Brunch: Egg fillet sandwich

There is no fresh veggies in the fridge to cook with for a few days now. Need to go grocery shopping sometime soon. But I did have avocado, eggs and frozen fillet in the fridge and few slice of bread left. I whipped up something pleasing to eat. It taste not half bad.

NEED:
beat 1 egg with pinch of pepper and salt
1 thawed fillet with spices: italian seasoning, pepper, salt, white pepper, wine/lemon,
some avocado
mayos
slice of bread
any oil

HOWTO:
I first cooked the beated egg like a pancake and put it aside. then I cooked the fillet, using the same pan, I added some olive oil and let it heat up and added the fillet then pour a bit of cooking wine on fillet, then sprinkle the spices on. cook it on one side for a minute and then flip it over. I cooked it until when I use my spatula gently to see if the meat can easily separate along the striated lines. Turn off heat and set aside

Then I spread mayo on one slice of bread and put slice pieces of avocado on the other slice and use the knife to mash it up a bit while spreading it. I folded the pancake like egg in half, put on top of slice then put fillet on top.

Tofu with century egg

http://www.feedthetang.com/2013/04/tofu-with-century-egg.html

1 Century egg
300g Silky soft tofu
1 stalk of celery, cut into short and thin strips
A couple of Celery leaves
1 stalk of Spring onion, roughly chopped
1 tsp Toasted sesame seeds
2 tbsp Soy sauce
1 tbsp Sesame oil
2 tbsp Vegetable oil

Remove shell of the century egg, and then cut it into 8 segments. Place tofu on a serving plate. Carefully arrange 6 segments of the egg on top of the tofu. Chop the rest of the egg into small pieces.

Place the celery on top, followed by the chopped century eggs and sesame seeds. Add soy sauce and sesame oil, and then sprinkle the spring onion and celery leaves to decorate. Heat vegetable oil over a high heat, and then add a splash to finish.

Spicy version: Add 1 tsp ground toasted Sichuan peppercorns and 1 chopped red chilli on top of the century egg. Add 1 tsp of chilli oil together with the soy sauce and sesame oil for extra heat.

Trick in Cracking Hard Boiled Eggs' Shells

I learned a new trick today, while volunteering in the kitchen. I used to crack the hard boiled egg shells by knocking it on a solid surface and peel them. The cook showed me that rolling the egg with your palm while applying light pressure which was quicker in cracking the egg and loosen the shell which should be easier to peel too.

Doing the trick on egg shells that are smooth with no crack after boiled and iced, I noticed that the majority of the egg whites also crack open with the shell. So, I first knock it once and then rolled it and then peel it.

Picture from: eateateatsleep

Veggie Quinoa and soft egg

LINK: http://www.reclaimingprovincial.com/2013/03/06/veggie-quinoa-breakfast-bowl/

I thought this looks like fried rice but no its quinoa.

Oatmeal and Soft-Cooked Egg

This looks really pleasing, yummy and simple to make.

LINK: http://everydayfoodblog.marthastewart.com/2012/12/healthy-start-savory-oats.html


List:
1/2 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
Coarse salt and ground pepper
Nonstick cooking spray
1 large egg
2 tablespoons shredded sharp cheddar
1 tablespoon thinly sliced spring onions

Directions:
In a small saucepan, bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add oats and pinch of salt; stir, reduce heat, and simmer until tender, about 5 minutes. Meanwhile, heat a small nonstick pan over medium. Coat lightly with cooking spray. Add egg and cook until white is set and yolk is still runny, about 3 minutes. Season egg to taste with salt and pepper. Serve oatmeal in a bowl topped with cheese, egg, and scallion greens.

Spinach Filling Recipes

I'm volunteering at a hospice care center in their kitchen. The chef had me rolling up noodle with spinach filling. It looked so good when I was working and simple to prepare and make. So I search online for the recipe and found two different presentation that I like and also have the noodle to make it.

