Once in a while we may enjoy the savory of dish cooked in coconut milk and spices (slices of lemongrass and some pieces of bay leave), as a variation in our homecooked menu.

 

Ingredients:

* 5 pieces baby chayote, sliced as matchsticks

* 1 piece carrot, sliced as matchsticks

* 1 piece Chinese yellow tofu, sliced thin long

* some small pieces chicken breast with bone

* 5 pieces red chilli, sliced

* lemongrass, sliced

* spring onion, sliced

* celery, sliced

* 5 pcs bay leave

* onion, chopped

* garlic, chopped

* half piece tomato, cut

* salt

* white pepper

* 2 table spoons cooking oil

* 500 ml coconut milk, from a half coconut

* 1000 ml water

 

 

Cooking steps:

* sauté garlic and onion in 2 tablespoons of cooking oil, stir until it smells good

* add red chilli, lemongrass, salt and white pepper

* add chicken, stir until the chicken meat turns to white

* add baby chayote and carrot, stir 2 minutes

* add water, cook until its boiling point

* add coconut milk, stir slowly

* add Chinese yellow tofu, keep stirring

* add bay leaves

* the last, add spring onion, celery, tomato

* served while this dish is still hot/warm

 

“A recipe has no soul. We, as the cook, must bring soul to the recipe.” ~Thomas Keller~

Serpong, 1st December 2015, 23.22

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