Daily Archives: November 6, 2015

S$6.50 Salted Egg Chicken Rice @ Mini Wok Zi Char 迷你锅煮炒 @ Shaw Basement Food Republic on 6Nov2015

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S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

went to watch “The Intern” at shaw lido with a friend today on 6.11.2015. ^^

i really enjoyed the movie. super! 🙂

robert de niro acting was just incredible. so was anne hathaway.

& such natural flow story telling, everyday humour, human story.

we can talk about friendship & loyalty & empathy & calming presence, but it is just that, human beings sharing, being there for each other, and just so being with the times, new economy business, 70 yr old retiree…

mini wok zi char 迷你锅煮炒@shaw basement food republic

mini wok zi char 迷你锅煮炒@shaw basement food republic

after movie, it was 2.30pm – ish.

we decided just to get a bite at the food republic at basement of shaw house. 🙂

i had previously –

was going to settle for either roast chicken rice or roast duck noodles stall, but saw this mini wok zi char 迷你锅煮炒.

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

there were many dishes on the photo menu. i would not mind the pepper beef or the pork onion rice.

anyhow we saw this salted egg chicken rice = no.1 seller! must try!

so try we did.

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

& it was good leh.

this is a very professional planned instant dish delivery, very quick turnover & consistent good standard.

deep-fried chicken pieces were pro-done, fried egg too.

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

S$6.50 salted egg chicken rice best seller (not bad!)

the instant “chef” put the chicken pieces into the hot oil, the helper placed the rice, fried egg & some pickles on the aluminium serving wok on a tray for easy handling. then the chef fried the heated deep-fried chicken pieces with the salted egg sauce, probably took 1 min & then placed on top of the rice. voila!

S$6.50 was ok. quite enjoyable! ^^

ice kachang

S$2.80 ice kacang

we chatted for a while, then decided to take a “drink”.

ice kachang

S$2.80 ice kacang

anyhow i had ice kacangsalted egg chicken rice from the drink stall & my friend had iced cheng teng. S$2.80 ea but it was good. my ice kacang, great taste, good ingredients.

very enjoyable movie, meal & chat with friend. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Super “gonelohmee” 干捞面 aka Dried Tossed Noodles

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"gonelohmee" aka dried tossed noodles

“gonelohmee” aka dried tossed noodles

my helper made a super “gonelohmee” aka dried tossed noodles for dinner this evening on 6.11.2015. ^^

wife taught her how to make this, & we have this pretty often.

i have not done this myself before, so this post does not qualify as a recipe post. 🙂

"gonelohmee" ingredients

“gonelohmee” ingredients

ingredients are straight forward. so is preparation i think.

the key would be the right mix of chilli sauce. that i do not know yet. but when i want to try it, i will experiment a bit.

totally qq..al dente noodles

totally qq..al dente noodles

noodles were totally al dente…super nice…better than most bakchormee outside i would say..

prawns minced pork mushroom sauce & toppings

prawns minced pork mushroom sauce & toppings

& the prawns minced pork mushroom sauce & toppings..these were outstanding, super tasty. 🙂

nice stir-fry nai bai 奶白

nice stir-fry nai bai 奶白

stir-fry nai bai 奶白 was just for balance. & a very good one too. simple stir-fry.

great dinner this evening! ^^

c.h.e.f andy

Spicy Bean Sauce Sting Ray with Salted Vegetables

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#11 spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

the spicy tau jeon sting ray was my first attempt. very tasty with the salted vegetables & spicy bean sauce.

spicy tau jeon sting ray

spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

this i did as one of the 15 teochew muay dishes for my RI friends on 28.10.2015. ^^

lee kum kee spicy black bean sauce

lee kum kee spicy black bean sauce

i used lee kum kee spicy bean sauce. 🙂

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spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

it was easy to do –

soak 1/2 packet of salted vegetables & cut into thin slices

fry 1/2 cut chilli padi, 1.5 tbsp spicy bean paste & sliced ginger till fragrant

add sting ray (500g diced) to wok & stir-fry to coat the flavourful sauce

add 1.5cup chicken (or vegetable stock), cover & reduce (about 10mins)

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spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

it is important to reduce the sauce to make the flavours intense & the sting ray very tasty. 🙂

spicy tau jeon sting ray

spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

the sting ray turned out pretty good.

almost the same as ye shanghai‘s spicy sting ray dish. ^^

spicy tau jeon sting ray

spicy bean sauce sting ray with salted veg

it is simple food. easy to do. & most important, simply delicious. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Spicy Black Beans Bittergourd

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#12 spicy black beans bittergourd

spicy black beans bitter gourd

had nice spicy black beans bitter gourd at ye shanghai recently on 7.10.2015 & wanted to try it out. 🙂

this i did as one of the 15 teochew muay dishes for my RI friends on 28.10.2015. ^^

lee kum kee spicy black bean sauce

lee kum kee spicy black bean sauce

i used lee kum kee spicy black bean sauce. 🙂

spicy black beans bittergourd

spicy black beans bitter gourd

first time i am doing the dish. luckily it is really easy to do-

cut one large bitter gourd into 1/2′ by 2″ pieces & soak in water for 4hrs (i added 1 tsp salt). rinse thoroughly in slow running water to remove some of the bitterness

add 2 cloves chopped garlic, 1/2 cut chilli padi & 1 – 2 tbsp spicy black bean sauce (to taste) & stir-fry till fragrant

add bitter gourd & stir-fry to coat & infused it with the tasty sauce

add 1.5cups stock, cover & reduce

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spicy black beans bitter gourd

the bitter gourd turned out to be very tasty! ^^

very important to reduce.

it made the black bean sauce combined with bitter gourd flavour more intense!

spicy black beans bittergourd

spicy black beans bitter gourd

i think it was really very good standard. 🙂

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spicy black beans bitter gourd

tasty, very slight bitter taste enhanced by the slight salty & spicy black bean sauce.

& it was so easy to make, and cheap – 1 large bitter gourd cost just about S$1.50. & yet it delivers such a wonderful mildly bitter & very intense flavourful dish.

c.h.e.f andy