The Joy Of Cooking in Wendy's Kitchen

  Ingredients 250 grams french bean, trimmed into bite-sized pieces 3 pieces fried fish cake, cut into thin slices 2 tablespoons cooking oil ground black pepper 3 cloves garlic, chopped 100 ml starch water (5 ml starch dissolved in 100 ml water) Instructions Heat oil in a frying pan on low heat. Stir fry garlic, but not browned. Add in fish cake slices and stir fry it till slightly browned. Sprinkle black pepper powder over the fish cakes slices and fry it evenly.  Add in french bean and stir fry it till cooked.  Turn off the heat for 30 seconds. Pour the starch water over the french bean and fish cake slices. Do a quick stir to give a nice even coating.  You can serve it with a hot bowl of porridge. 

  Ingredients 750 grams whole prawns (peeled, deveined) 4.5 tablespoons cooking oil 3-4.5 spring onion 3-4 slices ginger 7 cloves garlic 1 tablespoon light soy sauce 4 tablespoons rice wine Instructions Add oil, ginger, spring onion and garlic in a non-stick pan over medium heat. Fry untill they are slightly golden.  Turn up the heat and add the light soy sauce, rice wine and prawns. Stir fry for 2 minutes untill they are completely cooked through.  Sprinkle 1 tablespoon of rice wine and turn off the heat. You can serve the dish with either rice or noodles. 

  Ingredients 2 tablespoons extra olive oil and more serving 1 medium yellow onion, chopped 1/2 teaspoon sea salt Freshly ground black pepper 1 pound white button mushrooms, stemmed and sliced shittake mushrooms, stemmed and sliced 2 garlic gloves, grated 1/4 cup dry white wine 3 cups vegetable broth 1 tablespoon tamari / light soy sauce 1 tablespoon fresh thyme / basil leaves, plus more for garnish 1/2 cup whipping cream / heavy cream, optional plus more for serving Chopped parsley for garnish Instructions Heat the olive oil and butter in a large pot over medium heat. Add the onion, salt and several grinds of pepper and cook it for 2 minutes or untill softened slightly. Add half the mushrooms and cook, stirring it occasionally for 5 minutes or untill softened. Add the remaining mushrooms and cook for another 5 minutes.  Stir in the garlic, followed by the wine, broth, tamari and thyme. Cover and simmer it for 15 minutes.  Allow the soup to cool slightly, then transfer tw...

  Ingredients 200 grams broccoli 10-12 large scallops 4-5 slices ginger 1/2 spring onion 1 1/2 tablespoon wolfberries (dried) Condiments 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1/4 teaspoon sodium bicarbonate (To blanch broccoli) 3/4 teaspoon salt Condiments for brown sauce slurry 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 2 teaspoon corn starch 50 ml water Instructions Preparation method Cut the broccoli into bite-size pieces Cut the ginger into thin slices Wash the spring onion and cut it into 4-5 segments. Rinse the wolfberries, drain and set it aside. Mix all the ingredients for the brown sauce slurry and set aside. Cooking Method In a pot, blanch the scallops in boiling water for about 5 minutes. When it is done, drain and pat them dry. Add 1.5 litres of boiling water, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 tablespoon of oil and sodium biocarbonate into the wok.  Blanch the broccoli stems for 2 minutes, followed by the florets for a further 4 minutes. Remove the broccol...

  Ingredients 0.5 8 oz package of egg tofu 0.13 lb ground pork 0.75 fresh shittake mushrooms, sliced and soaked in hot water. (Retain the soaking water in a small bowl.) 1 tablespoon ginger, minced 1 clove garlic, minced 1/2 cup chicken broth 1/2 tablespoon cornstarch, mixed with 2 tablespoons cold water (cornstarch slurry) Sauce ingredients 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce 0.13 teaspoon dark soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon Shaoxing wine 0.25 teaspoon sugar Instructions Heat a wok or skillet over medium heat. Add a tablespoon of cooking oil. Add the sliced mushrooms and ginger. Stir fry it untill the mushrooms turn slightly golden brown.  Add the garlic and stir fry it untill it begins to change colour. Turn the heat up to high and add the ground pork. Use a spatula to break it up to small pieces while stirring it.  Once the pork is browned, add the sauce ingredients and toss it for about 30 seconds to coat the pork. This will help to bring out the flavours of the sauce.  Add...

  Ingredients Beef, thinly sliced into cubes 0.25 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon vegetable oil (divided use) 1/2 cup broccoli florets 0.5 teaspoon minced fresh ginger 0.25 teaspoon minced garlic 0.06 cup oyster sauce 0.06 cup beef broth or water 0.25 teaspoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon toasted sesame oil 0.25 teaspoon light soy sauce 0.25 teaspoon cornstarch salt and pepper to taste Instructions Heat 1 teaspoon of oil in a large frying pan over medium heat. Add the broccoli florets and cook it for approximately 4 minutes or untill tender.  Add the ginger and garlic to the wok and cook for 30 seconds more.  Remove the broccoli from the wok, place it on a plate and cover.  Wipe the wok clean with a paper towel and turn the heat to high. Add the remaining tablespoon of oil. Season the beef cubes with salt and pepper and add them to the wok in a single layer. Cook it for 3-4 minutes on each side untill browned and cooked through.  Add the broccoli mixture back to the pan and cook ...