Memories in the Cooking

This is a cheat-version of Cantonese Roast Duck or Peking Duck. The marinate is asian but the cooking method is not.  Ingredients: - 1 duck breast (cut into 2 halves) - 2 tablespoons of light soya sauce  - 2 tablespoons of huatiao wine  - 1 teaspoon of five spice powder  Procedures: 1) Marinate duck breast with light soya sauce, huatiao wine and five spice powder overnight. 2) Pat dry the duck breast. Score the skin.  3) Place the duck breast, skin-side down, on a frying pan. Let it cook for 5 minutes until the duck fat is rendered and the duck skin is brown and crispy.  4) Turn it over to the other side and pan-fry for 5 minutes.  5) Let the duck breast rest and then slice it.  6) Eat the duck with wrap, hoisin sauce, shredded cucumber, carrots and spring onions. 

I love Dang Gui. I like the Dang Gui Roasted Duck from Dian Xiao Er. However, I am not very keen to make roasted duck after my last attempt which made the oven really oily. So, I decided to make a stew version instead - Dang Gui Black Fungus Duck. Ingredients:  - duck pieces  - 10 pieces of black fungus - 10 pieces of dried mushrooms  - 1 handful of wolfberries  - 1 handful of red dates  - 4 pieces of Dang Gui  - 2 tablespoons of oyster sauce  - 1 tablespoon of Chinese wine  - 1 tabelspoon of light soya sauce  Procedures: 1) Soak black fungus and dried mushrooms and cut them into smaller pieces.  2) Place the 2 duck pieces in a frying pan, skin-side down. Let it cook for about 5 to 10 minutes until the duck fat is rendered and the skin is brown.  3) Drain the duck fat away.  4) Add oyster sauce, light soya sauce and 1 cup of water to the duck.  4) Add red dates, wolfberries, fungus, mushro...

Saba is an oily fish that gives a creamy texture. This recipe is so easy that you can serve dinner in less than 30 mins.  Ingredients: - 5 halves of Saba  - 1 stalk of spring onions, shred lengthwise  - half a tablespoon of miso paste, dissolve in one cup of water  Procedures: 1) Add a little vegetable oil in a frying pan. Pan fry the saba fish, skin down first. Then flip it over to fry the other side.  2) Add miso paste dissolved in water. Let it simmer for a while.  3) Serve and garnish with spring onions. 

This is a 10-minute yummy dish that one can cook during the weekday.  Ingredients: - 400g of Iberico Pork Shabu  - 2-3 cloves of garlic, minced  - 1 tablespoon of minced beanpaste  - 1 teaspoon of chinese cooking wine  - 1 teaspoon of dark soya sauce - 2 teaspoons of sugar - pepper  - 1 bunch of parsley, chopped Procedures: 1) In a frying pan, add beanpaste, sugar, garlic, chinese cooking wine, dark soya sauce and half a bowl of water. Let it cook until it thickens.  2) Add Iberico Pork and cook until brown.  3) Add parsley and mix well. Serve.