Food experiments from my little kitchen

I like to use minced meat in cooking because it is very versatile. That day I decided to try using my  japanese hambagu recipe and tweak it to make something different. So I came up with sweet and sour meat patties! Initially I wanted to make them into meatballs but it is much faster to make patties. Haha I am such a lazy mum. Ingredients approx 150g minced meat   1/4 yellow onion some chopped spring onions sesame seeds (garnish) 1/3 cup panko (Japanese breadcrumbs) 1 tbsp milk 1 egg Fine black pepper Salt  Sauce 1 tbsp tomato sauce 1 tsp vinegar 1 tsp sugar 4 tbsp Water Recipe 1. Finely chop the onion and add into the minced meat, followed by egg, milk and panko. Season it with black pepper and salt. (I added some chopped spring onions because I happened to have them.) Use one hand to mix the mixture well. 2. Shape the meat into patties of equal sizes (or meatballs if you want). 3. Heat some oil in the pan on medium heat and place the patties ...

I prepared this dish because my dear husband is a meat lover. If I don't cook enough meat for dinner, he would ask me why I cooked so little. It happens that I had one chunk of pumpkin sitting in my fridge so I decided to combine it with minced meat. It turned out to be quite a nice combination. Ingredients approx 80g minced meat 1 small chunk of pumpkin 1 dried shiitake mushroom chopped garlic chopped shallots white pepper soy sauce sesame oil Sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 1 tbsp normal dark soy sauce 1 tsp sugar  Recipe 1. Soak the dried mushroom in a bowl of water and set it aside to soften before cutting it into small cubes. Do not throw away the water.  2. Cut the pumpkin into cubes but not too small else it will disintegrate during cooking. Marinate the minced meat with soy sauce, white pepper and sesame oil. 3. In the wok, heat up the oil and put in the chopped shallots. Let it cook for a little while and turning translucent, then add in the garlic fo...

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. ...