Steamed Herbal Chicken Wings

I still have one portion of herbs that is leftover from the  herbal soup
that i prepared. Saw alots of my frds doin confinment and saw the herbal chicken their CL cooked for them LOOK so tempting.. i decided to make my own :)
Its so good that just the gravy with plain made me GOES... CAN i have more? hehe
I marinated the chicken for a few hrs... therefore that explained why the colour look like dat...

Ingredients:
5 fresh chicken wings
1 portion of herbs
Marinate with:
1tblsp soya sauce
1tblsp dark soya sauce
1 tablsp sesame oil

leave aside for a few hrs.
Steam for 30 to 45min.

 

 

 

 

confinment food: KAI LAN STIR-FRIED WITH FISH FILLET

(Kai Lan is believed to help improve the joints & lymphs)
200g Kai Lan
½ carrot, sliced
100g white fish fillet,
2 slices old ginger, shredded 1 clove garlic, chopped
1 Onion, chopped
2 Tbsp Oil
½ tsp sesame seed oil 1 tsp Chinese Rice Wine
Marinate:
1 tsp light soy, ½ tsp sugar, ½ tsp cornflour, 1 tsp oil

Seasoning:
2 tsp light soy, 1 tsp sugar, 1 TBsp oyster sauce.

Cut fish into thin slices across the grain. Marinate for 5mins.

Slice off fibrous parts of the Kai Lan stems. Cut Kai Lan slantwise in thick slices.

Blanch Kai Lan & carrots in boiling water for 2 mins.

Heat Oil . Fry ginger, garlic, & onions until fragrant. Add the blanched kai lan & carrots to fry for 1 min. Add seasoning.

Include the marinated fish slices. Fry well for ~1 min. Then sprinkle 1 tsp Chinese Rice Wine & ½ tsp sesame seed oil just before serving.

Source from: Moms in mind

Confinment food: BLACK CHICKEN & BLACK BEAN SOUP

(Good for new mothers who’ve lost lots of blood during delivery. This tonic is good for invigorating blood circulation. Take plenty of rest after drinking this soup to help speed up recovery!)
1 Black Chicken
200g Black Beans
2 cups Chinese Rice Wine / DOM
4 slices old ginger
2 Tbs Sesame Seed Oil
Gut & Clean Chicken.

Heat Oil then fry ginger slices and black beans until fragrant (approx 2 to 3mins). Then also add the chicken to fry about 5mins.

Put all the ingredients into the crockpot and fill pot with HOT water until the level is about 1/2full. Boil for 2 to 3hrs until soup is fragrant.
 
Souce from: Moms in mind

Confinment food:

(Light Herbal Tonic. Soothes nerves of Tired New Mother, improves health)

1 Black Chicken
20g Wai San / huaishan (Dioscorea)
20g Kei Chee / qizhi (Medlar Seeds)
20g Dried Longan Flesh

Gut & Clean chicken. Scald in hot water for 3mins (or use the microwave). Rinse herbs. Then put all ingredients in crockpot and fill pot ½ full with HOT water. Boil for 3 hrs until fragrant.

Source from : Moms in mind

Confinment food: BEEF STEW

(One of my Favourite Recipes! The sauce is really great for eating with rice! Older children especially love this! If you want to give this to slightly younger children, you might want to substitute the beef cubes with minced beef.)

300g Beef Flank Meat, cut into small cubes
2 potatoes, skinned & cut into small cubes
2 tomatoes, chopped
1 carrot, skinned & cut into small cubes
1 Tbsp pearl barley seeds
1 Large Onion, cut into wedges
OIL - for deep frying

Cornflour Mixture - 1 Tbsp cornflour mixed with 2 Tbsp cold water

Marinade:
1 tsp light soy, 1 Tbsp sugar, 1 tsp dark soy, 2 Tbsp cornflour, 1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce, 2 Tbsp oil

Seasoning:
1 tsp light soy, 1 tsp sugar.

Heat 6 cups oil in wok until hot. Add potatoes & deep fry until golden brown. Dish out & drain.

Heat 1 Tbsp oil. Fry carrots & onions for 1 min.

Add beef & fry for 3mins to seal in the juices. Add in the 1 Tbsp barley.

Pour in 3 cups water & bring contents to boil. Lower flame & simmer for 1 hour.

Add tomatoes & deep-fried potatoes. Continue to simmer for another ½ hour.

Thicken with cornflour mixture if required. Add seasoning if necessary.
 
