sharing with teban garden residents
teban gardens PPHCSC (pasir panjang hill community service centre) arranged a cooking demo & sharing with residents on 5.9.2018.
i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens PPHCSC 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.
i cooked a breakfast dish for teban gardens every friday unless i am travelling or otherwise unavailable. i did my 71st friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre on 7.9.2018.
450g red garoupa
I shared the following-
- hong kong steamed red garoupa
- steamed minced pork with light soy sauce
- salted egg bittergourd
I chose the 3 dishes as they are practical everyday dishes with simple ingredients, tasty dishes & very easy to make.
very good interactions with many questions & interests from the residents.
quick recipe for hong kong steamed red garoupa here-
- clean with salt & wash red garoupa (450g)
- add 2tbsp light soy sauce, 2tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil) & 2 tbsp mirin (optional)
- add sliced ginger, chopped spring onions & cut chilli padi
- steam for 8 mins..check to make sure fish is cooked.
tips-
- use top quality light soy sauce will make the dish very fragrant & tasty
- washing with salt thoroughly helps to remove fishy taste
steamed minced pork
quick recipe for steamed minced pork with light soy sauce here-
- add 1tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil) & 1tbsp cornflour to 300g minced pork & mix thoroughly
- add another 1tbsp light soy sauce, 1 tbsp olive oil (or vegetable oil) to the minced pork in the dish (see photo above)
- steam for 12mins, make sure the minced pork is fully cooked…
tips-
- adding cornflour will make the minced pork very smooth
- adding & mince together a bit of fatty pork makes the dish more tasty but less healthy
- use top quality light soy sauce will make the dish very fragrant & tasty
salted egg fried bittergourd
quick recipe for salted egg bittergourd here-
- wash cut bittergourd with salt, clean thoroughly & soak in clean water for 3 hrs. wash thoroughly. can also repeat the process.
- fry 2tsp chopped garlic & a whole minced salted egg in 1tbsp oil
- add bittergourd & fry high fire till it is fully cooked
- add 1tbsp oil & crack 2 eggs. wait till eggs fully formed, then fold the eggs over the bittergourd & mix thoroughly.
tips-
- washing cut bittergourd with salt soaking in water reduces the bitterness
- let the eggs fully formed before folding & mixing give the dish better texture & looks ie presentation
sharing with teban garden residents
sharing with teban garden residents
i do not myself attend cooking lessons. just my idiosyncrasy.
the reason being that my impression is that dishes taught at cooking lessons are mostly dishes that require many ingredients and condiments/spices/sauces & one is not likely to acquire the condiments/spices/sauces just to replicate the dish at home.
hence i chose the 3 dishes that are everyday dishes one can do at home, very easy to cook & require very few ingredients & yet produce really tasty & enjoyable dishes for the family, friends, one & all…..
c.h.e.f andy
