Steamed Chicken With Chinese Sausage

This is a very yummylicious dish for both adult and children. To me, it tastes a bit like " Lo Mai Kai " haha. And my little boy ate 2 plates of rice with this dish only for dinner. :D

Ingredients :

1 deboned chicken whole leg ( without skin ) - cut into small pieces

1 chinese sausage - cut into small pieces

Seasoning :

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp ginger sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1/2 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp white pepper

1 tbsp Shaoxing wine

1/2 tbsp cornflour

Method :

Mix chicken, chinese sausage and seasoning together till well combined.

Transfer chicken onto a deep plate.

Then, place into a preheated steamer and steam at high heat for 15 to 20 minutes.

Serve hot with steamed rice. :)

Recipe adapted from Hawker Secret Recipes Cookbook.

Guinness Chicken

Gosh, my card reader spoilt and couldn't upload photos into my blog! Got to get hubby's help when it comes to computer gadgets.

Told hubby about it few weeks ago and he said he'll check on it. Okay... when he said he'll check on it, it means " U WAIT LAH " 

Started digging up old entries kept inside my file. And this is one of them. A great recipe from Wendy as usual. :) ( with some modifications )

Ingredients :

2 chicken whole leg - deboned

100ml ( 1/4 cup ) guinness stout

2 tbsp sugar

2 tbsp light soy sauce

oil for frying

Marinate : ( Marinade chicken for at least 1/2 an hour )

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp worcestershire sauce

Method :

Preheat oil in a non stick wok and fry chicken till golden but not dry.

Dish up.

Discard frying oil and retain 1 tbsp oil in wok.

Add in stout and cook till sauce is reduced a bit. ( medium heat )

Then, add in sugar, soy sauce and chicken.

Cook and let it simmer turning chicken onto the other side after 2 minutes till gravy is almost dried up.

Dish up and let cool.

Then, chop chicken into serving size and drizzle sauce on top.

Chicken Satay

This is the chicken satay recipe that I had always wanted to try out.  Got the recipe from the internet and made some modifications to suit my liking. :)

Ingredients :

2 chicken whole leg - deboned and cut into small pieces

1 tbsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp coriander powder

1 tbsp fennel powder

1 tbsp cumin powder

2 tbsp sugar

4 tbsp honey

1/2 tsp salt or to taste

To blend into a paste or pounded :

4 shallots

2 stalks lemongrass

3 buah keras ( macademia nuts )

Bamboo skewers - soaked in water for a few hours to prevent them from burning.

Method :

Marinade chicken with all the ingredients together overnight.

The lemongrass brush and oil for basting the meat.

( can add evaporated milk into the oil if u wish )

Skewer with bamboo sticks.

Guess I overcrowded the meat. :P

Will cut even smaller the next round.

Grill and baste with some oil for about 5 to 6 minutes or till golden brown and tender.

Done.

Serve with the satay peanut sauce.

Yummy..

Baked Honey Chicken Wings

Didn't know what happened to my google account. Couldn't log in for the past week and hubby said his facebook account got attacked too!!!

Changed my password and everything seems ok now. Hopefully won't be attacked again..

And....... my post for today is baked honey chicken wings, yum yum.  Got to say it tasted better than the ones bought. :P

Ingredients :

5 chicken wings

Marinate : 

( Marinate chicken wings for at least 2 hours )

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

2 tbsp honey

1 tbsp ginger juice

1 tbsp shaoxing wine

Method :

Skewer the marinated chicken wings for easier baking.

Retain the marinade juice for further use.

Bake at preheated oven at 200C for 10 minutes.

Brush them with the remaining marinade juice.

Continue to bake them for a further 20 minutes or till golden brown and cooked thoroughly.

Remove from oven and serve hot.

Recipe adapted from My Favourite Chicken Recipes Cookbook.

Lemon And Ginger Chicken

A fast to cook and good to eat dish. :D

For those of you who loves to eat chicken breast or who always has to cook boneless meat, this is a must try!!

Ingredients :

1 chicken breast - cut into long strips

2 egg whites

1 1/2 tbsp cornflour

( mix all above well for frying )

3 piece thinly sliced ginger

oil for frying

Sauce :

1/4 cup lemon juice

1/4 cup water

1 tsp grated ginger

1/2 tsp salt

1 tbsp honey 

3 tbsp sugar

( mix all together )

cornflour solution ( 1 tbsp cornflour + 2 tbsp water )

Method :

Preheat oil in wok and fry chicken strips till golden brown.

Remove and drain on kitchen towel

Bring the sauce to boil in a small pot

Then, thicken with cornflour solution

Reduce heat and simmer for 2 minutes

Off heat and set aside.

Leave 1 tbsp oil in wok after frying the chicken

Heat up the oil and saute the ginger slices till fragrant

Add the sauce in and simmer for 2 minutes

Finally, pour over chicken and serve hot

Smooth Chicken With Ginger Sauce

A very delicious and healthy chicken recipe that I like to cook most of the time. :P

It's best to use free range chicken because free range chicken will have less fat and the meat is not so soft too compared to the ordinary ones bought from the wet market. 

Free range chicken

Ordinary ones from wet market

( BIG DIFFERENCE ISN'T IT? )

Ingredients :

100g ginger - grounded 

2 tbsp chopped spring onions

2 chicken whole leg or 1/2 chicken

Seasoning :

1 tbsp oyster sauce

1 tbsp light soy sauce

1 tbsp shaoxing wine

2 tbsp shallot oil

1 tbsp sesame oil

Method :

Mix the grounded ginger, spring onion and seasoning together.

Keep aside.

Bring 600ml water in a pot to boil.

Rub chicken with 1/2 tbsp salt and cook in boiling water for 10 minutes.

Dish up and drain well.

When the chicken has cooled, chop into small pieces and mix with ginger sauce.

Arrange on a plate and serve.

** Recipe adapted from Hawker Secret Recipes Cookbook.