Oven baked cheese steak & Clam Soup

I didn't have a good appetite for lunch today. When hubby called me up and asked me what I wanted for dinner, I begged him not to cook any Chinese food. He said okay and he would decide what I would eat tonight. By dinner time, he impressed me with oven baked cheese steak, with salad and baked potato. He also tried to make a clam soup which I think taste better than the one at Pizza Hut !! Yummy ! Enjoy the pictures ! 

Oven Cheese Steak

Ingredients:

1. Beef Steak

2. Cheddar Cheese

Seasoning:

1. Salt

2. Black Pepper

3. Parsley

4. Olive Oil

5. Butter

Method:

1. Wash steak thoroughly and pat dry 

2. Cut slits across steak for better heat penetration

3. Season steak with salt, pepper and parsley

4. Sit for 30 mins

5. Sear steak with olive oil and butter on frying pan

6. Put cheese on top of steak

7. Bake steak in oven at 200 Celsius for 15 mins

Clam Soup

Ingredients:

1. Clams

2. Ginger

3. Tomato

4. Chinese Celery

5. Onion

6. Red Chilli

7. Minced Garlic

Seasoning:

1. Salt

2. Pepper

3. Sherry/Mirin

4. Butter

Method:

1. Clean Clams

2. Boil water and add in butter, ginger, garlic, onion, tomato, chilli and boil for 10 mins.

3. Add sherry/mirin and chinese celery

4. Add in clams

5. Add salt and pepper to taste

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Yong Tau Foo Soup Base

Hubby tried his first time making Yong Tau Foo Soup and it turned up very very successful. We realised how easy it is to make the soup . Felt quite cheated by the hawkers outside .. haha ..

Oh ya, and we love this dish !! Coz Yong Tau Foo 酿豆腐 originated from the Chinese Ethic group, Hakka !!







Method
Brew 150 g Soya Bean 黄豆 with 70g Ikan Bilis 江鱼仔 for 2 hours or till the Ikan Bilis turn opaque (you can adjust the quantity accordingly). Sieve it and the broth is ready to be used. Add in whatever ingredient/sauces you think that will make the soup tasty.

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Sliced Fish Soup - Singapore style

Ingredients:
- 250 g of grouper fish fillet slices (or any fish you like)
- 1 cube of fish stock (or chicken stock)
- 100-150 ml of evaporate milk (as you like)
- 4 slices old ginger
- 2 tbsp of XO brandy
- 1 tbsp of vegetable oil
- 2 tsp of sesame oil
- 1 pinch of salt
- 1 tbsp of fried shallot slices
- Seasoning with pepper
- vegetable oil for frying fish slices

Method
1. Fry ginger slices, ikan billis, chopped garlic and fry over medium heat until fragrant.
2. Add 1 tbsp of XO brandy.
3. Add fish/chicken stock to a pot of water and bring it to boil.
4. Add in the fried ingredients + tomato.
5. Add the sliced fish in (U can add bitter gourd in before that)
5. Add evaporate milk
6. Add another 1 tbsp of XO brandy, followed by sesame oil and pinch of salt then bring into boil again over medium high heat.

*Tips: If U like bitter gourd or egg, can add in .

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