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Delectable 7pax RI Friends Lunch on 13jan2017

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6 lunch dishes

6 lunch dishes 

a RI friend was in town for w week leaving on 18.1.2017.

so i invited him for a 7pax homecooked lunch with our close RI friends on 13.1.2017. ^^

this friend i used to spend a lot of time together when we were in the twenties. he spent some time in china & hong kong & his family migrated to USA 10yrs+ ago. they stayed in cupertino now, and the children are attending college.

i did my claypot rice.

not my best perhaps but still a very flavourful “pang” claypot rice that everyone liked.

it had very tender, tasty chicken, and mushrooms & sausage, a bit of salted fish.

a friend has been missing the previous get togethers where i  made claypot rice so he was very much satisfied that he got to taste it finally.

tofu prawns

tofu prawns 

tofu prawns another dish i do very well these days.

the best was the one i made for a 5pax family dinner on new year eve on 31.12.2016. ^^

today’s tofu prawns was ok, but like one friend mentioned, it would have been better if i had infused the tofu a little longer in the sauce. overall, everyone liked the texture of the tofu & the tasty sauce.

spicy bean sauce fish

spicy bean sauce fish 

also did steamed seabass with my own spicy bean sauce.

i like this bean sauce a lot myself, especially when used with 松鱼头song fiah head.

spicy bean sauce fish

spicy bean sauce fish 

for today, i used it for seabass as not everyone like fish head.

braised pork belly & pork ribs

braised pork belly & pork ribs 

the braised pork belly & pork ribs were a failed experiment actually.

as i made braised chicken for teban gardens community breakfast this morning, i had the braising sauce.

so i used it for the pork belly & pork ribs in a oven dish 6hrs in a 95deg oven.

texture was ok but the braising sauce became diluted & not well infused, so i braised it further over the stove to get the taste right.

& taste was good. all the friends liked it but the texture was out.

i did a very good braised pork belly recently on 1.7.2017.

so this method is better & preferred as it produces both great taste & texture.

fried celery with salted fish

fried celery with salted fish

fried spinach

fried spinach 

i did my usual vegetables.

3 friends preferred the celery & 3 the spianch.

i like both haha!

lunch dishes

lunch dishes 

we had a great time, delectable food & wonderful friends & company.

nice cherries

nice cherries 

a friend brought very nice cherries, the left ones sweeter.

garrett popcorns

garrett popcorns 

another friend brought 2 packet of garrett popcorns.

i can’t stop eating this things so i got him to bring back one packet. anyway i finished most of the first packet.

this friend also bought me a nice present – a beautiful wallet.

c.h.e.f andy

Soy Sauce Chicken & Vegetables– 26th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 13Jan2017

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soy sauce chicken

soy sauce chicken 

i did a soy sauce chicken with vegetables for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 13.1.2017. ^^

this my 26th friday breakfast community meal at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

soy sauce chicken

soy sauce chicken 

i was thinking of doing pork collar actually, but CNY period sheng shiong flooded with the steamboat sliced meat stuff, cannot find pork collar.

for chicken, if i debone them it will take a bit of effort, and i am cooking a 7pax lunch that same day after doing this breakfast dish.

so i decided to do the braised chicken with tai hua braising sauce near midnight the evening before. it is relatively easy to debone a cooked chicken.

braising the 2 chicken was easy too, but i had to do one after the other & that took just over one hour so i started before 11pm.

soy sauce chicken

soy sauce chicken 

it’s just 2 cinnamon bark, 4 star anise, 2 cloves, 2.5cm cut ginger, 1 whole bulb (i peeled the garlic cloves), and rubbed chicken outsie & inside with sugar…i used total 2 tbsp flat sugar.

then add tai hua braising sauce (1 cup sauce 1 cup water) & braise chicken for 35mins covered so that coating & infusing the chicken with the braise, you are also steaming & producing a smooth, tender chicken.

i left the 2 chickens in the large pot covered overnight, & woke up early next morning to debone the chicken.

vegetables

vegetables 

then i cooked a simple vegetable dish.

just carrots, potatoes, onions.

vegetables

vegetables 

onions go in first to caramelise, and with carrots & chopped garlic, adding oyster sauce.

after carrots softened, add potatoes which should be done in 10mins.

then i dish over to the aluminium tray.

soy sauce chicken & vegetables

soy sauce chicken & vegetables 

& topped up with the debone chicken.

soy sauce chicken & vegetables

soy sauce chicken & vegetables 

the chicken was very flavourful, tasty, and very tender & moist, i think a very good 豆油鸡.

in a way it is better than 白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken since it has the braising sauce whereas 白斩鸡 has not much flavouring.

i had to rush off immediately on delivering so did not get much feedback. one teban garden staff tried & said chicken was very good. anyway i am pretty confident it was good.

c.h.e.f andy