Baked Fish with Dried Chillies

When I was a kid, we had fish almost every day. I used to grumble about it, now I'm thankful when there's fish on the table!

Baked Yellow Croaker with Dried Chillies

Baked Fish with Dried Chillies (45 mins)

Yellow croaker or your favourite fish

As many dried chillies as you like
Salt

1. Pre-heat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
2. Defrost the fish, which has been scaled and gutted by your kind fishmonger, then wash it thoroughly under running water. 
3. Rub a pinch of salt all over the fish for taste. 
4. Use a pair of scissors to cut the dried chillies into smaller pieces. 
5. Make a few slits on both sides of the fish and then stuff the chillies into the slits. 
6. Bake the fish for 40 minutes.
7. Serve.

Baked Sweet and Sour Turbot

I really think all working women should have an oven.

Baked Sweet and Sour Turbot

Baked Sweet and Sour Turbot (30 mins)

For the baked turbot:
1 turbot, all cleaned and gutted by your helpful fishmonger
Salt

For the sweet and sour sauce:
1 capsicum
1/2 big onion
4 tablespoons tomato sauce
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon corn flour/tapioca flour
Water

1. Defrost the turbot before going to work.
2. Just before cooking, preheat the oven at 200 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
3. Once defrosted, clean the turbot by rinsing it under running water and rubbing it. 
4. Pat the turbot dry with some kitchen towels, then rub it all over with salt. 
5. Put the turbot into the oven and let it bake for 15 - 20 minutes, depending on the size of the fish.
6. Chop up the onion and capsicums.
7. Heat up the non-stick frying pan and some oil.
8. Once the oil is hot, fry the onion and capsicum slices for awhile.
9. Add in the tomato sauce, sugar, water and corn flour.
10. Fry it until well-mixed and cooked. 
11. Pour the sauce over the baked turbot. Serve.

Steamed Chicken

What I love best about cooking is that I can control the amount of salt and oil in my food.

Steamed Chicken

Steamed Chicken (10 mins preparation, Total = 40 mins)

Chicken

Wolfberries

Salt

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
2. Wash the defrosted chicken pieces (which were helpfully chopped up by the chicken seller) by rubbing each piece with salt carefully and rinsing it.
3. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.
4. Rub the chicken with salt for taste.
5. Rinse the wolfberries.
6. Line the oven tray with aluminium tin foil, fold up the edges so that it forms a sort of bowl. Grease the foil with a very thin layer of oil so as to prevent the chicken from sticking to it.
7. Place the chicken pieces on the foil and pour water into the aluminium foil 'bowl'. The amount of water should be as much gravy as you would like to have. Sprinkle a little salt into the water.
8. Bake the chicken at 180 degrees Celsius for 30 minutes or until cooked.

Steamed Turbot with Cherry Tomatoes

Apparently, it's advisable to eat at least 2 servings of fish a week.

Steamed Turbot with Cherry Tomatoes

Steamed Turbot with Cherry Tomatoes (30 mins)

Turbot

Cherry tomatoes

Ginger

Salt

1. Pre-heat the oven at 150 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes. 
2. Wash the fish (which has been cleaned by the seller) thoroughly under running water, then rub it all over with salt.
3. Chop some ginger. 
4. Wash the cherry tomatoes and half them. 
5. Line the oven tray with aluminium foil, fold up the edges so that it forms a sort of bowl. 
6. Lay the fish in the middle and the cherry tomatoes around it. Liberally sprinkle the ginger over and around the fish. 
7. Pour water into the aluminium foil 'bowl'. The amount of water should be as much gravy as you would like to have.
8. Sprinkle salt in the water for taste and stick the tray into the oven for 20 mins or until cooked.
9. Serve.

Baked Chicken

It's OK to put on weight in winter. Tuck in!

Roasted Chicken

Baked Chicken (10 mins preparation, Total = 50 mins)

Chicken pieces
Salt
Oil

1. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius for 10 minutes.
2. Wash the defrosted chicken pieces by rubbing each piece with salt carefully and rinsing it.
3. Pat the chicken dry with a paper towel.
4. Rub the chicken with salt for taste.
5. Line the oven tray with aluminium tin foil and grease the foil with a very thin layer of oil so as to prevent the chicken from sticking to it.
6. Place the chicken pieces on the tray and bake the chicken at 180 degrees Celsius for 40 minutes or until cooked.
7. Take a bath, read your favourite book or have a snooze while waiting for the chicken.
8. Once the oven goes 'ting', stick a fork into the chicken pieces to ensure they're cooked.
9. Serve.