bowl, mix up all the sauces with the dumplings.
3. Sprinkle over with spring onion.

TADAAAAAAA, a warm dinner just ready in under 10 minutes.

有時人可以好懶, 特別當氣溫連十度都冇既時候, 餃子成為了不二之選.
本人覺得白菜豬肉餃子最岩配呢個汁.

一人份量的紅油炒手,簡單但好味.

餃子     X 10
蔥花     X 你鍾意
辣椒油 X 1湯匙
麻油     X 1湯匙
醬油     X 1湯匙
白醋     X 2湯匙

1. 餃子放滾水加蓋煮3分鐘,再撅蓋煮2分鐘.
2. 放入碗中加入以上調味汁, 食得.

每個人既口味,上面的份量只是一個参考, 鐘意辣的朋友仔自己想落幾多都唔洗就左咖.
希望呢個咁懶既食譜你地喜歡. 

Saturday, April 19, 2014

Green tea Salmon (綠茶檸檬胡椒香煎三文魚)

Well salmon, how many ways you could cook your salmon?! Steam, sashimi, Grilled, pan fried?! Why not make it a little bit more fun? 



You Need


1 Salmon fillet
100g Green beans
1 Green tea bag
Lemon pepper x 1 tbs
Olive oil x 2 tbs
10g Cheddar cheese 
10g melted butter
1/3 lemon 
Prep Time: 10Minutes
Com Time: 10 Minutes


1. Mix up green tea leaves, lemon pepper and oil, massage it with    salmon, let it marinated for 10mins.

2. In the meanwhile, add in beans into boiled water with pitch of salt and few drops of olive oil, boil it for 3 minutes.

3. Heat up the pan, place the salmon in (fish skin side), Cook it for 3 mins with high heat, flip it to the other side and cook for another two minutes with medium heat, and cook the other two sides with 30 sec each .

4. Place the sweet beans onto the plate, followed by salmon, pour in butter and shave some cheddar cheese on the top and squeeze some lemon juice, sprinkle with black pepper.

綠茶檸檬胡椒香煎三文魚 

1. 準備一個綠茶茶包. MASTER FOOD LEMON PEPPER. 橄欖油. 
2. 混合好所以調味料腌十分鐘. 
3. 中火煎三分鐘, 反面煎二分鐘. 側面各30秒. 
4. 甜豆加橄欖油&鹽煮3分鐘. 
5. 上碟之後, 用微波爐加熱5G牛油二十秒後淋上碟. 
6. 加入新鮮黑胡椒碎&意大利乾酪&檸檬汁.

Thursday, April 17, 2014

Crispy Potato Cake


You Need

Egg (one)    Potato (Big one)
Plain Flour (1 ts)  Water (half ts)
Lemon pepper ( 2 tbs)    Salt (half ts)  Pepper (half ts)
Japanese Mayo & hot pepper powder
Slice Peeler Shredder Edged Knife

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10minutes

1. Shave potato with peeler.Dry it and sprinkle over with Lemonpepper x salt x plain flour.

2. Mix the egg with plain flour (Half ts) x water.

3. Divided shaved potatoes into 6 portions, place those Kids into a hot pan on high heat with olive oil.

4. Fry for 3 minutes then turn it to the other side, now put in egg mixture fry for another 2 minutes or until it becomes golden brown.

5. Garnish with fresh chives, Japanese Mayo & hot pepper powder according to your preference.



Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Beef Lovers

Beef Tartare

Brown Onion (Half) 
Capers (10)
Garlic (4 cloves)
Greek Yoghourt (1TBS)
Japanese Mayo (1ts)
Dijon Mustard   (1/2ts)
Olive Oil (1ts)

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes

1. Marinated steak (Room Temp) with Olive Oil, Salt and pepper.
2. Mix all the sauces together, let it sit aside.
3. Heat up the pan for 5 minutes, stay in high heat, place the sexy steak in, fry for one minute only, turning it every few seconds to sear and encrust all the lovely flavoring on to it. Take it out and place it on to a plate to rest.
4. In the meanwhile, thinly slice up half onion and soak it in water then dry it.
5. Thinly slice up the garlic and fry it until it becomes golden brown color.
6. slice the seared steak and lay each slice on a board, season again lightly with black pepper and olive oil, sprinkle over with capers, fried garlices, onions and the mix sauce.


Creative Tips:

you may try coating your steak with roasted sesame and garlic granules if you like it a bit crunchy. or try it with Tabasco and Worcestershire sauce if you are a spicy lover.