Sweet Potato Porridge (Serves t3-4 pax)~

Among all the porridge I have cooked before, this is one of my favourite as I feel sweet potato really goes well with porridge due to its natural sweet taste.

Ingredients:
1 1/2 cup of uncooked rice (soaked overnight)
* this purpose of soaking rice is to ensure it will be more easily soften n has watery texture when cooked)
2 sweet potatoes(cut into chunks)

Seasoning:
2 tablespoon of light soya sauce.

Method:

1. Rinse off the soaking water and wash the rice twice.
2. Add in water about 1 finger length.
3. Cook and stir the porridge occasionally in medium heat for about 45 minutes till the rice is soften and watery.
4. Add in sweet potato and cooked for about 15 minutes more or till soften.

Chicken Breast with Mushroom(serves about 3 pax)

Suddenly have a urge to cook this dish and also my mum had just have her operation so I think this dish is quite suitable for her current condition. Did some research on this dish and so here I am presenting my own style of this recipe(:

Ingredients:

1 Chicken breast - cut into cudes

10 chinese mushroom - soaked & cut into slices

4 stalk of spring onions - Chopped

1 stalk of coriander leavesn - Chopped

1 tablespoon of hua tiao jiu

4 pieces of peeled ginger

1 tablespoon of cornflour(to marinate the chicken)

Seasoning sauce:

2 tablespoon of vegetarian Oyster sauce

2 Tablespoon of dark soya sauce

Dash of black pepper

1/4 sesame oil

1 teaspoon of sugar

1 teaspoon of cornflour(mix together with 2 tablespoon of water)

Salt to taste.

Method:

1. Marinate the chicken with hua tiao jiu and cornflour and leave it overnight.
2. Mix the seasoning sauce together except for cornflour and salt).
3. Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry ginger till fragant. 
4. Add in chicken and stir fry till is half cooked.
5. Add in mushroom, sauce and mix well till the chicken is nicely coated with the sauce. 
6. Add in the cornflour mixture to thicken the sauce and salt. Cook for 1 minute or till the chicken is fully cooked.
7. Serve hot with chopped spring onions & coriander leaves.