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Bittergourd Omelette  

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Ingredients :
  • 1/2 bittergourd
  • 100g medium-sized prawns, shelled
  • 1 red chilli, seeded and finely sliced
  • 5 to 6 cilipadi, chopped
  • 1 to 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 eggs
  • Dash of salt and pepper
Directions :
  1. Cut bittergourd into half. Remove seeds and clean. Slice thinly at an angle and rub with 1 tsp salt. Leave aside for five to six minutes, then wash.
  2. Heat wok with oil and fry bittergourd for two to three minutes. Add prawns, chilli and cilipadi. Stir-fry for one to two minutes. Add salt and pepper. Crack in eggs, stir to break the yolks. When eggs are cooked, dish up and serve immediately.

Tea Eggs  

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Ingredients :
  • 10 eggs
Seasoning :
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 10g tea leaves
  • 1 star anise
  • 2cm piece cinnamon stick
  • 1 thick slice tong kwai
Directions :
  1. Put eggs in half a pot water and bring to a boil. Lower heat and allow to simmer for five to six minutes.
  2. Remove eggs and soak in cold water. Gently tap the eggs to crack the shells.
  3. Put seasoning together with another half pot of water and bring to a boil.
  4. Add the cracked eggs and simmer over gentle heat for half an hour. Soak eggs for two to three hours before serving.
  5. Remove shells and serve eggs with a dash of pepper and a sprinkling of salt.

Tofu (Beancurd) With Dried Prawns  

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Ingredients :
  • Soft white tofu (approximately 5 inches long, 3 inches wide and 3 inches height) or alternatively, 1 tube japanese tofu
  • 4 shallots (sliced thinly)
  • 50 gms of dried prawns (pre-soaked 10 minutes before cooking and minced)
  • 3 tablespoons cooking oil
  • Water to boil
Sauce :
  • 1 1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
Garnish :
  • Chopped spring onions (amount up to you)
  • Chopped red chillis (optional)
Directions :
  1. Toast minced dried prawns on a frying pan at medium heat (no need to put oil) till brown and fragrant. Remove and place aside.
  2. Fry shallots with cooking oil till golden brown, remove from oil and allow to dry. Keep oil aside.
  3. Boil sufficient water in a pot and gently place tofu into the boiling water (ensuring that tofu is covered by the water). Boil the tofu for 1 minute. Remove tofu gently and place on plate. Drain excess water.
  4. Drizzle oyster sauce and approximately 1 1/2 teaspoons of the oil over the tofu. Sprinkle fried dried prawns and fried shallots over the tofu together with chopped spring onions / red chilli.
  5. Serve with rice.

Stir-Fried Instant Noodles  

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Ingredients :
  • 4 pieces of instant noodles (cooked by boiling)
  • 1 piece or more of fish cake (sliced) (substitute with whatever meat you want)
  • 1/2 piece of capsicum (sliced thinly)
  • An equal amount of carrots or more (julienned)
  • 300 grammes of bean sprouts (rinsed and root removed)
  • 2 stalks of spring onions (cut to 3 inch lengths)
  • 4 cloves of garlic (chopped)
  • 2 eggs
  • 3 tablespoons of cooking oil
Seasoning :
  • 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
  • 1/2 tablespoon of light soya sauce
  • 1/2 teaspoon of salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon of white pepper powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of dark soya sauce
Directions :
  1. Heat oil in wok and saute garlic together with sliced fish cake till garlic begin to brown. Break the eggs over the sliced fish cake and gently stir till egg is thoroughly cooked. Add carrots and capcisum and stir-fry for 1 minute.
  2. Add cooked noodles and seasoning and stir-fry for 1 minute to ensure that seasoning is evenly distributed. Sprinkle some warm water if the noodles are drying out or burning. Sprinkle the bean sprouts and stir evenly. Sprinkle the spring onions onto the noodles and stir evenly.
  3. Dish out and serve hot with cut chillis.