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Showing posts with label Chinese. Show all posts

Saturday, 13 October 2012

Cashew Chicken



Ingredients :

  • ½ cup cashewnuts, roasted
  • 4 boneles chicken breasts
  • 4 medium onions
  • 5 dry red chillies
  • 10 cloves garlic
  • 4 tbsp oil
  • ½ green capsicum
  • 3 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp dark soy sauce
  • ½ tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp cornflour
  • salt and pepper to taste

Preparation :
  • Cut onions into large chunks and separate layers
  • Chop chillies and garlic coarsely
  • Heat oil in a pan, and sauté onions till translucent.
  • Chop capsicum into ½ inch pieces and add to pan. Throw in the cashewnuts as well. Remove the mixture to a bowl and keep aside.
  • Heat 2 tsps oil in a wok. Cut chicken into ½ inch pieces and add to wok.
  • Saute on high heat for 3 minutes, tossing regularly, to cook chicken evenly.
  • Add chilli garlic mix and drizzle with oyster sauce, soy sauce sugar and salt. Cook for few minutes.
  • Mix cornflour in ¼ cup of water and add to the pan and mix well.
  • Add the onions and capsicum mixture and toss well. Serve hot.

Serves 4



Thursday, 11 October 2012

Steamed Fish with Cabbage



Ingredients :
  • 2 sea bass, or other white fish fillets
  • 1 red chilli , deseeded and finely chopped
  • 1 tsp ginger, sliced finely
  • 300 gm green cabbages, finely shredded
  • 3 tsp sunflower oil
  • 2 garlic cloves, thinly sliced
  • 2 tsp low salt soy sauce        

Preparation :
  • Sprinkle the fish with the chilli, ginger and a little salt. Steam the cabbage for 5 mins.
  • Lay fish on top of the cabbage and steam for a further 5 mins until cooked through.
  • Meanwhile, heat the oil in a small pan, add the garlic and quickly cook, stirring until lightly browned. Transfer the cabbage and fish to serving plates, sprinkle each with 1 tsp of soy sauce, then pour over the garlicky oil.

Serves 4

Lemongrass & Ginger Stir Fry Rice with Shredded Chicken



Ingredients :
  • 1½ cups uncooked basmati rice
  • 2¼ cups water
  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 800 gm boneless breast chicken pieces, boiled and shredded
  • 1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp fresh ginger, grated
  • 2 small red chillies, seeded & finely chopped
  • 4 spring onions, sliced
  • 4 kaffir lime leaves, shredded
  • 1 tbsp demerara sugar
  • 2 limes, juice only
  • 3 tbsp soy sauce
  • ½ cup raw peanuts, roughly chopped
  • 1 cup fresh coriander, roughly chopped
  • ½ cup fresh mint, roughly chopped

Preparation :
  • Wash the rice and bring the rice to a boil in 2 ¼ cups of water, over low heat. Cook till the water is absorbed and the rice is tender. Set aside in the refrigerator for a few minutes to chill.
  • Heat the oil in a wok and add lemongrass, ginger and chilli and fry for a few minutes.
  • Add the onions and lime leaves and sugar, and toss to mix the flavours well. Add shredded chicken to the pan and toss for a few minutes until it gets getting slightly brown.
  • Add the cooked rice to the wok and continue tossing. Add lime juice and soy sauce. Season as per taste with soy sauce and lime juice.
  • In the final few minutes, add the coriander, mint and peanuts.
  • Serve immediately.

Serves 4