Monday, June 01, 2015

Cilantro baked fish

This is another express cooking day type of dish. I normally use the oven or steam food when I need food to be cooked in parallel with rice so I can get food ready on table in less than 40 minutes.

This the baked fish which is so easy to make. I don't think I need to list the ingredients. You can see everything in the picture. Basically just lay your fillet on aluminium foil. 

Rub sea salt on both sides of the fish. Sprinkle black pepper, drizzle some extra virgin olive oil. Be generous with the oil. Squeeze half a lemon, or 4 small limes juice. Then cut the cilantro and just throw on top.

Pre-heat oven and bake at  200 celcius for 20 minutes


Cilantro stew pork with potato

I am trying to stew pork using western herbs and not the usual chinese stew ingredients. So here we go, I named it cilantro stew pork with potato.



It was a day which I took off to vaccinate my baby. After sending her to nanny place I returned home and did the usual house chores. Since I have longer time to cook dinner, I prepared this stew.

For the pork, I spent a little more time to brown it in oil before stewing. The result is rosemary fragrant stew which the meat is also tender because of the long slow cooking. I can settle other chores also while it cooked.

Ingredients:
300g soft bone pork , cut into 1x1 cube
2 potatoes,  cubed
1 tomato, wedged
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 medium red onion, wedges
1 teaspoon dried rosemary
5 stalks fresh cilantro , break them into shorter parts
salt and black pepper
Flour
Cooking oil
1 cup water


1. First, dip the pork in flour and salt and brown in a little oil then set aside
2. Heat up 2 tablespoon oil in a stewing pot and saute garlic.
3. Brown potatoes and add in tomato and pork.
4. Add in the cilantro, dried rosemary, black pepper.
5. Add 1 cup of water and let the mixture slowly cook for about 2 hours.
6. Add salt to taste before serving hot with rice