Fry Spare Ribs in Citrous Sauce

Korean Citron tea is not just good for drinking...can also use it to for savory dishes. The sweetness in the tea adds a special and refreshing taste to meat. Hope you enjoy this recipe.

Ingredients


$30 spare ribs
1 red bell pepper (cut into triangles)
1 yellow bell pepper (cut into triangles)
1/2 onion (cut into pieces)
1 tbs minced garlic
1/3 cup of water


Sauce


1.5tbs Korean Citron tea
1.5tbs lime juice
1 tbs honey
2 tbs water


1. Marinade spare ribs with light soya sauce, sugar, cornstarch and oil for 30 mins.
2. Heat wok with little oil, fry spare ribs. Add water and cover lid. Cook for 7mins. Dish up and drain.
3. Heat wok with little oil, fry onion and garlic. Add 1/2 tsp salt. Add bell peppers. Fry for 3mins. Add spare ribs.

4. Add sauce and cook for a few minutes. Dish up and serve.

Weekend Getaway in Phuket

Phuket, a lovely island on the South of Thailand, is one of the most popular resort destinations for those of us in HK who wants a cheap but luxurious weekend getaway.  One of the great thing about Phuket is the lovely resorts and great services offered by the local Thais. We stayed at the Anantara this time and they upgraded us to their Laguna Pool Villa. The hotel is lovely and all rooms have private pools. Although the pool is a bit small, it was great to have a private pool where you can enjoy a dip any time of the day. Food at the Anantara is quite good but expensive. So we ate out at the local Thai restaurants on most nights. If you want night life and shopping, Anantara is not the place for you. It's situated at Mai Khao (15 mins from the airport) which is far from all the happening places like Patong (1.5 hours from Patong).

We truly enjoyed our stay at the Anantara so if you are looking for a romantic and relaxing getaway, I would highly recommend it. We also tried their in villa BBQ. Not cheap (around HK$600/person) but was quite fun and food was good.

We were blessed with great weather during our stay and look at the lovely sunset....the colour of the sky is amazing ....

Strawberry Banana Smoothie

Ingredients (makes 2)


1 small carton of skim milk 
1/2 cup of strawberries
1 cup of frozen banana
2 tbs strawberry yogurt
1/2 tbs honey


Method


Blend all ingredients together and serve.

Salted Fish and Beancurd with Mixed Herbs

First time making this dish and turned out quite well. Easy to make. The combination of salted fish and tomato paste may seem strange but the taste is actually quite good.

Ingredients


2 pieces of hard beancurd (diced)
3 tbs salted fish (diced)
1 piece of chicken breast or 200 gm (around $15) of pork belly (diced)
1 tsp mixed herbs
1 tbs tomato paste
2 tsp minced garlic
2 tsp minced ginger
2 tsp minced shallot
1 tbs chopped spring onion


Sauce


1 cup water
1/4 tsp chicken powder
2 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbs oyster sauce
1/2 tsp sugar
pepper


Method


1. Marinade the pork or chicken with some light soy sauce, pepper, cornstarch and oil.
2. Blanch the tofu and drain.
3. Heat wok with little oil and saute the chicken/pork. Dish up.
4. Heat wok with little oil. Saute ginger, shallot, garlic, tomato paste and mixed herb. Pour diced chicken/pork and tofu to wok. Stir fry for 1 minute. Add the sauce and cook until the sauce reduces to 1/4. Add spring onion. Dish up and serve.