MID-AUTUMN FESTIVAL

My grandma is here again !!!! Yeah...... :D She likes to eat chestnuts so much, so I cooked this Braised Chicken With Chestnuts & Mushrooms for her to try from the recipe book I mentioned in my last few post.

Here's the recipe :

• 1/2 chicken, cut into pieces


• 10 dried chestnuts, soaked overnight & removed skin


• 1 tbsp oil


• 5 pips garlic, peeled


• 10 shallots, peeled


• 8 slices ginger


• 8 black mushrooms, soaked


• 1 carrot, peeled & cut into chunks


• 2 stalks spring onion, cut into short lengths

Seasoning

• 1 tbsp oyster sauce


• 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce


• 1 tsp sugar


• 1/2 tsp salt


• 300 water


• 1 tbsp shaoxing wine

1. Heat up oil, saute garlic, shallots & gingers until aromatic. Add black mushrooms, chestnuts, seasoning & bring to boil. Lower the heat & simmer for 20 minutes.


2. Add carrot, chicken & simmer for another 20 minutes or until meat is cooked. Lastly stir in spring onions. Dish up & serve.

Today is Mid-Autumn Festival. It's a day for kids to play lantern & candles outside, & also for aldults to admire the full moon. But too bad, we played for only 1/2 hour, it started to drizzling :( & there is no Moon....

Cook this Assam Prawns for dinner. It's also from the cook book I mentioned lately. Yummy....

Recipe recipe :

• 2 tbsp oil


• 1 tsp chopped garlic


• 1 onion, peeled & shredded


• 1 red chilli, shredded 500g prawn meat ( large size )

Seasoning

• 2 tbsp tamarind paste mixed with 5 tbsp water & squeezed out juice


• 1/2 tbsp sugar


• 1 tsp oyster sauce

1. Heat up oil, saute chopped garlic & onion until aromatic. Add in chilli & stir-fry until fragrant.


2. Add in prawns & seasoning. Stir-fry over high heat until cooked. Dish up & serve.