Tuesday, May 15, 2012

Fried Chao Chai Big Bee Hoon

Mother's Day was celebrated across the nation and also the world where kids will give pressie or bring their mothers to eat lunch or dinner or breakfast. As for me, I have to cook. ha ha ha ha ha..We had pot luck on Mother's Day and it was a great fun eventhough we mothers have to cook for ourselves and our kids...

So what did I cook for us mothers on Mothers' Day? Fried Chao Chai Big Bee hoon. Let me translate for all of you that do not know hokkien.

Chao Chai - a type of salted vegetable that you can buy from the market. A bit smelly when you buy it but no worries, after you wash and cut it, it is not that bad and after you cook it, it taste wonderful. You can buy chao chai at the market or chinese grocery story. I forgot to take the picture of the packet but just ask the store man. Make sure he is chinese and understand what you are saying...I bought one packet for only RM3..Not sure west malaysia got or not lar...

Big Bee Hoon - a type of Vermicelli but bigger size..fatter. Made from rice actually. Delicious when fried or made soup with it and it is chewy..

I always ordered this dish when I go out to the coffee shop and they are yummy and I tried to search in the internet on how to cook it but nothing...Soo I decided to try it out myself and guess what my friends loved it..

So lets Cook...

INGREDIENTS

  • 1 packet of Big Bee hoon - Cook it in boiling water first for a few minutes

  • Chao Chai - 1 packet of salted chao chai - wash it and soak it in water for a few minutes if you do not want it to be too salty and then cut into small small pieces

  • Red Onion - 5 or 6 - Cut into small pieces

  • 1 Chicken breasts - Cut into smaller pieces - Marinate with a bit of Oyster Sauce, Cooking wine and black pepper.

  • Black Fungus - cut into strips - I think I bought the wrong type but oh well..turned out nice..ha ha. People PLEASE do not use those fungus that you get from your feet okie..or from the drain. Is those black chewy nice fungus that are found in the sea and dried it (I think). All you have to do is soak it in water for a few hours till it becomes wet and you can cut them

  • Dark Soy Sauce
  • Home Made chinese red wine - shooshhhhh......illegal but yummy
  • Pepper - White or Black does not matter
STEPS
Step 1
  • Put oil in the wok and then throw the chicken into the wok and stir fry it till it is cooked and then take it out and put it aside

Step 2
  • Put oil in hot wok and then stir fry the red onion till the aroma comes out and the onion is a bit brownish but not burnt


Step 3
  • Throw the Chao Chai into the wok cos the red onion are getting a bit lonely..Fry it with big fire but remember to keep on frying otherwise aiyohhh burn. If you are not good at it, please do fry it with smaller fire okie or ask mummy to cook ha ha ha

  • Throw in the 3rd party which is the black fungus and then fry it some more


Step 4
  • Throw the big bee hoon into the wok and then MIX MIX FRY FRY FRY....GO baby Gooooo....After frying our last Fried Kolo Mee dish I think you should have bulky hands so I guess no problem for you but if you do not understand what the heck am I talking abt please ignore this whole long sentence and just fry your bee hooon..

  • Put some soy sauce all over the bee hoon and fry it some more till they are mix properly. Taste the bee hoon whether it is salty. If not please put some more soy sauce..

Step 5
  • After frying for a while, throw the cooked chicken into the wok and fry it and mix it some more

  • Finally, pour in red wine...Pour in quite an amount of red wine. Make sure you taste it and Please don't get drunk ok..oh yeah this dish is not HALAL..ha ha ha....


DONE...

Yummy Lehhhhh

The aftermath of Messy Gracie's cooking - Poor my friend's maid- need to clean all of them up..WHAT you think I clean after I cook? you must be joking...

You see the black little seeds or dots in the cute bowl? That are raisins...Treat for me while I do the cooking..ha ha ha ha...otherwise I get cranky mah..


Mother's Day Food Spread

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