chicken sate and seafood noodle

chicken sate and seafood noodle
Originally uploaded by chowen

200g plain noodle (2 types of noodles were used for this recipe)
100g smoked salmon
1/2 spring onion, sliced sideways

300g chicken, cut into strips
skew onto wooden sticks
season with salt and pepper

Satay sauce:
1 small onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 fresh red chili
1 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
1/2 lemon juice

1. Cook noodle as according to package instruction.
2. Soak in cold water to retain its texture, drain
3. Flake the smoked fish and scatter with spring onion with the noodle
4. Place chicken skewers on a flat pan and grill till it's cooked through

To make the satay sauce:
1. fry onion and garlic in some oil
2. add the rest of the ingredients
3. add water to make the sauce more 'watery' - add water bit by bit until it's completely absorbed into the sauce

Scallops risotto

Scallops risotto
Originally uploaded by chowen

250 gram risotto rice
10 scallops
1/2 carrot, finely chopped
1/2 courgette, finely chopped
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves of garlic, finely chopped
small bunch of parsley, chopped
half a lemon (juice)
2 tsp butter
2 tsp olive oil
1/4 pint of dry white wine
1.5 pints seafood stock
salt/pepper to season
Grated Parmesan to season

1. Use a frying pan, fry the onion in olive oil on medium heat until slightly cooked, then add the garlic, fry for a further minute
2. add the rice and stir to coat, then slow add the stock bit by bit, adding more when it's absorbed into the rice
3. heat up a shallow pan with butter on high heat, add scallops, 1 min on either side, reduce heat. Add parsley and season with pepper/salt, squeeze lemon juice and turn off heat after 2 mins
4. pour the white wine into the rice, continue with stirring
5. when the rice begins to cook, add carrot and courgette, continue to stir and add stock until rice is cooked through (total time about 25-35 mins)
6. serve the rice with scallops on top, add the butter sauce on the rice. Season with Parmesan

prawn with beans

prawn with beans
Originally uploaded by aevwang.

half an onion
200g prawns
1 cup of peas
2 pieces of sliced pork
1 tsp oil

swirl oil in the pan, stir fry onion until browned
add pork, fry for 1 minute then set it aside
add prawns, fry for a further minute
add peas, season with salt and pepper
add pork back in the pan, stir all ingredients together