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Kimchi Meatball Stew

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To Prep
In a large bowl, combine minced pork with soy sauce, sesame oil, corn flour, salt and white pepper. Add minced mushrooms, carrots, garlic and shallots.
Mix thoroughly until well combined. Marinate the meatball mixture in the refrigerator for at least 3 hrs or best, overnight.

To Cook
Remove from the refrigerator and mix again. Using hands to press the mixture together so that the ingredients will bind well.
Preheat oven with fan at 205°C. Place aluminium foil over baking tray and lightly oil the surface of the aluminium foil.
Roll meatball mixture into balls of 3-4cm in diameter and place onto the well-oiled aluminium foil.
Bake for 20-25 mins until browned.
While baking the meatballs, mix together kimchi, yellow onion, fried tofu, enoki mushrooms, spring onions, gochujang, sugar, salt and water into a pot.
Over medium heat, bring the stew to boil. Then, bring down to low heat and allow to simmer for 15 mins.
Remove meatballs from the oven and add into the stew. Continue to simmer for 1 min.
Ladle kimchi meatball stew into serving bowls and top with an egg yolk. Garnish with spring onions and sesame seeds. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Hokkaido Soup Curry

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To Cook
In a large pot over medium heat, melt butter. Then add in ginger, garlic and onion. Cook until softened. Pour in flour and mix well. Stir in curry powder, garam masala and cayenne, mix well. Gently pour in chicken stock, sake, soy sauce and mirin. Throw in bay leaves and bring up the heat to allow the soup to simmer vigorously.
Add in chicken legs and readjust the heat to allow soup to simmer gently. Leave to cook with lid partially covered for 45 mins until chicken is tender.
Meanwhile, cook rice and heat up oil over medium heat for deep frying in a wok or heavy bottomed pot. Ensure vegetables are dry before putting them in. Fry in batches until lightly browned and crisp. Dish out and drain off excess oil on kitchen towels.
To serve, ladle some soup into individual serving bowls. Place 1 piece of chicken leg at the bottom of each bowl. Then, top each bowl with fried vegetables equally. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Stir Fry White Bok Choy with Dried Shrimps and Yam

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To Cook
In a small bowl, soak dried shrimps in warm water for 30 mins. Place yam cubes on a plate and steam over boiling water for 25 mins until softened. Remove and set aside.
In a wok, heat up oil over medium high heat. Add dried shrimps and stir fry for 1 min then add in garlic and continue to stir fry until fragrant and shrimps have softened, about 2 mins. Add bok choy and stir fry until slightly wilted. Dish out and set aside.
In the same wok, add yam, fish sauce, chicken stock and white pepper. Bring heat to medium low and let it simmer until the yam has become very soft and the gravy has reduced. The sauce should also turn out slightly thickened. Do a taste test and add another 1 tbsp of fish sauce if needed according to your taste. Stir well. Toss the bok choy, garlic and dried shrimps back into the wok and mix well for about 1-2 mins.
Transfer to a serving plate and garnish with chopped red chillies if desired. Serve hot.

Medan Spicy Stir Fried Noodles with Shrimp Paste and Water Spinach

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To Cook
In a wok, heat oil over medium high heat. Sauté garlic until aromatic. Throw in prawns and fish balls and fry until half-cooked. Push them aside and crack in eggs. Gently stir the egg mixture and leave it to cook slightly for about 30 secs. Then combine well with the prawns and fish balls. Dish out and set aside.
Put in red chilli paste and shrimp paste and sauté until aromatic about 2-3 mins. Add in water and tomatoes. Bring down to a simmer and cook for 1 min. Toss in water spinach, noodles, prawns, fish balls, sweet soy sauce and soy sauce. Stir to mix well. Put on the lid and allow to simmer over low heat for 2 mins. Do a taste test and add more soy sauce if needed according to your preference.
Finally, add in beansprouts and give a quick stir. Remove from heat if you like crunch beansprouts. If you like them softened, cook for another 1 min.
Transfer to serving plate and enjoy.

