Stir fry pork slices with onions

For a beginner in cooking, I had many not so good experiences in preparing pork slices. I can still remember my first few times the pork turned out to be thick and tough to chew. But I never give up! I continue to "torture" my husband and son so that I can get better. lol Unfortunate for me, my husband never really likes ginger so I tried to use onion instead. It was great to hear him say, "I like it". Guess that is the real motivation to keep me cooking.

Ingredients
Approx 200g lean pork
1/4 yellow onion
Some chopped garlic

Marinade
Soy sauce
Chinese cooking wine
Cornstarch

Sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce (thick, sweet kind)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
3-4 tbsp water 
1 tsp sugar (you can adjust to your liking)

Recipe
1. Cut the lean pork into thin slices and marinate using soy sauce, chinese cooking wine and cornstarch. Set aside.
2. Slice the onions into thin slices. Prepare the sauce by mixing the ingredients into a bowl.
3. Heat up the pan and pan fry the onion slices till it turns translucent.
4. Add in the garlic to stir fry for a while then add in the marinated pork slices.
5. Stir fry till the pork slices are no longer pink then pour the sauce in.
6. Mix well and let it cook for a few minutes. (Do not cook for too long else the pork will turn tough) You can do a taste test here and adjust according to your liking.
7. Remove from pan and serve on plate. Garnish with some chopped spring onions if you have them.

Korean spring onion pancake

This was an impromptu dish prepared for one of our weekday dinners, all thanks to our friendly uncle manning the residents' vegetable garden. My son loves to visit him and he gave us a lot of spring onions. Usually I will use them for garnishing but this time I had so much I think it will take us a long time to finish it. So decided to try making a pancake to go with our dinner. For Korean cooking, I love to search for Maangchi's website. If you love Korean food and enjoy watching cooking videos, go search for hers in Youtube. For this recipe, please refer to the link -  pajeon! For your info, this recipe makes one pancake.

Ingredients
Few stalks of spring onions
 

Batter
1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup water
1 tsp taucheo beans
1/2 tsp sugar 

Sauce
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
1 tsp honey
1 tsp sesame seeds

Recipe
1. Cut the spring onions into 3 inch length and set aside.
2. Using a metal spoon, mash the taucheo beans into paste. Add the rest of the batter ingredients into a bowl and mix well till you get a smooth batter.
3. Put some oil into the pan and heat it up. Place the spring onions parallel to each other and neatly into two rectangles.
4. Slowly add the batter in and let it cook. When the surface looks almost dry, pat it using the spatula and press it down a little.
5. When the bottom of the pancake turns golden brown, flip the pancake over and let it cook for a few minutes.
6. Flip back to the original side for a minute after the other side has turned golden brown.
7. Put the pancake on the plate and prepare the sauce by mixing the ingredients stated above.

Reminder to myself: I must double the recipe next time I make this! My husband complained it was too little. -_-"

Pan fried Teriyaki Salmon

Teriyaki salmon is one of the usual dishes I will order outside for my boy. He loves to eat Japanese food. I ever bought the ready made teriyaki sauce but find that the taste is not to my liking. That day when I had to cook for just me and him, I decided to make this simple salmon dish. To make a complete meal, just steam some broccoli or make side dishes to go along.

Ingredients
Salmon
Salt
Pepper
Spring onions (optional)
White sesame (optional)

Sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp chinese cooking wine

Recipe
1. Marinate the salmon with salt and pepper. Pat dry with a kitchen towel.
2. Heat a little oil in the pan and place the salmon skin side down. Let it cook for at least 4-5 minutes. Be really patient and do not try to flip the salmon. You will see from the side that it will start turning pink from bottom up. Wait till it has reached the mid-way before flipping.
3. Flip the salmon to the other side and let it cook for another 3-4 minutes. While waiting, prepare the sauce by mixing the ingredients together in a small bowl. You should see the side of salmon has turned all pink which means it is nicely done. Pour the sauce into the pan. 
4. Do not cover the pan. Let the sauce simmer and thicken before removing it and put on the serving plate. Sprinkle spring onions and white sesame to garnish.