Sunday, July 12, 2009

Sliced Beef with Pineapple




Sliced Beef with Pineapple

Ingredients:
300 grams (0.66 lb) beef tenderloin
75 grams (0.165 lb) canned pineapple
1 egg white
2 grams (1/3 tsp) salt
30 grams (2 tbsp) water
10 grams (1 1/2 tbsp) dry cornstarch
10 grams (2 tsp) mixture of cornstarch and water
5 grams (1 tsp) cooking wine
100 grams (7 tbsp) cooking oil
5 grams (1 tsp) mashed garlic

Directions:

1. Cut the beef into slices 6 cm (2.4 inches) long, 3 cm (1.2 inches) wide and 0.3 cm (0.12 inch) thick. Add 1 g (1/6 tsp) of salt, dry cornstarch and egg white, and mix well.

2. Cut the pineapple into slices of a size similar in size to the beef.

3. Heat the oil to 110-135 degrees Celsius (230-275 degrees Fahrenheit) and stir-fry the beef slices until they are done. Take out and drain off the oil.

4. Keep 20 g (1 2/3 tbsp) of oil in the wok and stir-fry the mashed garlic until it produces a strong aroma. Put in the pineapple and quick stir-fry. Then add the water and bring to a boiling point. Add the salt, MSG, cooking wine and sliced beef. Turn over several times, and thicken the dish with the mixture of cornstarch and water. Take out and serve.

Features: The pineapple produces a strong inviting flavor and the sliced beef is smooth.
Taste: Salty and refreshing with a slightly sweet and sour taste.

Saturday, July 11, 2009

GongBao Chicken

GongBao Chicken

Main Ingredient: Chicken Breast (250 g)
Secondary Ingredient: Groundnut kernels (fry)
Flavouring: Chili (10 g) soy sauce (15 g) vinegar (8 g) sugar(5 g) green onion (10 g) ginger (5 g) garlic( 5 g) salt (2 g) monosodium (1 g) cooking wine(15 g) starch(15 g) peanut oil (30 g)

GongBao Chicken cookery: Cut chicken Breast into small pieces.

Wash the green onion,ginger and garlic and cut them into small pieces.
Put the soy source,sugar,salt,monosodium,cooking wine into a bowl ,let it be sauce.
Put the small pieces chicken breast into the sauce what have been made.

Put your pan on the fire, pour the oil ,cook it until it is about sixty percent done. Pour the chili, after the chili is getting to redbrown, pour the chicken breast with the sauce together, pour a little cooking wine, then add the green onion,ginger,garlic into your pan.To saute until delicious smells were emanating from the pan. Then put into the groundnut kernel, pour the sauce , to saute a few minute , then you complete , put your GongBao Chicken into your plate.