Jamaican, Chinese & Japanese Dishes

On Wednesday I had a buka puasa feast with old colleagues from Equatorial Hotel at Hotel Royal. Buffet style at RM45nett per person which is special price quoted by the Hotel GM. Food wise in terms of taste & choices is just so-so but then that does not matter. The company of old colleagues and the laughter we had throughout the evening make up to it. : )

So tired by the time the dinner was over which is why I gonna do a late post:


Stir-Fry Chayote with Oyster Sauce & Prawns

( serves 3-4 )

Chayote

Ingredients:

1 medium size chayote ( cut into medium slices )
5 inch of carrot sliced thinly
6-8 pcs of prawns
1 tsp of minced garlic
2 tbsp of oil
1 tbsp osyter sauce
Salt & sugar to taste
Half a cup of water ( enough to cover the chayote while simmering )

Methods:

Heat up the oil in the wok. Add in the garlic and the prawns.
Saute for a while, then add chayote, carrot and oyster sauce.
Stir thoroughly and add water.
Cover the wok and allow it to simmer in medium fire till soft.
Lastly add salt and sugar to taste and dish.

 Garlic Teriyaki Pork Slice with Straw Mushroom & Capsicum

 ( serves 4 )


Ingredients:

500gm of pork loin with no fat
1 medium size capsicum sliced
1 small onion
1 tsp of minced garlic
6 pcs of medium size straw mushroom sliced
2 tbsp of oil
1 tbsp of brown sugar to taste
5 tbsp of water
1 stalk of spring onions chopped in short length

Marinade:

1/2 tsp of baking soda ( this is to soften the pork texture before frying )
4 tbsp of garlic teriyaki sauce ( marinade it for 15min before frying )


Methods:

Heat up the wok and add the garlic, onion and mushroom
Saute till fragrant, then add the pork and stir thoroughly with the rest of the vegetables.
Add water and brown sugar to taste and let it simmer for a minute or till pork is cook.
Lastly add spring onion and dish.

Mushroom Aglio Olio with Roast Jerk Chicken

( serves 3 )

 Ingredients:

Mushroom Aglio Olio

1 large bunch of spaghetti
3 pcs of dried chilies soak till soft and cut into pieces
2 cloves of garlic sliced
5 pcs of fresh abalone mushroom sliced
1 tsp salt 
Crush black pepper to taste


Methods:

Boil half a pot of water for the spaghetti. Add a tsp of salt when boiling the spaghetti for about 7min
Once the spaghetti is cook, drain the spaghetti and put aside.
Heat up olive oil in pan and add the chilies and garlic sliced. Saute till fragrant.
Add the mushroom and stir for about 1 -2 min in medium fire. Once done, off the fire and pour the oil into the spaghetti and toss it thoroughly. Add crushed black pepper to taste.

Roast Jerk Chicken

9 pcs of medium size cut chicken
1/2 tsp of honey
A small pinch of salt to taste
1 tbsp of Walkerswood Jerk Marinade sauce
( not sure if you can get this locally as this is a gift from a friend )

Methods:

Wash the chicken pieces and remove all fats intact and pat dry
Add 1 tbsp of jerk marinade and leave it overnight. (keep it refrigerated)
Preheat oven at 250'c for half and hour.
Take the chicken out from the fridge and add 1/2 tsp of honey to the chicken.
Mix to give the chicken a mild sweet taste. (As the marinade is hot & spicy we do not want more than 1/2 tsp honey to overwhelm the original taste) and a small pinch of salt before putting the chicken to roast.