Source from: Moms in mind

confinment food: FILIPINO SAYOTE CHICKEN SOUP

(Learnt this recipe from a Filipino Mother. Adding the Sayote to an otherwise ordinary Chicken Soup seems to make it really sweet & delicious!)

1 Sayote (or "Choyate" - can even buy from NTUC supermarket or wet markets), cut into cubes.
1 or 2 large chicken thighs (scald & rinse)
1 or 2 tomatoes, cut into quarters.
1 onion, cubed.
2 slices ginger
1 carrot, cubed.
Put all ingredients into the crockpot with Hot water and simmer for at least 2 hours. I also like to use this soup for chicken macaroni - then the older kids can also have a meal of it!

Source from : Moms in mind

confinment food: BEEF STIR-FRIED WITH GARLIC STEMS & BLACK FUNGUS

(Wood Fungus is said to have properties of cleansing the arteries & getting rid of stale blood - the lochia)
1 small bunch of Garlic Stems ("Kow Choi Fa")
a few dried Wood Fungus
50g Beef
2 slices Ginger
2 Tbsp Carrot, finely shredded
1 tsp Chinese Rice Wine
Seasoning:

2tsp light soy sauce, ¼ tsp sugar, ½ tsp cornflour, dash of sesame oil, dash of pepper.
Sauce:

1/3 tsp salt, ¼ tsp sugar, ½ tsp cornflour, few drops of sesame oil, 1 tsp light soy, 2 tbsp water.
Wash & Cut the garlic stems into 3cm strips. Gently fry with oil & dish up.

Soak, wash & shred Wood Fungus. Parboil, drain & set aside.

Cut Beef into strips, marinate with seasoning for 15mins. Saute in warm oil, dish up.

Heat Oil, saute ginger, wood fungus, and carrots. Add beef & garlic stem. Add wine, stir in sauce. Fry/Mix well. Then dish up & serve.



source from: Moms in mind

Confinment food: FRIED BEEF WITH KAI LAN

(Kai Lan is said to benefit the spinal cord & kidneys. Beef is "blood-building".)
300g Lean Beef

300g Kai Lan
2 slices old ginger, shredded
1 clove garlic, shredded/minced
1 tsp Chinese Rice Wine
½ Tbsp Sesame Seed Oil 1Tbsp Oil
Seasoning: ½ tsp salt, 1 tsp sugar, ½ tsp light soya sauce. Marinate : 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp light soya sauce, 1 Tbsp oyster sauce, 1Tbsp cornflour, 1 Tbsp Oil
Rinse & pat dry beef. Slice thinly across the grain. Marinate for 15mins.

Slice off the fibrous parts of Kai Lan Stems. Cut into thick slices. Wash & drain.

Heat oil , then fry ginger & garlic until fragrant.

Put in Kai Lan & seasoning & stiry-fry for 2mins. Remove & set aside.

Reheat wok with sesame seed oil until hot. Then add marinated beef & stir-fry for 2mins.

Return vegetables to wok & stir-fry with beef for a while. Serve.

Source from: Moms in mind

Carmelized Ginger Chicken

You must be wondering what is this dish? MMMM

Actually HONESTLY i hate GINGER

coz it always caused me rashes... many of my closer frds will know ginger made me heat with rashes....

So decided to try out something which i can eat during confinment..

HAHHAHA yeap.. J said i very 厉害

even confinment foods oso must come out on my own..

Well that is to save my own SKIN.. haha

So decided to try out something dat i haven't tried on my own before.. hoping my lil theory work...

The usual ginger chicken works like this:

YES this is the USU ones.. ppl eat @ hm or during confinment

Look familiar isn't it

I tink most of us had it eaten anytime @ home or @ cai peng stall

or those places selling claypot xxx... this sure one of the dish they offered..

 Being me.. hehe i had no claypot so i on the flame higher when the sauces are abt to be absorbed by the chicken.. OH YES
i must raved abt this chicken..
I used kumpung chicken and the meats r so tender even afte being simmer for more then 30min...No extra FATS in it which made one.. wanna take bites after bites..
Mr sim said its nice BUT will be better if its a lil spicy
Lolz.. i tink it reminded him of 3 cup chicken in another way..

he commented tat IF add in more ginger.. it be another confinment dish
mmm oh well i doesn't mind if the confinment lady can do this dish for me.. coz i doesn't taste the ginger in it :p
which i usually will pick it up no matter how thinly sliced the person do it...

