Mom's sweet sour chicken

My Thoughts

Normally, the chicken pieces has to be deep fried before cooking in the sauce. 

I didn't want to clean an oily kitchen, so I stir fried the chicken pieces. 

Ingredients

• 3 pieces de-boned chicken whole leg (chicken chop) 
• 1 tbsp chinese cooking wine
• Some cornflour
• Salt
• 1 tsp of sesame oil 
• 1 small cucumber
• 1/2 capsicum - seeded, cut into small squares
• 3 garlic - minced
• 1/2 onion - cut into wedges
• 1 small tomato - cut into wedges
• Sauce (Mix)
  • 4 tbsp tomato ketchup 
  • 2 tbsp Lingham chilli sauce
  • 1 tsp plum sauce 
  • 1/2 tsp worcestershire sauce
  • 1/2 tsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tsp Chinese rice vinegar
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 4 tbsp water
  • 1/2 tsp cornstarch 
  • Dash of white pepper

Method

1. Remove skin from chicken. Cut into bite size. 
2. Marinate the chicken pieces with corn flour, cooking wine and salt. Add the corn flour little by little. Make sure to coat each piece of chicken. Add sesame oil
3. Remove skin from cucumber.  Cut into 4 lengthwise. Remove seeds. Cut slant into bite size
4. Add 2 tbsp oil. Medium heat. Stir fry chicken till cooked. Set aside.
5. In another pan, saute garlic in a little oil.
6. Add in the sauce. Low heat. Stir till boil
7. Add in cucumber, onion, capsicum,  tomato and chicken.
8. Let it cook a while.
9. Turn off heat and and serve while hot.

KashRating: 5 stars

Easy Stir fry Chicken with Broccoli

  My Thoughts

I cook this quite often, especially mid week. Easy and tasty too.

Ingredients

• 1 whole chicken breast - remove skin and cubed
• 1 tbsp corn flour
• a small head of broccoli
• 3 cloves garlic - minced
• oil
• Sauce (Mix)
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tsp sesame oil
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp corn flour
  • 1/2 cup water
  • dash white pepper

Method

1. Marinate the chicken pieces with corn flour  and salt. Add the corn flour little by little. Make sure to coat each piece of chicken, If too dry, add a little water.
2. Cut the broccoli into bite-sized florets.
3. Boil a pot of water. Blanch broccoli for a minute. Scoop up, run cold water through it. Drain and set aside
4. Heat pan.
5. Add 2 tbsp oil. Stir fry garlic till fragrant. 
6. Increase heat. Add chicken and quickly stir fry chicken till a bit cooked (or brown)
7. Reduce heat. Add sauce. Keep stirring and make sure you scrape the bits of chicken stuck to the pan.
8. When chicken is cooked, add the broccoli. Turn off the heat and stir to mix the broccoli and chicken together.

KashRating: 5 stars

Milo Jelly

 My Thoughts

This is a refreshing dessert and a favourite of my nephews.

Ingredients

• Milo Jelly
  • 400 ml water
  • 4 heap tbsp Milo powder - more if you like
  • 5 1/2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp jelly powder
  • 2 tsp agar-agar powder
• Milk Jelly
  • 120 ml water
  • 80 ml evaporated milk
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 1/4 tsp jelly powder
  • 1 tsp agar-agar powder
  • few drops of vanilla essence

Method

1. Wet the mould before using. This will make sure the jelly pop out from the mould easily.
2. Milo Jelly
   1. Put all ingredients in a saucepan.
   2. Stir to dissolve sugar and agar-agar powder.
   3. Bring to a gentle boil. Stir frequently.
   4. Lower heat to simmer an additional 2-3 minutes.
   5. Pour into mould.
3. When jelly slightly set, scratch the top with a fork. Make the milk jelly. 
4. Milk Jelly
   1. Put all ingredients in a saucepan.
   2. Stir to dissolve sugar and agar-agar powder.
   3. Bring to a gentle boil. Stir frequently.
   4. Lower heat to simmer an additional 2-3 minutes.
5. Gently pour onto the top of milo jelly.
6. Let the jelly set a little.
7. Leave the jelly in the fridge for at  least 2 hours before serving.

KashRating: 5 stars