Cooking Lab - Chicken Croque-Madame

Cooking Lab - Big Breakfast with Tomato, Lamb, and Egg served with Truffle Mustard

Cooking Lab - 5 Grains Origiri Rice Ball

Rice balls are super easy to make and fun to eat. 

Making my own version. 

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圓圓的飯團這回成三角型。

話說昨天沒吃到我想吃的飯團口味，所以今天就來自己動手做做。

用健康的五穀米，加豬肉酥，酸菜。。。。快樂的做，挰，滾。好玩又好吃。全吃完後，才發現，又忘了油條!

Cooking Lab - Korean-Inspired Jajangmyun Noodles (改良韓國炸醬麵版)

My good friend who just got back from Korea, raved on and on about a popular Korean national dish - Jajangmyun.

It is essentially noodles tossed in black bean sauce and it is inexpensive to make. Anyway, I got inspired so proceeded to concot this version.

The taste? It is delicious and satisfying. 

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It is not too authentic nor traditional - heck! I like to create and come up with something new, fast not fussy and delicious at the same time.

I used Korean quick noodles which are wider and has a lot more elasticity compared with others. These wriggly noodles can be cooked fairly quickly and hold the sauce fairly well. 

Ingredients:

- 4 serving of the Korean's quick cook noodle packs. 
- 4 tablespoon of Ja Jang sauce. 
- 1 capsicum 
- 100g snow pea sprouts 
- 200g Korean fish sticks 
- 1 tablespoon cooking oil 
- 1 teaspoon soy sauce 

Instructions:

1. Add water to a pan and bring to a boil.

2. Blanch the snow pea sprouts for 30 seconds until vibrant green.

3. Remove and set aside.

4. In the same pot of boiling water, cook the Korean quick noodles for 3 minutes.

5. The noodles should have a chewy bouncy texture and not al dente.

6. Drain and set aside to cool.

7. Add cooking oil to a fry pan and shallowly pan fried the red capsciums and the fish sticks.

8. Add the Ja Jang sauce to the noodles.

9. Mix well to combine.

10. Season with soy sauce.

   11. Garnish with sliced red capsicum and fish sticks.

Now doesn't this look too pretty for words?

Like something out of an Oriental Garden :)

好啦，我的版本跟韓式"黑嚕嚕"平民美食有差一大段距離，但面對整碗烏漆麻黑的麵食，實在難挑起我的食慾。

所以，就做了改良版，調出比較溫和順囗的味道。但麵條是用韓國製的，超Q又有彈性。

再加上自己喜歡的配料。美感也提高了許多。這新版韓國炸醬麵簡單又親切，也很好吃𠆢。

This is for you my dear friend.

You may wish you can immigrate to Korea and have all Jajangmyun and the beautiful 'Korean-Pop' girlfriends. But you are here now and this is pretty good, too.

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Cooking Lab - Pan Fried Spinach and Pork Dumplings (自製波菜豬肉煎餃)

The weather is getting cold and its time to have some comfort food. 

After you checked out this recipe, you will want home-made gyoza/dumplings all the time.

Not only they are simple to make, you can be super generous with the fillings.
Plus you know exactly what goes in, and none of the addictive and preservatives.

傍晚回家，第一件事就是盤算晚餐要吃什麼。冰箱有波菜和水餃皮...



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These savory pan fried Japanese style yaki-gyoza/ dumpling appetizers are wrapped with pork and spinach served with a vinegary dipping sauce. 

It's great fun creating these juicy dainty Asian treats; they are so delicious too. Make more than you intended, because they will won't last. 

用小火慢慢煎的酥脆的水餃比較不油膩 ...

Ingredients

- 500g pork mince 
- 1 bunch of spinach 
- 1 packet of dumpling pastry 
- 50ml light soy sauce 
- 40ml oyster sauce 
- 10ml cooking wine 
- 1 tsp sugar 
- 1 tsp chicken powder 
- 5ml seasme oil 
- Salt & pepper 
- 30ml dumpling sauce 
- 50ml cooking oil 
- 50ml water 

Instructions:

1. Place pork mince in a large bowl.

2. Add in the soy sauce, oyster sauce, salt, sugar, chicken powder and rice wine to the pork mince.

3. Stir to combine.

4. Add roughly chopped spinach to the mixture.

5. It is easier to use your hands to combine the mixture. Mix well.

6. Lastly, add pepper and sesame oil to season. The filling mixture should sticky and full of elasticity. If not, keep on mixing.

Now the fun part:

7. Arrange your gyoza/dumpling work station as shown.

8. Unwrap the pastry from the packet and leave it in room temperature for 5 minutes.

9. You will need a dumpling press maker tool.

10. Use your finger and wet the pastry edges with water.

11. Place the pastry sheet in the dumpling press maker.

12. Add a small teaspoonful of the meat filling amount in the centre.

13. Fold the dumpling maker together and press firmly.

14. Release and remove.

15. Check to make sure the dumplings are sealed well.

16. Or you can just seal the edges with your hands, too.

Using this dumpling maker helps to create consistent beautiful half moons goyza with pleated edges.

18. Arrange Gyoza in an oiled fry pan so they do not overlap each other.

19. Shallow pan fry on high heat.

20. Remove from heat.

21. Serve 5 yaki-gyoza on each tasting plate.

22. Serve with gyoza dipping sauce.

23. The young and old will love a plate of these tasty pork mince dumplings.

Cooking Lab - White Zucchini Chips

Delicious but nutritious fried zucchini sticks. They are tender, flavourful and taste just like 'junk food' fries. Definitely a fun way to eat your vegetables. My new replacement for french fries. 

An alternative way to cook zucchini.
Now I can make a big batch and munch on them while watching a movie.

A quick n easy snack.
What can I say, I just love zucchinis....... :D



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Low Carbs, Guilt Free Chips.

What a lovely idea, your waistline will love you! Think about the 30-60 minutes you can avoided at the gym. No more burpees, squats ..... seriously, who invented those torturous regimes all in the name of fitness.

ah, yes... its all the Mouth's fault who can't control eating bad food; Tummy and Thighs are hoarders and poor Arms & Legs suffer as the end result.

Look at these healthy white zucchinis! 
They are a great way to get Vitamin C into your diet

Ingredients:

- White zucchinis 400g 
- Eggs x 2 
- Breadcrumbs 1/2 cup 
- Shredded mixed cheese 1/2 cup
- Fries seasoning 1/2 tsp
- Canola oil 1 cup

Instructions:

1. Cut zucchini into long slices. Thickness to resemble chips likeness.

2. Combine breadcrumbs and shredded cheese

3. Beat eggs in a separate bowl.

4. Dip zucchini slices into egg mixture.

5. Then roll the zucchini in the cheese breadcrumbs mixture to coat evenly.

6. Heat oil on high.

7. Deep fry for 3-5 minutes, turn once to colour evenly.

8. Season with garlic fries salt.

Optional: Serve with Greek tzatziki dip.

A great 'healthier' snack! 

OMG - did we finish all that?? The movie haven't even started it!!!!!