Silver Fish Pumpkin Congee

I went marketing this morning and saw a nice piece of Australian Pumpkin, immediately I had an idea to cook pumpkin congee with it.

It's simple, nourishing, tasty and healthy...which I think I need for eating too many guilty food recently!!

This congee taste best with Australian Pumpkin.  It's double the price of normal pumpkin you can find in market but the texture and taste is so much better.  Some market vegetable stall do sell them.  Try asking!

Ingredients needed:

1/2 cup of Rice
1.5 litre Water
Few Dried Scallop (Soak 15 mins till soft)
Handful of Dried Silver Fish (Soak 10 mins before use)
200g Australian Pumpkin (dice till very small)

• Place everything in electric pot to cook till done will do.
• Add a pinch of salt if you like stronger taste.

This congee is good for baby to eat too!

Red Yeast Rice Sauce Chicken (红糟鸡)

Sorry for not updating my blog for quite some time.  Have been busy with my bellydancing recently and hardly got time to try out new dishes to share with you.

Today finally I squeeze out some time to try out something that I'm interested in but have not tried cooking before. 

This dish is very nourishing for women but guys can enjoy too.  My hubby ate more than me and that makes me happy...meaning this dish is a success.

Here's the ingredients you need:

600g Chicken Chuck (I've rmoved most of the skin to make the dish slightly healthier hee)
4 tbsp Red Yeast Rice Sauce (红糟)
4 inches Young Ginger (Shred thinly)
3 to 5 tbsp Glutinous Rice Wine (米酒) (depending how well u can take wine)
1 tbsp light Soy Sauce
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Oil
800ml Water

• Heat Wok with oil till heated then add in young ginger and stir till fragrant.
• Add in Chicken Chucks and stir till meat turn whitish colour.
• Add in Red Yeast Rice Sauce and stir fry till fragrant.
• Pour in water, soy sauce and salt and simmer chicken with med fire till water almost absorbed.
• Pour in Rice Wine and simmer for 2 minutes and serve immediately.

Tips..
1) Do not cook tool long after adding Rice Wine or the alcohol will evaporate and won't be so fragrant.
2) This dish goes well with hot rice, or even can add to instant noodles too! 
3)You can keep unfinished chicken and reheat it by adding 1 tbsp of wine again next day.