5. Experiments 初試小㕑

Shown below are all my ‘successful’ trials of recipes which I learn from the chefs posted in this blog.

Three elements very important for a successful dish:
色香味 (Color, Fragrance, Taste)

8 Sep 2018 （六） ($10 / 二人）

7 Sep 2018 Pocket-egg Fried Rice

5/4/2018 双茄花枝

18/10/2017 蚵仔面线

14 Oct 2017 Canard Confit 法国油封鸭腿

Submerged completely in duck Oil, cook at low heat (90 – 105 C) for 2 hours (minimum) or best 3 to 4 hours. Flip side half-way.
Tonight I cooked only for 2 hours. Set the electric stove at the lowest temperature (1 号) after duck oil boiling.
Then pan fry the duck legs with the duck oil for 5 mins till skin brownish.
The best quality Duck Confit served in restaurant is 外脆内酥 (external crispy internal tender)。

30 September 2017 Paëlla

Quite easy… Learn from the american mom-daugther chefs whose Paëlla is authentic Spanish – dry well-cooked rice, colorful (use Saffron 藏红花 or Red Yeast 红麴汁 – Take note: Saffron not suitable for pregnant women.), clams (or mussels) and prawns:

(26 Aug 2017) 东坡肉

(23/9/2017)

(22 July 2017)西湖醋鱼 (金目鲈)

(2 Dec 2016)油鸡

(3 Jun 2016) 醉转湾 Drunken Chicken Wings

1. 蒜泥白肉 White Pork in Garlic Paste
The secret is the sauce:
♢ Dark Soya Cream (or Sauce) 黑酱膏/油 (2 Table spoons)
♢Water (2 Table spoons)
♢Dark vinegar (浙醋 1 tea spoon)
♢Sesame oil (1 tea spoon)
♢ 蒜泥 Garlic paste (1 Table spoon)
♢ Optional: Sugar (1 tea spoon)

Dark Soya sauce / cream 黑酱油/膏:

2.Philip Air Fryer: Beef Steak
♢Pre-heat Air fryer at 180 C for 10 mins;
♢ Season steak with little salt and pepper on both sides;
♢ Cook steak in Air Fryer for 12 – 14 mins at 180 C.

2a. French Fries:

French fries must cook in 2-steps (regardless deepfry by oil or airfry):
135 C for 5 mins, then
180C for 5-6 mins (by oil) or
12- 15 mins (by air)

3. Electric Lunch Box: 白糜沙丁魚

4. Ratatouille

This dish is cooked for best consumption on the next day, or the 3rd day, when the flavor and sweetness of the vegetables release.

5. 豬肝 Pig Liver
♢ Slice liver thinly for easy frying.
♢ Quick fry in wok till no blood seen in the pig liver. (Do not fry too long to prevent tough liver).

6. 清蒸白鲳 Steamed White Pomfret

7. French Chicken

8. 清蒸吴郭魚 Steamed Tilapia (St. Peter’s Fish)

9. Mussels & Chicken Wing Couscous:

10. Simple Healthy Bento 养生便当: Soba with fried ribbonfish, kiwifruit and apple 荞麥带鱼奇異果苹果 (topping: Vita crispy floss 香鬆)

11. 蛤蜊福建面

12. 金针菇木耳椰菜花豆腐汤

13. Ratatouille Casserole

14. 蘑菇香肠油饭

15. 电饭锅煮广东粥 Rice Cooker Made Cantonese Congee

16. 猪脚兴化米粉配Haricots verts (tiny French beans)

French beans or any green veggies must cook only 2-3 minutes in boiling water (1 tea spoon salt to raise boiling temperature above 100 C), then soak in ice water for 10 minutes immediately to lock the nice green color. This way it will not become yellowish.

17. 黑米粥