Ingredients 2 cakes of tofu 1/2 cup water or vegetable stock 1 tsp cornflour 1/2 cup cornmeal Marinade: 1/3 cup soy sauce 1/4 cup rice vinegar 1 tbs finely grated gingerroot 2 cloves garlic, crushed Pinch cayenne Sauce: 3 tbs soy sauce 1/4 cup dry sherry 2 tsp rice vinegar 2 tsp honey or brown […]
Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce
Ingredients 10-12 stalks Chinese broccoli 2 cloves garlic, chopped Sauce: 1/4 cup water 2 tbsp. oyster sauce 1 tbsp. wine 1 tsp. sugar 1 tsp. soy sauce 1/2 tsp. sesame oil 1 tsp. cornstarch Method Boil a pot of water. Wash the broccoli and trim off the ends. Chop the garlic. When the water reaches […]
Stir Fried Broccoli and Capsicum with Sesame Seeds
Ingredients 400g Chinese broccoli 1 red California Wonder capsicum 1 tbsp peanut oil 1 clove garlic. crushed 1 thin slice ginger root 1/2 cup water 1 tsp soy sauce, salt reduced Sesame oil 1tbsp sesame seeds Method Wash broccolli and cut into small pieces using florets and stalks. Halve, seed and wash capsicum and dice […]
Stir Fried Snow Peas with Pepitas
Ingredients 400g snow peas 1 tbsp peanut oil 1/2 clove garlic, crushed 1/4 cup water or chicken stock Sesame oil 2 tbs pepitas Method Add oil to wok and heat until hot. Add garlic and snow peas and stir fry for about 1 minute. Take care to continually stir peas to prevent burning. Drizzle water […]
Stir Fried Chinese Broccoli
Ingredients 10 stalks Chinese broccoli, Gai Lan. 1 tablespoon vegetable oil 3 slices ginger 1/2 tsp sugar 1/2 tsp salt 1 tbs Shao Hsing rice cooking wine Method Wash the broccoli in cold water and drain thoroughly. Trim one centimetre from the bottom of each stalk. Stalks that are more than one centimetre in diameter […]
Bok Choi with Ginger Vinaigrette
Ingredients 500g bok choi 1 tbs white wine vinegar 2 tsp Dijon mustard 2 tsp salt reduced soy sauce 1 tsp sugar 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 1 tbs fresh ginger, finely chopped or grated Method Separate the bok choi leaves and rinse under cold water to clean. Steam until the stalks begin to turn […]
Chinese Vegetables
Ingredients 500gms Chinese broccoli 1 tbs finely chopped green ginger 1 Ishikuru onion 4 sticks Chinese celery 1 small bunch mustard spinach 250gms snow peas 8 red bunching onions 1/4 cup oil 2 chicken stock cubes 3/4 cup water Method Peel and quarter the onion. String the celery and slice diagonally. Take the leaves off […]
Fragrant Eggplant
Ingredients 1 large Japanese Long Tom eggplant 4 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp cornflour 3 tbsp sugar 1/4 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup water 1 tsp crushed dried red pepper 6 slices ginger 4 Tokyo Long White onions, chopped 1 tbs dry sherry Method Cut stem off eggplant. Dice into small cubes. Sprinkle eggplant with […]
Eggplant with Hot Garlic Sauce
Ingredients: 4-6 Japanese Long Tom eggplants 1 tsp chopped fresh ginger 1 tbsp chopped fresh garlic 1 tbsp hot bean paste (available from Chinese groceries) 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tsp sugar 1 tsp salt 1/2 cup stock or water 1 tbsp chopped Tokyo Long White onion Method: Cut eggplant into finger sized pieces. Saute […]
Spicy Eggplant Casserole
Ingredients: 3 tomatoes 8 Japanese Long Tom eggplant 1/2 White Welsh Nebuka Onion 1 clove garlic 1 tsp oil 1/2 tsp fennel seeds 2 tsp curry powder 4 tbsp wholemeal breadcrumbs 1 tbsp fresh coriander leaves or Italian parsley Method: Wash tomatoes and blend to puree. Trim and wash eggplants. Make a few shallow cuts […]