Garlic Steamed Tanhoon with Sotong

made garlic steamed tanhoon with sotong for 10pax dinner for my SMU 苏杭 course mates on 9.10.2024. ^_^

this an easy dish the make. the sauce is basically the hk steamed razor clams, steamed scallops with lots of garlic flavours..

the other key preparation is the sotong which must be done just right to be sweet and succulent and not rubbery(when overcooked)

Ingredients

• 300g sotong
• 2 rolls of tanhoon
• 6 chopped garlic cloves
• 2 tbsp top grade soy sauce
• 2-3tbsp olive oil
• 1 tbsp (flat) sugar
• chilli padi if desired (I didn’t add)

Directions

1. cut 3cm width rings in sotong. this is done by putting a knife into the cavity the cut sotong till second knife touch the first knife. then cut the rings lower. this primarily fir the lovely presentation
2. clean sotong thoroughly with salt, wash and dry.
3. add olive oil and chopped garlic to wok. stirfry to bring out fragrance of garlic without burning garlic. add 1tsp sugar, 2-3tbsp soy sauce, 3tbsp water and stir, melt sugar, off fire, sauce is ready.
4. cook sotong in the sauce to 90% cooked- 3mins.
5. soak tanhoon in water 1/2hr then drain.
6. when serving, heat up sauce, add drained tanhoon, and use scissors to cut tanhoon. then add back sotong and cover for 1-2mins.
7. plate the dish. when eating cut the sotong along the rings. voila!

c.h.e.f andy

Grilled Chicken Thighs

made grilled chicken thighs for my brother family dinner in 10.10.2024.^_^

very tasty and succulent, perfect texture..

and using frozen boneless chicken legs 👍

Ingredients

• 2 frozen boneless chicken legs (can use fresh deboned thighs)
• 1tbsp soy sauce, oyster sauce, Chinese 花雕酒, white pepper
• 1 tbsp honey, olive oil

Directions

1. clean the boneless chicken legs with salt, squeeze and rub sliced ginger. place in water 15 mins, wash clean and dry with kitchen towels
2. season with 1tbsp soy sauce, oyster sauce, Chinese 花雕酒, white pepper, seal ziploc or tupperware place in fridge for 2days.
3. when cooking, bring to room temp. heat oven to 250degC.
4. place on rack, drizzle 1tbsp honey, then olive oil and place in oven for 15mins. voila!

c.h.e.f andy