Stir Fried Bean Sprouts(Taugeh) with Chinese Chives (Kuchai)

I still have some Chinese chives from my previous dish, Scrambled Egg with Chinese Chives .  So, here's another simple dish to share with those who love taugeh!

Ingredients :

- Bean sprouts - washed

- 1 bunch of chinese chives - washed and cut

- 2 meat rolled (I bought it from the wet market) - sliced

- 1 garlic clove and ginger (washed and crushed)

Seasonings : (to taste)

- salt              

- soy sauce    

- fish sauce

cooking oil

Method :

1.  Heat wok  with some oil. 

2.  Fry garlic and ginger until aromatic.
3. Add in meat roll.
4. Throw in the taugeh and chives. 

5.  Add in seasonings and quickly stir the ingredients a few times.  Don't over cook the bean sprouts if you want to keep that crunchiness. 

6.  Serve hot.

Well, this is a very simple dish to prepare but well loved by those who like crunchy vegetable such as Taugeh (Bean Sprouts).  In addition,  Kuchai (Chinese Chives)  makes a perfect combination!

Vegetable Stock

Today I 'ransack' my refrigerator to see if there is still any available veggies which I might have forgotten to cook or any remaining veggies.  There I found  :

- 2 ears of corn 

- 1 small stick of burdock 

- 2  carrots 

- 2 big tomatoes 

So, I decided to cook vegetable stock.  I washed and cut everything and put them into  a big pot.  I also add :

- 2 big bombay onions

- 3 potatoes

- a handful of red dates

Seasonings :

- some crushed white peppercorn

- salt to taste

Then,  fill the pot with water.  Bring to boil and simmer for about an hour or until the stock is reduced to half.

Remove the pot from heat. 

My main intention is to keep the stock for noodles soup but my girls and I had almost finished the soup (I call it soup cos' it turned out very delicious!) during lunch.  Well, I am not going to keep this stock and might as well finish it later during dinner!

Again there is no rule on how to make this stock. Just throw in whatever you have in your fridge. It will be a delicious basis for your soups.  Moreover,  it is much cheaper than buying veggie stock and it is homemade!

Try it and you will not regret!!!  You may strain and freeze the stock for future use.

Scrambled Egg with Chinese Chives (Kuchai)

This dish is so simple easy and  yet tasty. It only takes 5  minutes to prepare it! 

 

Ingredients :

 

- 1 cup of chinese chives - cut into 2-3cm long
- 1 cup of carrot - cut into strips
- 2 tablespoon dried shrimps - minced
- 4 large eggs 

Seasonings :
a) a pinch of salt
b) ground white pepper to taste
c) soy sauce to taste
2 tablespoons of cooking oil

Method :

1) Lightly beat the eggs. Add salt and pepper.

2) Heat wok on medium high heat. Add cooking oil.

3) When the oil is hot, add dried shrimps, chives and carrots. Stir fry briefly.

4) Then add the beaten egg mixture. Gently scramble the eggs.

5) Add in soy sauce and give it a quick stir.

6) Dish out while it is still slightly moist. Serve hot.