Stir-fry Romaine Lettuce

This is what happen when I don't go shopping at Asian grocery store. I just have to buy the veggies at the supermarket that I go every week. I most probably end out with romaine letture, iceberg lettuce, broccoli, green beans, esparagus, collard greens, celery, cabbage, cauliflower or brussel sprouts. All these veggies I called them American veggies. I just couldn't bear to buy the napa cabbage because it is double/triple the price compared to Asian store. So, I usually buy American veggies. After few weeks of these American veggies, I seriously miss the Asian veggies like kailan, choy sum, baby bok choy, potato leaves, kangkong, flower chives, etc.

Anyway, here featuring one of my homecook veggie dishes:

Ingredients:

1 Romaine lettuce heart, washed and cut into 1 inch

1/4 cup dried shrimps, soaked in hot water to soften, drained

2-3 cloves of garlic, chopped

Some water, about 1/2 cup

Oyster Sauce to taste

Oil for stir-frying

Method:

Heat oil in a wok. When heated, add in the dried shrimps, stir-fry until fragrant and add the chopped garlic. Saute for awhile and add in the lettuce. Stir-fry well and add in the water. Add in the oyster sauce and stir to mix well. Dish out and serve hot.

Note:

1. Don't overcook this veggie! It's supposed to be crunchy and remain it's color.

2. Romaine lettuce heart usually sold as three in one ziplock package in the package salad green section.

Char Siew Fried Rice

I made some char siew (BBQ pork) using a pork tenderloin. I used Lilian Wu recipe from the Asian Kitchen cookbook. Not too appertizing looking hor? Taste wise, just okay, not like wow.


I used half of it to make this fried rice. Hmm...can't really see my char siew isn't it? Oh well...and yes, got to have spicy chilli with my fried rice. The other half of the char siew I used to stir-fry green beans, turned out very good but sorry no picture.

Potatoes Chicken

Featuring one of my homecook dishes: My mom used to cook this for me and now I recreate this dish for my family.

Ingredients:

1 big skinless and boneless chicken breast, sliced
2 small potatoes, thinly sliced
Oil for stir-frying

Marinade for the chicken:
Soy sauce, dark soy sauce, garlic powder and cornstarch

Sauce:
Few dashes of soy sauce
1 Tbp. of dark soy sauce
1 tsp. sugar

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken slices with the marinade for at least an hour in the refrigerator.

2. Heat enough oil in a wok to fry the potato slices. When hot, fry the potato slices until cooked through, soften and brown. Dish out and set aside.

3. Use the same frying potatoes oil (if not much left) and stir-fry the chicken slices until cooked, add in the cooked potato slices, mix well. Add in the sauce, give a quick stir and serve hot.

Canton Noodles

To Tatiana:

This is one good dried yellow noodle to buy. You can stir-fry it in black sauce, put it in soup or pan-fry it with some oil to make it crispy and then pour the seafood gravy on top.

This is different than the one I cooked at Evy's birthday but since I don't know when I will go to Denver, I posted this for you instead. I just tried this brand and think this is way better than the other brand and probably won't be getting that brand anymore. So, do give this canton noodle a try instead!

Evy Drawing

Just showing a picture she drew recently. I asked her, "How come got 5 persons in that picture?" She said, "One is daddy, mommy, Evy, Edda and my friend Courtney." (who lives next door). LOL!

Edda is Sitting

Edda is sitting at 6 months. She turned 6 months today but she started sitting at about 5 and half months. Currently basically got a taste of what we were eating during meals (she loves everything we eat!). Her main meal is oatmeal cereal or/and squash/green beans/ sweet potatoes. Just because her mommy is too lazy to cook porridge for her. LOL! Of course sometimes I will include some fruit like strawberry, banana or pear. I will only cook her fish porridge if I feel like it for now. :P

As usual, Evy wants a piece of the action too! :o)