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Fried bee hoon
Ingredients: (serves 4-5 persons)
1 packet bee hoon
1 tablespoon oil
Chopped onion, spring onion and red chilli (for garnishing),
as required
4-5 cloves of garlic, chopped
300 g chicken breast meat
Chopped cabbage as required
Bean sprouts as required
Sauce mixture: 1 tablespoon black sauce, 1 teaspoon soya sauce, a little sesame oil, salt and pepper, 2 tablespoons water
 
Cooking method:
1
Soak bee hoon for 10 mins till soft.
2
Pour the oil into casserole, add the chopped onions and place in the microwave oven till brown (to be used for garnishing). Remove onions and keep in a separate dish.
3 Add the chopped garlic to the remaining oil and place in microwave oven for 1½ mins.
4 Add 300 g of chicken breast meat to the garlic, cook in microwave oven for 1½ mins.
5 Take chicken out of microwave oven.
6 Add chopped cabbage, soaked bee hoon and bean sprouts.
7 Add sauce mixture and mix it into the bee hoon.
8 Put casserole into microwave oven. After 2 mins, take it out of the oven and stir contents. (If bee hoon is too dry, add a little water.)
Put casserole back into the oven for another 1 min.
9 Add chopped spring onion, red chilli for colour, and put casserole back into microwave oven for another 10 secs.
10 Garnish with fried onion.

 

Ma-poh tofu
Ingredients: (serves 4 persons)
1 tablespoon oil
3 cloves garlic, chopped
5 shallots, chopped
300 g chicken breast meat, cubed
2 tablespoons Szechuan paste
1 tray silken tofu, cubed
½ teaspoon salt
1½ teaspoons cornflour, mixed with water
Chopped spring onion and red chilli, as required
 
Cooking method:
1
Mix chopped garlic and onion in oil, brown in microwave oven for 1½ mins.
2
Add chicken cubes, leave uncovered in microwave oven for 3 mins.
3 Mix 2 tablespoons of Szechuan paste and cubed tofu. Cook in microwave oven for 2 mins.
4 Sprinkle ½ teaspoon of salt.
5 Mix 1½ teaspoons of cornflour with water, stir into the tofu.
6 Add chopped spring onion and red chilli, cook for ½ min.
 
Autumn fruit salad
Ingredients: (serves 5 persons)
2 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons lemon juice
2 Granny Smith (green) apples, cubed
2 red pears, cubed
½ cup dried apricots, sliced into thin strips
3 8-oz (240-ml) containers low-fat spiced apple yoghurt or
low-fat vanilla yoghurt
 
Cooking method:
1
Whisk honey and lemon juice together in a medium bowl.
2
Add fruits and toss well.
3 For each person, spoon a half container of yoghurt into a small bowl and top with ½ cup of fruits.
4 Salad is ready for serving.
 
 

By MinLaw

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
     
 
 
 
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