Monday, July 5, 2010

Chicken with Local Basil Leafs (serving 2-3 person)



Ingredients:

1. 1/2 chicken (cut to few pieces)
2. 1 onion
3. 3 bundle basil leafs

Sauce for marinating
a. 5-6 tbs light soy sauce
b. 1 tbs dark soy sauce
c. 3 tbs Chinese wine (any type)

Method:

Heat up 3 tbs of oil in the wok in high fire and pour in the onion. After the onion turn color, add in the marinate chicken into the wok and fry it. Add some water to prevent the chicken become burn. Turn the fire to low fire and close the wok and let it seam for 5-8 minutes (or a bit later, depends on the chicken size). Once the gravy going to dry, pour in the basil leaf and stir till the leafs turn to dark green color. Serve it while still hot.

Friday, July 2, 2010

Creamy Tomatoes Soup (serving 3-4)



Ingredients:
1. 5 medium tomatoes (remove all the seeds & cubed)
2. 2 potatoes (any size, cubed)
3. 1 tsp chopped garlic
4. 2 rice bowl full cream milk
5. 5 tbs butter
6. 6-8 prawns (remove the shell)
7. 500ml water
8. 1 tbs chicken stock powder
9. A pinch of salt

Method

Melt the butter in the pot and add in the potatoes. Let it fry for few minutes and add in the tomatoes with the prawns. Fry again for few minutes and add water. Pour in the chicken stock powder and let it boil for a while. Let it cold for a while and pour into the blender and blend it till all the ingredients become liquid. Remove from the blender and pour it back into the pot. Boil it again. Lastly add in the milk and let it boil for few more minutes with small fire. Once the soup is boil, turn off the fire and serve.