 

 

What i used:

1/2 kumpung chicken

marinate the chicken with:
1tblsp light soya sauce
2 tblsp darl soya sauce
1 tblsp oyster sauce
a dash of pepper

Leave aside for 4hrs

Amt of ginger and garlic to ur liking

enuff water to cover the cover.

Confinment food: Black Vinegar Trotter

During this important month-long confinement period, it is vital to eat well to regain your strength. Black Vinegar trotter is high in nutrition and will help the lochia heal faster.

What you need:

1 pig’s trotter
300 g brown sugar
200g old ginger
500 ml black vinegar
What you do:

Cut pigs trotter into serving pieces.
Rinse and scaled them in hot water.
Remove and drain well.
Skin and mash ginger lightly.
Heat 2 tablespoon of sesame oil and fry ginger till golden brown.
Transfer ginger to claypot.
Add vinegar and brown sugar
Bring it to a boil and let simmer for half an hour.
Add the trotters and simmer for two hours. (Till the trotters are soft and tender)
Serve

Confinment food: Steamed herbal chicken

Steamed herbal chicken is a recipe that has been used over decades by Chinese family. It is easy to cook, healthy to eat and beneficial to the body in many ways depending on the type of herbs you use to cook it with. In addition, it is also a delicious dish to have to ensure a smooth confinement.
Steamed Herbal Chicken
What you need:
500g chicken (whole or thigh)
½ tsp sugar
1 tsp soya sauce
1/8 tsp pepper
½ tsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil
2 slices old ginger

Chinese Herbs

20g Dong Sum (当参)
20g Wai San (淮山)
10g Tong Kwai (当归)
25g Kei Chi (杞子)
2 pcs Pak Kay (北芪)
5 red dates (红枣)

What you do:

1. Clean chicken and marinate with seasoning.
2. Heat wok with 1 tsp sesame oil. Fry ginger till golden brow
3. Add in the herbs and 2 tbsp hot water. Stir for 3 minutes.
4. Dish out
5. Place an aluminium foil in a deep dish. Place chicken in the centre and add the herbs. Bring both ends of the foil together and twist it so as to seal it.
6. Steam the bundled chicken for 1 to 1½ hours (depending on the size of the chicken). Turn it over if the chicken is big to absorb the sauce.
7. Serve.

Source from: The Asian Parent.com

Confinment Soup: Lotus root soup with red beans

As the old Chinese saying goes " Confinement well done, your troubles thereafter are none." Here are some confinement soup recipes believed to increase milk supply:


Lotus root soup with red beans
What you need:
1/2 lotus root with 2 or 3 sections
100g red beans (or adzuki beans)
2 honey dates
1 litres chicken stock
salt and pepper to taste
What you do:

1) Wash and soak the red beans overnight. Drain before use
2) Clean lotus root and rinse well, slice and set aside (soak in water with a splash of vinegar to keep it from browning)
3) Bring chicken stock to a boil; add the red beans and cook at high heat for 15 minutes
4) Lower the heat and simmer for 1 hour
5) Add lotus root and honey dates. Continue to simmer for 2 hours
6) Add salt and pepper to taste before serving.

Confinment Soup: Black Bean Herbal Soup

As the old Chinese saying goes " Confinement well done, your troubles thereafter are none." Here are some confinement soup recipes believed to increase milk supply:


As the old Chinese saying goes ” Confinement well done, your troubles thereafter are none.” Here are some confinement soup recipes believed to increase milk supply:
Black Beans Herbal Soup

What you need:

600 g black chicken
50 g black beans, pan fried
15g Wai San (Chinese yam)
15g Kei Chee (Chinese Wolf-berry)
15g Tong Sum (Dang shen)
15g Pak Kay (Astragalus Root )
10g Dried Longan flesh
6 red dates, pitted
600 ml hot water

What you do:

1) Rinse all the herbs, longans and dates and drain.
2) Cut and clean chicken thoroughly.
3) Put all the ingredients into a double-boiler pot.
4) Add hot water.
5) Cover and boil for 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
6) Add salt, if preferred, and serve.

Source from: The asianparent.com

Fish and Papaya Soup II

Another recipe for papaya fish soup....

Fish and papaya soup is a great confinement recipe that enhances milk production in postnatal mums. Even our very own superstar Zoe Tay swears by it!

Fish and Papaya Soup Recipe

What You Need
300 Grams Unriped Green Papaya
1 big fish head (choose from carp, snakehead sea beam, pomfret, kurau or threadfin)
8 red dates
20 wolfberries
3 slices of ginger (grounded)
1.5 L of water
Salt to taste
What You Do

Peel and cut papaya into big pieces.
Heat oil in a large pot and brown the fish head on each side.
Add all the ingredients and bring to a boil.
Simmer for four to eight hours.
Sieve and serve soup hot.

