Tuesday, 13 August 2013

Stir Fried Bread with Eggs (Meatless Recipe)

What do you do with the leftover bread?  Are you bored of eating the usual bread with just butter and jam? Have you been always scratching your head what to have for breakfast?  Or something simple and healthy for your kids to bring to school? Or may be just a simple lunch for yourself?  Or supper?

Well, I should thank Sri of Love2cook Malaysia for this simple and yet very yummylicious dish.  It does sound a bit weird but when comes to the taste, it's not weird at all.  In fact, I am so happy that finally I managed to cook this dish.  Just had this for lunch (have yet to do the washing and luckily my girls are doing the washing for me NOW) and just couldn't wait any longer to share this to all my dear readers as I know you all will be glad to see this recipe.  It's so simple and you can have it anytime you like.  The main ingredients are the eggs and bread.  Be creative with the additional ingredients or just add any of your preference ingredients.  Once again thanks to Sri of Love2cook Malaysia for the idea of stir frying bread.  I added whatever is available and phew.... yummy yummy...
Ingredients :
- 6 eggs (beaten with a dash of salt and pepper)
- 6 slices of plain bread (cut into small pieces)
- 5 fresh Swiss button mushrooms (sliced)
- 1 tomato (cut)
- 1 big onion (sliced)
- 6 stalks of Chinese chives/kuchai (cut)
- some Thai basil
- enough oil or butter (I used Ghee as I still have it from my previous Bubur Lambuk)

Seasonings : (to taste)
- salt and pepper (mix with the beaten egg)
- soy sauce
Method :
1)  Heat oil or butter in wok.  
2)  Add all the ingredients except bread, beaten egg and basil.  Stir fry until fragrant.

3)  Push the mixed ingredients to the side of the wok.  Add the beaten egg.
4)  When the egg is thickened (not set), mix the ingredients with the egg and scramble  them together over low heat.

5)  Then, add pieces of bread and basil.  Stir fry until fragrant.
6)  Turn off the heat.  Add a dash of soy sauce.  Stir and mix well.
7)  Dish out and serve.
Serve it with your favourite chili or tomato sauce
Isn't it easy and yummy?  Try this for your kids.


I am submitting this to the Little Thumbs Up "Egg" event organized by Bake for Happy Kids, my little favourite DIY and hosted by Baby Sumo of Eat Your Heart Out


I am also submitting this to Back 2 School Event by Kachuss Delights 


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Monday, 12 August 2013

Mixed Vegetables with Fried Duck Eggs Soup

I grew up eating this Mixed Vegetables with Fried Duck Eggs Soup.  I still remember whenever mum cooked this soup, she would make sure to cook extra fried duck eggs. Know why?  There are 8 children in my family and if mum didn't cook enough deep fried eggs, we would be fighting for the eggs!!  Imagine, most of us could eat 2 or more of these fried duck eggs.  We just loved it.  Even now I have a family of my own, my children also love these eggs, and ME too.  Hubby so so only :)  Those days, we enjoyed cracking and shelling the hard boiled eggs and most of the time, mum cooked about 20 eggs or more at a time!! 

It has been quite some time I didn't cook this traditional soup until I saw the recipe in Yum Yum (52) pg 27 and this reminds me to cook for my family again.  
In my family, this traditional dish is usually cooked during any Chinese festivals.  As far as I know,  the Foo Chows of Sitiawan and Ayer Tawar, Perak cook this whenever there is a family member leaving home for studies or to start a new job.  It symbolizes smooth sailing in whatever they do and  all's well that ends well. Well, is there any one who can give me a better or accurate understanding of this traditional dish?  I may be wrong too.

Ingredients : (My version in red)
- 4 hard boiled duck eggs (shelled)
- 1/2 cup black fungus (soaked and cut into small pieces)
- 1/2 cup white fungus ( soaked and cut into small pieces)
- 2 dried mushrooms (soaked and shredded)
- 1/2 carrot (shredded)
- 1 bowl  cabbage (shredded)
- 1 bowl long cabbage (shredded)
- 1/2 tbsp tung choy (preserved vegetable)
- 2 thumbsized ginger (crushed)
- 3 cloves garlic (chopped)
- enough water for the soup (I used anchovies/ikan bilis stock)
- oil for frying
Seasonings :
- salt
- sugar
- pepper
-sesame oil
Method :
1)  Heat up enough oil.  Fry duck eggs until golden brown.  Dish up and set aside.

