Stir Fry Noodles

Stir Fry Vegetables With Hokkien Noodles

      Stir fry vegetables with noodles is a common dish that I usually prepare in the Knight kitchen.  I can cook a variety of stir fry vegetables using different types of noodles. The above photo was my recent noodle dish prepared using hokkien noodles but the basic ingredients are the same.  The base recipe that I found to be close to what I usually make is in here. Anyway, here is my own version of the vegetable stir fry with hokkien noodles.

Ingredients:

1 tbsp minced garlic

1 big onion sliced

2 tbsp of vegetable oil

1 medium size carrot cut into strips

1 medium size red capsicum

100 g beansprouts (optional)

200 g snow peas

1/2 bunch of spring onions (cut in about 1cm length)

250 g of  broccoli cut into florets

1/4 cup of soy sauce

2 tbsp of oyster sauce 

2 tbsp sweet chilli sauce (or alternately I use the Kecap Manis in place of the soy sauce, oyster sauce and chilli sauce)

440 g of thin Hokkien noodles

a pinch of pepper

200 g of chicken fillet or pork boiled in 1/2 cup water until tender (use this chicken or pork stock in cooking)

Procedure:

1. Put a 200 g pork or chicken in a sauce pan, put 1/2 cup of water and bring it to boil until the meat is tender.

2. Set aside the meat stock and slice the chicken or pork in small pieces.

3. Place the sauce pan or a wok (whichever is available) over high heat then add the vegetable oil. 

4. Add the minced garlic and onions and stir fry them for 2 minutes or until you can smell the sauteed garlic and onions.

5. Add the meat, the stock, carrots, bean sprouts and snow peas and saute them for 2 minutes, then add the capsicum in the last minute or until the carrot is tender but please do not overcook them.

6. Blanch the broccoli and the noodles in boiling water for about two minutes. Drain and add them in the sauce pan with vegetables.

7. Toss well until all the ingredients are well combined.8. Add the spring onions and a pinch of pepper.

9. Place the dish in a platter and garnish with the spring onions.

     If you are interested in making a stir fry rice noodles, here's a very good video on how to make it.

                        

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Spanish Style Omelette

Wondering what to do with your leftover meat or deli? Here's my favorite leftover recipe. A quick and easy recipe and yummy too.

Spanish Omelette 

Made this Omelette from my leftover roast.

 Ingredients: 

2 medium size potatoes (cut in small cubes or chopped thinly)

1 small onion

1/2 tbsp minced garlic (optional, I prefer it with garlic though

6 eggs

1/2 tbsp salt

1 tbsp fresh parsley chopped in small pieces

a pinch of pepper

leftover roast meat, ham, salami, or any deli chopped in small pieces 

5 tbsp milk

60 ml vegetable oil

50 g grated cheese

Method:

1. Break the eggs into a bowl and beat together with milk, salt and pepper.
2. Heat the oil in a deep frying pan over medium heat and fry the garlic and onions.
3. Add the leftover roast, ham or any leftover deli.
4. Add  the chopped potatoes and let it cooked until its tender.
5. Add the egg mixture and sprinkle with parsley and cheese.
6. Reduce the heat and cover the pan with a lid.
7. Cook for about 12-15 minutes or until the egg has set.
8. Cut in wedges and serve hot on a bread or as part of your tapas dish.

For more tips in making a perfect Spanish Omelette or Tortilla, please check the video below:

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Easy Beef Rissoles

Planning of having a barbie?  Here's one of my family's favorite dish on a barbie ~ Easy Beef Rissoles!

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Beef Rissoles on Your Barbie (Oz Slang for Barbecue) or In Your Sandwich

My home-made rissoles

Ingredients:

500g premium minced beef

1 tbsp of minced garlic

1 egg

1 cup bread crumbs (I usually use a fresh multi-grain bread and use my tupperware lawn mower (turbo chef) or alternately use your food processor to make bread crumbs)

1 small carrot grated

1 tbsp of mixed herbs

1 grated onion

2 tbsp soy sauce

a pinch of pepper

1 packet of french onion soup (optional) or beef stock cubes (optional), alternately use 1 tbsp of salt

 1 tbsp of corn flour

Method:

Mix all the ingredients and make them into rissoles. Pan fry them and cook in a barbecue. Serve with your favorite steam vegetables or salad or place into your sandwich.

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Potato Salad with an Asian Twist

Oz-Asian Fusion

     My husband grew up knowing nothing about Asian cooking or culture.  He however loves his food and does not complain when I put together a range of cross culinary delights based on western food ideas fused with Asian cooking techniques.  He is always hanging around in the kitchen making a nuisance of himself when I am cooking or cleaning up (not helping mind you).  Below is a recipe I sometimes make based upon potato salad with a slight Asian style twist to it.  They sometimes prepare this dish when having get-togethers and family gatherings.

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Potato Salad with a Filipino Twist

Ingredients:

5 medium size potatoes

1 medium size salad onion

1 tbsp garlic salt

375 g pineapple chunks

200 g cheddar cheese cut in small cubes

200 g crispy bacon bits

375 g of mayonaise (or alternately make your own mayonaise, for a recipe please check it here.

a pinch of pepper

fresh herbs (preferably parsley)

3 boiled eggs

2 stalks of celery cut in small pieces

Method:
    

       Peel the potatoes, cut them in quarters and place in the sauce pan and boil for 10 minutes or until they are tender. Drain, place in a bowl and then set aside to cool down for about 25 minutes or until its totally cool.  Boil eggs for about 12 minutes, let it cool down then peel them off and set aside. Add the mayonaise, salad onion, fresh herbs, pineapple and crispy bacon bits in a bowl of potatoes, combine all the ingredients evenly. Cut the boiled egg in quarters and add them in the bowl of potatoes.  Add the cheddar cheese and celery, then seasoned them with salt and pepper. Serve with your favorite steak or roast dishes.

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Roast Beef with Fresh Herbs!

Don't you think my kitchen rules?

Freshly picked herbs from my garden

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    Do you like cooking with fresh herbs?  I have been reaping the benefits of growing my own herbs for more than a year now. I have managed to grow basil, oregano, sage, parsley, mint, spring onions, garlic and lemon grass with minimal care.  I can have fresh herbs whenever I want to or whenever I need them in my dishes.  One of the dishes that I cook regularly with fresh herbs is the roast (chicken, beef or lamb) and I am happy to share with you my family's favorite roast beef recipe. Cooking with fresh herbs from my own garden means no more boring dinners for the Knight family :)

Roast Beef With Fresh Herbs

Ingredients:

1 kg beef roast

1 tablespoon garlic salt

1 tbsp of mixed fresh herbs (parsley, basil, sage, spring onions)

1 tablespoon  vegetable oil

a pinch of pepper

Method: 

Heat oven to 150C.  Rub the roast with oil, garlic salt, fresh herbs and pepper.  Arrange roast in a roasting pan, place it in the oven and roast it for 2 hours and 15 minutes.  Let the roast rest by placing it on the carving board and cover loosely with aluminum foil. Let it stand for 15 minutes. Serve with salad and mash potato.

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