Source from: The asian parent.com

Recommended for confinment: Panfried Fish Fillet with Mushrooms

Another recipe that i came across which is suitable for confinment dish
Use red snapper, sole or any boneless variety you prefer. Fish is an excellent source of protein. Do not overcook fish as it becomes tough and stringy. Use as little oil as possible to pan fry to keep fat intake to a minimum.

Serves: 2 people
2 fish fillet (sole or threadfin)
1 small head broccoli (cut into small florets)
4 - 6 baby potatoes
5 - 6 fresh button mushrooms
(washed and sliced)

1 tablespoon margarine OR
2 tablespoons soya bean oil
150 ml chicken stock (pre-seasoned)
50 ml milk (skimmed / low fat)
1 teaspoon flour
1/2 teaspoon turmeric
2 - 4 cloves garlic (chopped)
1 knob ginger (finely sliced and fried till crisp)
light soya sauce to taste

Method:
1. Season fish fillets with light sauce, a little pepper and turmeric powder. Leave aside for about 15 minutes before cooking.
2. Bring a pot of water to a boil seasoned with pepper, salt and 1/2 teaspoon margarine. Boil potatoes till soft, drain and leave aside.
3. In the same water, boil the broccoli florets till tender (do not overcook). Drain.
4. Bring stock to a boil. Stir in milk and add mushroom slices. Thicken with flour, blended in a little milk or water.
5. Heat oil in a pan. Keeping the heat fairly high, fry garlic till crisp and add fillets, turning over at intervals to ensure even browning.
6. Place fillets on dish with broccoli and potatoes. Pour over hot mushroom and serve with a knob of herb and garlic butter, if preferred.


Source from: motherhood.com.sg

Fish Tail & Papaya Soup

Was searching for what is the chinese name for threadfin den came across this recipe.. seem interesting isn't it esp for mother/mother's to be who intend to breastfeed... its really a bonus to have good supply of BM.
Decided to note it down so that i won't have problem finding the link later on when i need this recipe to come in...

Exact from the website:
This is a 'classic' recipe that even the hospital LC will recommend to you. A lot of breastfeeding mothers here know this recipe. It is more common for our local mothers to use threadfin fish instead. Threadfin is also known as "ngor hur" in hokkien, or "wu yu" in mandarin.

Ingredients

1 white fish tail, approx. 1 Kg
100g raw peanuts
1 half-ripe papaya, approx. 1kg
1 pc tangerine peel ("chenpi")
2 slices old ginger
1.5l wate
2 tbs oil
1 tsp salt
1 tsp light soya sauce

Steps

1.Soak peanuts in water overnight. Drain before use

2.Skin and halve papaya. Remove seeds, rinse and cut into big wedges. Rinse tangerine peel.

3.Clean and scale fish tail. Rinse, drain and pat dry thoroughly.

4.Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a wok. When the oil is smoking, add the ginger and fry until fragrant. Now include the fish tail and fry both sides until light golden brown.

5.Bring 1.5l of water to a boil. include all the ingredients, cover pot and leave to boil for 15 minutes over high flame. Lower flame and simmer for 2½ hours. Season to taste.


Source from: Parenting Joy

Angel Hair Pasta

 

 

I prefer noodles then rice nowsadays and coz of Mr sim's irregular working hours now... we seldom dine out as well... to make sure i get to eat what i craved... so cooked it myself is still the best...
Lazy me.. used my fav brand of soup to make the base which doesn't need to add in water like some brands out there which are salty to be drink on its own. This brand never failed me in anytime i am in need of it.. but the company doesn't have alots of variety to chose from. Tink the most is 2 or 3 if my memory didn't failed.

Seriously i dun mind having this for my coming confinment too so i am listing down the ingredients i used.

Ingredients:

Pasta of ur choice
1 can soup of ur choice
Fresh mushroom
Baked chicken - own cooked
Brocoli
Carrot

Boiled the veg and leave aside.

Prepared the pasta as your usual way.

Slightly pan fried the mushroom and add in the can soup.

As for baked chicken - its up to u to chose what u like to add in... anyting u like as long as u wan it :p
 After that assemble everythings into the serving plate... Done.. dinner within 30min..

