Microwave Serimuka  

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Ingredients :
  • 1 cup glutinous rice
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 cups light coconut milk
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 6 tablespoons cornflour
  • 6 tablespoons plain flour
  • 2 eggs (or 4 egg whites)
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon green food coloring
Directions :
  1. Soak glutinous rice for 5-10 minutes.
  2. Drain glutinous rice of water.
  3. Add 1 cup of coconut milk and 2 cup of water to the rice.
  4. Microwave rice for 5 mins on high.
  5. While rice is in microwave: mix cornflour, flour, egg, sugar and 2 cups of coconut milk together.
  6. Add colouring to the mix.
  7. Check rice after microwave is done, if required add more water, microwave for an additional 5 mins on high.
  8. Put the rice on a tray of desired size and shape and press it down until firm.
  9. Pour the green mixture over the rice.
  10. Microwave for 4 mins on high, then for an additional 40 mins on medium-low heat.
  11. Let cool and cut into desired size.

Pear & Spinach Juice  

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Ingredients :
  • 60g spinach (cut into segments)
  • 11/2 pears (peeled, deseeded, cut into small pieces)
  • 30g honey
  • 90ml water
Directions :
  1. Place the spinach and pear into a blender. Add water to blend until smooth. Strain the juice to remove the vegetable and fruit residue. Pour the juice into a glass.
  2. Add honey to add flavour, and serve.

Red Dates Wolfberries (Kei Chee) Health Tea (紅棗枸杞養生茶)  

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Ingredients :
  • 10 gms red dates (紅棗10克)
  • 5 gms wolfberries (kei chee) (枸杞5克)
  • 1 soupspoons honey (蜂蜜)
Directions :
  1. Rinse red dates and wolfberries with water to wash off the dust or dirt. (將紅棗和枸杞用清水洗淨備用)
  2. Put the red dates and wolfberries into a cup of hot boiling water. Cover it for 15 minutes. (將紅棗和枸杞放入杯中,沖入熱開水,浸泡約15分鐘左右)
  3. Cooling and add in honey. Ready to serve. (待放涼至溫度60度左右時,根據個人喜好加入蜂蜜后即可飲用)

Stir Fried Pork With Ginger And Spring Onions  

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Ingredients :
  • 200 gms pork (sliced thinly and marinated for 30 minutes with a few dashes of light soya sauce, white pepper powder and a few sprinkles of corn flour. Sprinkle some chinese cooking wine for added flavour)
  • 5 dried chinese mushrooms (pre-soaked and sliced)
  • 5 bulbs garlic (minced.)
  • About 2 cm ginger (sliced thinly into strips.)
  • Spring onions (cut into 2 inches length)
  • 2 tablespoons cooking oil
  • 50 ml warm water
  • Corn starch to thicken the gravy (add a little corn flour with water)
Sauce :
  • 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce
  • A dash of dark soya sauce
  • A dash of white pepper powder
  • A dash of chinese cooking wine (optional)
Directions :
  1. Heat oil in wok. Stir fry the garlic and ginger for about 30 seconds. Add mushrooms and pork and continue to stir fry for about 2 minutes till pork is seared.
  2. Add sauce to taste and warm water. Cover wok for about 2 minutes. Add spring onions and corn starch to thicken the gravy to your liking.
  3. Serve hot.

Squid Salad  

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Ingredients :
  • 200g squid (washed and scored)
  • 200g mussels( shelled and washed)
  • 2 stalks celery ( sliced thinly)
  • 2 stalks spring onions (sliced into 2 cm lengths)
  • 1 large tomato (sliced)1 medium onion (sliced)
  • 2-3 cloves garlic (minced fine)
  • 1 tsp coriander root ( chopped fine)
  • 3-4 Bird chillies ( sliced)
  • 5 tsp fresh lime juice
  • 6 tsp fish sauce
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 1 tsp chilli sauce
Directions :
  1. Place squid and mussels with ready-prepared stock in a saucepan. Bring to the boil. When cooked, remove from heat.
  2. In a mixing bowl add the lemon juice, fish sauce, sugar, chilli sauce, chillies, coriander root and chopped garlic.
  3. Mix in the seafood. Add spring onions, celery, tomatoes and onion. Adjust seasoning and serve salad warm.