Chilli bean eggplant and minced pork

Ingredient:

2 oriental eggplant
2 tbsp cooking oil
2tbsp bottled chilli bean sauce
1 tbsp crushed garlic
200g minced pork
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp Chinese black vinegar
3/4 cup chicken stock
2tsp cornstarch, dissolved in water
2 spring onions, chopped
1 red chilli

Methods:
Cut thr eggplants into halves lengthwise and then cut each half into thick sticks.
Steam the eggplant until tender, for 8 minutes.Set aside.
Heat the oil ina  deep frying pan or wok until it starts to simmer.
Add the garlic and fry till fragrant.
Add the pork, lightsoy sauce, chilli bean sauce and stir-fry until the pork is browned.
Add the chicken stock, vineger and eggplant and toss with more soy sauce or salt.
Mix Cornstach with water and stir in until the mixture thickens.
Add the spring onion and chilli and fry for another minutes.
Serve with steamed white rice.

Pan Seared Codfish with Dry Scallop and wolfberry sauce

Ingredients:

Codfish fillet- 120gm

garlic- 30gm

Red Onion - 30 gm

Dried Scallop- 30gm

wolfberry - 10gm

Abalone mushroom- 80gm

Chicken Stock - adequate

Cooking oil - 100ml

oyster sauce- 1 1/2 tsp

Light Soya Sauce- 1/2 tsp

Dark Soya Sauce- few drops

Chinese wine- 1tsp
Salt to taste
pepper to taste

Methods:
Season codfish with salt and pepper. Heat saucepan with cooking oil, pan sear codfish on both sides till it turns golden brown. Fry Garlic, red onion, dry scallop and wokfberry till fragnant, Add oyster sauce, light soya sauce, dark soya sauce, Chicken stock and chinese wine, let it reduce for 10mins. Suateed abalone mushrooms and golden mushroom with chopped garlic , season with salt and pepper.Serve.

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