Stir-Fried Bean Sprouts and Abalone Mushroom

Ingredients

200g fresh bean sprouts
50g abalone mushrooms
some shredded carrot
1 egg beated
3-4 tbsp oil
2 tbsp light soya sauce
a dash of pepper

Preparation

1. Wash the mushrooms and tease them thinly.

2. Wash and rinse the bean sprouts in a bowl of cold water and discard the husks and other bits and pieces that float to the surface.

Cooking

1. Heat the oil in a hot pan and when it starts to smoke, swirl the pan so that its surface is well greased. Saute the ginger, add in the mushroom first and cook for 1 min. Next add in the shredded carrot and stir fry for another minute.

2. Pour in the beaten egg and spread it round the pan. When it is about to set, put in the bean sprouts and stir-fry for about 30 seconds. Add in the light soya sauce and pepper.

3. Continue stirring for about 1 minute at the most. Overcooking will turn the bean sprouts into a soggy mass.

Spinach and Bean Curd (Tofu) Soup

Ingredients

200g fresh spinach
2 cakes bean curd-stir fry (opt)
2 tbsp oil
2 tsp salt
21/2 cups /600mls water
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame seed oil

Preparation

1. Wash the spinach well, discarding the tough and discoloured leaves. Shake off the excess water and cut the leaves into small pieces.

2. Cut the bean curd into about 14 pieces.

Cooking

1. In a pot, heat the oil until hot. Stir-fry the spinach until soft. Add the salt and water and bring to the boil.

2. Add the bean curd and soy sauce and cook for 11/2-2 minutes. Add the sesame oil just before serving.

Stir-Fried Kang Kong with Vegetarian XO Sauce

Ingredients

500g fresh kang kong
2 tbsp Vegetarian XO Sauce
1-2 ginger shredded
1 tbsp oil

Preparation

Trim the kang kong leaves and cut the stalks. Discard the tough end of the stalks. Wash and shake off excess water.

Cooking

Oil the pan till smoke, saute ginger for 1 minute. Add in the kang kong and stir-fry for 2 minutes. When the kang kong has shrunked, put in the XO sauce and mix well. Serve hot.

Simple Raisins Cake

Ingredients

200g plain flour
100g sugar
150g butter/margarine
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp vanilla essence/powder
150-200 mls water
some raisins

Preparation

1. Sift the plain flour and baking powder together in a mixing bowl.

2. Rub in the butter with fingers to fine breadcrumbs.

3. Add in sugar and vanilla. Pour in the water gradually to form a dropping consistency.

4. Mix in the raisins.

5. Greased the baking tin with butter.

6. Bake at 180 degrees C or gas number 6 about 40 minutes or till cooked.

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