Sorry it took so long to get to another post.. its just been crazyness...and so to make up for it... here I have 2 chinese dishes.. Both extremely yummy...
Now it is a little time consuming...but the end is worth every second.
I have a picture for one.. and not the other...
Vegetable Hong Kong with Fried Noodles
Serves 4
For Vegetable Hong Kong
3 or 4 medium flowerettes of cauliflower parboiled
1 carrot parboiled and cut into small pieces
5 or 6 french beans parboiled and vut into 1 inch pieces
2 or 3 leaves of cabbage torn into big pieces
1 spring onion nicely cut small
1 tbsp finely chopped garlic or ginger
2 dry red chillies broken into pieces
2 pinches ajinomoto powder
2 tbsp soya sauce
2 tsp vinegar
2 tsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp cornflour dissolved in 1 cup water
1 tsp sugar
2 tbsp oil
salt and pepper to taste
(parboiling... wait till the water boils and then add all the vegetables along with a little salt and boil for about 5 minutes)
Heat oil. Add ginger or garlic. Cook for a minute. Add chillies, vegetables & ajinomoto and stir fry over hish flame for 2 minutes.
Add soya sauce, vinegar, chilli sauce, salt, pepper & sugar.
Add cornflour paste, stirring continuously. Cook till the sauce thickens and coats the vegetables.
Keep aside.
For Fried Noodles
100 grams noodles boiled
2 tbsp oil
1 tbsp soya sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp ajinomoto
1/4 tsp red chilli powder
Heat oil. Add boiled noodles. Sprinkle other ingredients.
Fry turning occasionally, till the noodles are evenly browned.
Add more soya sauce if a darker color is desired. Remove from fire.
To serve, place the Hong Kong vegetables in the center of a plate and surround them with the fried noodles.
Ta da!
Vegetable Fried Rice
Serves 4
1 1/2 cup uncooked rice
2 tbsp oil
2 green chillies chopped finely
2 green onions chopped
2 flakes garlic crushed and chopped
1/4 cup very finely sliced french beans
1 carrot finely diced
1/2 big capsicum diced
1/2 tsp salt, pepper, and ajinomoto
1 tsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp soya sauce
1 tsp vinegar
Boil rice and keep aside till it is absolutely cold.
Chop green onions, keeping the greens and whites seperate.
Heat oil. Add the green chillies.
Stir fry garlic and onions, leaving the green part.
Add beans and carrot. Stir fry for a minute. Add capsicum.
Add salt, pepper and ajinomoto.
Add rice.
Add soya sauce, vinegar, and chilli sauce.
Add the green oninons and salt to taste.
Stir fry for 2 minutes.
Serve hot
ENJOY!
