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Braised chicken glizzard

my first attempt on braising.. and simply love it.. got a sense of satisfaction when ros and i tasted. heh. i always thought that it is difficult.. but in the end.. just with some simple ingredients the taste is simply amazing. the best part is that you can always reuse the stew by adding other meat.

Sichuan soup

first attempt too.. on a budget so no meat just bones to brew the soup. and since ros is here over this weekend.. everything is without pork.. and it tasted great as well.

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Chicken heart with sliced ginger

my second attempt on this after consulting my maid on the recipe.. turns out to be rather tasty! chicken heart is pretty chewy.. giving it a very good mouth sensation. very simple dish.. some hua-tiao, oyster sauce, onions and ginger. that is it.

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Chinese Herbal - Anti-cough

my first attempt with NTUC pack of chinese herbs! managed to use a standard pack for 4 servings and expanding it for 5-6 pax. just add more pork/chicken bones for taste. noticed something that the longer you brew it, the sweeter the taste gets.. should have got the dried mandarin out earlier i think. i need not put in the whole chicken, but instead, drumsticks, that is more appealing. Oh, must must must remove the skin of the chicken to prevent the soup to get too oily.

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Mixed cabbage rice

really do not know the name for this, but recipe is again from my mum. heh. first time doing it, and it is a disaster! too watery! couldn't get the amount of water right, though the taste is not affected too badly. edible!

a little trouble doing this dish because you have to cook the ingredients first, then add in the washed rice, stir-fry and transfer again to rice cooker. that is where i screwed up.

Ingredients are pork (can be replace with other meat), mushrooms (those dry types, more 'fragrant'), some carrots and lots of cabbage (because that is the main taste), some garlic and onions. Seasonings i've used are, soya sauce, dark sauce, and salt.

i believe (not tested) that the amount of water should be just covering the top of the rice stack. will have to try again.

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Black bean long bean + chicken meat

Another hahal potential food for Ros. i 'cheated' a little this time by not going through the whole process of making the blackbean sauce mix, i bought Lee Kum Kee, Black Bean Sauce.. very tasty as well. very simple dish.. just some garlic, then the chicken goes into the work.. with the black bean sauce, when 70% ready, add the long beans (which were previously boil with water), stire-fry and serve.

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Bitter gourd with Chicken meat.

Bought Lee Kum Kee-Black Bean sauce and just to have try it. So instead of pork, i used chicken meat this time, and it tasted just as good. but it will be good to note that the bitter gourd should go into the wok before the chicken as it takes longer for it to get soft than the chicken getting cooked. The sauce is a bit overwhelming here and the mushrooms adds a little chew to the dish.