Yang Chow

A no-seafood version of Yang Chow, I don't even know if it is still consider as such if the recipe doesn't follow the original version, ah basta, Yang Chow ito, hehe.



Ingredients:

• leftover/cold rice
• sliced ham, diced (I used two kinds, the regular and sweet one)
• Chinese sausage, dice
  
• eggs, beaten
  
• green peas
• carrots, diced
• garlic, minced
• soy sauce
• salt
• all-in-one seasoning granules
• cooking oil

Procedures:

• In a skillet, fry the beaten eggs. Slice thinly and set aside.
• In the same skillet, fry the ham and Chinese sausages, please do not overdo it, set aside.
• Still in the same skillet, saute the garlic, no need to brown it.
• Add the leftover rice and continuously mix.
• Season with salt and the all-in-one granules.
• Pour in the soy sauce and toss until the color is even.
• Add the ham, sausages, green peas, carrots and scrambled eggs, mix it up.
• Taste test, do revisions, if necessary.
• Mix and stir until done.
• Serve hot.
  

Easy does it :)


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Carbonara w/a Twist

My last post was about an experiment gone well, actually, great is a better term, hurhur. This one is not exactly an experiment but it was also done to maximize the benefits of an increase in our supply of Christmas ham, teehee.



Ingredients:

• pasta noodles (any kind will do)
  
• all-purpose cream
• ham, cubed (I used a honey-cured one)
  
• green peas
• corn kernels
• butter
  
• dried basil
  
• ground black pepper
• fish sauce/salt
• water

Procedures:

• Cook the noodles according to package instructions. Rinse and set aside.
• In medium heat, melt a quarter (of a bar) of margarine in a pan.
• Roll, not fry, the ham cubes in butter.
• Pour the all-purpose cream, add a bit of water and blend it all together.
  
• Add the seasonings - fish sauce or salt, ground black pepper and dried basil.
  
• Put the green peas and corn kernels last, stir and simmer until you get your preferred consistency.
• Taste test and do the necessary revisions, if there's a need to.
• Leave the sauce in low heat, drop the pasta noodles and toss.
  
• And you're done, let it cool for at least 15minutes, to make sure that the sauce are all stuck to the noodles, and then serve.
• I think, it will be great with garlic bread, sadly we have none *pouts*.

I think, I am Italian in my past life, with my obsession with pasta and all, hahaha.

Ham in Cheesy Cream Sauce

NOTICE: This is one of those dishes that just came out because we have the ingredients for it, it's not planned or expected, in other words, this is pure experiment. Lucky for us, it works, it actually tasted better than I can ever imagine.

You know like when it's Thanksgiving and there are lots of turkey leftovers and you make turkey sandwiches left and right, I have the same dilemma, we were given like three different variants of ham last Christmas season and there's only three of us, and we can't chow down on 1 ham each, right, so there were lots of leftovers and here's where mine and my younger bro's smart genes came in the picture - we decided to experiment *lol*.


Ingredients:

• ham (any brand will do but we used Purefoods Jamon de Bola)
• all-purpose cream (we used Nestle)
• cheddar cheese (we used Eden)
• butter (we used Dairy Creme)
• mushroom (small can)
  
• corn kernels (optional)

Procedures:

• Slice the ham in your preferred size and shape, I did it in jagged half-circles. One ball of ham is equals to a kilo, and I only used half of it. Set aside.
• Slice the mushrooms according to your preferred thickness. Set aside.
  
• Melt half a bar of butter in a frying fan.
• Drop the sliced ham and kind of saute it in the butter, I can't say fry as I didn't exactly fried mine, but if you want it like so, I guess you can.
• Add the all-purpose cream, blend it with the ham and butter until you get a consistent color and let it simmer.
• Drop the slice mushrooms.
  
• Add grated cheese, I used half of the regular-sized cheddar cheese, mix a little and then let it simmer.
• Add the corn kernels if you want to.
• Taste test. (Based on experience, there's no need to add any seasonings but to each its own, so do your deal)
• Perfect with rice and/or bread.

Try it and do tell me what happen, okay?

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