Green onions and minced ginger condiment

Green onions and minced ginger condiment (姜蓉)

How to: You would need lots of green onions(about 2-3 bunches) and ginger (2-3 tsps minced or freshly grated ginger). Mince or blend them finely in a food processor/blender. Add some olive oil to the green onions and ginger mixture. Store in air-tight container in the fridge.



This is a condiment you don't find in many Chinese restaurants (in the US, and even in Singapore) because it's neither preserved green chilli nor light soy sauce. This is some condiment you MIGHT find... if you are eating plain boiled/steamed chicken in some Chinese specialty/seafood restaurants eg. Jade Palace Seafood, Singapore, or a place like Soup Restaurant (三盅两件) that is famous for its Samsui Chicken.



I made another condiment here - Thai style. Looks almost similar (being greenish-looking) but they are entirely different in terms of flavor, and the heat.

My other WHB entries:
Baby spinach to make Pesto
Lily buds to make Nyonya Chap Chai - Mixed Vegetables Stew
Cilantro in Pork Omelette
Lemongrass in Stir Fry Tofu
Cilantro in Potato Patties

Tag: sauce, homemade dressing, chinese condiment, homemade condiment

Thai-style chili condiment - a homemade condiment or sauce from leftover green chili

Homemade chili sauce -Thai Style
Ingredients:
- 6-9 serrano chili depending on your heat level, threshold
- 2-3 tsp crushed ginger
- 1-2tsp crushed garlic
- 3-4tsp cane sugar
- sprinkle of paprika
- 1-2tbsp lime juice
- dashes of fish sauce (I did not have this, but if you do, definitely give a dash)

How to: Rinse the chili and remove seeds if you want the chili sauce mild. Slice up the chili, and with the other ingredients (except the lime juice), mix/blend/puree in a small food processor. Add in the lime juice, then blend quickly for 3 secs. You could taste the sauce and if too spicy, add more sugar.



This condiment should go well with seafood that has not been heavily seasoned or flavored before and during the process of cooking eg. as a dip for the fish slices in a fish soup, or for steamed prawns etc.


Tag: sauce, homemade chili sauce, thai chili condiment, thai condiment, spicy

Homemade pistachios pesto sauce

Homemade pistachios pesto sauce
Ingredients:
-1/2 cup basil leaves, rinsed before using
-1 handful of pistachios,shelled before using (as the origin of this came out from my snacks, it could only be roasted, salted, in shell)
-1 clove garlic
-extra virgin olive oil, EVOO
-Parmigiano Reggiano or Parmesan cheese, to taste
-freshly ground black pepper, to taste

Method:
1.Combine basil, pistachios, garlic, cheese in handheld electronic chopper/blender, process to mix
2.While mixing, slowly add in EVOO till desired consistency (should have a grainy texture and less of a puree)
Mine looks like this:

3.Season with cheese and freshly ground black pepper, to taste
4.Serve over sauteed/grilled fish, or over pasta (I did both! And it was surprisingly quite good!)

5.If not in use immediately, store in airtight container and into the refrigerator

Tag: homemade, pistachios, pesto,pistachios pesto