Chinese Stir fry vegetables

This is an excellent basic recipe that is applicale to a range of green leafy vegetables. It s simple, tasty and healthy and could be done very easily.

Ingredients;
- 2 tbsp of finely chopped up ginger
- 2 tbsp of finely chopped up garlic
- 400g of greens ( chinese cabbage, pak choy or a mixture of these green leafy vegies)
- 1 tsp sugar
- 4 tbsp stock
- oil for frying

time: 4 mins cooking time
serve 4 as one of the main dishes



1. Heat up frying pan until hot and add oil, stir fry the ginger and garlic for 30 seconds
2. Add the green and fry for a further 2 mins
3. Mix the sugar in the stock and add to the frying pan and vegies for a further 1 min
4. season with salt and add sesame oil if desired

Minced Beef with garlic

Ingredients 1

*marinate the night before is best, if not, at least for 10 mins

- 500g minced lean beef

- 2 tbsp corn flour

- 2 tbsp water

- 1 tsbp light soy sauce

- 1 tbsp garlic ( minced)

- 1 1/2 tsbp sesame oil

- 1/2 tbsp chinese cooking wine

- 1 tsp sugar

Ingredients 2 ( for garnish and cooking)

- 1/2 small bunch of coriander finely chopped

- 1/2 cup of stock for cooking

time: 5 mins cooking time

serve 2 with jasmine rice

1. Mix all ingredients 1 together and marinate for at least 10 mins ( overnight is better)

2. Heat up frying pan and add 1/2 cup of stock with beef stir fry in simmering heat for 6 mins, stir well

3. Add coriander and cook for further 2 minutes

4. Ready to serve with rice

Chinese Cooking ingredients

I have a Chinese background and I like my Chinese food. I am planning to experiemnt with Chinese cooking for a while and simplify some of the menus with and share some that i grew up with.

When you start cooking Chinese food it may seem daunting to look at the long list of ingredients but when it comes to cooking it could be quite simple. All the bits are really quite basic and most people have some of these at home, but if you don't, here is a list of ingredients that are handy to have.





Cupboard

• sugar
• corn flour (for thickening sauces)
• slight soy sauce
• dark soy sauce
• Chinese cooking wine  (called Shaoxing OR Shaohsing)
• stock ( if not fresh stock cube will do, we usually cook meat with bones and save the liquid as stock)
• pepper
• salt
• sesame oil ( I recommend the Japanese brand Kadoya with yellow cap that smells amazing and is very good quality)

Fresh

• ginger ( usually used chopped up or grated)
• spring onion
• garlic ( usually used chopped up or minced)
• Coriander is quite a useful herb as well and it is handy to have it as a plant to get asome levaes now and again

Thai curry with Chicken and Savoy cabbage

Simple and Easy, tasty and perfect autumn night dinner.

Ingredients;
- 8 Savoy Cabbage leaves chopped up in strips
- 500g chicken thigh fillet cut into chunks
- 500g sweet potatoes peeled and diced
-  2 x 400ml coconut milk
- 2 tbs Fish sauce
- 2 tbs brown sugar
- 2 tbs green or red Thai curry paste

time: 20mins cooking time
serve 6 with thai jasmine rice





1. Simmer coconut milk, chicken and sweet potatoes with 2 tbs of thai curry paste for 15 mins
2. Add brown sugar and fish sauce and simmer for a further 2 mins
3. Add cabbage and simmer for another 3 mins
4. serve with rice