Yummy Yam Rice



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 Ingredients :

1. Half a yam (diced and fried)
2. Half small bowl of dried shrimps (soak with hot water for 30mins, then pat dry and chopped finely or just grind it finely)
3. 2-3 dried shitake mushroom (soak with hot water till soft, then pat dry with a kitchen towel and finely diced)
4. 1 chicken breast meat (cut into small cubes or shredded, marinate with some corn flour)
5. 2 cups of pearl white rice. (washed and drained)
6. 1 clove of minced garlic
7. 4 shallots (shredded)
8. Finely chopped fresh spring onion or chinese parsley

Seasoning :
1 tbsp of oyster sauce
Fish sauce
Pinch of sugar
Light soy sauce
Dark soy sauce
White pepper powder
Sesame seeds oil

Methods :

Heat up some oil in the wok,  fry the shallots and minced garlics till lightly browned and frangrance. Add in the grinded dried shrimps and keep tossing till the shrimps are cooked and add in the mushrooms and chicken meat. Mix well. Lastly add in rice and keep stirring and add in the seasoning according to preference. Add some sesame oil to enhance the flavor of the rice.

Scoop up the rice and put to cook with the rice cooker. Add water to the level where the water a just slightly over the top of the rice(or just enough to cover the rice completely). Don't put too much water or the rice will turn out too wet and affect the taste and texture.

Easy right? I always prepare this dish when I don't feel like cooking for dinner later.  Just keep the rice warm in the rice cooker and serve it hot with some fried shallots, garnish with some chopped fresh spring onions and home cooked sambal. Yum, yum...

Fried Prawns with Black Fermented Beans

Fried Prawns with Black Fermented Beans.

Ingredients :

Fresh king prawns 1kg (marinate with a small pinch of salt)
5 slices of ginger (shredded & cut finely)
Half clove of garlic (smashed & chopped finely)
1 red chillies (shredde & cut finely)
I stalk of fresh green spring onion (cut finely)
1 small pkt (about 1 tbsp) of dried fermented black bean (put into a small bowl & soak with hot water, drained & squeeze away the water then chopped finely)

Seasoning :
 1tbsp oyster sauce
2-3tbsp premium light soy sauce (Adjust according to the type of soy sauce you have)
1tbsp sugar
a few dashes of sesame seeds oil
3/4 cup hot water
1/2 tbsp of corn starch
(mix everything well in a bowl and lastly add in the corn starch)


Method :

Coat the marinated prawns with some corn flour and fried till cooked. Set aside.

In a clean wok, heat up some oil, add in the gingers, follow by the minced garlic and the chopped black fermented beans and stir fry till fragrance. Add in the chopped red chillies and stir fry for awhile.  Add in the bowl of seasoning and keep stirring till the sauce thicken. Throw in the chopped green spring onion & chinese parsley (optional), off the fire and add in the pre-fried prawns and mix well. Make sure all prawns are coated with the sauce.

Serve hot.

Enjoy!