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The boys were offered a food sampling of Yakiniku Pork at Cold Storage supermarket and to my surprise, it was so delicious that my little one Z chomped down his share happily. And by chomping down, I mean that he chewed and swallowed everything! This 5 year old of mine finds pork and beef meats tough and he often spits them out after chewing them. I still give him a tiny portion at mealtimes though, to get him used to eating them! So guess what, that day, I picked up a pack of frozen Iberico pork collar and a bottle of Yakiniku sauce to give it a try at home. And this has become one of my favourite items to cook, just because it is so quick and easy! You should know by my recipes posted so far, I simply love Quick and Easy!! =) Yakiniku Pork (Serves 4) Ingredients: 1 pack of frozen sliced pork collar or pork belly  1 pack of enoki mushrooms (cut and washed well) 1/2 brown onion (sliced) Yakiniku sauce (any Japanese brand will do, you can refer to the bra...

A small portion of Teriyaki Salmon can cost easily over $10 if you eat it in a restaurant. With $10, you can serve this dish to a family of 4! But first, you will need to invest in 2 very important condiments often required in Japanese cooking - Mirin and Cooking Sake. Teriyaki sauce is made up of soya sauce, mirin (a sweet rice wine), cooking sake and sugar. The basic ratio that I use is 2:2:1:1 in the above order mentioned. So if you are cooking a thin salmon fillet (approx 150g) for one person, the amount of condiment will be as follows:- 1 tbsp soya sauce, 1 tbsp mirin, 1/2 tbsp cooking sake and 1/2 tbsp sugar. That's all it takes to make your teriyaki sauce. Teriyaki Salmon Ingredients: 1 piece of fresh salmon fillet with skin on, approx 300g (make sure to remove any bones in it if you are cooking this for kids) 2 tbsp each of soya sauce and mirin, 1 tbsp each of cooking sake and sugar (mix well in a bowl) A little sea salt (optional) Method: Wash salmon fi...

A meal is not complete without some greens. Here is a very quick way to dish up a piping hot bowl of  baby spinach in chicken broth and some wolf berries.  Spinach in Chicken Broth Ingredients: 250ml pack of chicken broth 1 pack of chinese baby spinach (washed and cut) Handful of wolf-berries (also known as goji berries), washed 1/2 to 1 tsp of Huatiao/Shaoxing wine Method: Heat up chicken broth in your pan or wok When broth boils, put washed spinach into the broth and let it cook covered When spinach is almost done, add in a handful of wolf berries and the Huatiao/Shaoxing wine and let it cook for another minute Dish out and serve Isn't this so quick and simple? No oil required! =) If you like, you can put in a handful of garlic slices to boil with the chicken broth. You can also add in some chopped salted egg and century egg. Enjoy! Pics for your reference: Just one pack required. So convenient! Cut and wash spinach well ...