Fêtes de fin d'année au CLPS

Bonsoir,

I've been quite busy these past few weeks. Not to say that I have a lot of things to do but the fact is, my time in the kitchen not as much as before I attended the training in CLPS. In this training, to be precise will takes five months and it took two times stage or twice practical in the enterprise. It would be fun though, and also it will be good for me in the future when I start working. I feel so glad and happy to be in this formation with others 11 friends coming from different country and nationality.

All of the lesson that we learned from this formation was really nice and full with information and we learned something new every day. We have another 3 months to finish and get the diploma in Français Langue Etrangère.

Last weeks was the last day of the formation for this year before we begin training in the enterprise and will begin the class again in January. We organised a lunch party and everyone comes with the traditional food from their country, some game and presentation in the afternoon. It was fun and everyone enjoyed the small gathering before Christmas. Great party indeed!

Vegetables With Satay Sauce

Hello,

Another quick stir-fry vegetables that we used to cooked at home are vegetables with satay sauce. These satay dishes also popular in Chinese restaurant, normally they cooked with meat like chicken or seafood but the sauce for me was too watery, while I like my vegetables satay a bit dry. Mon mari likes the creamy vegetables satay but I like mine without cream, just as simple as that.

VEGETABLES WITH SATAY SAUCE

Ingredients;

Vegetables (carrot, courgette, onion, dry mushroom, pepperoni)
1 clove garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
2 tablespoons satay powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Cream liquid

METHOD;

- Heat a few tablespoons oil in a wok or frying pan and fry garlic and shallot until fragrant.
- Add satay powder, stir well for a few seconds, add little water if it to dry.
- Add all vegetables, cover and cook until vegetables are tender. Stirring occasionally.
- Season with salt and pepper, and for the creamy vegetables satay, add in the cream and cook for a few seconds.

Happy cooking!

Stir Fried Prawn Chinese Style

Ni how,

One of the delicious meal to cook for dinner is stir fried prawn Chinese style. This quick meals was so good yet they are so simple and easy to prepare. Unlike in Asia, most of the prawns here are sold ready cooked either peeled or the shell still on and most of the people make a salad or to eat as an appetizer. I used to buy these precooked prawns but when I cook it again in some recipe, I add the prawns at the end to avoid overcooked them.

When its come to stir fry recipes, these kind of meals are always in the list because stir frying is a great way to eat fresh meals in less than 15 minutes.

STIR FRIED PRAWN CHINESE STYLE

Ingredients;

200g prawns
2 cloves garlic, chopped
1 shallot, chopped
2cm ginger, chopped
1 green chili, chopped
2 tablespoons tomato sauce/ketchup
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
2 tablespoons Chinese cooking wine
Salt, pepper and sugar to taste

METHODS;

- Fry the prawns for a minute if using fresh prawns. Set aside.
- Heat little oil in a wok or frying pan and fry garlic, shallots, ginger and chili until fragrant.
- Add in the sauces, cooking wine and season with salt, pepper and sugar.
- Add prawns and stirring quickly just until the prawns are well coated.
- Dish out and enjoy them with rice.

Bon appétit!

Sweet And Sour Fish

Bonjour,

We had a sweet and sour fish for dinner last few days and it was so good, easy to prepare and delicious. I don't make this sweet and sour fish often, but once in awhile I would cook these kind of dish for our dinner, just like the popular dishes in a Chinese restaurant. Homemade sweet and sour fish, we can even make it at home much better, much cheaper and even delicious than a restaurant one.

Let's cook this sweet and sour fish at home and see how much we enjoy the homemade food. Its totally delicious and forget about the restaurant dishes for a while.

SWEET AND SOUR FISH

Ingredients;

200g fish fillet, thinly sliced
1 egg, beaten
1/2 cup cornflour
2 tablespoons tomato sauce/ketchup
1 tablespoon sweet chili sauce
1 tablespoon rice vinegar
2-3 tablespoons water
Sugar and salt to taste
1 cloves garlic, chopped
Any vegetables of your choice (green pepper, onion, cucumber etc)

METHOD;

- Clean the fish and dry on paper towels. Dip fish in the beaten egg and coat again in a cornflour to fully coated, set aside.
- Combine tomato sauce, chili sauce, vinegar, water and salt and sugar, set aside.
- Heat up oil in a wok or saucepan for deep frying.
- Fry coated fish until golden brown, set aside.
- Pour out some oil and just leaving a few tablespoons and fry garlic until fragrant.
- Add all diced vegetables and fry for a minutes.
- Add in the sauce and let simmer for another couple of minutes.
- To thicken the sauce, pour some cornflour mixture, stir well and add fried fish.
- Quickly fry for a few second to coat the fish with the sauce, turn of the heat and dish out.

Bon appétit!

Anchovy And Onion Fritters

Hey there,

What's for afternoon tea snack today? Sometimes we have no idea what to eat for our teatime, just a simple crackers, mini cakes or fritters? Deep fried food are so typical for Asian people because we love fried food, from fried noodles to fried fish and fried banana, everything used oils. Not to say that fat are not healthy, some fats are good because fat gives food good taste and texture and sometime our body needs some fat from food. The most important thing is, eat in moderation.

I made these anchovy and onion fritters recently for our tea time snack. It's simple yet delicious.

ANCHOVY AND ONION FRITTERS

Ingredients;

1 cup flour
2 tablespoons rice flour
2 tablespoons anchovies
1 onion, thinly sliced
Spring onion, chopped
Red chili
Salt to taste

METHOD;

- Combine all ingredients and add water little by little until it get thick and sticky batter.
- Heat some oil in a wok or saucepan and drop a tablespoon of batter into hot oil and fry until golden brown.
- Remove the fritters to a paper towels, serve with sweet chili sauce or ketchup.