Deep-fry Shrimp Paste Chicken Bento

I saw there is a bottle of shrimp paste in the fridge, so I look for recipes on how to use that shrimp paste.Finally I came across a recipe like this online that I can try.

Deep-fry Shrimp Paste Chicken

Ingredients:

• Chicken wings, 6 pairs
• A – Shrimp paste, 1 tablespoon
• A – Sesame oil, 1 teaspoon
• A – Sugar, 1 teaspoon
• A – Pepper, 1 teaspoon
• A - Water, 200ml
• Eggs, 2 pcs
• Corn flour, 500 grams

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Use a scissor and cut the fresh between the wings and drumettes slowly, prepare for marinate.
2. Take out a Ziploc bag, put the chicken wings and the mixture [A] in and make sure all parts of the chicken wings are marinate well. Store in the fridge prepare for next day.

Actual Day

1. Take out the marinated chicken wings, coat with corn flours.

2. Heat up the oil in a frying pan over high heat. deep-fry the chicken wings till golden brown and crispy.

Butter Lotus Roots

Ingredients:

• Tiny wings, 6 pcs
• Lotus roots, 100 grams
• A – Butter, 5 grams
• A – Salt, 1 teaspoon
• A - Sugar, 1 teaspoon

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Wash and clean the small wings, put into 600ml of water, low heat to boil the water for 30 minutes, make it into chicken stocks.

2. Peel of the lotus roots skin, wash clean, and cut into about 0.7cm thick slices. And cut into quarter for every slice.

3. Take about 300ml chicken stocks, add in the cut lotus roots and cook for another 10 minutes. Turn off the fire, let cool and keep in the fridge. Keep the rest of the 300ml chicken stocks.

Actual Day

1. Take out the lotus roots, and put into the bento box.

 

Tamagoyaki Lady Fingers / Okra

Ingredients:

• Lady Fingers, 8 pcs
• Eggs, 4 pcs
• A – Salt, little
• A - Sugar, 1 teaspoon
• A – Stocks, 20ml

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Wash and clean the lady fingers using salt to remove the outer hair, and remove the stem of okra.

Actual Day

1. Beat the eggs, add in the mixture [A].
2. Heat up the Tamagoyaki frying pan, add in a bit oil, add in the beaten eggs, and place 4 pcs of okra onto the egg sheet. Use the spatula to roll up the okras together with the cook egg, and wrap the whole okras up.
3. Push down the eggs, and add more beaten eggs into the pan, keep on the rolling and wrapping method.
4. Take out and let cool, and cut the tamagoyaki okra into half.

 

Broccoli with Corn

Ingredients:

• Broccoli, 1 pc
• Sweet corn in kennel, ½ can
• Garlic, few slices
• Salt, to taste
• Pepper, to taste

Preparation:

Night Before

1. Wash clean and cut broccoli into florets, store in the fridge for next day.

Actual Day

1. Boil a pot of water, add in some salt, and put the cut broccoli florets into the boiled water for 45 seconds, take out and rinse with cold water and let dry.
2. Heat up the frying pan, stir-fry the garlic slices till fragrance, add in the sweet corn kennels, and add in the broccoli, finally add in the salt and pepper to taste. It’s done and let cool.

There are some of the new dish that I learned today too: okra or lady fingers tamagoyaki, butter sautéed lotus roots and stir-fry broccoli with corn.

So satisfy with a table full of my cooking ^^