Teochew Cooking Corner

The combination of the succulent chicken thighs with ginger is delicious and worth of trying. 400 grams of chicken things fillet, cut into bite sized pieces  2 cloves of garlic, grated  1 tablespoon of light soy sauce  A pinch of salt 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce  1/2 teaspoon of white pepper 1 tablespoon of Shaoxing wine  2 tablespoons of sliced ginger, cut into small strips  3 cloves of garlic, chopped into small pieces  1 tablespoon of cornstarch  2 red chillies, cut into small pieces  1 teaspoon of chicken stock powder, mix with a bit of water Cooking Methods: 1. Season the chicken pieces with oyster sauce, Shaoxing wine, grated garlic, light soy sauce, white pepper, a pinch of salt, and cornstarch. Mix the chicken pieces together well with the seasonings and let the chicken pieces to be marinated for  3-4 hours. 2. Heat up the wok, put 1 tablespoon of oil inside the wok. Stir fry the ginger sli...

Simple stir fried broccoli with fish cakes, perfect for home meal dish. Ingredients 300 grams of broccoli, chopped 1 roll of fish cakes, sliced 1 teaspoon of cornstarch 3 tablespoons of oyster sauce 2 teaspoons of chicken stock powder 1 teaspoon of sesame oil 1 tablespoon of finely chopped garlic Water 1. Put the oyster sauce, chicken stock powder, sesame oil, and cornstarch in the bowl to make the seasoning mixture. Then put a bit of water and mix them together well. 2. Heat the wok, put 2 tablespoons of oil, put in the finely chopped garlic and stir fry the garlic until the garlic turn slightly golden brown in colour. 3. Put in the broccoli stems inside the wok, then stir fry for a while. Then, put in the broccoli leaves inside the wok and stir fry together with the broccoli stems for a while. 4. Put in 2 tablespoons of seasoning mixture into the wok and stir fry together with the broccoli pieces for a while. 5. Put in the fish cake and stir fry together with...

This soup is plain and light but very clean and refreshingly delicious. Ingredients: 1 whole fish, chop the head separately from the body, remove the fish organs, slice the fish meat into 1 cm thick, remove the fish bones from the fish pieces. Remove the fish gills and the fish organs from the fish head to get rid the unpleasant smell. Salt White pepper 4 stalks of parsley, finely chopped 3-4 pieces of tomatoes, sliced 300 grams of la la clams 1 block of tofu, cut into 4 x 4 size squares 1 red chilli, sliced Chicken stock powder 3-4 bowls of water 2 slices of ginger Cooking methods: 1. Season the fish head and sliced fish pieces with a dash of salt and a dash of white pepper. Leave aside for about 10 minutes. 2. Prepare the stock by pour the water inside the pot to boil, then put 2 slices of ginger and let the water boiled. 3. Put in the la la clams inside the pot and boil until the la la clams opened up. After the la la clams opened up, take out the la la ...

This plain vermicelli noodles with seafood is light and delicious.  Ingredients: 300 grams of dried vermicelli, soak in the cold water 400 grams of fresh la la clams 300 grams of cuttlefish  6 cloves of garlic, chopped into small pieces 2 chillies, cut into small pieces 5 stalks of coriander, chopped finely 5 stalks of Chye Sim (optional), boil with salt water until well-cooked 1 tablespoon of salt Cooking methods: 1. Remove the ink part of cuttlefish, push the cuttlefish head into the stomach part of cuttlefish, sprinkle with 1 tablespoon of salt on the top of the cuttlefish before steaming. Then, steam the cuttlefish for 8 minutes. Set the cuttlefish stock aside for the vermicelli noodle into a small bowl. 2. Soak the fresh la la clams with salt water for 30 minutes until the sand particles removed from the la la clams. Then set up small fire, fry the chopped garlic and the chopped chillies. When the chopped garlic browned and the chopped c...

This simple meal is very delicious and easy to make, which is the reason why this dish is one of the most popular choices for home meal dish. Ingredients: 3 eggs 1 tablespoon of Fish Sauce 2 tablespoons of Light Soy Sauce A pinch of White Pepper 3 teaspoons of Shaoxing Wine 200 grams of chives, chopped into small pieces 3-4 prawns, cut into small pieces Prawn marinate ingredients: 2 teaspoons of Shaoxing Wine 2 teaspoons of Light Soy Sauce A pinch of White Pepper 1. Put the cut prawn pieces into the bowl. Add Shaoxing wine, light soy sauce, and white pepper then mix well together with the cut prawn pieces. Chill in the refrigerator and marinate for 15-20 minutes. 2. Crack the eggs into the bowl. Add fish sauce, light soy sauce, white pepper, Shaoxing wine. Whisk the eggs together with the seasonings well until bubbly. Add chopped chives into the egg mixture. 3. Heat the wok, put 1 tablespoon of oil and cook the prawns until the prawns omit fragrant smell. Set a...

This Stir Fried Green Beans could be eaten with either porridge or rice. I knew this dish for the fist time when I was looking for a recipe with green beans. Then I found this Stir Fried Green Beans with olives, I was lucky to find this recipe because there are plenty of green beans in where I live. When I cooked this dish, I fell in love with it especially with the preserved Chinese olives that complimented this dish. This dish is originated from Chaozhou/Teochew (潮州) region of China. Olives are abundant at Chaozhou/Teochew, olives are either eaten raw or with porridge or used as one of the cooking ingredients. Preserved Olives is one of the olive products from Chaozhou/Teochew. Preserved olives has savory yet slightly sweet with a hint of licorice flavour and slightly bitter. The original recipe uses ground pork, but I use chopped prawns instead. Ingredients: 300 grams of green beans, cut into 2.5 cm length 1 tablespoon of fish sauce 1 tablespoon of Shaoxing...