Stir Fry Lotus Root w/ Shrimp paste

Ingredients:
baby lotus root
2cloves of garlic
59g straw of celery
1 piece red chili
Seasoning:
3 tbsp of shrimp paste
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp of cooking oil


Method:.
1. Peel the skin of baby lotus root. Slice into thin circle and wash.
2. Cut and wash Chinese celery.
3. Heat a 2 tsp of cooking oil. Put garlic saute w/ baby lotus root after 3 minutes add seasoning and celery mix well and cook awhile. Lastly, add the chili. Serve hot.

Simmered Spareribs with Turnip

Ingredients:
500 g spareribs
1 whole turnip
2 pieces star anise
cassia bark few
2-3 slice of ginger

Seasoning:
2 tbsps oyster sauce
2 tsp of dark soy sauce
1/2 tsp salt
2 tbsps sugar
1 light soy sauce

Method:
1. Peel and wash turnip. Slice into big cubes. Blanch for ginger a while. Drain and set aside.
2. Wash spareribs and drain.
3. Heat wok and add 2 tbsps of oil. Put in spareribs and stir fry until fragrant. Pour seasonings and 3 cups of water. Bring to boil and reduce to low heat and simmer for 20 minutes. Put in turnip,star anise,and cassia bark and simmer again for 20 minutes until the sauce is thicken. Serve hot.

Simmered Spareribs

Ingredients:
600 g spareribs (chopped)
1 tbsps finely chopped garlic
1/2 dark soy sauce
1/2 tbsp salted yellow bean paste
1 tbsp sesame paste
1 tbsp sweet bean paste
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine


Method:
1. Wash spareribs and drain.
2. Heat wok add 2 tbsps of oil. Put in the spareribs
and garlic and stir fry until fragrant. Pour seasoning and 3 cups of water. Bring to the boil. Reduce to low heat and simmer for 40 minutes until sauce thickens. Serve

Pork Spareribs with Vinegar

Ingredients:
pork spareribs 300g
crushed rock sugar 50g
vinegar 1 1/2 tbsps
Seasoning:
salt 1/2 tsp
dark soy sauce
shaoxing wine
ground white pepper little
water 1 1/2 cups

Method:
1. Cut the spareribs into sections (3 inches long for each). Wipe spareribs and wipe dry.
2. Heat a little oil. Fry spareribs until both sides are light brown. Add seasoning. Simmer over low heat for 1/2 hour.
3. Pour in vinegar and rock sugar. Simmer over low heat for 10 minutes until the sauce is thick. Serve

Simmered Garoupa's Tail

Ingredients:
1 garoupa's tail ( about 450g)
3 slices ginger
2 sprigs spring onion
2 tbsp black beans(mashed)
1 cup stock
Marinade:
1 tbsp Shaoxing wine
1 tbsp light soy sauce
2 tsps cornflour

Seasoning:
1/3 tsp salt
1/3 tsp sugar
1 tsp cornflour
3 tbsps water

Method:

1. Scale fish and wash. Mix with marinade and leave for 1/2 hour.
2. Deep fry fish or fry until slightly brown. Add ginger,mashed black beans and stock. Simmer for 8 minutes. Pour in the seasoning and bring to boil. Add spring onion and serve hot.