炒年糕 Rice cake

炒年糕
Originally uploaded by chowen.

Soak rice cake in cold water for at least 4 hours.
Marinate 200g shredded pork in 2 tsp soy sauce and 1 tsp cornflower
Soak 5 dried mushrooms and 8 dried shrimps in warm water
2 shredded carrots
5 leaves of shredded cabbage

Fry the pork on medium heat for a few minutes then set it aside.
Add carrot, mushrooms, shrimp to the pan and continue stirring for 5 mins, then add the cabbage, return the meat and mix all together.
Spread the rice cake over the ingredients, add a cup of water and mix well. Cover and simmer for a further 5 mins or until rice cake softened. Stir occasionally as the rice cake would become sticky.

water spinach with ground sesame

water spinach sprinkled with ground sesame
Originally uploaded by chowen.

2 cloves of garlic, chopped
400g water spinach
2 tsp ground sesame
1 tsp sesame oil
salt

Grease the pan with some peanut oil, fry the chopped garlic until browned. Add water spinach and fry on medium-high heat until softened, mix with sesame oil. Add salt to taste and sprinkle with ground sesame to serve.

smoked salmon with potato

smoked salmon with potato
Originally uploaded by chowen.

300g potato, shredded
smoked salmon
sour cream
2 spring onion, chopped
2 eggs
3 tsp flour

mixed shredded potato with eggs, chopped spring onion and flour. Fry a batch at the time on medium heat until browned, about 3 mins on either side. Topped with sour cream and smoked salmon to serve.