Quiche Lorraine – Vegetarian friendly :p

Preparation Time: 40 mins

Baking Time: 40 mins

Serving for 6 – 8 persons

Ingredients

For Pastry:

4 oz butter

4 oz cream cheese

4 oz plain flour

For Filling:

6 oz cheddar cheese

8 Mid size Portobello Mushroom

3 mid size onion (sliced)

3 whole eggs

2 oz milk

2 oz fried shallot (optional)

Method

For Pastry:

Cream butter and cream cheese till smooth. Add flour to it, mix well and roll out to fit 9 inch pie tin

For Filling:

1. Grate the cheese.

2. Cut the mushroom into cubes and stry fry till soft.

3. Saute onion till golden brown.

4. Place the onions, mushroom and cheese (in order of bottom to top) in layers in the pie tin.

5. Beat the eggs and milk lightly.

6. Pour egg mixture and add shallot (optional) on top.

7. Bake at 200 degrees for 40 mins.

Onion Omelette

This may seem easy to cook but to have the good texture and taste of good onion omelette ….. try this….contribution from my Aunt

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 15 mins

Servings for 2

Ingredients

2 eggs beaten

2 large onions

½ tsp light soy sauce

1 dash of pepper

Method

1. Add soy sauce, pepper and mixed the egg

2. Heat wok, add cooking oil and stir fry onions till lightly black

3. Add egg mixture and fry each side till brown

Seasoned Radish with eggs

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Servings for 2 persons

Ingredients

2 large eggs beaten

50 – 80g chopped seasoned radish (Dialect: Chai Por)

2 cloves minced garlic

1 chopped chilli

Little sugar to taste

Method

1. Mixed the minced garlic, chilli, sugar and chopped seasoned radish into eggs

2. Heat wok, add 6 Tbsp of cooking oil, scoop one ladle of egg mixture and fry for about 3 mins at medium heat

3. Best served with porridge

Scrambled eggs

If you think scrambled eggs is easy to make….

Preparation Time: 3 mins

Cooking Time: 5 – 8 mins

Serving for 2 – 3 persons

Ingredients

3 eggs

3 Tbsp milk or cream

2 Tbsp cooking oil or butter

Method

1. Beat eggs with a fork

2. Heat non-stick pan (low heat) and add oil or butter

3. Add egg and use a spatula to drag the egg mixture to the centre of the pan and continue to move it around the pan

4. Once it curdle up add milk or cream

Best serve with toast bread spread with butter

Steam Egg “tofu”

Preparation Time: 10 mins

Cooking Time: 10 mins

Serving for 2 – 3 persons

Ingredients

2 – 3 eggs depends on size

200 g minced pork

2 salted egg yolk

water

pepper

1 tsp soy sauce

Method

1. Mixed salted eggs with minced pork.

2. Beat egg and sieve it. Add equal amount of water as the egg mixture and mixed it well.

3. Add pepper and soy sauce in egg mixture.

4. Add minced pork mixture into egg mixture. Pour in a steam container.

5. Heat steamer and place the egg and pork mixture in it and cook for 10 mins.

Pancake

Preparation Time: 40 – 50 minutes

Serving for 3 – 4 with 2 pancakes per person

Ingredients

4 oz self raising flour

pinch of salt

1 egg

1 egg yolk

10 fluid oz milk

1 Tbsp melted butter

Method

1. Sift the flour with the salt into a bowl.

2. Make a well in the centre and add the egg and yolk.

3. Add the milk slowly and stirring all the time.

4. When half the milk has been added, stir in the melted butter and beat well until smooth.

5. Add the remaining milk and leave to stand for 30 minutes before cooking.

6. Check the batter for consistency of thin cream – if too thick add a little extra milk.

Tips – Allow the mixture to stand for about 30 mins because this has the effect of softening the starch cells, making the pancakes thinner without being tough.

Cooking Pancakes

1. Put a few drops of oil when pan is hot.

2. Take 1 Tbsp of the batter and tip this into the pan.

3. Immediately rolling it round clockwise to coat the bottom evenly.

4. Use a 6-inch diameter pan for cooking.

5. Cook until the underneath of pancake is a good brown colour.

6. Run a palette knife under the edges to loosen the pancake. Then raise it slightly with the fingers and slip the knife underneath.

7. Flip the pancake over and cook for about 10 seconds on the other side.

8. Serve with maple syrup and whipped butter for excellent taste.

Tips: A proper pancake pan is shallow about 6 inches in diameter. Alternative is an omelette pan is good too.