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Vegetarian Honey Chicken

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To Prep
Whisk together the plain flour, cornflour, salt and pepper in a large mixing bowl.
Crack the eggs into a separate bowl and whisk well.
Coat the vegetarian soy chicken in the flour mixture, shaking off any excess. Add the soy chicken into the egg, making sure to coat thoroughly. Return the soy chicken into the flour mixture to coat.

To Cook
Heat up oil in a pot or wok to deep fry.
Deep fry the soy chicken at 190°C, then drain on paper towel.
Heat a wok over medium-high until smoking. Add in 4 tbsp oil, add ginger and garlic, and fry until fragrant.
Add the capsicum and saute for 1 min. Add in the soy chicken and stir through.
Add honey and stir through to coat the soy chicken.
Garnish with the sesame seeds and spring onions. Serve with steamed rice.

Vegetarian Spring Rolls

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To Prep
In a large mixing bowl, mix all the filling ingredients together.
On a spring roll pastry, place a small handful of filling in the corner closest to you, then fold the pastry over the filling and roll tightly to encase the ingredients.
Deep fry at 190°C until golden brown.
Serve with sweet chilli sauce, and enjoy.

Vegetarian Eggplant Katsu Curry on Rice

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To Cook Eggplant Katsu
To prepare the eggplant, flour each piece all sides, shake off any excess, then coat in egg wash, followed by panko breadcrumbs. You can do this ahead of time and refrigerate if desired.
To fry the eggplant, heat oil in a medium non-stick fry pan to a medium high heat. Fry in batches, turning once or twice until golden brown and crunchy. Drain well over paper towel or a drying rack on a tray.

To Cook Curry
Preheat a medium non-stick fry pan to a medium high-heat. Stir-fry the curry paste until fragrant, deglaze, break up and thoroughly stir through water until a sauce is forming. Add all vegetables and reduce heat to a low simmer and cook until vegetables have softened through.
To serve, place a bed of rice followed by curry then topped with eggplant katsu, sauce and optional toppings.

Prawn Tempura (Deep-Fried Prawn)

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To Cook
Straighten the prawn with a sharp knife. Slice a slit along the stomach lengthways. Place on chopping board, stomach side down and using your fingers, press the back to snap the back muscle and stretch the prawn straight.
Combine batter mixture ingredients and mix well.
Combine dipping sauce ingredients in a pot and bring to boil. Add in extra flavours for dipping sauce if preferred.
Heat vegetable oil to 175°C in a deep-frying pan.
Lightly coat the prawn with extra Obento Tempura Batter Mix, then dunk in the batter till well coated. Straight fry in the heated oil until cooked through and drain excess oil.
Repeat the process for the rest of ingredients. Serve with dipping sauce.

Green Curry Prawn Toast

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To Cook
In a food processor, combine prawns, egg white, sesame oil, curry paste, sugar, salt, coriander and spring onion.
Pulse until a rough paste forms. Refrigerate for 1 hr so it firms up.
Slice the sourdough into 1cm slices. Using a knife, cover the bread with the prawn mousse and then cover with sesame seeds.
Fry for 3-5 mins until golden.
Garnish and serve with sriracha mayo.

To Make Sriracha Mayo
Mix Kewpie Mayo and sriracha together.

Miso Scrambled Eggs with Crispy Kale

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To Prep
Trim the leaves off of the stems. Clean, drain and pat dry the leaves prior to frying to reduce the risk of spitting.
Heat a pot with enough oil to deep fry over a medium heat until the oil reaches a temperature of about 180 degrees Celsius.
Fry the kale in batches for about a minute to a minute and a half each batch. When they have cooked, remove them from the oil and let them drain on paper towels or a wire rack.
Season with salt and pepper as they drain.

To Cook
In a mixing bowl, combine the eggs, milk, miso paste and grated ginger and whisk together until they are all well incorporated.

In a frying pan, add the oil and heat it over a medium heat. Pour in the egg mixture and allow to cook without stirring for about 30 seconds or until the bottom of the mixture has begun to set.
When the bottom has begun to set, scramble the eggs constantly until the eggs are almost cooked.
Remove the pan from the heat and allow the eggs to cool slightly before transferring on the a plate to serve.
To serve, plate the eggs with the crispy kale and garnish with chilli and sliced coriander. Optionally, you can pan fry a slice of buttered bread too!

Honey Soy Tempeh Soba Noodle Salad

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To Prep
Slice the tempeh in to small rectangular sections and set aside.
In a mixing bowl, combine the marinade ingredients together and mix well. Add in the tempe slices and mix to coat. Let the tempeh marinate for at least 15 mins.
Meanwhile, remove the kale leaves from the stems and rinse, drain and pat dry; ready to fry.
Fill a small pot with enough oil to deep fry over a medium heat until the oil reaches a temperature of about 180 °C.
Fry the kale in batches for about a minute to a minute and a half each batch. When they have cooked, remove them from the oil and let them drain on paper towels or a wire rack.
Season with salt and pepper as they drain.

To Cook
In a pot, boil enough water to cook the soba noodles. Cook the noodles as per the packet instruction and when they have cooked through, rinse and drain them before setting them aside.
In a frying pan, add half of the peanut oil and heat it over a medium-high heat. Add in the broccolini and stir-fry until it has become tender but still crispy.
When the broccolini has cooked, transfer them out of the pan and add in the remaining peanut oil in to the pan.
When the oil has heated up, add in the tempeh and fry for about 2 mins on each side. Reserve the leftover marinade and ensure that you pay attention to how quickly the tempeh will cook as the sides will caramelise quickly.
When the tempe is cooked, remove them from the pan and turn the stove off. Pour the remaining marinade on to the pan and let the residual heat warm it up.
To plate, arrange the noodles on to a dish and top with the broccolini, tempeh, kale and then drizzle with the sauce from the pan. Dust with shichimi togarashi for a bit of extra heat and serve!

