Yong Tau Foo

Ingredients:

Soup stock:

-  2 large onions - sliced

- 1 cup of soya beans

- 1 cup anchovies ( ikan bilis )

-  4 cloves of garlic - chopped

-  2 tbspn sesame oil

-  1 chicken cube

-  white pepper

-  sea salt to taste

-  2- 3 ltrs of water

Other ingredients:

- fishballs 

- crabsticks

- tofu skin

- fish tofu

- quail eggs

- boiled kangkung 

* You can also add meat & other ingredients of your choice.

Chilli sauce:

- fry 2 tbspn of chilli paste with 2 tbspn of prawn paste. Add a little water and sugar. 

Optional: Birds eye chilli mix with light soya sauce.

Garnish: chopped Chinese parsley, spring onions & fried shallots.

Methods for soup stock:

1) Boil soya beans, anchovies, chicken cube, onions & garlic with 2 ltrs of water for 1/2 an hour. Strain the stock and add sesame oil, seasalt & pepper. 

2) Add the rest of the ingredients and simmer on low heat till the ingredients are cooked. Serve as shown in the picture below. Happy trying.

Ground Beef Keema

Ingredients: 

- 500 grams ground beef
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- a few cloves, cardamom & an inch of cinammon bark - (A)
- 1 large onion - sliced
- 1 large onion, 4-5 cloves of garlic & an inch of ginger- blend into a paste

Spice Mix:  mix well with 1 cup of water
- 3 tbspn curry powder
- 1 tbspn cumin powder
- 1 tbspn red chilli powder
- 1 tspn turmeric powder


- 1/2 packet coconut milk/ yoghurt
- 2 tomatoes/cherry tomatoes - quartered
- 2 large potatoes- cut into small cubes
- 1 large carrot- cut into small cubes
- a can of green peas
- sea salt to taste
- chopped coriander for tarnishing

Methods:

1) Heat olive oil in a pot and brown the sliced onions. Add in (A) . Next add the blended paste and fry till fragrant. Then add the spice mix. Pour a little water and stir well for a few minutes.

2) Next, add the ground beef and a cup of water and cook the meat for 15 min. Then, add the coconut milk. Throw in the potatoes and carrots. Next, add sea salt to taste.

3) Keep adding water to avoid the gravy from being too dry. Lastly when the potatoes & carrots are cooked, add the peas and chopped tomatoes.

4) Cook for a minute and turn off the heat. Sprinkle chopped  coriander for garnishing. Serve hot with chappati or baguette.

Chap Chye ( Stir fry mixed vegetables)

Ingredients;

- 2 tablespoon chopped garlic
- 1 red onion - sliced thinly
- 1 tbspn olive oil
- 1 tbspn sesame oil
- 1 tbspn oyster sauce
- 1 tbspn of cornflour mix with half cup of water
- sea salt & white pepper to taste
- mixed vegetables - some cauliflower florets, some sliced carrots, some sliced mushrooms, baby corns, sliced red capsicum
- a handful of small shrimps

Methods:

1) Heat a frying pan with olive oil & fry the chopped garlic and onions till fragrant.

2) Next, add the shrimps & stir for a minute. Then add the oyster sauce, pepper, sesame oil, a little sea salt & 1/4 cup of water & leave it for a minute.

3) Then add all the vegetables and stir fry for 2 to 3 minutes. Lastly, add the cornstarch mixture & stir for a minute. Turn off the heat and serve hot with steamed rice. Enjoy!