Cooking Chinese

So it was one of those rare occasions when I feel like cooking Chinese food. Guess I've been pretty spoilt as a kid. I always like to have my many dishes. Despite just the 2 of us living here, I tend to want at least 3 dishes. But it's such a pain thinking up the various dishes to cook really.

Tonight i invite my new temp neighbour, 50's Babe to join us for dinner. Dr Rats was suppose to be here also, but she missed out coz of work - poor thing.

So my 4 dishes for the night are: "Fish fragrant Eggplant" - this is a modified Sze Chuan dish, then Chicken and Chinese mushrooms, Black Bean & Garlic ribs and also just some ginger stirfried green veggies.

Just enough so there's leftovers for lunch for all 3 of us. Yay! Delious, took me about 1 hr to make everything :)

Black Bean & Garlic Spare Ribs

Ingredients

• Black Bean Sauce
• Garlic
  
• Chili
• Pork Spare Ribs

Directions

• Rinse ribs, cut into bite size pieces
• Marinate with Black with sauce, add chopped garlic and chili
• Place in steamer (I cook mine in my rice cooker as I make the rice)
• Ready to eat :)
  

Cinco De Mayo 2011

Time for Mexican again and it's Cinco de Mayo! Though we steered clear from the Tequillas since it was a school night.

Instead we had some quesadillas, guacamole, salsa and mole pollo. Basically my favourite food.

Did a spin on the salsa - used both green and golden kiwi fruits to give it sweetness to balance with the acid of the lime juice and freshness of the tomatoes.

I think maybe the next time I have Mexican, I'll make some burritos and fajitas :)