Blanching Exploration ::: Crispy Baby Bok Choy 小白菜 with Minced Chicken

Ingredients
2 handful of Baby Bok Choy 小白菜
3 tablespoons of Onion Oil
1 teaspoon of cooking oil (for blanching)
2 tablespoon of cooking oil (for stir-frying minched chicken)
100g Minced Chicken
1/2 tablespoon Shao Hsing Hua Diao Wine (紹興花雕酒)
1 teaspoon Dark Caramel Soya Sauce
salt & pepper to taste

1. Wash the Baby Bok Choy and soak it in filtered water for 15mins. As taught by elders this is to freshen up the vegetables.
2. Boil half a pot of Filter Water. Add in Salt & Cooking Oil.
3. Put in the Baby Bok Choy and let it blanch till it all turns bright green then should be immediately scoop it out and drain.
4. It can be immediately placed in a dishing plate, drizzle Onion Oil over the blanched Baby Bok Choy 小白菜.
5. In a pan, heat the oil and stir fry the chicken until all turn pale white. Then add in the Shao Hsing Hua Diao Wine (紹興花雕酒)& salt & pepper to taste.
6. Lastly, Dark Caramel Soya Sauce to add some color. Dish on top of the blanched Baby Bok Choy 小白菜, sprinkle some spring onion for decoration.

It's ready to be serve!


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Baked Halibut Fish on top of Broccoli and Shiitake Mushroom

A friend of mine in office, keep insisted me to try this recipe of hers. She promoted to me as easy to prepare less hassle, ,very delicious and healthy. After a long while of our fridge to clear off our cooking supply, we got hold of a Halibut Fish Fillet and here is the recipe of our wonderfully healthy dinner.

Sauce Ingredients
1 whole peel Garlic
4 tablespoons of Olive Oil
1 teaspoon of Dry Italian Herbs
Dash of Salt

Step 1 Peel and pound up the Garlic.
Step 2 Add in the Olive Oil, Dry Italian Herbs and Salt and be gentle and slowly pound it.
Step 3 Set aside to be used later.


Ingredients
1 Halibut Fish Fillet
1 whole cut up blenched Broccoli (you can add traffic light Capsicum to make it more colorful)
8 Shiitake Mushrooms
1 thick slice of Butter
1/2 Lemon for serving (optional)

Step 1 Put a pot of water to boil and place in the cut up the Broccoli for blenching. Meanwhile quarter the Shiitake Mushrooms.
Step 2 Pre-heat the oven to 180°C. Arrange the Shiitake Mushroom in the baking pan.
Step 3 When the Broccoli turns bright green arrange them in the pan like the Shiitake Mushrooms.
Step 4 Place the Halibut Fish Fillet on top.
Step 5 Spread the Sauce mixed prepared earlier over the whole fish and if there is extra pour it on the Broccoli & Shiitake Mushrooms.
Step 6 Lastly, a few slices of butter over the fish.
Step 7 Bake for about 25 to 30mins. Serve immediately with a few Lemon Wedges.

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Blanching Exploration ::: Crispy Baby Bok Choy 小白菜 with Fried Onions

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Crispy Baby Bok Choy 小白菜 with Fried Onions Recipe
Ingredients:::
2 handful of Baby Bok Choy 小白菜
1 of tablespoons of Oyster Sauce
3 tablespoons of Onion Oil
1 tablespoon of Fried Onions
Dash of Garlic Powder
Filter Water
1 pinch of salt
1 teaspoon of cooking oil

1. Wash the Baby Bok Choy and soak it in filtered water for 15mins. As taught by elders this is to freshen up the vegetables.
2. Boil half a pot of Filter Water. Add in Salt & Cooking Oil.
3. Put in the Baby Bok Choy and let it blanch till it all turns bright green then should be immediately scoop it out and drain.
4. It can be immediately placed in a dishing plate, add Oyster Sauce and Onion Oil to mix well add more according to your taste buds.
5. Sprinkle all the Fried Onions on top and dash some magic powder...(Garlic Powder)! It's ready to be serve!

It's very similar to this Blanching that i done previously.
The magical Fried Onions & Onion Oil it's in this post too!

Blanch You Mak with Fried Onions
& probably this can also match with this recipe.

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Blanching Exploration ::: Crispy You Mak (Chinese Lettuce) with Fried Onions

As promise in my previous Bak Kut Teh recipe post the recipe of the final dish that is a must to balance your meaty meal of Bak Kut Teh.

The actual real secret to this flavorful dish is these two!
Onion Oil
Crispy Fried Onions


Let me bring you through how to make this at home... As you all know that outside Fried Onions are always crispy, rumors are that there are plastic & other condiments used to keep them crispy for a long long time! It's a danger for our health!

Ingredients:::
Shallots
Vegetable Oil enough to cover

1. Slice all the shallots to as thin as 2mm thick.
2. Heat pan and vegetable oil to Medium-Low, then put in the sliced shallots do not raise the fire.
3. Let the sliced shallots slowly cook till golden brown, dish up all the crispy fried onions and drain them on a kitchen paper.
4. Pour all the oil out into a glass container to keep.

Since this will approximately take about 5-10mins for the onions to cook, I would suggest you to actually make more and you can keep them in an air tight container and keep it in the fridge so it can stay crispy for a while longer.

Important Reason: Why slow fire?
This is because we want the onion flavor to slowly blend with the vegetable oil and we do not want our onions to burn. Definitely a keeper as it has many usage to make a dish more delicious. Sometimes it is not all about the Fried Onions.

You Mak (Chinese Lettuce) with Fried Onions Recipe
Ingredients:::
3 whole of You Mak
2 tablespoons of Oyster Sauce
5 tablespoons of Onion Oil
3 tablespoons of Fried Onions
Filter Water

1. Wash the You Mak and soak it in filtered water for 15mins. As taught by elders this is to freshen up the vegetables.
2. Boil half a pot of Filter Water.
3. Put in the You Mak and let it blanch till it all turns bright green then should be immediately rescue and drain from the boiling water before it turns brownish.
4. It can be immediately placed in a dishing plate, add Oyster Sauce and Onion Oil to mix well add more according to your taste buds.
5. Sprinkle all the Fried Onions on top and you're ready to serve!

OH !!! I love this simple delicious dish it will definitely not appear only when eating Bak Kut Teh.

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