Stir-Fried Pork with Beansprouts

haven't been cooking for awhile till recently.... i've been cooking dinner for my aunt these days coz she's recovering from her operation.... this is one of the dishes i made tonight...



Ingredients:
1 bag of peeled beansprouts (for the lazy people who don't want to peel beansprouts =D)
1 red pepper (remove core and sliced thinly)
1 shitake mushroom - sliced (if u like mushrooms, u can increase the quantity)
1 tsp of chopped garlic
1 tsp of huatiao chiew/wine
pinch of salt n pepper
1 small pork fillet (slice thinly n marinate with oyster sauce, sesame oil, pepper n bit of cornflour)
Oil for cooking

Method:
1. Heat some oil in the pan, and stir fry the marinated meat til cook. Set aside.
2. Heat some oil in the pan and stir fry the garlic till lightly brown.
3. Add in the red pepper and stir fry for about 2mins, add the mushrooms and toss for about 30secs and add in the beansprouts.
4. Stir fry till the beansprouts soften and add in the cooked pork.
5. Add a pinch of salt n pepper and the huatiao to taste and dish out.

*as the beansprouts cook, they will release abit of water, hence i do not think you need to add more

Chicken+Luncheon Meat+Veg Pasta

i was very hungry as i've not eaten the whole day... hence for dinner, i made myself pasta again... yes again... with watever ingredients i could find at home!



Ingredients:
3 full tbsp of Mushroom and Herb pasta sauce
2 medium size carrots - diced *
1 handful of long beans - chopped *
1/2 can of luncheon meat - diced *
1 small chicken breast - sliced (marinated with bit of salt, soya sauce, sugar, cornflour and sesame oil) *
2 cup of wholemeal spiral pasta *
Garlic - chopped *
20g of butter *

* amount is up to you to change, depending on your preference!

Method:
1. Boil the pasta with 1 tsp of salt for about 8mins and drain under cold water
2. Melt the butter and sauteed the garlic till abit brown
3. Add the chicken and luncheon meat and cook for about 2mins
4. Add in the carrots and long beans and cook til carrot is soft (may add abit of water and cover the wok to simmer)
5. Add in the drained pasta and pasta sauce and mixed well for about a min or 2 and serve hot.

p.s the flavour is enough in my opinion... hence i did not add any salt (apart from boiling pasta and marinating chicken) of soya sauce while cooking

Snapper Fillet Burger

i woke up quite early so i made myself breakfast....

Ingredients:
2 long buns - halved and spread with garlic and herb butter (or normal butter)
1 snapper fillet - cut into half
2 small eggs
Salt
Olive oil
Chilli sauce

Method:



1. Heat the olive oil and sprinkle bit of salt. Cook 2 sunny side ups.



2. Add abit more olive oil and pan-fry the fillet



3. Off the stove and while the wok is still hot, placed the buns (butter face down) and heat for about 1min or 2 or till lightly browned

4. Remove the buns and start arranging the burger!

5. Place 1 of the egg and half the fillet onto one side of the bun (u may add chilli sauce or whatever sauce you like) before covering it with the other side of the bun

ps. apologises for not taking a better picture of the burger... but you the get idea...

Mushroom, Bacon + Snapper Pasta

i was out grocery shopping today when i came across this wholemeal spiral pasta and suddenly, i feel like cooking it for dinner... considered healthy pasta i suppose... =P

Ingredients:

6 tbsp of Mushroom and Herb pasta sauce

3 tbsp of bacon bits (more if you like bacon)

1 handful sliced button mushroom

1 snapper fillet - diced

1 cup of wholemeal spiral pasta

Garlic - chopped

10g of butter

Method:

1. Boil the pasta with 1 tsp of salt for about 8mins and drain under cold water

2. Melt the butter and sauteed the bacon bits till abit brown

3. Push the bacon aside and tilt the pan so that the butter/oil drains out

4. Sauteed the garlic and when turn slightly brown add in the other ingredients

5. When the snapper is about cooked, add in the drained pasta

6. Add in the pasta sauce and stir for about a min or 2 and serve hot.

p.s you can skip the pasta sauce actually.... notice that except for the boiling of the pasta with abit salt, i did not add any more of it or other condiments... so the pasta sauce is actually to flavour it....

