20 Nov. 2006. Recipy from Yeo Chin Cheng's Kitchen, Kuala Terengganu. Just do it, just cook it. It is our motto.
This is a Teo Chew Dish. You must go to the wet market first to buy the ingredients.
1.Bai cai (White vegetables, I don't know how to call it in English)
2.Fresh red fish. (quite costly, about RM20 a kilogramme)
3.White cube-tofo, (sui tou fu). cut into half and fry.
4. Yam, or keladi in Malay.
5. Ginger
6. Garlic.
7. A packet of corn flour.
8. Qin cai (Mandarin) or Kan Choy (Cantonese).
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Ang Zuo Hu Tao (Red Fish) Cut into pieces, about 4X2X3 cubic-cm. about the size of a matchbox. |
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Keladi, yam in English,"O" as pronounced in TeoChew cut into 1.5 cubic cm and the other half cut into semicircle, thickness~1.5cm. |
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Boil one whole garlic into a clay pot. |
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Soak five mushrooms(moku) in water for at least 2 hour, rinse thoroughly. Cut into half. |
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Satu tongkol halia, A piece of old ginger. scratch with a spoon to get rid of the skin. |
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Cut into 4 pieces. |
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Heat up a some cooking oil in the wok. |
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In the same time put the cut gingers, mushrooms into the clay pot. |
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Fry the cut yam.. |
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till brown, in slow fire. |
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While frying the yam, make sure the stuffs in the clay pot are boiled in slow fire. |
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Take out the brownish fried yam and put onto a big tissue paper. |
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After a few minutes, Put the cut bai cai into the pot. |
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All vegetables are cooked in a short while. |
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Make sure vege. are put at the last step of all cooking. |
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Get ready with corn flour in a plate. |
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Get ready with fried tofu. These can be fried and kept in the fridge for ready-use. |
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Fry the semicircle yam till brown. |
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Dress the fish with corn flour, |
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and fry them in the hot oil in the wok. |
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Put all fried fish and yam in a plate. Make sure they are put on a piece of big tissue paper to "suck" the excessive oil. |
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Put the fried tofu into the clay pot. |
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wait for some time till cooked. Put some kicap cair to taste. |
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Then, put the fried fish and yam into the pot. Let all the stuffs in the clay pot to cook for some time, YattWokSook. |
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Clean and rinse the "kanchoy" in Cantonese, "qincai" in Mandarin. These fragrant vege are good as topping for any soup. |
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Serve hot with white rice. It is very nutricious for all in the family. Kanchoy is optional, because most kids do not like the strong fragrant. |
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The Ang Zou Hu Tao delicacy, may be it is a Teo Chew style of cooking. From Jane's father. Yeo Koi Nui. |
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Practice makes perfect. Cook, think, improve and KISS, Keep It Short and Simple. Enjoy ! |