Recipe: "Lo Mai Gai"

Preparation Time: 50 minutes
Cooking + SteamTime: (10 + 40) minutes

Ingredients (top - chicken; bottom (clock-wise) - garlic, onion, chinese mushroom, dried shrimps, chili). This can be prepared within few minutes; using food processor; haha.

Taste: Dried shrimps and other ingredients add fragrance and make the dish more delicious.
Best for: dim sum.

Ingredient 1:

1. 2 cups grutinous rice (soaked overnight and drained)
   

Ingredient 2:

1. 200g chicken (sliced) + 2 Tbsp soy sauce + 1 tsp dark soy sauce + 1 tsp 5-spices powder + 1 tsp sugar (soak for 15 minutes)
   

Ingredient 3:

1. 3 cloves of garlics (finely chopped)
2. 2 cloves of onions (finely chopped)
3. 2 Tbsp dried shrimps (soaked, drained and finely chopped)
4. 5 dried mushrooms (soaked, drained and finely chopped)
   

Other Ingredients:

1. 1 1/2 cups water
2. Salt and pepper
   

Optional Ingredient:

1. Chili (finely chopped)
2. Scallions (finely chopped)
3. Coriander (finely chopped)
   

Steps:

1. Heat the pan with olive oil.
2. Add in garlic and onion. Cook till garlic and onion almost turns golden color (medium heat).
   
3. Add in dried shrimps and mushroom (cook for about 1 minute).
   
4. Add in chicken (the chicken will turn into white once it is cooked). Raise it.
   
5. In another pan/ wok (medium heat), cook glutinous rice and water. Cook till all the water dissolves into the rice. [You have to keep on turning the rice to make sure it is evenly cooked]
   
6. Mix all ingredients and season with salt and pepper. Turn off the fire.
7. Steam at a high heat steamer for 40 minutes.
8. Once it is cooked, sprinkle with spring onion, chili and corriander.
   

Tips:

1. You can add more dark soy sauce if the color is not enough dark.
2. Basically 1 cup of glutinous rice requires 3/4 cups of water. Too much water will cause the rice overcooked and it tastes too smooth.
   

Recipe: Baked Omlette

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking + Baking Time: (5 + 10) minutes

Taste: Cripspy potatoes on top and moisture inside
(fill with veges, eggs & milk mixtures).
Best for: Spaghetti or potluck.

This one is with Cheddar Cheese (for those who loves cheese)

Ingredients:

1. 3 potatoes (sliced)
2. 1 clove of onion (sliced)
3. 3 large eggs (beat well)

Optional Ingredient:

1. Other vegetables (corn, celery, asparagus, chili, long bean, etc) can be added based on personal preference.

Steps:

1. Heat the pan with olive oil.
2. Cook potatoes until soft (about 2 minutes).
3. Add in onion (and optional ingredient, if there is any) and season with salt and pepper. Cook till onion turns soft. Turn off the fire.
   
4. In a baking tray, put a thin layer of olive oil to avoid stickiness.
   
5. Pour the cooked vegetables into the baking tray. (You may place the potatoes on top as to make it crispy during baking).
   
6. Add in eggs mixsture.
7. Bake in a preheat oven at 220ºc for 10 minutes.

Tips:

1. In the baking tray, all veges should be covered with eggs. If not, add egg mixsture.
2. You can substitute 3 large eggs with 2 medium eggs +180ml of milk. Mixture of eggs and milk will produce moisture and soft omlette compared to eggs mixture alone.