Archive for December, 2007

Rice with Beef, Pepper and Mange Touts

Monday, December 31st, 2007

Rice with Beef, Pepper and Mange Touts
Cook the rice according to the directions on the package. Make a marinade with 2 teaspoons soy sauce, 2 teaspoons rice wine, 2 teaspoons sesame oil, 2 teaspoons cornflour, salt and pepper. Marinate 300 grams slices beef in it for at least 20 minutes. Stir fry the marinated slices beef brown in the hot oil. If it is brown get it from the pan and set aside. Stir fry now 200 grams mange touts with 1 sliced pepper on high heat for about 2 minutes. Add 150 ml chicken stock and 2 tablespoons oyster sauce and bring to the boil. Add the slices beef now back in the pan and warm it. Serve with rice and peanuts. Enjoy!

Stir Fried Pork with Spring Onions

Sunday, December 30th, 2007

Stir Fried Pork with Spring Onions
Make a marinade of 1 tablespoon rice wine, 1 tablespoon soy sauce, 2 teaspoons sesame oil and 1 teaspoon of cornflour. Mix well. Marinate approximately 300 grams cut in strips pork. This should marinate for at least 20 minutes, preferably longer. Cook in hot oil the pork strips brown. If the meat is brown, add 5 chopped spring onions, salt, pepper and 1 teaspoon sugar. Stir fry for a minute or 5 and then add a handful of peanuts. Make the noodles ready as indicated on the packaging. Tasty!

Chinese Beef Stew

Saturday, December 29th, 2007

Chinese Beef Stew
Fry in hot oil 750 grams of lean diced beef until brown. Then add 4 chopped spring onions, 1 1/2 teaspoon sambal, ginger powder to taste and 2 finely chopped garlic cloves. Stir Fry for a minute or 5, add 500 ml chicken stock (derived from 1 block), 3 tablespoons soy sauce, 2 tablespoons rice wine, 1 tablespoon soy bean sauce, 5 tablespoons hoisin sauce, 40 grams of sugar and 3 star anise. Bring to the boil and lower the heat. Leave it simmer with the lid on the pan for about 2 hours. In order to get a thicker sauce, put the pan back on high heat for 15 minutes while stirring. Remove the star anise from the pan. Serve with white rice. Enjoy!

Pasta with Chorizo, Mushrooms and Peppers

Friday, December 28th, 2007

Pasta with Chorizo, Mushrooms and Peppers
Boil the pasta as you are used to in boiling water with some salt. Bake in a hot wok 150 grams chorizo slices golden brown. Get it from the pan and cook in the remaining fat 1 finely chopped onion, 1 chopped garlic clove, 1 sliced red pepper and sliced 1 yellow bell pepper for about a minute or 5. Add 200 grams sliced mushrooms and 3 diced tomatoes. Stirfry this until the mushrooms are soft. Add the chorizo and heat for a short while. Serve with grated cheese. Enjoy!

Pasta with Bacon, Peas and Mushrooms

Thursday, December 27th, 2007

Pasta with Bacon, Peas and Mushrooms
Cook the pasta according to the directions on the package. Cook 300 grams green peas in boiling water with some salt. Bake in a hot frying pan 100 grams diced bacon crispy. If the bacon is crispy add 1 chopped onion, 1 finely chopped garlic clove and some thyme. When the onion is soft, add 200 grams of mushrooms cut into slices. When the mushrooms are soft, add the peas. Heat for a short while. Serve this pasta with some grated cheese. Enjoy!

Rice with Beef

Wednesday, December 26th, 2007

Rice with Beef
Marinate 200 grams diced steak in a marinade of 2 tablespoons sweet soy sauce, 2 tablespoons tomato ketchup, 1 teaspoon sambal, 1 teaspoon ginger powder and 1 teaspoon brown sugar. Let this marinate for an hour or 2 covered in the refrigerator. Boil the rice as you are used to in boiling water and drain. Cook hot oil 1 finely chopped onion. Put the marinated steak in it and bake it brown. Then add 1 yellow pepper and 250 grams sliced mushrooms. If the mushrooms are ready add the rice and stirr wel. Heat a bit more and your ready. Enjoy!

Roast Beef with Pommes Duchesses

Tuesday, December 25th, 2007

Roast Beef with Pommes Duchesse
As a main course, we had roast beef with pommes duchesses. Rub the roast beef with salt and pepper and bake it in hot butter. If the roast beef is brown on all sides then lower the heat and add some water. Put the lid on the pan and let the roast beef simmer for 25 minutes. Time depends how you want, more rose than shorter, more done than longer. For the pommes duchesses cook a kilo of potatoes until done. Split meanwhile 3 eggs. If the potatoes are cooked and mash them finely with a masher. Pour some milk, a knob of butter, 3 egg yolks, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Do it in a pastry bag with a large star tip and make rosettes on a tray lined with baking paper / mat. Place the tray in the preheated oven at 175 degrees (fan) for about fifteen minutes. Enjoy!