Side Dish: Leeks & Pork Liver

A very nice combination of tastes.
Pork liver has to be really fresh.

I love this dish very much simply cos it has pork liver. The liver has a distinctive taste & it's definitely not everybody's cup of tea. But combining it with leeks & ginger would take away the smell & transform it into an aromatic blends of food. A classic!

Pork Liver
Leeks
Ginger
Salt & Pepper
Corn Starch & Soy Sauce

Add oil to wok, then add ginger & liver. Fry till brown before adding leeks & the rest to taste. Add water with corn starch to thicken the sauce.

Another express dish!

Side Dish: Spinach - My Favourite

Popularized by Popeye the Sailor. I wasn't much of a veggie boy growing up. My mom used to convince me that I need spinach to be strong like Popeye. I've been eating spinach ever since but I've not been beating Brutus in my life though I did meet my Olive Oyl :)

Spinach is high in iron which makes it a good veggie, not forgetting that it's yummy too. Simply fry it with lots of garlic & salt to taste. A great fuss & furious free side dish!

White Choy Sum with Pork

Well, well, well, it's yet another vegetable dish upon request which I find a little too hard to decline. This veggie goes very well with pork loins.

White Choy Sum
Diced Pork
Garlic - lots of 'em
Light Soy Sauce
Osyter Sauce

I cut the white choy sum into small pieces but would prefer not to do that - my mi'sous chef requirement. Customer is always right - a thing to always remember.

Anyway, put garlic on light oil & add pork, fry till brown. Add veggies, stir fry till green leaves soften. Add little water plus oyster sauce, then salt & light pepper to taste.

Sayur Manis

Sabah is its place of origin but most Sabahans love the leafy sayur manis. I'd say it's the signature veggie of Sabah.

There are many ways to cook this deliciously unique veggie, i.e. with belacan (fermented shrimp paste), fry it with garlic or make it into soup. My favourite way of cooking it is to simply fry it with garlic & egg! Nothing fancy - simple food with simple cooking resulting in excellent taste.

Heat up some oil, then add garlic & sayur manis. Stir fry for a bit before adding an egg & cook till veggie is soft. Lastly add salt & pepper to taste.

End.

Celery with Chicken Liver & Gizzard

A simple dish with chicken spare parts.
Not many would fancy eating the internal parts
of chicken/pig/cattle for that matter.
I personally find them really yummy
if prepared the right way.
Celery goes very well with the
internals namely liver.

Celery
Chicken Liver/Gizzard/Heart
Salt & Pepper
Sliced Ginger & Garlic
Osyter Sauce
Constrach
Soy Sauce

Heat up some oil, down goes the garlic/ginger.
Add the internals & stir fry till cooked.
Then add celery & some water.
For finishing, combine mixture of
oyster sauce/soy sauce/constarch/water.
Heat up till the sauce thickens & serve.

Time taken: 10 mins tops

Green Choy Sum with Mushroom & Cha Siew

Vegetable dishes can very interesting
& is actually a MUST for a typical dinner at home.

Choice of vegetable: Green Choy Sum
Mushroom
Cha Siew (chinese BBQ pork)
Oyster Sauce
Chinese Cooking Wine
Salt & Pepper
Garlic (plenty of them)
Cornstarch

I like this dish purely for its' simplicity & good taste.
The cha siew can be omitted to own likings.

The Way:
Heat up some oil, add garlic & fry till brown.
Add mushroom/cha siew & stir fry for another minute or two.
Add the veggies, oyster sauce/chinese cooking wine
then some water with constarch to thicken the sauce.
Let it simmer for a while.
When the veggies soften & the sauce thicken,
it's ready to be served.
(Never allow veggies to overcook for it'll lose its gloss & colour,
not to mention the taste!)

Serves the Health Well