dinner menu

Last night I had a craving for prawns- deepfried, sauteed, steam or simply stir fried. No preference, just give me PRAWNS! So off I went to buy some at Cold Storage.

I managed to whip up 4 dishes accompanied by white rice all under 60mins. The dishes that were cooked in lighting time were :-

i) Choy Sum with Garlic
Wash Choy Sum and cut into two lengthwise
Finely chop garlic
Then in hot pan add cooking oil (1 tbsp)
Followed by the garlic till lightly browned
Add salt
Add choy sum
Stir fry for about 3 mins
Plate

ii) Tom Yam Fish Cake by DODO (Umm, brand name of product lah)
Defrost
Pan fry
Plate

iii)Tofu with Garlic
Remove tofu from plastic container
Gently pour water over it to clean any foreign particles
Heat up (Steam/microwave - Optional)
Finely chop garlic
Plate tofu
Drizzle light and dark soya sauce for taste
Then in hot pan, add cooking oil (1tbsp)
Add chopped garlic
Fry till lightly browned
Pour oil and garlic over tofu

iv) Prawns and Onion in Hot Bean Paste
De-shell prawns and remove intestine
Marinate with a bit of sugar
Remove skin from onion in cut into quarters
Heat pan and add 2tbsp of cooking oil
Add onion and fry till translucent
Add prawns and stir fry
Add 2 tbsp of hot bean paste (bought at Korean supermarket; originally used for kimchi soup)
Mix well
Add 4 tbsp of water
Mix well
Add 2 tbsp of chili sauce
Mix well
Plate

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And before I started on my 4 dishes, I managed to squeeze in time to cook rice. Whew! Like running a marathon man! In between my workout at the kitchen, I had to attend to phone calls and nature calls, all sorts of calls keep interfering my otherwise (what-would-have-been 30mins) cooking time.



For all those who cook regularly, you know that cooking time is much less compared to the prep time; but what to do... unless you are a chef in a restaurant or have a maid, you can't run away from prep work lor. Have to one leg kick

Anyway, we polished off the food in less than 30 mins. Very satisfying and gratifying.

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Rating from husband : 8/10