Asian Dishes, Meat

Stir-fried Beef

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I love making stir-fried beef because it’s really fast to cook yet oh so tasty. The problem is I am extremely fussy when it comes to what cut of meat I would use for this dish. For example, I would ONLY, and I can be very anal about this, ONLY use beef that had been sliced by a certain butcher from a certain market in Serangoon. Ha ha. Enough clues? Anyway, one day lucky me went to said market with The Hubby and so I ran to the stall and got some of my very thin slices of beef. Mmmm…

This is how I make my stir-fry. I would first marinade my beef with Worcestershire sauce and black pepper. And then in a pan, add garlic to hot oil and then quickly add in the beef. And then cherry tomatoes and sometimes cut capsicums or spring onions/slices of onions if The Hubby is not around. I’d add some more black pepper and Worcestershire sauce, a bit of soya sauce for seasoning.And oh, I love to eat this with plenty of coriander leaves.

Asian Dishes, Seafood

Fishball and Tofu Soup

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When cooking for children, you can’t run away from making clear soups. I don’t mind because I love soups anyway. Nobody loves soup more than The Little Girl. So one day, when I had the time to cook a full but simple lunch, I decided to make fishball soup. But I also had silken tofu and then because I was feeling a bit extravagant, dropped in two eggs too. The result? A yummilicious hearty soup made the Asian way (read, economical).

Recipe

1. In a pot, add in some oil. Add a sliced onion, some minced garlic and a bit of ikan bilis.

2. After onions have softened, add water to desired level.

3. Season with salt (plenty of it) and white pepper.

4. Add in fishballs.

5. Followed by silken tofu.

6. And then lastly, gently drop in eggs.

7. Check seasoning. If not cooking for children, I would add a few slices of red chillies.

Salads and Vegetables, Sides

Oven Baked Sweet Potato Fries

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Apparently, eating 500 g of sweet potato at every main meal will make you lose weight. Hmmm…and sweet potatoes are good for diabetics as it controls the blood sugar level in the body. Double hmmm. Motivated at the idea of losing weight by eating lots and lots of sweet potato, I decided to have them for breakfast. Well, breakfast is a main meal. :p

Using Australian sweet potatoes, I cleaned the potatoes and cut them into strips with their skins on. I then sprinkled some turmeric powder, chilli powder, salt and a little bit of olive oil. I put them in the baking tray lined with greaseproof paper. Pop them in the oven at very high heat and use the grill setting. Fifteen minutes later, crispy on the outside and very soft in the centre sweet potato fries. They were addictive because of the heat. I’m making these as snacks once work starts. My partner at work will love them too. Well, unless she doesn’t like sweet potatoes.

Sides

Mint Omelette

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One of the many side dishes that accompany a Singaporean dinner is the simple omelette. It’s versatile and fast to cook. What I don’t get sometimes is the rather expensive cost of a simple plate of omellet at many of our eating houses. I never order any at the restaurant even though I like omelettes. Anyway, for dinner one day, I had only half an hour to whip out something rather substantial for dinner. I stir-fried some beef with kailan and made an omelette. Instead of the usual onions and chillies in the egg, I used fresh from the garden mint. I love eggs so I’ll be posting quite a few egg dishes from now on. I’m hoping to make a mushroom frittata soon after watching an episode from Anna Olsen’s cooking show.