Steamed Arrowhead with Chinese Sausage

Besides making arrowhead into crispy chips, most Chinese especially the Cantonese like to steam it with Chinese sausage. Since I have some arrowheads in the fridge, I would love to give it a try. Otherwise, I will have to wait for another year until the next season for arrowheads.

I heard from my friends that arrowhead is "windy" so I added some grated ginger and Chinese wine. Not sure if it makes the dish tastier or worse. If you like the original flavor, just omit the grated ginger, garlic and Chinese wine. Personally, I don't like the arrowhead cooking in this way. Crispy arrowhead chips tastes much more better for sure.

Ingredients:

3 medium-sized arrowhead
2 Chinese sausage
1 tbsp of Chinese wine
1tsp grated ginger
1tsp grated garlic

Method:

1. Clean the arrowhead. Peeled and thinly sliced at about 2mm thickness.

2. Cut the Chinese sausage diagonally.

3. Arrange the arrowhead on a porcelain plate. Add the grated ginger and garlic on top of it and sprinkle it with Chinese wine. Arrange the Chinese sausage on top of everything.

4. Steam over high heat for 3 to 4 minutes.

Pork Jerky Sandwich 肉干三文治

Pork jerky aka bak kwa is one of the popular Chinese New Year snack. Minced meat shaped into flat thinly  sliced or whole piece of thinly sliced flat meat sheet is marinated and barbecued to perfection. It's fragrant, tasty but heaty. It can be eaten on its own or with bread.

I twist the traditional way of consuming pork jerky into "East Meets West" sandwich. Needless to say, it tastes more flavorful with cheese, and green corals. Also, one side of the bread was pan-fried with butter  to enhance the taste. Can you smell the fragrant? Give it a try to kick start a good day!

Ingredients:

Pork Jerky

Bread

Green Corals

Cheese

Roast Chicken Thigh With McCormick Onion Gravy Mix

I bought a few packets of McCormick  gravy mix during my last trip to Australia. Instead of using it to prepare gravy for grilled or roasted chicken, I used it to marinate the chicken upon roasting. The result is not bad, but I still think that the "chicken rub" seasoning can be further enhanced to improve the taste. I'll modify a little bit in the next trial.

Ingredient:

2 chicken thigh, excess fat discarded
grapes, washed and rinsed
red cherry tomatoes, washed and rinsed

2 pink potatoes, diced

1 yellow onion, peeled and sliced

3 tbsp of olive oil

Chicken Rub:

4 cloves of garlic, peeled and grated
4 tbsp McCormick Onion Gravy Mix
pinch of salt
dash of black pepper
pinch of brown sugar
dash of mixed herbs

Method:

1. Mix all the ingredients and seasoning for the chicken rub. Rub it over the chicken thighs, and marinate it for at least 4 hours.

2. Half-cook the pink potatoes in hot boiling water.

3. Arrange the chicken thighs on roast pan. Sprinkle 2 tbsp of olive oil over it. Roast it at 200 degree Celsius for 30 minutes.

4. Embed the potatoes, cherry tomatoes and onion under the chicken thighs. Sprinkle 1 tbsp of olive oil over it. Continue to roast until the chicken is lightly browned.

5. Serve the chicken with potato, cherry tomatoes and grapes.

Yam Rice with Yong Tau Foo

Once again I decided to cook my hubby's favorite Yam Rice. This time, hubby went to buy some yong tau foo to go with the "Yammy" rice. As before, the cooking task is performed by rice cooker , which results in perfectly done Yam Rice :)

Does it look gorgeous?

I wish I could have a bowl now! :)

For those who interested in my recipe, you can get it from my previous post.

Deep Fried Arrowhead Chips

Once a year when Chinese New Year is around the corner, you'll find the water chestnut "look-alike" vegetable in most of hypermarkets. It is known as arrowhead or ngaku. I've been eating deep-fried arrowhead since the past 2 years during the Chinese New Year. However, I have not hands on to make this snack. This year father in law bought few bags of arrowhead from Hypermarket. We made our arrowhead chips with the help of domestic helper.

First, the arrowheads are cleaned and skinned. Pat it dry. Then heat up a wok of oil. By using a slicer, the arrowheads are thinly sliced and go straight into the wok for deep-frying. Continue to stir the arrowhead while frying until it turned golden yellow. Remove it from the wok and leave it on kitchen tower. Leave it cooled before storing in an air-tight container.We didn't add any seasonings to the chips as it contains the perfect combination of natural sweetness and saltiness.

See the crunchy arrowhead chips? Once you a take a bite, you'll be addicted. :)