Photo Hunter: Cooked/ing
It’s Photo Hunter week again. wheeeee…. cooking! I love cooking!
Lately, I’ve been trying to eat healthy and it’s not easy for Asian as we stir-fry a lot. So, instead of stir-fried my greens, I blanched them in boiling water for less than a minute to retained the vitamins. You can opt to use the water for sauces or soup. That way, you don’t loose anything.
This is organic kai lan with organic apricat mushroom. So healthy. Can.
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Used a teaspoon of olive oil to brown your garlic. Add a cup of water and bring them to a boil before adding oyster sauce and mushroom. Thicken gravy with a little tapioca starch. Pour gravy onto your blanched kai lan.
Or you can brown some baby anchovies till crispy. I was told that olive oil is used only for cooking but not for deep frying. As for me, I used sunflower oil to brown my anchovies and use a kitchen towel to absorb the excess oil.
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Brown some garlic + water + oyster sauce + tapioca starch = gravy. Pour them over your vege and garnish anchovies on your kai lan. I find the crunching sound from the anchovies is very therapeutic!
Happy Cooking 🙂
srp said,
May 19, 2007 @ 2:02 pm
That mushroom dish looks really, really good. Not so sure about the crunching anchovies though! Really fabulous pictures!
Jennifer D said,
May 19, 2007 @ 2:10 pm
I don’t like mushrooms, but those dishes look amazing!
cynthia said,
May 19, 2007 @ 2:54 pm
hehe… we haven’t been eating very healthy recently. all the uneven portion of carb, fibre, protein…
this is a good idea.. if i screw up, i will pop some pills in to fill up the requirment amount of vitamin and mineral =P
may said,
May 19, 2007 @ 3:40 pm
the organic apricat baomushroom looks so unique! I wonder if they have it here in Sydney? would love to try some. and now you have me longing for ikan bilis… *sigh*
The Queen says:Â If not for the sniffer dogs at the checkpoint, I would have smuggle some ikan bilis for you! Hmm… maybe I should bribe them with some ham yu (salted fish) lol
Dragonheart said,
May 19, 2007 @ 3:41 pm
I’ve never seen that kind of mushroom before. Very cool! That looks delicious! 🙂
Carol said,
May 19, 2007 @ 7:39 pm
Great photos!
Allan said,
May 19, 2007 @ 9:33 pm
Lately feel like testing 1 month eat vegetarian food…Haha
The Queen says: Give your self some time to adjust. For first timer like you, try for 1 week first. Don’t go purely on vege but slowly reducing your meat intake.Â
eastcoastlife said,
May 20, 2007 @ 3:14 am
I called it chicken drumstick mushroom. I love the crunchy texture and it’s great for soup.
The Queen says: Yea, it has a chewy texture compared to normal mushroom. Haven’t try them for soup but great for steamboat too.Â
king's wife said,
May 20, 2007 @ 3:24 pm
I haven’t noticed that mushroom before geh?
Must try. Easily available?
The Queen says:Â I bought mine from Jaya Jusco. Happy cooking.
Bernard said,
May 20, 2007 @ 3:57 pm
The likan bilis looks so good. I love the small bilis.
huisia said,
May 20, 2007 @ 6:26 pm
yummy yummy..i seldom eat green here..will try it out once i m back
sila said,
May 21, 2007 @ 6:07 am
kai lan, mushroom, ikan bilis. what’s not to like?? 🙂 * wiping drool *
cp1 said,
May 21, 2007 @ 10:52 am
will try that .. bought some kai lan yesterday .. thanks hijackqueen!!!
Simple American said,
May 22, 2007 @ 12:13 am
You just hate me. Posting food like that. Me finding it an hour before lunch. Can I make it one hour?
The Queen says: This is veges. Veges is good for you. Now, get back to your south beach diet! *sticking out tongue*
Bengbeng said,
May 24, 2007 @ 8:34 pm
organic is a cool idea..if only i can find organic food some where