Black Pepper Beef with Ginger & Spring Onions

Easy to prepare, short marinating time, easy to cook. What else could you ask for, right? Not for those who don't eat beef. You could use pork or chicken.....

Ingredients:-
- 300g beef tenderloins, strips
- 50g young ginger, sliced
- 4 stalks spring onions, cut into 4cm lengths
- 60g red capsicum, cut into wedges
- 1 tsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 4 tsbsps oil

Marinade:-
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
- 1/4 bicarbonate of soda (optional)
- 1 1/2 tbsp water
- 1/2 tsp sugar
- 1 tsp cornflour
- 1 tsp sesame oil

Seasoning:-
- 2 tbsps black pepper sauce
- 1tsp oyster sauce
- 1/8 tsp pepper
- 1/2 tsp cornflour
- 3 tbsp water or fresh chicken stock

1. Season beef strips with marinade for 10 mins.
2. Heat wok with oil until hot. Stir-fry the beef in 2 batches for 20-30 seconds. Dish out and drain.
3. Reheat wok and add sesame oil. Saute garlic and ginger until fragrant.
4. Return beef to the wok and add spring onions, carrot and capsicum. Stir in the combined seasonings. Toss and fry briskly for a minute. Sprinkle coarsely ground pepper. Dish out and serve immediately.

There you go! Have fun....

Fish & Chips

An all-time favourite among children and adults alike. I have never cooked Fish & Chips before and I saw this recipe and decided to give it a shot. The tartar sauce is made from scratch and it's really easy to make. It tasted better than those that you buy from supermarkets......

So, do give this recipe a shot.

Ingredients:-
- Oil for deep frying
- 1 egg, beaten
- 1/4 cup (60ml) cold water
- Pinch of salt
- 40g plain flour
- 10g corn flour
- 4 fish fillets (I used Dory fish)
- 1 lemon, cut into wedges

1. Beat egg, cold water and salt together. Stir flour and corn flour into the liquid, mixing quickly with a fork. It is not necessary for the mixture to be completely smooth.
2. Pat fish dry and deep into batter. Ensure that both sides are dipped.
3. Fry in hot oil until fish turn golden brown. Drain well and serve with fries, lemon wedges and tartar sauce.

Ingredients for Tartar Sauce:-
- 1/2 cup mayonnaise
- 1 tbsp fresh lemon or lime juice
- 1 tsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp finely chopped pickled gherkins (you can get them from supermarkets)
- 1 tbsp finely chopped onion
- 1 tbsp finely chopped parsley

1. Stir all ingredients together and keep refrigerated until ready to use.
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See? I told you....it is easy to make. You may even buy fish patties to make fish burger and smear some tartar sauce on it or you may have some fish fingers with some homemade tartar sauce.

Hubby and Caitlin absolutely enjoyed the Fish & Chips and Caitlin was looking for more fish. Hahahhaha....I had to keep her in check before she overfed herself.

Chunky Chicken Meatloaf with Veggie Crunchies

I love meatloaves and 2 Christmas ago, hubby asked me to make a meatloaf which turned out real good served with homemade BBQ sauce.

I had even brought it for some potlucks which my friends liked as well. But it's been a while since I've made any meatloaves. The last recipe was quite a handful and it involves so many type of meat from beef to lamb to pork.....quite a handful, you know and a real nightmare to make when some don't eat lamb or beef or pork.



Anyway, I came across this meatloaf which uses only chicken, nothing but chicken. I guess you can also substitute it with other meat if you don't like chicken. :D Here's the recipe......simple and healthy....

