'Ju Hu Char' - CNY Dish

Despite suffering from tennis elbow, I managed to cooked this delicious and flavorful dish, a must for the Hokkien.  Seriously , I do not the meaning of the dish and why is it important to have for the reunion dinner.  I cooked this every year and this year is the same, no matter how bad the pain can be, with the help of Wild Boar, I managed to put this dish on the table :)   You can eat this stand alone or by eating it wrap in lettuce cup.  All the pain and hard work paid off :) 

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The Temptation of Sinful Dishes - Gluttony

Haha... I have uploaded the most alluring sinful dishes we had for our reunion luncheon. I am the most sinful piggy when it comes to food. Gluttony is a sin and yet I have committed it....haizz

But when I see the piggies tucking in and enjoying every morsel of it.... it was worth committing the crime (",)

The first dish being Ju Hu Char ( Fried Julienne Turnips with Dried Cuttlefish ) is to be eaten by wrapping them in raw lettuce. It is a fantabulous dish.

Fried Julienne Turnips With Dried Cuttlefish

Ingredients 

1 turnip - julienne 1 carrot - julienne

8 dried black mushrooms (soaked and shredded )

200 gm of lean meat ( shredded )

40 gm dried cuttlefish ( buy the ready shredded type) - soaked till soft

a drop of thick soy sauce

salt to taste

Garnishing 8 shallots - sliced thinly

Method

• Heat wok with 4 tblspoon of oil and fry the shallots till lightly brown and crispy. Dish up and put aside. Using the remaining oil, fry the julienne turnips and carrots till half cooked. Dish up the turnips and carrots and put aside. Add a tblspoon of oil to the wok, add in the rest of the shredded ingredients and fry till the cuttlefish is fragrant, then add in the turnips and fry till it is well mixed and the turnips are soft. Add in salt to taste and a drop of thick soy sauce for coloring. Lastly, add in the fried shallots and mixed well. You can keep some of the fried shallots for garnishing later when serving.

Note: This dish can be eaten alone by itself as a dish or eaten with raw lettuce.




Second Dish - 




Braised Mushrooms with Sea Cucumber

Ingredients:
100gm dried black mushrooms - washed soaked overnight till soft
1 piece of dried cuttlefish - washed and soaked
250 gm piece of pork ( thigh part ) - cut into chunks
2 sea cucumber - sliced thickly
thumb-sized ginger
200 gm of dried oysters - washed and soak
50 gm fatt choy - soaked and washed
3 tblspoon oyster sauce
thick soy sauce
salt to taste

Thickening
corn flour
water

Broccoli for decoration - scald in hot boiling water


Methods:

• Heat up some oil in a medium size pot, add in the ginger and stir fry till fragrant . Add in the dried cuttlefish, mushrooms, the chunks of pork and the dried oysters and fry till semi cooked. Add enough water and braised till the mushrooms and oysters are soft. Add in oyster sauce, salt and thick soy sauce. When it is half way through the cooking add in the sea cucumber. When the sea cucumber is soft, this dish is ready for serving. Add in the thickening and the fatt choy last.

Note: This dish will taste better if it is braised the night before.

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