Fish Soup

Ingredients:

- fillet of cod fish, cut into cubes (you can use any other fish of your choice)

- some fishballs (optional)

- a packet of soft tofu (cut into cubes)

- a dozen cloves of garlic

- 2 red chillies - slice thinly

- 2- 3 inches of ginger  (half for blending and the rest slice thinly) 

- 2 large onions

- a jug of water 

- some olive oil & sesame oil

- a cube of ikan bilis stock 

- a handful of soya beans

- sea-salt & white pepper to taste

- a packet of bok choy - blanch with boiling water with a little oil

- 2 tomatoes-quartered 

Garnish: Chopped spring onions & Chinese parsley & fried shallots. (optional)

Methods:

1) In a food processor, blend the onions, garlic and ginger into a paste with some water. Heat the oil in a pot and fry the paste till fragrant.

2) Next add the red chillies and fry for a minute then pour in the water. When the soup is boiling, add the soya beans, ikan bilis stock, pepper and some sesame oil and sea-salt to taste. 

3) Cook for about 20 minutes, then remove the soya beans from the soup. 

4) Add the fishballs and cook for five more minutes. Lastly add in the cod fish, tomatoes & soft tofu for a minute and turn off the heat.

5) When serve, add the blanched chye sim to the soup and garnish as shown below. Serve hot. You can have it with rice or noodles. This soup is perfect on a wet cooling day. Enjoy! 

Anchovies Fried Rice ( Nasi Goreng Ikan Bilis)

Ingredients:

- 6 cups of cooked basmati rice

- 1/2 dozen green chillies, few green birds' eye chillies for more spiciness

- 2-3 large onions

- 6 cloves of garlic

- 2 bowls of ikan bilis, wash and drain. ( take a handful for blending and fry/airfry the rest)

- some dried prawn paste- belacan (optional)

- some olive oil

- sea-salt,black/white pepper to taste

- 2 tbspn of sweet soya sauce ( kicap manis)

- a bowl of frozen mixed vegetables

- 3 eggs- scrambled

Methods:

1) Blend the chillies,onions and garlic, ikan bilis and belacan with some water into a smooth paste. 

2) Heat the wok with some olive oil and fry the paste till fragrant. Add sweet soya sauce, sea-salt and pepper to taste. Then add the frozen vegetables. Next, add in the cooked rice and the scrambled eggs. Lastly, the fried ikan bilis. I love to have my fried rice with sunny-side up egg. Serve hot! 

Sweet & Sour Dory Fillet.

Ingredients:

- 1 pkt Dory fillet cut into bite-sized cubes
- 1 cup of tempura flour
- 1 cup of cold water
-  4-5 red chillies
- 3-4 red bird's eye chillies (optional)
- 2 red onions
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1 cup of chilli sauce
- 1/2 cup of tomato sauce
- 1/2 a cucumber ( cut into cubes)
- 1/2 a pineapple ( cut into cubes)
-  a cup of chopped red capsicum
-  sea salt & white pepper to taste
-  cooking oil


Methods:

1) Season the gush fillet with sea-salt & pepper and set aside.
Next, pour cold water into the tempura flour and mix well.
The batter shouldn't be too watery.

2) Heat the oil in a frying pan. Dip the fillet in the batter and fry them till
 golden brown & set aside.

3) Blend the chillies, onions & garlic into a thick paste. Fry the paste with some oil till
fragrant. Next, add the chilli sauce and tomato sauce. Lastly, add the cubed cucumber,
pineapples & capsicum. Add a lil water if the gravy is too thick. Add sea-salt to taste. Pour the sauce over the fish fillet when serve as shown in the picture below.