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Lotus Root & Lotus Seeds Pork Ribs Soup 双莲桂圆排骨汤－滋补，养心安神，益血益气

Nourishing and nutritious soup - Lotus Root & Lotus Seeds Pork Ribs Soup. This soup is good for replenishing "Qi", nourishing the blood, and strengthening the body's immune system.

You can cook the soup in a slow cooker, pressure cooker or just boil it over the stovetop. 

Lotus Root & Lotus Seeds Pork Ribs Soup cooked using a pressure cooker.

Lotus Root & Lotus Seeds Pork Ribs Soup, cooked over the stove-top.
Photo updated: March 2026

Ingredients: (yield 2-3 servings)

350g Soup Bones, blanched 排骨／汤骨 350克

Some Sea Salt to taste 少许盐调味

(A)

350g Lotus Root (peeled and cut into chunks) 莲藕 350克（去皮，洗净，切块）

100g Fresh Lotus Seeds 鲜莲子 100克

Fresh Lotus Seeds 鲜莲子
If using dried lotus seeds, soak them in water to rehydrate before use.

5-6 Seedless Red Dates 去籽红枣 5-6粒

Hot Water (8 cups level Ninja Foodi Pot or 2L if using stove-top) 热水 2公升


(B)


Handful of Dried Longan 桂圆 适量

Handful of Wolfberries (optional) 枸杞 适量

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Method:

1. Add (A) to your soup pot.
排骨／汤骨洗净，用滚水烫一烫，去掉血水。把排骨／汤骨和材料（A）放进汤锅里。

2. Add 2 litre of hot water. Bring to a boil then cook with high heat for 30 minutes. Reset to low heat and cook for another 70 minutes. Add ingredient (B) and cook another 10-15 minutes. 

开大火煮30分钟，转小火煮70分钟。 加入（B) ，继续煮10-15分钟即可。

  

3. Pressure cooker method: Pressure cook for 20 minutes (NPR) or 30 minutes if using dried lotus seeds. Switch to Sear/ Saute mode, add ingredients (B) and salt to taste, and simmer for 10 minutes.

高压: 煮20分钟，加入其余材料，煮10分钟即可。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。If you like my recipe, click here, LIKE & follow Miki's Food Archives Facebook page or follow us on Instagram: mfa_dingoozatfood  to receive more recipe updates. Don't forget to favourite my pages if you wish to see my post on your news feed. 

Easy Pan Fried Enoki Back Bacon Rolls 简易煎金针菇熏肉卷

Just roll up and pan fry, what's more simpler than this? No seasoning needed!



Ingredients:



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Enoki Mushroom

Good Quality Back Bacon



Method:

1. Place the enoki mushroom on the bacon. Roll up and secure with a tooth pick.

2. Heat oil in a skillet, pan fry until cooked or brown at the edges. Discard the tooth pick, serve right away.

Photo updated 3 March 2016
Cook this again with frozen thin sliced pork belly instead of bacon, drizzled some homemade teriyaki sauce.
Click here for Teriyaki Pork Belly Enoki Roll recipe.

Air Fried Stuffed Chinese Bread Stick (aka Youtiao) 气炸香脆酿油条

This is a popular dish in most seafood restaurants in Singapore and Malaysia. Those that we normally eat in restaurants are deep fried with oil. My version is air fried, thanks to some members who shared the idea. 

Well, this method uses very little oil, basically, I just spray some olive oil on it. The amount of oil used is less than 1% ? or 0.1 % of those served in the restaurant? 

Next question is.... which one taste better? Verdict? 

Homemade of course. No MSG, less salty...more healthy! and the fish paste is made of fresh mackerel flesh, no fishy smell, really GOOD!

Click here for Easy Homemade Fish Paste recipe.


Ingredients:

Fish Paste (I used homemade fish paste, click here for recipe)

Chinese Bread Stick aka YouTiao

Raw Sesame Seeds

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Method:

1. Cut the breadstick as desired. Stuff with fish paste.

2. Coat the fish paste surface with sesame seeds. Repeat for the rest.

3. Deep fry until golden and crips. If you have air fryer, skip this step and continue with step 4.

4. Spray a thin layer of oil. Transfer the bread stick to the air-fryer.

5. Air-fry 180'C for 10 minutes or till golden and crisp. 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。If you like my recipe, click here, LIKE & follow Miki's Food Archives Facebook page or follow us on Instagram: mfa_dingoozatfood  to receive more recipe updates. Don't forget to favourite my pages if you wish to see my post on your news feed. 

Light & Easy Chicken Potatoes Curry 简易马铃薯咖喱鸡丁

Another of my creation of curry specially customised for my son.....a 6yo little boy who loves curry but can't take any spicy food. This is an easy and quick method to cook curry. No milk or coconut milk or cream needed. It's light and best to pair with rice and prata. 