Dim Sims

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To Make the Dough
Add flour and salt into a large bowl and mix well.
In a separate bowl, pour in water and egg, whisk until well combined.
Make a well at the center of the flour, pour in the egg mixture. Knead until smooth and let sit covered for 1 hr. Set aside.

To Make the Filling
Mix all the meat, vegetables and seasonings together in a large bowl. Then use a blender or food processor to combine the ingredients into slightly chunky mixture. Do not over process.

To Make Dim Sim
Roll the dough into a thin sheet and cut into 10cm square skins.
Scoop 2 tbsp of filling and form into a meatball. Repeat for the rest of the fillings.
Place a meatball onto the center of a skin, then pull the 4 corners of the skin to the top center of the meatball. Gently squeeze the dim sim in your hand to form a cylinder shape and for the dough to stick well. Repeat.
Deep fry the dim sim in batches in 180°C hot oil for about 5 mins or until cooked and golden brown. Serve hot.

Crispy Larb Chicken Wings

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To Prep
In a large bowl, combine the plain flour, salt and pepper. Mix well.
Toss the chicken wings in the flour until thoroughly coated.
Mix the sauce ingredients well in a small bowl.

To Cook
In a small saucepan, heat some oil on high heat until very hot. Testing with wood chopsticks, where small bubbles form around the chopsticks, the oil is ready. Turn down the heat to medium low.
Add in half of the chicken wings and deep fried until golden brown. Remove from oil and drain on paper towel. Heat the oil back on high until it is ready. Then lower the heat to cook the second batch.
Transfer to a serving plate and drizzle the sauce over the chicken wings. Top with chillies, coriander and sprinkle some ground roasted rice. Serve immediately.

Wasabi Prawns

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To Prep
Add egg whites into a mixing bowl. Add in the prawns and stir through.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the cornflour, salt and pepper.
Toss the prawns in the seasoned cornflour, making sure they’re well coated.

To Cook
Heat oil in a pot or wok to deep fry.
Add the prawns, making sure to shake off excess coating.
Cook prawns for 1-2 mins, or until they are fully cooked and the coating is a light golden colour.
Drain on paper towel.
Serve with Wasabi Mayonnaise.

Spiral Curry Puff

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To Prep
Combine all water dough ingredients in a large bowl with fingers into a soft, elastic and non-sticky consistency.
Divide mixture in two and roll into balls, then place each in a bowl and cover with cling wrap. Rest for 30 mins.
Combine all grease dough ingredients in a large bowl, and knead until combined with a shiny and smooth consistency.
Divide mixture in two and roll into balls, then place each in a bowl and cover with cling wrap. Rest for 30 mins.

To Cook
In a food processor, add onion, garlic, dried chillies, and curry powder. Process into a paste.
Heat oil in a pan. Add in the paste and stir fry until fragrant. Add in chicken, frying until semi-cooked.
Add potatoes, sweet potatoes, and soy sauce. Taste and season with salt and sugar if needed. Stir curry leaves through the mixture.
Cook until potatoes are tender, then remove from heat and allow to cool.
Flatten out the water dough into a round shape large enough to wrap around the grease dough. Place the grease dough ball into the center of the rolled out water dough. Wrap the grease dough with the water dough and pinch edge to seal.
Lightly flour the bench and roll out the combined doughs into an oval shape with a rolling pin until thin and sheet-like.
Starting from one end, roll dough tightly like a Swiss roll.
Slice into 1 cm thick portions. Repeat with remaining dough. Flatten the dough slice into a circle with rolling pin.
In a curry puff mold (use hands if you don’t have one), spoon 1 tbsp of filling and 1 sliced quartered egg in the middle of the dough, being careful not to overfill.
Seal the dough by pressing the edges together. Crimp by pinching and folding in at a 45-degree angle. Repeat with remaining filling and dough. Set on a lined tray to avoid sticking.
Fill a wok with oil and heat on medium high. Carefully place curry puffs into the hot oil and fry until golden brown. Flip over to ensure even cooking. Remove from oil, shake off excess oil and drain on paper towel.
Allow to cool for 3-5 mins before serving.

Korean Red Bean Doughnuts (Chapssal Donuts)

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To Prep
Grease 2 large plates or trays and set aside.
Combine the filling ingredients in a small bowl and mix until they are well combined.
Divide the paste into 10-15 equal-sized pieces and roll in to ball shapes. Place them on one greased plate or tray and cover with cling wrap.
Sieve the flours into a large mixing bowl and mix together before adding the butter and hot water and kneading to make one large piece of dough.
Divide the dough into 10-15 equal-sized balls before place onto the second greased plate or tray. Cover with a damp tea towel.
Roll out one ball of dough and wrap it around one ball of the paste and seal the dough around it. Repeat with the rest of the dough and paste.

To Cook
Pour enough oil in a pot to fry the doughnuts and heat it up to 150°C.
Place a batch of the doughnuts into the pot and fry until golden brown in colour. Use a spoon to stir occasionally to ensure that the balls cook evenly and don’t stick to the bottom.
When the doughnuts have cooked, transfer them from the oil to some paper towels to drain while they cool down.
When the doughnuts have cooled down, coat them with caster sugar and serve!