Steamed Chicken Mushroom Rice

Steamed Chicken Mushroom Rice

This Inspiration came from the Japanese claypot rice that sister bought from Iseten which cost $10/small mini pot... sister bought for us to try out during mother's day... hehe prehaps its us.. we all had this.. Mmmmm dun seem to suit our taste as to what we are imaging how it tasted like.. Theirs version are more sticky compare to what i had done...

Being me.. hehehe i always like to try out something that i am interested in.. Mr sim commented how will it tasted if we are using japanese rice for the steamed-lup-cheong-chicken-rice instead of our jasmine rice..

OH well... since i wanna to try out a new recipe.. i decided to use it for this..

My purpose is to try out something that i will like to ask the person cooking my confinment meal AS i am seriously not very keen in the traditional confinment meal..

As my reader know... i am not very good in writeing recipe so its only a rough guide for me to let Mr sim know what i like and what i used.. for those who are keen to try out.. pls let me know if u like it anot after trying :)

Ingredients i used:

3 chicken wings - washed, chopped and marinate with

1 tsp minced spring onion's white part

1 tsp minced ginger

1 tsp oyster sauce

1 tsp dark soya sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

* 1/2 tsp salt

*1/2 tsp light soya sauce 

(*pls note: i doesn't want a very salty flavour so i didn't add in salt.)

abit of pepper

Leave it aside for @ least 1 hrs...

Diced carrot & fresh mushroom

Spring onions - optional

1 cup japanese rice

1 1/2 cup water/stock

* Japanese rice will need more water then our jasmine rice.

I slightly pan fried all the ingredients. No need to add in any oil.

 Just a lil stir will do so that the colour will be more appealing after steaming it.

Add in all ingredients into ur steaming bowl. No worries if the veg stuffs all floated up,

you can always mix well after its being served when cooked.

Lastly top the chicken on top and steam for 30 - 40min under high flame.

Done after 40min.. leave it in the wok for 10min before serving it.

Enjoy it while its hot.

 

 

 

Rock sugar Bird nest Soup

 

 

Seriously this is the 1st time i handle bird nest myself.. I RATHER buy the bottle ones coz i dun have to spend time double boiling it.. don't have to pick the feathers etc.. hehe One word: L A Z Y
Lil sim's grandpa ( MY DAD) knew i finished my bottled bird nest... MUM wanna to pass me some bird nest she found @ hm.. from unknown source... Ater they inspected it.. Dad tink ite bette not to take since its from unknown source and the colour had alrdy changed..
So he said he will get me some.. *felt so pampered*

Last time when i was young, i am those who will coughed till face turned green n white kind.. 100 over days cough..
so i am fed with bird nest coz sin seh said its meant to be good... somehow it work..

The last time i took it was during wedding preparation..
Now that i am preggy... i get to eat it again.. hehe but is homecooked ones by myself..

I had no idea how much these cost.. dad didn't mentioned it
But he knew i dunno how to handle it myself..
so he went to check out the medi shop...
These only need to be soak n no feathers in it..
I just need to soak it in hot water for 2hrs and dlb boiled it for an hr..

Was supposed to add in Pao sheng but i rejected it coz it will made me go slpless..
which was said to be good to 补气....
so i juz did mine with some rock sugar..

The portion for 2 slice was like too much.. prehaps i will just do 1 each time on next time... or is it i put too lil water to make 2 serving @ a time... This is the biggest serving of bird nest i ever had in my life for the time being.. *gulity*

WHAT IS THE MEDICINAL VALUE OF BIRD'S NEST ?


Bird's nest is sweet and neutral in nature. It nourishes Yin, expels phlem, eases cough and tonifies Qi in the Lung. Bird's nest nourishes without causing Dryness and Indigestion to the body. It has remained as the most popular tonic among all supplements for centuries.

WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONS OF BIRD'S NEST ?

Bird's nest tonifies the Lung and Kidney, fights aging and nourishes the Spleen. It is especially good for those weak in the Lung; those with coughing, excessive sputum and fatique; and for people with asthenia bodies.

For more details can read from:


http://www.longchuenbirdsnest.com/faq.htm

Chicken Pork Muscle Herbal Soup

 Bought this pack of herbs from NTUC
Decided to make myself and baby some soup today.

This pack cost $5.50
I divide this pack into 2 portion since 1 whole portion is too much for me alone.

In order not to add extra seasoning, i decided to add in some pork muscle and chicken thigh.. with a lil salt..

Chicken thigh $2.50
Pork muscale $2.50

Serve for 1 to 2 pax
made 3 bowls.

 Double boiled for 2hrs..
Without much seasoning.. it tasted very sweet :) with the meat assence all inside the soup.