Spaghetti with salmon wrapped in streaky bacon

Spaghetti  with grilled  salmon wrapped in streaky bacon

Ingredients :

Spaghetti enough for 2 person

Prego Pasta sauce

Olive oil

Pamesan cheese

Basil leaves ( chopped finely)

Baby tomatoes ( Cut to slices , optional )

2 slices of salmon fillets ( De skinned , cut into 8 pieces, seasoned with salt)

Salmon skin of the above ( Optional , salted and coated with corn flour )

8 thin strips of streaky bacon

Coriander leaves ( Optional )

Slices of lemon (Optional )

Boil spagehetti for about 8 to 9 minutes with a pinch of salt and quarter tsp of olive oil. Combine Prego Tomato Pasta sauce , chopped basil leaves and olive oil in a large bowl. Drain the boiled spaghetti dry. Pour into the bowl and stir well to mix. Sprinkle pamesan cheese (  optional  )

Heat up a non stick pan drip a few drops of olive oil , spread the oil evenly. Spread the seasoned , coated salmon skin on the pan , pan fry it till crispy. Set aside.

Wrap the streaky bacon round the salmon pieces. Pan fry the wrapped fish in the non stick pan until semi cooked , transfer to the oven and grill until it turns brown . Serve the cooked salmon with the spaghetti topping with the crispy skin and wrapped salmon , tomato slice and coriander leaves  . Squeeze the lemon juice onto the salmon .

Fried rice

                                             Fried rice

Ingredients : ( For 2 persons )
2 bowls of  cooked white rice
5 or 6 medium size prawns  ( de shelled, de vined , cut into 1 cm size and seasoned with salt )
1 big  onion ( Cut into thin slices )
1 stalk of spring onion ( chopped to 1 cm size )
2 eggs  (beaten add a pinch of salt)
1 stick of Chinese sausage ( De skinned and cut into thin slices )
1 tbsp of fried shallot ( optional )
3 tbsp cooking oil

1) 3 clove garlics
2) 2 shallot
3) 2 bird eye chillis )
4) 1 tbsp  dried shrimp
Blend No, 1 to 4 finely to a paste

Heat wok.add 1 tsp cooking oil. Fry the beaten eggs . Shred and set aside.
Use the remaining oil to fry the blended mixtures until fragrant add onion slices, sausage and prawns. Pour in the rice and half the fried egg , stir well .  Add seasoning according to taste. Serve the fried rice garnished with fried egg , shallot and chopped spring onion

Mixed vegetables in rich gravy ( Vegetable curry)

                                 Mixed vegetables in rich gravy

Ingredients :
2 potatoes ( De skinned , diced into big cubes  boiled with 4 bowls of water until cooked set aside with water )
5 to 6 okra ( cut off the tail end , cut into 2 inches lenght )
10 long beans ( cut into 2 inches lenght )
Half a cabbage ( tear into bite size )
2 pieces brinjals ( cut into 2 inches size)
10 pieces tau pok
Fish cake or fishballs
1) 10 gm dry shrimp
2) 5 cloves garlic
3) 4 shallot
4) 2 inches dry, salted treadfin fish
5) 4 bird eye chilli
3 tbsp curry powder
Half a tin of evaporate milk

Blend items marked 1 to 5 finely with some water , add curry powder  mix well. Fry the mixture with 4 tbsp of oil until fragrant add cabbage, and long beans  continue to fry until vegetable is coated with the blended mixture. add the boiled potatoes and its water . let it simmers  for 10 to 15 minutes add okra and brinjals. Simmer until  the vegetables have soften add fishball / fish cake , tau pok , evaporated milk and seasoning . Serve with  white rice or fried / boiled  noodle .

Fish slices with leek

                                         Fish slices with leek

Ingredients:
200 gm Spanish mackerel fillet ( de skin , sliced and seasoned with salt set aside in fridge )
100 gm leek ( cleaned and cut slanting about an inch lenght )
2 bird eye chilli ( cut )
2 slices of ginger
2 cloves of garlic ( chopped finely )
Fish sauce
1tsp corn flour
Oil  for cooking
Seasoning
Half a cup of boiling water

Pan fried fish slices ( preferably on non stick pan ) set aside.
Heat wok add 1 tbsp cooking oil . saute chilli , ginger and garlic. add leek stir fry for 2 min  add fried fish slices. Stir gently so as not to break the fish slices.  Add fish sauce and corn flour mix. Sizzle boiling water at the side of wok .
Serve the dish with hot white rice.

Stir fried bitter gourd with minced meat and egg

                          Stir fried bitter gourd with minced meat and egg

Ingredients:
200 gm bitter gourd  ( sliced thinly)
1 tomato ( sliced into wedges )
2 bird eye chilli ( chopped finely )
30 gm minced meat ( chicken breast or pork , seasoned with soy sauce and pinch of corn flour )
2 eggs ( beaten , add salt )
3 cloves garlic
Seasoning
1 tbsp cooking oil

Scald the bitter gourd if you prefer it less bitter set a side.
Heat oil in wok when hot add garlic and chilli , stir fry until fragrant add minced meat saute until meat is semi cooked.
Add  bitter gourd, stir well then add tomato and egg, stir to mix well . Sizzle half a cup of water add the side of wok . Add seasoning according to taste. Served with warm white rice.