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Stir-fried Beef with Leeks

Sunday, May 2nd, 2010

Ingredients
250g tenderloin, 300g leek tuber (sectioned), few slices of carrot, 1 clove garlic (chopped), 2 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp cooking wine, sugar and salt to taste
Marinade
2 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp cornstarch, pinch of pepper
Method
Cut tenderloin into thin slices across the grain and marinate for 15 minutes. Heat 2 tbsp of oil in wok and stir-fry beef for 30 seconds then set aside.
Add leek tuber into the remaining oil and stir-fry for a while, add little bit of water and continue to fry the leek tuber until it soften. Dish up and set aside.
Heat up 1 tbsp of cooking oil in the wok and saute garlic to fragrant. Return beef and leek tuber back into the wok, sprinkle some cooking wine onto the dish and quick fry for 1 minute. Add seasoning to taste and serve hot.

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Nyonya Recipe - Assam Babi

Wednesday, November 18th, 2009

Assam babi means sour pork in a Malay, being fusion food or mixture of Chinese and Malay cooking culture, it is not surprise to find pork cook in Malay style in Nyonya cuisine.
Ingredients
600g pork (belly part, cut into serving size)
200g potatoes wedges (prefried)
6 slices of dried tamarind (assam keping)
2 pcs of pandan leaves (tied into knot)
4 pcs lime leaves (daun limau perut)
1 stalk sliced bunga kantan (torch ginger flower)
8 tbsp cooking oil
4 cups water
1 cup thick coconut milk
sugar and salt to taste             (more…)