Salt And Pepper Prawns (椒盐虾)
Another Sunday family dinner with my mum and I ran out of ideas on how to cook prawns. In recent weeks, I have served claypot prawn tanghoon, fried prawns in special sauce, steam prawns with minced garlic etc. So this Sunday, I refuse to repeat my repertoire! A light bulb moment came: salt and pepper…
Abalone With Spinach (鲍鱼菠菜)
Moon cake festival will fall on tomorrow, 21 September and this is a major festival in the Chinese calendar. On this day, it important for families to gather together and have a reunion meal; thereafter enjoy moon cakes. As the saying goes: 花好月圆, 庆中秋! I had organised such a meal yesterday, so that my mother…
Steam Minced Pork with Mui Choy (梅菜蒸猪肉)
I have not shared any recipes in the month of August; as I was busy with various bakes and the biggest culprit – procrastination. What jotted me out of my ‘hiatus’ was that I received a WhatsApp message from a friend that said :”Noticed that you’ve stopped adding recipes to magicattable. Hope you continue. Really…
Yakitori Made-Easy (焼き鳥)
Two years ago, I had the pleasure of visiting Kyoto and had a wonderful dinner of Yakitori. I couldn’t forget how well the chicken meat, gizzards and livers were marinated to almost perfection and served on a bamboo skewer. Upon checking, I found out that the Japanese word, yaki means grill and tori means chicken.…
Stir Fried Pork With Thai Basil Leaves (九層塔炒猪肉)
I am so happy with this dish and I told myself that I must share it. With the blistering heat, one should not be labouring in our hot kitchen for too long. I opt for this dish as it is not only quick and easy to make but also aromatic and full of flavours! Last…
Burdock Root, Huai Shan, Black Bean Soup (牛蒡,淮山,黑豆,鸡,猪肉软骨头汤)
I have seen this vegetable called Burdock Root in the market, but I never knew what it was. However, my walking kaki, Felicia shared with me that it makes a great soup for detoxification. I further checked in the internet and found that “it is used to treat colds, cancer, anorexia nervosa, gout, bladder infection,…
Steamed Pork Patties with Tofu (豆腐蒸猪肉)
With the fishmongers being closed for the next two weeks, we would have to space out our fish dishes and replace with more meat and vegetables offerings. Tonight is the eve of a public holiday and only three of us had dinner at home; the other two children had their own programmes. Hence, I decided…
Stir Fried Pork Rib-eye with Lotus Roots in Nam Yue Sauce (猪肉肋眼,莲藕炒南乳)
I must add a disclaimer when I am sharing this dish. Unless you are a Cantonese, chances are that you will dislike it. Why? Nam Yue – a type of reddish fermented soya bean is an acquired taste. Many Cantonese would have grown up with that taste, as the dish is widely cooked in their…
Healthy Portobello Mushroom Pasta (波托贝洛蘑菇意大利面)
Over the weekend, I was gifted a box of big and plump portobello mushrooms – 12 pieces in total! Looking at them, I asked myself what else can I do with them besides grilling them in butter, salt and pepper? I had to cook lunch on Monday as all my children are working from home.…
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