Filling recipe:
4oz cream cheese
15 oz ricotta cheese
1 or 2egg
1 package frozen spinach
1/2 tsp salt and
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp Italian seasonings
1 garlic clover, minced
1 cup Mozzarella cheese
pasta

Dip and garnish:
pasta sauce

Covered, Bake at 350 F for about 30 if pasta already precooked. For uncooked pasta bake for 1 hour.

LINK: http://www.budgetbytes.com/2011/01/spinach-lasagna-roll-ups/

LINK: http://www.tablespoon.com/recipes/mini-spinach-lasagna-roll-ups-recipe/2/

LINK: http://www.recipegirl.com/2011/02/21/spinach-and-cheese-stuffed-manicotti/

Simple Chinese Braised Soy Sauce Eggs Recipe

My parents are going to China for 2 months so my mother came to campus, she came to get the suitcase I had and she come with food!!

Need:
hard boiled eggs
water
soy sauce - add the amount of flavor you want. I would add a bit more than usual. If you have dark soy sauce it will add to the color, dark soy sauce isn't that salty.

Crack all your boiled egg one or 2 times but don't peel the shell. In a pot add the cracked eggs and cover it with water and soy sauce. Let it boil then simmer for few hours for the flavor to soak in. You can also cook this in a crock pot if you want. You can eat it plain like that or add it to some noodles like I did.

Scramble Eggs with Chinese Chives

I usually eat this dish with rice porridge for breakfast. All you need eggs and asian chives. There is two ways of cooking it. First oil and stir fry the chives and then add the beat eggs or you could beat the eggs with the chives and then scramble it. Don't forget to season your food, I put salt, white pepper, and chicken granule bouillon while beating the eggs.

picture by chinacuisine.blogspot

Scramble Eggs with Shrimp

All you need
Is 2 eggs and a handful of shrimp. Also your seasoning mine is salt and chicken granule bouillon and white pepper powder.

oil your pan, heat it up, add shrimp, sprinkle half of your seasoning, shrimp tender pink add beat eggs, sprinkle a pinch or so more of seasoning, than whisk eggs around here and there. Stop cooking to the tenderness of your eggs. I turn my heat from high to med-high heat when I was about to add the eggs. Didn't want to over cook my eggs without notice.

Egg Pancake Rolls

RECIPE and photos BY TASTEHONGKONG:
This looks yummy and easy to make! I'm also think of adding diced shrimp. If I do, I would separately cook the the shrimp and then sprinkle it with the spring onions.

Prepare:
1 egg
25g plain flour
3g potato flour
60g water
1-2 tbsp chopped green onion
1/4 tsp sea salt
pinch of ground white pepper

Making:
"Add pinch of ground white pepper in egg and beat well.

In a mixing bowl, mix flours and salt. Gradually add water in the center, whisking and incorporating flour from around at the same time. Spoon 1/4 of the beaten egg into the flour mixture. Whisk well and until lumps disappear and the batter is smooth.

Add spring onion into the remaining 3/4 egg.

Heat a frying pan and coat its bottom with a very thin layer of oil. As they become hot enough, turn heat to low. Pour half of batter into center of the pan in one go (half of the batter in this recipe shall make a ~18cm pancake).

As soon as the batter hits the hot pan, tip it around to get the base evenly coated with batter (I like to spread it as thin as possible).

As the top side of the batter is about to set, pour over it half of the remaining egg mixture and spread it out evenly.

Wait for the egg mixture to set a bit, yet still slightly wet, lift an edge of the pancake and roll (I lifted with my turner). Aid the action with chopsticks or fork in another hand, if required.

Fry the roll for a few seconds, or more, to brown to your liking.

Repeat with the remaining batter and egg mixture. Section the egg rolls to your desired length. Serve hot with chili sauce or terayaki sauce."

Preserved Duck Eggs recommended product brand

I recommend this brand of duck eggs. This one is the best I have tasted. The other brand didn't have the nice gooeyness in the middle and outer firmness. I usually dislike eating these eggs but this brand of eggs I love, I can eat it whole with soy sauce.

I think there were 6 eggs in there own vacum sealed.