SUE-ON'S KITCHEN
July II: 2012
www.hillmanweb.com/soos/food39.html
Also featured in my Facebook
Album
.
Blackened fresh halibut fillet, with a sprinkle
of "Slap Ya, Mama!"
on a bed of steamed spaghetti squash and green
beans.
No sauce other than a squeeze of lime...
.
..
.
Mango Pudding from HeartSmart Chinese cookbook:
Dissolve 2 pkgs of unflavoured gelatin, 3/4 cup
sugar
(optional. I use 1/2 or less, or none) in 1 cup
hot water.
Stir to dissolve completely.
In a large bowl, mix 3 cups mango pulp (1 large
can from Superstore)
and 1 cup evaporated milk (or cream or coconut
milk).
Add 8 ice cubes and the gelatine mixture. Stir
until ice cubes are melted.
Pour into individual glasses, ice cream dishes,
wine glasses, etc and chill until partially set.
Add "decorations" and return to fridge until
firm - about 3 hours.
Great after a rich meal or anytime!
..
All set to go to (Wilson's) Lisa's house - sans
Little Red Riding Hood costume ;-)
.
.
.
Cantonese Chow Mein:
dry fried egg noodles, beef, and mixed veg -
one of Soulin's favourite noodles.
Soulin mowed lawns, then we took him to see Dark
Knight Rises -)
I slice the beef into slices, and not paper
thin as it will break into too small piece.
I just add water to the vegetables half way to
"steam" them uncovered.
I marinate the beef with salt, oil, and cornstarch.
When I add the cooked veg and liquids to the
cooking beef, it forms the sauce.
If it is too runny, just thicken with cornstarch
slurry.
Sometimes I use chicken stock in place of water
in the vegetables.
I then let the beef sit while I cook the noodles
and vegetables (separately).
You can use different flavourings, such as oyster
sauce, soy sauce, but we we always kept it simple.
The marinade will keep the beef moist and give
it a slicky texture on the outside.
..
Spiced Moroccan Beef Cigars - ground beef rolled
in filo pastry and coated with sesame seeds.
Baked at 400F for 20 minutes.
These are great to have on hand - freezes well.
Perfect finger food with a yogurt dip or salsa.
.
.
.
Banana Dark chocolate ginger "egg rolls" - great
with vanilla ice cream ;-)
..
Mango cheesecake - for Robin's birthday!
.
.
.
Robin and China were the wonton masters when
we had Soo's Restaurant.
Here, Robin's giving fiance Jen a lesson as we
needed a lot for lunch!
I didn't have time for pics of the wonton noodle
soup we had for lunch,
but trust me, it was devoured with wontons, shrimp
roe noodles, Chinese cabbage,
lots of broth and several different kinds of
hot sauce.
The wonton filling was ground pork, shrimp, waterchestnuts
and seasonings.
..
Bison ribeye steaks with Ryan's own concoction
of steak spice rub...
.
.
.
Could anything be more perfect than this piece
of bison steak?!
Eaten with new potatoes smothered with butter
and fresh mint, and corn on the cob.
A good meal with which to send the kids on their
way home!
.
.
Snackin'! Shrimp chips
..
Dungeness and King Crab boiled in Lousiana Crab
Boil seasoning from the "south"
- spicy and delicious!
.
.
.
Jumbo shrimp in the shell sauteed in BBQ sauce.
Love that slightly charred sweet and spicy sauce.
..
Birthday boy Robin, fiance Jen, and daughter
Oriyen
.
...
Ending the month of July with a very traditional Toisan / Chinese dish:
Steamed (4)fresh eggs, (2)salted duck eggs, with ground pork and cilantro.
Satisfying that craving for salt today :-)
Eaten with jasmine rice and stir-fried bok choy..
..
.
..
