The Joy Of Cooking in Wendy's Kitchen

Ingredients 8 baby bok choy (quartered) 16 sea scallops or 40 bay scallops 1/8 teaspoon salt 4 teaspoons butter 1/2 cup Thai sweet chilli sauce 1/4 cup water 1 tablespoon rice wine vinegar or distilled white vinegar Instructions Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat. When hot, spray with oil. Add bok choy to the wok.  Stir often untill it becomes tender-crisp for about 3 to 4 minutes.  Remove to a platter and tent with foil to keep it warm.    Pat scallops dry, sprinkle with salt and season with fresh pepper.  Melt butter in pan over medium heat.  Add scallops (in 2 batches if necessary). Cook for 2 minutes and flip to cook other side for 1 to 2 more minutes. If butter turns dark, reduce the heat slightly. Note: You only need to cook just 1 minute per side if you are using the small scallops. Remove scallops to platter on top of bok choy and tent with foil. Add sweet chilli sauce, water and vinegar to pan. Boil the sauce and keep stirring it untill ...

Ingredients 1 cup of chicken stock / broth 3 stalks of pandan leaves 3 cloves of garlic 3 shallots 4 slices of ginger 1/2 cup of rice 1 piece of Hainanese Chicken Thigh (You can get this from any NTUC Fairprice supermarket at the  frozen food section). instructions Cooking the rice Chop up the garlic and the shallots together. Slice the ginger into 4 pieces Add in 1 tablespoon of sesame oil into the empty rice cooker pot. Add in the chopped garlic and shallots.  Add in the sliced ginger.      Give it a good stir to make sure everything is coated with the oil. Add in the 1 cup of washed rice.  Give it a good stir for 1 minute to let everything infuse together.    Add in 1 cup / bowl of the chicken stock. Give it a good stir.   11. Tie the pandan leaves into a knot and add it in together with the rice in the cooker.  12. Remove the pandan leaves and ginger slices. 13. Give the rice a good stir before serving.  14. This is how my ...

  Ingredients 500 grams pork spare ribs, blanched in boiling water to remove scum. 1 bittergourd, deseeded & slice them into 1" chunks 2 carrots, peeled and thickly sliced 2 dried honey dates handful of dried red dates (approx 15 pieces) 2 tablespoons goji berries 1800ml of water salt to taste (optional) Instructions Combine all ingredients in a soup pot.  Fill pot with water to cover all the ingredients.  Bring to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer it for an hour.  Season it with salt to taste if desired. 

Ingredients 300 grams chicken whole leg (skinned and cut into pieces) 1 white radish (200grams) 8 red dates (soak them to soften) 1 tablespoon white peppercorns (or ground white pepper) 1 tablespoon goji berries (soaked in cold water till plump 1500 ml water (equivalent to 6 cups) 1 teaspoon of salt to taste) Instructions Peel the Chinese white radish with a vegetable peeler first. Trim and discard the tip and end. Then cut it into chunks and set them aside. Wash the chicken meat, trimming away excess fat and chop it into smaller pieces. Blanch the chicken pieces ina pot of boiling water to remove the scum. Set them aside. Rinse the red dates and clean them with water. Use a small pairing knife to create a few slits for each one at one end of the red dates. This will enable them to release flavour and nutrients into the soup. Then rinse and soak dried goji berries in water for a few minutes untill they have softened. Drain and set aside.  If you are using white peppercorns, simply ...

Ingredients - 100 grams grass carp (or grouper) - 1 large tomatoes (to be peeled & cut into small cubes) - 100 grams oyster (or button mushrooms) - 4 garlic cloves - 1 cup celery ( I skipped this ingredient ) - 1/4 red onion (cut into pieces) - a handful coriander ( I used parsley flakes instead ) - 1 green onion (chopped) - 4 tablespoons cooking oil (divided) Seasoning Ingredients - 2 tablespoons Chinese Shaoxing wine - 1 tablespoon minced ginger - 2 spring onion whites - a pinch of salt - a dash of white ground pepper - 1 egg white - 2 tablespoons corn starch Instructions Do a few slits of the grass carp / grouper at the front and back.  Add cornstarch, shaoxing wine, spring onion whites, ginger, ground pepper, egg white and salt into a mixing bowl. Marinate the fish meat with the seasoning for an hour.  Peel the tomato and cut them into small slices. Heat 2 tablespoons of cooking oil into a large wok. Fry green onion and garlic untill it becomes aromatic. Add diced toma...

Cooking this recipe for the first time, it is amazing how a few simple ingredients can be flavorful. The cooking method of stir-frying makes spinach fresh and green and you can smell the aromatic dish with garlic added to it. Ingredients 600 grams Spinach  200 grams minced pork Seasoning (mix with minced pork) Oil Sugar Corn Starch Light Soy sauce Seasoning (for Cooking Spinach) Oil Pounded Ginger Salt Water Sugar For Stir-Frying Minced Pork Garlic Oil Corn Starch Water Instructions Add 1/2 tablespoon of oil, 1/2 teaspoon sugar, 1 teaspoon corn starch & 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce to the minced pork. Mix it well all together.  Remove the root of spinach. Rinse the spinach and cut it into halves.  Bring it to a boil over high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of oil, a slice of pounded ginger, 1 teaspoon salt, 8 cups of water & 1 teaspoon of sugar into the wok. Add the spinach when water starts to boil. Cover it well with a lid. Dish up the cooked spinach after 5 minutes. ...

This is one of the most comforting food for many children and a time-saving dish for house cooks too. A traditional recipe which can be found all over in China. There are only a few basics ingredients, such as eggs and water, where you can achieve its delicate flavor and velvety texture. Garnished with chopped spring onions (or scallions) and drizzled with a few drops of light soy sauce is irresistible. It may sound easy to learn but you need to master the skill to cook it perfectly well. Ingredients: 300 ml warm water 3 large eggs Seasonings: 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon ground white pepper 1/8 teaspoon chicken stock granules Garnishing: 1 teaspoon light soy sauce 1 tablespoon fried garlic with oil 1 tablespoon scallions (chopped) Instructions Crack 3 eggs in a large bowl. Beat the eggs lightly and slowly add in warm water. 3.A dd seasonings and mix well. 4. Strain the egg mixture into a shallow heatproof bowl. 5. Gently place the bowl onto a steamer stand.  6. Cover the lid and...