take 3 - pan fry tofu with spring onion soy sauce

nov 27, 2023 (mon).............made a 3rd attempt

benchmark video : you tuber singsingkitchen : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LKqezSVW6FM&t=299s

introduction

- tofu is a commonly used ingredient in cooking hong kong dish

- this dish is easy and quick to prepare............yet nutrition

main ingredients

- ~300g firm tofu

- spring onion

- shallot

take 4 - japanese chestnut rice (kurigohan)

nov 20, 2023 (mon).............took 4th attempt

benchmark blog (japan centre) : https://www.japancentre.com/en/recipe/1085-kurigohan-chestnut-rice

introduction

- an autumn seasonal dish when chestnut is available

- comforting, elegant in its simplicity

- this japanese style cooking combines fragrant nuttiness of chestnuts with the sweeter flavours of seasoned rice (but unfortunately i cant find the right rice here) and more savoury flavours of soy sauce

main ingredients (1 person serving)

- chestnut

- japanese rice

- 1 teaspoon japanese cooking sake

- 1 teaspoon mirin

- 1 teaspoon soy sauce

- black sesame seeds (optional)

supermkt shopping (3rd post)

this is to record purchase of stuff from supermarkets.............to compare price difference if any.............you can judge yourselves whether food stuff here is expensive than your home country

1) dark choco macadamia nut biscuits - tin packing (£13.95)

-size : 200g

-country of origin : uk 
-bought from : fortnum & mason

-purchase date : aug 27, 2023 (sun)

bento&co - japan food ingredient

sourced a merchant in japan..............buy online and ship across..........of course has to add delivery cost (this order £18 courier cost)..............coz total value of order not substantial...............hasnt been asked to pay uk duty

1) big bento box (net £20.70)

-original price : £23.00 (1st order offer ie ~10% discounted)

-size : 17 × 13 × h9.6 cm (1300ml)

-country of origin : japan

-bought from : bento&co (online)

-purchase date : nov 7, 2023 (tue)

-goods received date : nov 14, 2023 (tue)

stir fry celery with scallops

nov 12, 2023 (sun).............make the 1st attempt

benchmark video : nil

introduction

- it is my family favorite dish............usually most restaurant is doing stir fry broccoli with scallops

main ingredients

- scallop

- celery

- 1/4 of 3 color bell peppers

- 1/4 onion

- salt

- garlic

- ginger

- shaohsing chinese cooking rice wine (made in taiwan) 

pan seared scallop

nov 11, 2023 (sat).............make the 1st attempt

benchmark video (you tuber chefsease) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HGS91sY2dvk

introduction

- it is an easy to cook dish............just to be mindful about temperature and time

- scallop of top premium quality is a MUST (mine is another japanese scallop in much bigger size (fits better for this dish), same sashimi grade ie can eat it raw after defrost)

main ingredients

- scallop

- salt

- butter

- fresh thyme

cromford circus

nov 11, 2023 (sat)..............joined a local walking group for a ~11 miles walk around cromford area..............beautiful weather.............very fall colors.............nice people, great company

take 2 - garlic spare ribs (pan fry + baked)

nov 8, 2023 (wed).............make a 2nd attempt

benchmark video (chef chu's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xGTJtkHgx-Q

introduction

- the seasoning used (garlic with chili and oyster sauce) in this recipe is very hong kong style

- cooking method (1/2 pan fry + oven baked) is healthier than deep frying it

main ingredients

- baby ribs

- 4 cloves garlic

- little red chili (optional)

- spring onion

baked cod fillet in chinese seasoning style

nov 4, 2023 (thu).............made 1st attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber made with lau - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAdUBjMZiTY

introduction

- i learn this dish from you tube

- never heard of such chinese seasoning way of baking cod

main ingredients

- cod fillet

take 6 - bbq baby ribs by slow cook

oct 31, 2023 (tue).............make a 6th attempt

benchmark video (america's test kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKEcHiPdTcY&list=LL&index=2

introduction

- spare ribs is a typical amercian dish.............occasionally i would fancy to eat some

- not easy to find one that suits my taste and well executed here

- but i dun want to cook from scratch in oven..............coz cant imagine how huge energy will be used ($$$ for energy is very high).............therefore looking for a short cut of using instant pot/ slow cook

- watched quite a few videos and finally find this one which looks promising

- i like the rub and sauce are making from scratch

main ingredients

- baby ribs