Leek Omelette, Taukwa and Chives & Soya Bean Paste Fish

Today's lunch menu is :

1. Leek Omelette

2. Stir-fried Taukwa and Chives

3. Soya Beanpaste Fish

Leek Omelette

1. Slice thinly 2 to 3 stalks of leek and chop half an onion.

2. Beat 2 to 3 eggs lightly and season with salt or light soya sauce to taste.

3. Heat frying pan with a little oil and stir fry leek and onion. Add a little water to cook the leek.

4. When water has dried up, pour in beaten egg and let it cook on one side before turning over to cook the other side.

Stir-fried Taukwa and Chives

1. Shell and devein 8 medium prawns. Set aside.

2. Slice 2 to 3 taukwa or beancurd thickly. Pat dry and shallow fry taukwa slices till slightly golden. Remove from pan and set aside.

3. Wash 5 to 6 stalks of chives and cut them into 3-cm lengths.

4. Slice a small portion of carrot into strips.

5. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in frying pan and saute 2 cloves garlic(minced) and carrot.

6. Add taukwa and toss gently to prevent it from breaking. Add prawns and a little water, cover to cook the prawns.

7. Add half a tablespoon oyster sauce and half a tablespoon abalone sauce to a little water to mix and then pour into the pan, followed by the chives.

8. Stir to mix and dish up to serve.

Soya Bean Paste Fish

1. Rub salt and ginger juice onto fish(about 800g) especially the gut area.

2. Slice 2 medium-sized onions, 2 chillies and 3 slices ginger. Chopped 3 cloves garlic.

3. Heat 1 and a half tablespoon oil and saute onions, ginger, garlic and chillies.

4. Add 1 and a half tablespoon soya bean paste and saute for a while.

5. Add 400ml water or more and bring to boil, then put in the fish. Cover to cook the fish. Turn the fish over to cook the other side. This takes about 8 to 10 minutes depending on thickness of fish.

6. Add 2 tablespoon of chinese wine and a little sugar to taste, mix by swirling the pan. Dish up fish, garnish with spring onions and serve.

I used a 800g grouper and cut into 2 parts.

Fried String Beans with Chives & Egg

There are many ways to cook string beans or long beans. You can stir-fry with dried prawns and chilli paste, add it to sayur lodeh, vegetable curry, fried rice, etc, etc.

A favourite of mine is to fry it with eggs.

What I Used:

6 to 8 string beans, chopped thinly

1 medium-sized onion, chopped

1 clove garlic, chopped

some chives, cut to 2-cm lengths

some prawns, cubed

2 to 3 eggs, lightly beaten and seasoned with some salt

oil

salt

a little water

sliced chilli (optional)

What I Did:

1. Heat some oil in a pan and saute garlic, onions and string beans.

2. Add a little water to cook the beans to soften slightly.

3. Then add prawns and chives, stir to mix.

4. Pour egg over and leave it to set, then turn over to cook the other side.

5. Serve with rice or eat it in a sandwich.

Sambal Egg

Having a constant supply of chilli sambal makes my cooking 'chore' convenient. I can easily whip up a dish in a jiffy. And I just did that! The chilli sambal I made is the type to be eaten with nasi lemak and I usually stock up a few containers and freeze.

What I used:

3 to 4 tablespoons chilli sambal
3 to 4 hard-boiled eggs
a little water

Optional:(I didn't use any of these cos' I didn't have them.)
some sliced onions
kaffir lime leaves
sliced tomatoes

What I did:

1. If you have the optional ingredients, then fry the onions for a couple of minutes.

2. Lower the fire, add the sambal slowly or it might spatter.
Throw in the tomatoes, eggs, water and kaffir lime leaves. cover and simmer for a few minutes. Remove and serve.

Since I didn't have the extras, I simply put the sambal, water and eggs and simmer for a while. No additional salt or sugar is required as the sambal would have been seasoned already.