Ingredients for Meatloaf:-
- 500g minced chicken
- 300g chicken fillets, cut into chunks
- 2 tbsps cajun spice seasoning
- 1 tsp white pepper powder
- 2 pcs white bread, soaked to soften in a little milk
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 6 slices chicken ham
- 3 to 4 pieces of chicken sausages, cut into halves lengthwise

Ingredients for Veggie Crunchies:-
- 1/2 cucumber, cut into half lengthwise and sliced
- 1 to 2 red onions, slices
- 1 red apple, cored and sliced
- 1 green apple, cored and sliced
- 3 tbsps of apple cider vinegar
- 3 tbsps of castor sugar
- 1/2 tbsp lemon juice
- salt to taste (optional)

1. Preheat oven to 180 degree Celsius
2. Combine mince meat and chicken fillet, add in seasonings, soaked bread and eggs. Mix well.
3. Line a loaf dish with greaseproof paper. Arrage slices of chicken ham. Top with half the minced chicken mixture and spread to level. Arranged sliced sausages as third layer and follow with the remaining minced chicken mixture.
4. Bake meatloaf at 180 degrees for 40 mins. Remove from oven and leave to cool for about 20-30 mins. Another way to know if meatloaf is ready, use a skewer and insert into the meatloaf and if the juice oozes out, that means your meatloaf is ready.
5. To make veggie crunchies, toss all ingredients together and place in refrigerator until ready to serve.
6. To serve, invert meatloaf on a serving dish and serve with vege crunchies.

Ta da!!!!!!!

A real simple recipe and like I said, a healthy one, too. ^o^

Frozen Peaches & Cream

Well, people who knows me well knows that I'm a dessert freak. No matter how full I am after a meal, I will always have space for a little dessert. So, I came across this recipe book which I bought for RM10 and decided to give this recipe a shot.

A down side was that the author wasn't very thorough in terms on how long to freeze the dessert and how much yohurt to actually mix instead of just telling me a large tub which made it a bit sour for hubby's taste bud.

Well, I'll know what to do the next time. It isn't that bad, quite yummy actually if you like yoghurt like I do....

Ingredients:-

- 250g cornflakes

- 50g softened butter

- 1 large tub of unsweetened yoghurt

- 100g icing sugar, sifted

- 6 pieces tinned peaches, chopped

- 200g whipped cream

- 8 pieces tinned peaches, sliced

1.Combine cornflakes and butter, and press down firmly onto the bottom of a glass dish and chill to set for about 1 hour or 2.

2. Just before you're about to take out the chilled cornflakes and butter mixture; combine the yoghurt and icing sugar and fold in chopped peaches and whipped cream. (I would suggest to only use about 1/2 the tub of yoghurt)

3. Pour into chilled, prepared crust and arrange sliced peaches on top.

4. Freeze until set (about 6 hours) and never overnight!!!

So, here's a dessert which is easy to whip and share with family or friends during parties....

Breaded Chicken Chop in Mushroom Sauce

Hhhmmmmm.....a nice, simple meal. Breaded chicken chop is a general favourite amongst all and especially with children. The little special thing about my chicken chop is that I add Parmesan cheese to the breadcrumb mix.

An absolutely yummy recipe.

Ingredients for Chicken Chop:-

- Chicken breast fillets (4)

- 2 tbsps Parmesan

- 2 eggs, beaten with 1 tbsp water

1. Combine breadcrumbs with Parmesan on a plate.

2. Pound chicken breast with a mallet or rolling pin until about 5mm thick.

3. Dip into egg mixture and then coat in the breadcrumb mixture.

4. You may put it in a lined baking tray and refrigerate for 10 mins or you may just fry it straight which I did.

5. Lay chicken chop on kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil.

Ingredients for Mushroom Sauce

- 250g button mushrooms, sliced thinly

- 3 shallots, finely chopped

- 200ml cream

- 125ml white wine

- 30g butter

- 1 crushed garlic

- pinch of nutmeg

- salt & pepper to taste

1. Melt the butter over a gentle heat in a medium sized saucepan.

2. Add chopped shallots and fry for 3-4 mins

3.Add the garlic and fry for another 2 mins

4. Add mushrooms and season with salt & pepper.

5. Stir all the ingredients until mushrooms softens and darken.

6. Then add wine and turn up the fire and continue to stir until wine is reduced by 2/3.

7. With low fire, stir the cream and nutmeg.

You may want to add some fries or jacket potatoes with some steam vegetables to have a balanced meal.

TIll my next recipe update.