Shanghainese Rice with Chinese Sausage and Bok Choy

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To Cook
For 45 mins-1 hr, soak the rice in the water in a claypot. Sprinkle the Chinese sausage on the rice after it has been soaked. Add the lard. Bring the claypot to a boil on medium heat and leave it uncovered.
Heat up a wok over medium heat with some oil. Let the ginger caramelize slightly in the wok. Add the bok choy and stir-fry until wilted. Remove from heat and set aside.
When the rice is boiling, turn the heat down to low and let it simmer for 8 mins. Remove the lid and add the bok choy only (without its cooking liquid) to the top of the rice and cover the pot. Leave to simmer for approximately 5 mins.
Serve while hot.

Rice with Chinese Broccolli

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To Cook
Prepare 2 cups of rice, wash and drain rice 3 times or until water becomes clear. Cook your rice in your rice cooker, or over a stove top.
Finely chop the Chinese broccoli, wash and dry them.
Heat up a wok with some oil. Once hot, stir in the Chinese broccoli and add in sugar. Turn off fire after 1 min. Do not overcook your Chinese broccoli as it will go into the rice cooker.
The moment just before your rice is done, place the Chinese broccoli on top of the rice and close the lid.
Once the rice is fully cooked, stir through the Chinese broccoli with the rice.
Serve hot with other dishes.

Stir Fry Broccoli with Fish Cakes

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To Cook
Heat up oil in a pan over medium high heat. Throw in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 1 min. Add fish cake slices and stir fry for about 1 min.
Put in broccoli florets and stir fry for 1 min. Add chicken stock powder and water and continue to stir fry until broccoli starts to soften slightly.
Dish out and serve with steamed rice.

Baby Bok Choy with Scrambled Eggs in Superior Broth

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To Cook
In a small pot, put water to boil. Throw in ikan bilis and simmer for 15 mins. Drain out the ikan bilis and set the broth aside.
Heat up 1 tbsp oil in a wok over medium. Pour in beaten egg mixture and scramble eggs until almost cooked but still soft and fluffy. Dish out and set aside.
In the same wok, heat up 2 tbsp oil over medium and fry garlic until fragrant. Throw in baby bok choy and stir fry until slightly wilted. Pour in the ikan bilis broth, add in wolfberries and sugar. Give a quick stir. Allow to boil and quickly bring down to a simmer. Add in Shaoxing wine and scrambled eggs. Continue to cook under simmer for 1 min while stirring gently.
Transfer to serving bowl and serve with steamed rice.

Malaysian Satay Beef

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To Cook
Combine Yeo’s Satay Sauce, lemon zest, turmeric, cumin, salt, sugar, oil and sesame oil. Add beef and marinate for at least 1 hr.
Thread beef strips onto skewers and grill over charcoal or on a hot skillet until just done.
Serve with steamed rice, salad and a bowl of warm Yeo’s Satay Sauce.

Shanghai Stir-Fried Noodles

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To Cook
Marinate the meat with marinade sauce. Set aside for 10 mins.
Using a pot, bring water to a boil, and cook the noodle as per packaging instruction. Run noodles under cold water. Drain and set aside.
Heat ½ tbsp of oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Add pork strips and stir-fry until browned or cooked through. Remove and set aside.
In the same pan, heat the remaining oil over medium-high heat, sauté garlic and onion till fragrant. Add in cabbage, capsicum, chilli, mushroom and stir-fry until soften. Add in noodles and
mix well.
Add in pork strips and the sauce mix, mix well through. Serve hot.

XO Sauce (Fujian) Fried Rice

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To Prepare and Cook
Place pork into a bowl and add in marinade ingredients. Mix well.
Heat 2 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat. Stir fry pork until cooked and set aside.
Heat 1 tbsp oil in a frying pan over medium-high heat and fry eggs. Toss in rice and fry until well combined. Dish out the fried rice on a serving plate.
Add 1 tbsp oil and stir fry pumpkin until its soften. Add in Chinese kale to stir fry for another 2 mins, then add the shiitake mushrooms, prawns, scallops, stir 1-2 mins. Add in the pork and sauce into the pan. Mix well until cooked.
Pour over fried rice and serve.