However, this recipe is flexible, if you like it spicy, just add some curry paste and chili :)




Ingredients:




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1 Boneless Chicken Breast/ Thigh (I use kampong chicken breast, sliced thinly)

2 Potatoes (Peeled and cut into small cubes)

8 Curry Leave





(A)

Corn Flour 

Soy Sauce

Sugar 




(B)

Garlic (finely minced)

Small Onion (finely minced)

Ginger (grated)

Curry Paste/ Chili (optional, only add this if you like it spicy)

(C)

Garam Masala

Curry Powder

Ground Tumeric

Balacan Powder




Soy Sauce

Chicken Broth 

Some Water

Method:


1. Add (A) to chicken meat, mix well and let marinate for 30 minutes.


2. Meanwhile, steam the potato for 20- 30 minutes depends on the size of the cubes. 


3. Heat oil in a saucepan, add in (B) and curry leaves. Stir fry until fragrant.


4. Add in chicken meat, stir fry until almost cook through, add in potatoes, chicken broth and some water. Liquid level just enough to cover the ingredients.


5. Add (C). Just a few dash of each. Simmer till the gravy thicken, about 8 - 10 minutes, add some soy sauce to taste. 


6. Remove from heat and serve warm with steamed rice.





Remarks: This curry is without coconut milk/ cream/ milk. So it's ok to serve later after cooked. I normally cook this ahead of time before I pick my boy from school. :)

Braised Pork Ribs With Bitter Gourd 古早味的苦瓜焖排骨

It's been a long time I never cook this. The last time I cooked this was about 3 years ago. And, that was my first attempt. No bad huh? :) That was before I start my blogspot. 

This is the photo that I shared among my personal friends on Facebook.
My first attempt cooking Braised Pork Ribs with Bitter Gourd.

I don't expect my little boy to eat bitter gourd. Seriously, I'm not a fan of it! I don't like bitter gourd soup, bitter gourd fried egg...etc etc. But braised it with pork ribs or chicken, that's one of my favourite. Mom used to cook these for us, love it so much!!

It's important to get rid of the bitterness because I really can't take bitter food. Really taste like medicine to me lol.... Mom taught me to rub salt on it, let it stand for a while, then wash off. The first time works!! but this time, not sure the reason...the bitter gourd still a little bitter even after all these acts. Probably I bought an extremely bitter Bitter Gourd?! lol...



Ingredients and Method:

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Prime Ribs

Bitter Gourd 

If you wish to get rid of some bitterness
Rub generous amount of salt and let it stand for 30-60 mins, rinse off with cold water. 

(A)

Tapioca Flour

Sugar

Shao Xing Wine

Soy Sauce


(B)

Ginger (sliced)

Garlic (sliced)


Fermented Soy Bean Paste

Rock Sugar

Hot Water

Oyster Sauce




Method:

1. Add (A) to the pork ribs. Cover and let marinate in the fridge overnight.

2. Heat oil in a skillet. Add garlic and ginger, stir fry until fragrant.

3. Add fermented soy bean paste. Stir fry until fragrant.

4. Add in marinated pork ribs.

5. Add a little bit more of the soy bean paste and stir fry until the edges is slightly brown. At this point, the meat is not cook through yet.

6. Add some hot water, transfer everything to a slow cooker. Or alternatively can be cooked in a pot on stove top.

7. The water level is just enough to cover the ribs. Cover and let it cook for 2 hours.

8. Add in bitter gourd.

9.  Gently level the bitter gourd so it's soaked in it. Add some rock sugar and oyster sauce to taste.

10. Cover and let it cook another 3 hours or more.

The meat is so tender! can be easily removed from the bones. So yummy, even my 6yo love it. :) 

Easy Stir-Fry Teriyaki Chicken 简易日式照烧酱炒鸡肉

When come to last minute meal, I normally use ready-to-use sauce to expedite my cooking. 

This time, I tried out Lee Kum Kee Teriyaki Marinate. I didn't buy this sauce, I got it free when I purchase the oyster sauce... :) 

This stir fry chicken is super easy!



Ingredients:

Boneless Chicken Breast/ Chicken Thigh  (Cut into small chunks)

Corn Flour

LKK Teriyaki Marinate

Sugar

Soy Sauce

Garlic (sliced)

Oil for cooking

Toasted Sesame Seeds




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Method:

1. Marinate the chicken chunks with LKK Teriyaki Marinate and corn flour for 30 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a skillet. Add garlic, cook until fragrant.

3. Add chicken chunks, stir fry until cook through. 

4. Add some sugar and soy sauce to taste. Remove from heat. Garnish with toasted sesame seeds.

5. Serve warm with steamed rice.