This dish has a delicate flavour and makes a good accompaniment to stronger flavoured dishes. To wash drop the beansprouts into a basin of cold water and lift out into a colander, handfuls of sprouts. This is an easy was to separate the whole sprouts from the broken tails and bean casings in the bag. … Continued
This favourite is a simple way to make sweet & sour pork for a family meal. Minced pork cooks quickly and children love this dish. You may also use minced chicken in place of pork.
In this dish the fine beans are not overcooked thus retaining a lot of their vitamins and crunch. This is an easy one-dish meal when combined with freshly cooked rice.
Hoisin Sauce is made from soya beans, vinegar, plum sauce and other flavourings. It is sweet and spicy and the flavours combined with toasted sesame seeds complement this simple vegetarian dish
Oyster sauce should be used sparingly in Chinese cooking. Used in moderation it adds wonderful flavour but too much can be over powering. This recipe uses breast meat but feel free to substitute thighs or a mixture of both.
In this recipe we use combination of three mushrooms – dried sliced Chinese mushroom, fresh button or chestnut mushroom and fresh oyster mushrooms. Do not use flat field mushrooms as the colour from the gills will transfer to the dish.
We have added sliced pineapple to our sweet and sour prawns to make this a special dish to be remembered. If preferred, replace prawns with chicken or pork. Remember to cut the meat into bite size pieces and season before lightly dusting in cornflour.
Fried red chillies in this dish adds a little heat. Leave out the chillies for a milder flavour.
Rice is an important part of a Chinese meal as it provides the ‘bulk’ necessary to a full meal. Ideally, use day old rice (remember to keep it refrigerated). If that is not possible, ensure the rice is cold.
The ‘secret ingredient’ in this dish is teh sauce the rice is fried in. We have used frozen prawns becuase they are easily available, but do use fresh if you prefer. Feel free to replace the prawns with sliced chicken.