2)  Leave some oil in the wok.  Saute chopped garlic, ginger and tung choy until fragrant.  
3)  Add all the remaining ingredients except the cabbages and the fried eggs.  Stir until fragrant.
4)  Then, add the 2 types of cabbages.  Stir fry and mix well.

5)  Add ikan bilis stock/enough water depending on your preferences.  If you like soup, you can add more water.
6)  Bring to boil and lower the heat.  Simmer until the vegetables is cooked (about 10 to 15 minutes).
7)  Add in seasonings and add the fried eggs. Cover and let it simmer for a further 5 minutes.
8)  Dish out and serve.

Has anyone tried this soup before?
With this traditional dish, I wish everyone a smooth sailing in whatever you do!


I am submitting this post to Malaysian Food Fest Perak month hosted by WendyinKK of Table for Two….or more

I am also submitting this to the Little Thumbs Up "Egg" event organized by Bake for Happy Kids, my little favourite DIY and hosted by Baby Sumo of Eat Your Heart Out.

and this post is also linked to Cook-Your-Books #3 hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours.



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Wednesday, 7 August 2013

Braised Pork Belly and White Radish with Sitiawan Homemade Ang Zhao 紅糟 (Wine Lees)

Ayer Tawar, Sitiawan (Manjung district) in Perak is well-known for its homemade red glutinous wine.  Practically, most of the families (esp the older generation)  in Manjung know how to brew red glutinous wine. Besides birthdays, Chinese New Years, during confinement period, new mothers would eat red glutinous wine chicken with Sitiawan handmade mee suah, (click here for the recipe ---> Sitiawan Ang Jiu Mee Suah) which is also a popular delicacy in Sitiawan not to be missed if you happen to visit Sitiawan.  Since I married to my husband, my in-laws who are from Taiping start to love my mum's ang jiu mee suah and her home brewed ang jiu too!
Click here for the recipe --->Sitiawan Ang Jiu Mee Suah

After harvesting the rice wine, we don't throw the lees but store some in the fridge for future use or give it to whoever may want it. Ang Zhao is very versatile in most of the Sitiawan cuisines and it's yummy too. .In case you are interested, here's some of my old posts using ang zhao/wine lees. Just click at the respective link for the full recipe.

Braised Pork Belly and White Radish with Sitiawan Homemade Ang Zhao 紅糟 (Wine Lees) is another dish which my mum likes to cook for us. It's our favourite since young and my late dad's favourite too. It's very easy to prepare and fuss free too.
Ingredients :
- 2 strips of pork belly (sliced and marinated)
- 1/2 bowl black fungus (soaked, washed and finely sliced)
- 1/2 radish (peeled and cut into wedges)
- 2 thumbsised ginger (cut and crushed)
- 1 star anise
Marinade :
- 1 tbsp ang zhao
- 1/2 tsp five spice powder
- salt to taste
- soy sauce to taste
Seasonings : (to taste)
- 2 tbsp red glutinous wine or Chinese cooking wine
- soy sauce
- salt
- a dash of sugar
- dark caramel sauce

Method :
1)  Arrange marinated pork belly at the bottom of a pot or pan.
2)  Add the remaining ingredients on top and pour 3 cups of hot water (or enough water to almost cover all the ingredients) into the pot.
3)  Cover and bring to boil at high heat.
4)  Lower the heat and braise it for about an hour or more or until the meat is soft.  Add hot water if necessary and/or if the meat is still not ready.
5)  When the meat is ready and the gravy is thicken, add seasonings to taste.
6)  Dish out and serve.
Serve with steamed rice or plain buns.
Add extra wine if you love the gravy as it's very yummy :)
This is very ho jiak!

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