Sesame Oil Chicken

Ingredients:

7 mid joint chicken wings
10 pieces young ginger (stacked and julienned)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
Water

Methods:

Using claypot.

1. Heat the sesame oil in the claypot. Sauté the ginger until fragrant.

2. Add the chicken wings and stir fry.

3. Add enough water to cover the wings.

4. Add the oyster sauce and dark soy sauce.

5. Simmer for 20 minutes. By now, the sauce should have reduced and thicken.

Liu Wei Tang (六味汤）

Ingredients:

1 packet of Liu Wei Tang herbs (六味汤)
500g chicken meat
12 red dates
2 tbsp wolfberries
3 litres water
Salt

Methods:

1. Scald the chicken meat with boiling water. Drain and set aside.

2. Wash and rinse the herbs. Drain and set aside.

3. Boil 3 litres of water in a big pot.

4. Once the water starts to boil rapidly, put in the chicken. Then put in the herbs and red dates. Cook with high heat for 10 minutes.

5. Turn the heat down and simmer for 2 hours or longer

6. Add the salt as desired and stir well.

Stir Fry Napa Cabbage And Mushroom With Dried Shrimp

Ingredients:

1/2 Napa Cabbage (cut into bite sizes)
8 dried mushrooms (soaked till soften and cut halved)
2 tbsp dried shrimps (washed and soaked for 10 minutes, drained)
6 slices young ginger
Sea salt
1 tbsp cooking oil
Water (optional)

Methods:

1. Heat the oil in the wok. Sauté the dried shrimps and ginger till fragrant.

2. Toss in the stems of Napa Cabbages and mushrooms. Stir fry for a minute.

3. Add the rest of the Napa cabbages and continue to stir fry. Add some water if it's getting too dry.

4. Stir fry till the vegetables are soften and add some sea salt as desired.

French Beans With Beancurd And Fish Cake

Ingredients:

1 packet French Beans (ends trimmed and snapped into 5cm length)
1 firm beancurd (cut into bite sizes)
1 fish cake
2 cloves garlic (minced finely)
2 tbsp dried shrimps (washed, soaked for 10 minutes. Drain)
Oil for deep frying
1 tbsp cooking oil
Water
Sea salt

Methods:

1. Deep fry the beancurd and fish cake till golden and crisp.

2. Deep fry the French Beans till they are slightly wrinkled.

3. Heat 1 tbsp oil in the wok. Sauté the garlic and dried shrimps.

4. Toss in the vegetables, beancurd and fish cake. Sprinkle some water and stir fry.

5. Add some sea salt and mix well.

American Ginseng Chicken Soup

Ingredients:

2 chicken thighs (blanched with hot water)
1.5 tbsp American Ginseng slices
1 Dang Shen (cut into 3)
12 red dates
2 tbsp wolfberries
8 pcs Yu Zhu
6 pcs Huai Shan
2.5 litres water
Salt

Methods:

1. Boil the water in a big pot.

2. Rinse the herbs. Drain and set aside.

3. When the water starts to boil rapidly, put in the herbs. Boil for a minute.

4. Add the chicken and let it boil for 20 minutes. Reduce the heat and let it simmer for 1.5 ~ 2 hour.

5. Add the salt and stir well. Turn off the heat.