Homey, Chinese style dishes are simple and at times could
be surprisingly good. The use of some
basic ingredients with a main ingredient can make each dish so unique, apart from being tasty and delicious.
This dish is an example of what I am trying to say.
The basic ingredients are some meat, ginger, chilli and
preserved soy bean paste [taucheong].
These basic ingredients can be used to fry a variety of vegetables of
your choice [from leafy greens to beans, quash
and gourd].
Recipe inspired by Chinese TV Cook Show with
modifications
Ingredients
[serves 3]
2 stalks of celery – peeled and cut thin slices
½ red chilli – seeded and shredded
1 cm piece ginger – shredded
2 tbsp preserved soy bean paste [taucheong]
50 gm pork belly – shredded [you can use pork tenderloin]
½ tbsp oil
Seasoning
1 tbsp cooking wine
Dash of msg and pepper to taste
- Heat up a non-stick wok, fry shredded meat pork with oil until fragrant and oil oozes out [you may need more oil if using pork tenderloin]. Push aside and add in ginger and red chilli, sauté until aromatic.
- Add in taucheong and seasoning. Stir to mix all ingredients, then add in some water.
- Bring to boil for several minutes, add in the vegetables. Give it a good toss and stir well until vegetables are cooked.
- Dish up to serve immediately.
2 comments:
Kimmy, that's a delicious vegetable dish. So far, I have only cooked celery prawns and also plain with salt and garlic. Must try this one too!
Hi Phong Hong, adding taucheong and meat makes this dish a lot tastier. Cook a bigger portion, I can enjoy just this with porridge or rice for a simple meal.
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