Mince pork noodles

A second edition of mince pork noodles.  I loved anything that goes with mince pork.  Earlier on, I posted recipe of I-fu noodles with mince meat.  I have a slight variation today.

By the way, I apogolize for updating my blog only once in every few months as I now focus more on my kids and I do try to find time to cook and hopefully I can keep this blog updated regularly. 

You could find updates on my kids via my other blog as well.
 

Source: Shuey’s own recipes
Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 20 mins
Ingredients:

• 1 portion of fresh noodles 
• Around 115 gm of mince pork
• Dark soy sauce
• Light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon Sesame oil
• Pinch of salt
• Garlic
• 1 egg
• Water

Method:

1. Marinate mince pork with dark soy sauce, sesame oil and salt for around 10 minutes.
2. Heat up wok and fry diced garlic till fragrant.
3. Add in the marinated mince pork, continue stir-fry for a while.
4. Whisk egg in a separate bowl and pour into 3.
5. Add in water after a while, let it simmer over low heat for at least 10 minutes.
6. In another pot, boil water and cook the noodles.
7. When the noodles are done, drain and serve in a plate.
8. Top with mince pork. (I added the instant chilli powder as well.)

[ I actually prepared and cooked the mince pork in more serving and keep them in the fridge, in which case I save time by cooking only the noodles whenever I want to have this dish. ]

A one-person Meal

With ZX going to school, I am now eating lunch alone at home.
Yes, it’s noodles again, similar to what I have done before but ingredients are lesser since it’s only for myself.

  
Source: Shuey’s own recipes
Prep Time: 5 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins
Ingredients:

• 1 portion of sweet potato I-fu noodles 
• Mince pork season with dark, light soy sauce and corn starch
• 1 egg
• Water

Method:

1. Heat up wok and fry mince pork.
2. Add in water after a while.
3. Add in I-fu noodles, stir and mix well to let it soften, you can soften it with warm water first.
4. Add in more water if necessary.
5. Whisk egg in a separate bowl and pour into the wok when the noodles are almost done.

I-fu Noodles

I don’t quite like to eat porridge or rice these days, perhaps due to my baby’s tasting. :) I have tried the pumpkin I-fu noodles I bought, taste good, though the picture I took does not give it a good look.


Source: Shuey’s own recipes
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients:

• 2 portion of pumpkin I-fu noodles (normal noodles will do also)
• 2 stalks of bok choy, chopped into small pieces (for the ease of my son)
• Few slices of pork, marinated with salt and corn starch
• 1 slice of garlic, chopped into small pieces
• 1 tablespoon of corn starch, mix with water for thickening
• 2 cups of water
• 6 medium size of prawns

Method:

1. Heat up wok and fry garlic.
2. Add in pork slices and follow by the prawns.
3. Add in bok choy, stir fry for a while and add in water.
4. Add in I-fu noodles, stir and mix well to let it soften, you can soften it with warm water first.
5. Add in more water if necessary.
6. Thicken the source with corn starch mixture and serve.

 

Fish Porridge

Another recipe from my mum again, indeed, now I realize some of the dishes she cooks can be easily done, but to make it delicious, it will be another issue to look at.
Somehow I felt the taste of the slices of the fish is a bit bland, but my husband thought it was good enough.  Another proof of us having totally different character.  I wonder what character (from my husband or me) my son will inherit more other than his stubbornness.

Source: shuey’s Mum 


Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 60 mins
Ingredients:

• 1.5 cups of rice
• Slices of fish
• 7 cups of water
• Chopped ginger
• Salt to taste
• 1 teaspoon of light soy sauce
• 0.5 teaspoon of sesame oil
• Pepper

Method:

1. Marinate the fish with salt to get rid of the fishy smell.
2. Wash away the salt and slice fish thinly.
3. Marinate the fish slices with light soy sauce, the sesame oil and pepper for at least 30 minutes.  ( I added pepper here as I want only a light taste so that my son will not feel the taste of the pepper)
4. Cook porridge with water.
5. When boil, put in the slices of fish.
6. Continue cooking for around 2 minutes, add in ginger and serve.

Steam Egg With Pork

I am not in a good mood to cook various dishes today, but simply because I want my son to eat home-cook food, so I just made this dish up for his lunch. Instead of using the frying method, I use steaming this time to save time (and trouble).

Source: shuey's Mum

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients:

• Minced Meat
• 1 Egg
• Water
• 1 teaspoon of Soy Sauce
• Pepper
  

Method:

1. Make sure minced meat is thawed completely. Season with soy sauce and pepper for a while.
2. Mash the meat in a shallow plate evenly so that they will not be too hard (big) later while you mix them with egg.
3. Pour beaten egg onto the meat mixture.
4. Using the same bowl which was for the beaten egg, notice the level of the egg and pour water to the level of the egg earlier on or if you like, a little bit more.
5. Note: The above step is to make the mixture soften, steaming minced meat with egg yolk will make the meat become hard. Adding water is to make it soft.
6. Steam 4. for around 8 minutes and serve.
   

Egg With Mince Meat

My son is not eating well these few days. He has been eating out quite a lots during these holiday season. Mainly due to his lazy mummy who wants to enjoy herself rather than cooking for the family. :P

I stayed at home today to take care of my son as I think he has been eating quite oily stuff and thus causing his diarrhoea. I think for a sick toddler, home cook food (even a simple one) will be good.


This mince meat (again) dish is a recipe from my mum, I love this dish and all the kids (my nephews, niece) love it too. I always have this with porridge, but today I tried it with rice, not too bad, but I still prefer the former. :)

Prep Time: 10 mins
Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients:

• Mince meat
• 1 teaspoon of soya sauce
• 1 teaspoon of dark soya sauce (optional, I did not add today that is why the color of the dish shown in the photo is not so dark)
• 1 egg
• Garlic dice
  
• Oil
• Water
  

Method:

1. Add soya sauce to marinate the meat for a while.
2. Use a small pot to heat up oil in small fire. Add garlic and allow it to fragrant.
3. Add the meat into the pot and stir fry the meat quickly so that they will not stick together.
4. When the meat is almost done, mix and add the egg into the pot.
5. Add in dark soya sauce and some water, if it is too dry.
   
6. Cover the pot with a lid and continue cooking in small fire for around 5 minutes or until the dish is dry and serve.

Spinach With Dried Shrimp

In order to minimize the cleaning after a cooking session, (or rather I am not good at stir-frying veg), I tried to avoid stir-frying vegetables as much as I can.

I chanced upon this recipe from a Chinese website while I was searching recipe for my MIL. I simplified it much much more by keeping only 2 ingredients (the original version has, perhaps 8 ingredients). :D The fact is it turns out to be a simple and not so bad vegetable to serve.

Ingredients:

• Spinach
• Dried shrimp
• 2 slices of garlic
• 1 teaspoon of soy sauce

Methods:

1. Wash and place dried shrimp in hot water for around 10 minutes and steam it for 10 minutes, alternatively, you can steam it for 20 minutes.
2. Chop dried shrimp and garlic into small pieces and mix with soy sauce.
3. Blench the spinach in boiled water.
4. Pour water away and place spinach on plate.
5. Pour 2. onto the the vegetables. mix and serve.