Tau Pok in Black Soy Sauce

This went very well with the congee (beh) we had. :) I like this dish because it is simple to prepare and cook. I just have to dump everything in and let it simmer. Not much monitoring is required... ;)




















Ingredients
12 Tau Poks (It was a mistake [shhh...] that I threw all 12 in, but we actually finished up all!)
5 pieces Mock Chicken
A few large slices of ginger
3 cups of water

Seasonings
1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
2 tbsp Light Soy Sauce
1/2 tsp Sugar
Salt to taste (optional. I don't add that as I try to keep my meals as healthy as possible. Sometimes at the expense of taste. :P)

Method
1) Boil 3 cups of water in a claypot
2) Add ginger and mock chicken
3) Add seasonings
4) Add tau pok
5) Simmer

I love the succulent taste of the mock chicken. The feeling of biting onto the juicy tau pok as the hot gravy oozed out, is simply shiok. kekeke

Pork and Potato in Tomato Sauce

This dish would have been better if I had stick to pork loin. But I can't help it. The pork cubes looked so cute and everything is cut nicely for me. I just have to skin away those fats. Tell me, who doesn't like the easy way out? However, I would say that it is a compromise on the taste as it wasn't as tender. Heng my mother and hub find it quite nice and finished up the dish! ^^

Ingredients

• Pork Loin (cut into cubes)
• 1 Potato (cut into cubes)
• 1 Onion (cut into quarters)
• 1 Chilli (cut)
• 1/2 tomato (quarters)
• 2 tsp chopped garlic
• 1 tbsp oil

Mixed Seasonings

• 3 tbsp tomato sauce
• 2 tbsp chilli sauce
• 1/2 small bowl of water
• 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp sugar

Method

1) Blanch potato in water until it's moderately, but not fully soft
2) Stir fry chopped garlic and onion in 1 tbsp of oil
3) Add and cook pork* till it has changed colour
4) Pour mixed seasoning and chilli into the wok
5) Cook until the gravy bubbles
6) Do not overcook the pork. Serve immediately.

*Add stock if you are not using a non-stick wok like me. >_<

French Beans with Beancurd

This is one of the dish I would choose in those Vegatable Rice Stalls. So I thought it would be good if I can cook it too.



















Ingredients
2 small beancurds (cut into 8 portions per piece)
A handful of French Beans (sorry, do not know what's the weight)
2 tsp garlic
Cooking Oil

Seasonings
2 tbsp Soy Sauce
1/4 small bowl of stock

Method
1) Blanch french beans for 3-5 minutes
2) Heat oil in medium high heat
3) Pan Fry the beancurd till they changed yellow and remove from wok.
4) Stir-fry Garlic in oil in medium low heat
5) Add French Beans
6) Stir-fry with seasonings
7) Mix Beancud with French Beans under heat for 30 seconds
7) Serve