Thursday, February 18, 2010
It was indeed another exciting and stimulating experience for me to conduct a live Chinese cooking demonstration at the SM Atrium last February 13, 2010, eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Metal Tiger and Valentine’s Day.
Having done so many culinary demonstrations before, this time was a bit different because this was the very first time that I was asked to do an entire menu featuring easy to prepare “Chinese Dishes.”
The stage was beautifully decorated with two large red-colored fans with Chinese characters that made the encounter more delightful and authentically Chinese! Wish I had brought with me my oriental CD music to complete the theme.
At any rate, the presentation started at a bit past five with several participants raring to write down the ingredients and procedures which I was about to dictate. But since it was also Valentines* day the following day, I decided to make it a *Chinese dishes with a Valentine twist*, so as to celebrate these two special occasions together. Shooting two birds with one stone, as the saying goes.s
I did the Shrimp Toast first, using heart-shaped bread that I cut out from sliced bread instead of the usual rectangular or triangle cuts. Using a toaster oven, it was done in less than 5 minutes. Second recipe was *Oriental Spa Salad* which was really a healthy dish using fresh broccoli florets, cooked rice, pineapple chunks, carrots and baby shrimps.
Another oriental favorite, Corn soup was next using ground pork (one can also use chicken or beef) and cream corn. Fresh corn can be used, if preferred. For the main course, it was Spicy Bean Curd while Rice Patties served as the carbohydrate meal.
As for the dessert, it was the sweet, delicious and sticky Tikoy. Wrapping a slice of Tikoy with a dab of ube halaya or bukayo inside, it was deep fried to a golden, crunchy treat to the delight of the audience. Very soft and chewy on the inside with a very crunchy texture on the outside, it was drizzled with another favorite dessert, chocolate ganache. It was just heavenly!
Below are some of the recipes that were prepared. I hope you would try and enjoy this at home as much as I enjoyed sharing this with you. A fruitful and prosperous year to all of us!
RICE PATTIES ORIENTAL SPA SALAD
4 cups cooked rice 1 cup pineapple tidbits
cup shredded carrots 5 cups cooked rice
cup chopped green onions kl baby shrimps, cooked
cup chopped bell pepper 2 cups bean sprouts
3 pcs eggs, beaten 1 cup broccoli florettes
1 tbsp soy sauce cup sliced green onions
tsp garlic powder 1 cup sliced carrots
tsp black pepper
tsp sesame oil
Sweet chilli sauce cup pineapple juice from tidbits
cup vinegar
cup sugar
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame seeds
SHRIMP TOAST
kl shrimp, peeled & chopped CORN SOUP
2 tbsp green onions, chopped 1 can creamed corn
2 tbsp jicama, chopped 1 pc bouillon cube
2 tbsp soy sauce 4 cups water
1 pc egg cup ground pork (beef or chicken)
8-10 pc sliced bread 1 tsp salt
Corn starch mixture, to thicken soup
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