Plain Cheesecake

and so... my aunt's fren actually tasted the banana cheesecake couple of days ago and requested a plain cheesecake... didn't know it was that good to order from a novice? o.O? oh well... i didn't make plain one before so i tried it out today....



Ingredients:

(base)
110g butter
200g digestive biscuit - finely crushed
50g cornflakes - crushed
2tbsp brown sugar

(filling)
500g cream cheese
100g caster sugar
1.5tbsp + 1/2tsp powdered gelatine - dissolved in 100ml water
2 tbsp lemon juice
80g whipped topping

Method:

(Base)
1. Melt the butter in the pan. Add all other ingredients and mix well, till fragrant.
2. Pour the mixture into the a 23'inch springform cake pan and firmly pack it with a spoon
3. Refrigerated for at least 30mins

(Filling)
1. Beat cream cheese, lemon juice and sugar til smooth
2. Pour in gelatine and mix well. Stir in whipped topping
4. Pour mixture onto biscuit base and refrigerate at least 6hrs.

p.s it looks really nice after i cut it... but texture was abit harder then normal refrigerator cheesecake (mousse texture)... aunt says it feels like pudding again... perhaps i shall omit the gelatine the next time round?... but without gelatine.... will it actually set nicely?

biscuit was also abit hard this time... hmmm... if i removed the cornflakes?.... hmm.... i shall try it again soon with adjustments to be updated if successful that is..

**** actually... after leaving it out of the fridge for some time, i feel the cake was alright... its feels much softer in terms of filling and base... but it differs with different pple's point of view thou...

Banana Cheesecake

so, its not long after my craving for cheesecake came again.... Its scary you know... but i gave in and made another fruit flavoured cheesecake and this time round its banana....

Ingredients:

(base)
110g butter
200g digestive biscuit - finely crushed
50g cornflakes - crushed
2tbsp brown sugar

(filling)
750g cream cheese
100g caster sugar
500g banana - mashed
2tbsp powdered gelatine - dissolved in 100ml water
50g semi sweet/dark chocolate - grated

Method:

(Base)
1. Melt the butter in the pan. Add all other ingredients and mix well, till fragrant.
2. Pour the mixture into the a 23'inch springform cake pan and firmly pack it with a spoon
3. Refrigerated for at least 30mins

(Filling)
1. Beat cream cheese and sugar til smooth
2. Beat in mashed bananas
3. Pour in gelatine and mix well. Stir in chocolate.
4. Pour mixture onto biscuit base and refrigerate at least 6hrs.

ps. i cut the cake after about 5hrs of freezing coz i couldn't wait for 6hrs.... still cutable thou.... my aunt who is rather picky actually liked this... she gave 8/10 and said it was better than the mango cake and not as jia lat (heavy)... *beams*

Mango Cheesecake *modified on friday the 13th, 2009*

so my aunt bought this 'cheesecake seduction' recipe book and i tried one of its chilled cheesecake recipe yesterday.... MANGO CHEESECAKE!

*made the 2nd attempt at it with modified recipe and have updated with pic and recipe*


Ingredients:

(base)
110g butter
200g digestive biscuit - finely crushed
50g cornflakes - crushed
2tbsp brown sugar

(filling)
750g cream cheese
130g caster sugar
460g mango puree
2tbsp powdered gelatine - dissolved in 80ml water

Deco: (optional)
whipped cream
sliced mangoes

Method:

(Base)
1. Melt the butter in the pan. Add all other ingredients and mix well, till fragrant.
2. Pour the mixture into the a 23'inch springform cake pan and firmly pack it with a spoon
3. Refrigerated for at least 30mins

(Filling)
1. Beat cream cheese and sugar til smooth
2. Beat in mango puree
3. Pour in gelatine mix and mix well.
4. Pour mixture onto biscuit base and refrigerate overnight

p.s this time round, the texture definitely is better than the first.... the structure holds even out from freezer for some time.... tasted more like cheesecake than mango ice cream, comparing it to the 1st attempt that is....