Thursday, December 16, 2010

Curry Spring Roll


Ingredients:

100 g meat, coarsely chopped
1/2 big onion, thinly sliced
2 handful glass noodles
1 tbsp cornstarch in 1 tbsp water
1 handful coriander leaves, chopped
1 tbsp oil

Seasoning

2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp rice wine
1 tbsp ketcup
1/2 tsp sugar
1/3 tsp salt
1/2 tsp pepper powder

enough medium size spring roll wrappers (thawed)
1/4 whisked egg
oil for deep-frying

Method:

Soak noodle in cold water until soften (about 30 minutes) and drain well; set aside.

Heat oil in a wok, pot or non-stick deep pan, saute onion till fragrant and softened.

Add meat and seasoning, stir-fry until meat shrink and half cooked.

Add noodles and keep stirring until noodles are well distributed.

Adjust taste with sugar and salt, add more curry powder if strong taste is desired.

Pour-in cornstarch solution and stir to thicken.

Dish-up and stir-in coriander leaves; set aside to cool completely.

To assemble spring rolls:

Place a sheet of spring roll wrapper on a clean working surface.

Locate enough filling on one corner of the wrapper.

Spread the filling lengthwise along the wrapper by using chopstick or fork (reserve some spaces at all edges for sealing).

Fold-up left and right sides of wrapper over filling.

Lift-up the filling side egde and roll upward to the other end.

Seal roll end by brushing-on some egg solution on all opening.

Deep fry spring rolls under hot oil till golden brown and crispy.

Remove from oil and drain well on absorbent papers.

Serve spring rolls warm with Thai sweet chili sauce or any favorite homemade dipping sauce (chopped fresh chili in 1/3 cup plum sauce and 3 tbsp light soy sauce).

Fish Sauce Gavy Chicken



Ingredients:


1 kg chicken, cut to bite sizes
2/3 cup cornstarch/rice flour
enough oil for deep-frying

Marinate

4 glove garlic, mashed
1/4 cup fish sauce
1/4 cup brown sugar
1 tbsp sugar
1/2 tsp pepper powder

Seasoning

1 tbsp chili garlic sauce
1 tbsp chopped scallion
1 tbsp black soy sauce
3 tbsp water

Method:

In a container, mix all the marinate ingredient until the sugars are dissolved.

Add-in chicken and marinade overnight in fridge covered.

Spoon flour onto a plate; set aside.

In a wok, deep pan or pot, heat enough oil over medium high heat.

Pick up chicken from the marinate (reserve the marinate), coat with flour on plate, shake-off excess and deep fry chicken for 15 minutes or till crispy and brown.

Remove from oil and set aside on paper towels to absorb excess oil.

In a clean deep pan, heat the reserved marinate over medium high heat with all the seasoning ingredient.

Bring to boil (add some water if appear dried out) and adjust taste if more spicy is desired.

Return the chicken into the pan, stir to mix and thicken.

Dish-out and best serve hot with steamed rice.