Palm Shaped Gourd and Pork Soup

Ingredients:
450g palm-shaped gourd
150g pork shin or pork bones
5-6 red dates
5 white figs
almonds
2 slices of ginger

Method:
1. Peel palm-shaped gourd. Wash thoroughly and chop into pieces.
2. Wash and scald pork.
3. Wash red dates and remove stones. Wash figs and almonds thoroughly.
4. Put all ingredients into a stock pot and fill enough water. Cook in medium fire for about 2 hours. Add in a little salt and serve.

Pork Ribs in Chilli Garlic Sauce

Ingredients

500g (1 lb) Pork rib
2-3 cloves crushed garlic

Seasoning
1 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp pepper
1 tsp cooking wine

Sauce
1/2 cup chili garlic sauce (Maggi)
1 tsp chicken stock
1/3 cup water
1/2 tsp salt
1 tbsp tomato catsup

Method
1. Chop ribs into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Marinate the ribs with seasoning for one hour.

2. Brown garlic in 2/3 cup of oil. Add pork ribs and fry until cooked and lightly browned. Remove teh ribs and oil from wok/frying pan.

3. With the same wok/frying pan, add the sauce and bring to boil. Stir in ribs and coat well with sauce.

Double Cooked Pork Belly

This recipe is characterized with tender meat and rich fragrant smell.

Ingredients

400g pork belly
1 green pepper
1 garlic
4 pcs dried bean curd
1 pimiento

Seasonings
2 tbsp spicy broad bean curd paste
2 tbsp sweet bean sauce
1 tbsp granulated sugar
1 tbsp cooking wine
1/2 tbsp soft soy sauce
1 tbsp spice oil

Procedure
1. Cook the pork belly until 40% done, drain and cool off. Slice into cubes.

2. Pit the green pepper and slice the dried bean curd. Clean and cube the garlic. Pit and slice the pimiento.

3. Preheat the pan with a scoop of salad oil. Fry the dried bean curd and pork belly briefly and drain up. Fry again with pimiento, green pepper and seasoning except spice oil. Add garlic and fry until well done. Sprinkle a dash of spice oil.

Steamed Pork Spare Ribs With Dried Sweetened Cabbage

Ingredients:
300 grams spare ribs
3 slices ginger
1 stalk dried sweetened cabbage

Marinade:
1/2 light soy sauce, 1 tsp olive oil, 1 corn starch
1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp sugar

Procedure:
1. Soak the dried sweetened cabbage in water for 10 minutes. Drain, squeeze and slice into smaller portions.

2. Wash pork spare ribs thoroughly and slice it into small pieces.

3. Marinate the pork spare ribs and dried sweetened cabbage for 2 hours.

4. Put the marinated pork spare ribs and steam for 15 minutes. Serve hot.

Chicken Feet Soup With Papaya, Carrots and Dried Longan

Winter in Hong Kong may not be cold but its chilly weather condition makes one wish there is a soup dish available in the table during dinner time. Chinese people themselves like to have soup dishes no matter what the weather is.

Chicken feet to some may not be appealing, but when properly washed and mixed with appropriate ingredients can be an appetizing item on the table.

Ingredients:
6 pcs chicken feet
300 grams pork bones
1 medium sized papaya
sliced ginger
few pieces of dried longans
1 pc big carrot

Seasoning:
Salt and sugar

Procedure:
1. Wash the chicken feet and cut the nail. Scald with sliced ginger in hot water and drain.

2. Blanch the pork bones and drain.

3. Peel off the papaya skin and discard the seed. Cut it into big cubes.

4. Boil water in the pot and place all ingredients. Lower the temperature and boil it for around one hour.

5. Season with sugar and salt to taste.