Fish Sauce Sesame Salads Dressing

Oh Yes! It is salad again. Love those crispy cooling salad during these hot season. Another version of Thai/Vietnam style salad.

Ingredients:

Handful of chopped lettuces

Half a bowl of cherry tomatoes

3 clovers Garlic

a knob of Ginger

Chilis (bird eye- for spicy salad)

2 -3 limes (6 tbsp lime juices)

2 tbsp fish sauces
1 tsp of soy sauces

1 tbsp brown sugar

1tsp peanut oil (optional)
1 tbsp of toasted sesame seed

Handful of chopped Coriander

Some chopped Spring Onion

Method:

1) Grind the ginger and garlic into fine paste.

2) Squeeze the lime, drain the seeds.

3) Mix all the wet ingredients together with sugar, chilies, coriander & spring onions.

Mix  

4) Mix the cherry tomatoes in. You can half some of the cherry tomatoes, it looks more appetizing.

5) Toast 1 tbsp of sesame seeds over the hot pan.

6) Mix the salad dressing with all the greens & sprinkle the sesame seed last.

Enjoy.

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Pan Fry Norwegian Mackerel

Fish is fast to cook & taste great with simple seasoning. Let's Pan Fry Norwegian Mackerel. If you use Japanese style soy sauces, it will taste very close to teriyaki. If you use Chinese style soy sauces, it will taste so classic & old school just like how my grandma fry it. Simple yet delicious.

Ingredients:

Cleaned Norwegian Mackerel (dry the fish with paper kitchen towel)

Salt (not too much as we will flavour with soy sauces)

Pepper

Soy Sauces

Frying oil

Method:

1) Season the fish well with pepper & salt.

2) I am using very little oil to quote the base of the non stick pan. Hot the pan with medium fire.

3) Slide the fish with skin side down. Let it simmer with medium fire for 2-3 mins.

4) When flesh starts changing colors & texture. You can see the fish became more solid & the flesh will turn white instead of semi-transparent. Turn the fire over. Let theother side simmer for another 2-3 mins.

5) When the fish is almost done, last in a dash of soy sauces (roughly about 1 tbsp)

6) Quickly flip the fish to coat it with soy sauces in the hot pan, off the fire & we are done.

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Stir Fry Oyster Mushroom (Vegetarian)

Sometimes I do out of stock on "meat" supplies in the fridge due to any kind of businesses- busy with the kids, works, career, classes, baking etc....My kids are kind of carnivorous, of course, I always have a back up plan.

Mushroom to the rescue! Mushroom seriously taste like meat especially its texture. It is always good to add mushroom to our diet as it is very healthy & delicious too. What I like about the fresh mushroom - easy & fast to cook. With very little effort, we can have super delicious weekdays dinner.

Mushroom is high in Vitamin B2, D, Fiber, Potassium, low in calories, cholesterol free, enhances immune system & blood circulation & it is a perfect diet food.

Ingredients:

Handful of fresh mushroom (e.g. Shimeiji, Maitake, Grey Osyter etc)

Some chopped coriander/ spring onion

Lot of minced garlic (4-5 cloves)

Salt & Pepper

Optional (chicken stocks 1 tsp)

Only with these simple ingredients, we just need to cook these up in 5 mins.

Preparing the fresh mushroom, I always buy those "no need to wash" mushroom. If you are not able to get those, it is ok, just brief use running tap water to rinse the fresh mushroom. DO NOT soak mushroom in water, otherwise, it will become too watery when you stir fry the mushroom.

Method:
1) Stir fry garlic with one tbsp of olive oil, then add in the fresh mushroom.

 

2) Sweat the mushroom for 2-3 mins.

3) Add in the coriander or spring onion,chicken stock (it makes the mushroom taste like chicken), salt & pepper to taste.

P/S: There is an alternate version of non vegetarian stir fry mushroom, just add any left over roast meat when stir fry together with the mushroom. Taste superb too.

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