Chow Mein : Chinese Recipe

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Chow Mein ia also known as Chinese stir fried noodles. There are many varieties of Chinese noodles. Dry Chinese noodles is the popular type and it is made of wheat flour, with or without egg.

Ingredients:

200 grams dry noodles
100 grams chicken meat - slice thinly
100 grams shrimps - de-shell and clean
6 pieces Chinese mushrooms - soak in hot water and slice thinly
250 grams mustard green or spinach - cut into 2in lengths
1/2 medium sized carrot - slice into strips
3 cloves garlic
3 slices ginger
4 tbsp cooking oil

Marinate with chicken meat :
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp soy sauce
a dash of white pepper

Marinate with shrimps :
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar

Seasoning:
1 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
3 tsp soy sauce
1/4 tsp pepper
2 cups water


Method:

Cook dry noodles in briskly boiling water for 15 minutes or according to package instructions. Mix the seasoning ingredients together for sauce.

Heat up oil in a wok. Fry the sliced Chinese mushrooms first. Keep mushrooms to one side of the wok and put in garlic and ginger to fry for a few seconds.

Add in chicken meat and stir-fry till colour changes. Next add in the shrimps and also stir-fry till they change color.

Mix in the mushrooms and add the carrots and mustard green to fry. Pushing the contents to the sides of the wok, make a space in the center and put in the noodles.

Pour the seasoning sauce over and mix thoroughly. A dash of dark soy sauce may be added to the noodles for color.

Continue to turn and mix. Noodles are ready when well combined.

Garnish with fried sliced shallot and serve.



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Basil Fried Rice : Chinese Recipe

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Basil is a kind of herb with small light green leaves related to the mint family. It therefore has a strong minty smell. The best rice to use for cooking fried rice is leftover rice that is kept overnight in a fridge.

Ingredients:

2 cups leftover rice
50 grams fresh shrimp, shelled and deveined
2 tbsp minced garlic
3 tsp finely chopped fresh red chillies
3/4 cup red, green, and yellow capsicum, mixed and cut into 1/2 inch squares
2 tbsp chopped onion
1 tbsp fish sauce
A pinch of sugar
A pinch of salt
1 tsp ground white pepper
2 tbsp oil
A handful of  torn sweet basil leaves


Method:

Heat a wok and add the oil and spread it around till it coats the surface evenly.

Add the garlic and chillies, then stir for about 10 seconds. Then add the capsicums, onion, and shrimp.

Add a pinch of salt toss around for another 30 seconds.

Now add the rice to the wok, crumbling any big sticky blocks with your hands to ensure they're all separate.

Toss the rice and keep stirring for another two minutes. Then add the sugar, white pepper, and fish sauce.

Stir the mixture around again for another minute. Then taste the rice to check saltiness. If it's less, add some more fish sauce.

Then throw in the basil leaves into the rice. Stir the rice for another minute, then take it off the heat and serve.



Credits to: Shiok

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Lychee Chicken : Chinese Recipe

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Lychee, a tropical fruit that’s native to China and has been grown throughout southern Asia for centuries, and now grown in non-Asian tropical regions including Florida and Hawaii. If you like Sweet and Sour Chicken,then you should love this dish as well, since they are both sweet and tangy.

Ingredients:

700 grams chicken meat,cut to bite-size pieces
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp salt
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp sugar
4 tbsp corn flour to coat chicken
2 cups oil for deep frying
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp crushed ginger
1 can lychee, drained, syrup reserved
1 tsp red chilli flakes
sliced spring onion

Sauce:
1 cup lychee syrup
2 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp corn flour, mixed with 1 tbsp water


Method:

Marinate chicken with soy sauce, salt, sesame oil and sugar for 30 minutes. Roll chicken in corn flour and deep-fry till golden brown. Set aside.

In another pan, heat 1tbsp oil over medium fire. Stir fry garlic and ginger for 1-2 minutes. Add sauce ingredients, and cook till sauce thickens.

Add the chicken, lychees and chillies. Mix well, and allow simmer for 3-5 minutes.

Garnish and serve.



Credits to: Nibbledish

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Stir Fried Tofu : Chinese Recipe

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A simple and delicious tofu dish that you can easily cook at home.

Ingredients:

3 soft tofu, cut into square shape
1 leek, washed and sliced
1/2 carrot,cut into bite size
3 cloves garlic, sliced
8-10 prawns, shelled and deveined
200 grams chicken breast,cut
Salt
Light soy sauce
Oyster sauce


Method:

Deep fry the tofu and set aside.

Heat oil in a wok, saute garlic, add in prawn and chicken meat, stir fry for a while, then add in leek.

Add some water, then add in deep fried tofu. Add in salt,light soy sauce and oyster sauce and simmer for 10 minutes.

Add in cornstarch water to thicken the gravy.

Dish out and serve hot.


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Stir Fried Beef with Capsicums

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This stir fried beef with capsicums consists of sliced steak, green capsicums, and onions. A Chinese recipe that is easy to make.

Ingredients:

1 pound flank steak (sliced)
2 tsp ginger root (chopped)
2 scallions (chopped)
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 large onion (sliced)
2 green capsicums (sliced)
4 garlic cloves (chopped)
1 8oz can of sliced mushrooms (drained)

Marinade:
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/4 cup water
2 tsp corn starch
2 tbsp vegetable oil


Method:

Marinate the sliced steak for about one hour.

Add oil to a pan or a wok. Add garlic, ginger, and scallions. Stir fry for about 30 seconds.

Take a slotted spoon, add half of the steak, and stir fry for 3 minutes. Remove from pan and set aside. Repeat with the remaining half. Reserve the marinade, as it is used to make the delicious sauce at the end.

Add oil and stir fry mushrooms, onion, and capsicums for 2 minutes.

Push vegetables to the sides of your pan. Pour marinade sauce into the center and stir fry until thickened and bubbly.

Blend in vegetables, add steak and heat thoroughly.

Serve with white rice.



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Sesame Chicken : Chinese Recipe

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If you’re craving some amazing Chinese food or are just in the mood for something different, don’t be afraid to give this delicious Sesame  Chicken recipe a try.

Ingredients:

2 large boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1" chunks
2 tablespoons raw sesame seeds
2 green onions, sliced

Marinade:
1 teaspoon chicken base
¼ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon sesame oil
ground white pepper,  to taste
¼ teaspoon sugar

Batter:
½ cup all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 egg, beaten
½ cup water, or as much as needed to make batter smooth
3 tablespoons cornstarch
salt,  to taste
1 tablespoon vegetable oil

Sauce:
3 tablespoons honey
2 tablespoons sugar
salt, to taste
2 tablespoons ketchup
1 tablespoon white distilled vinegar
a sprinkle of ground black pepper


Method:

In a bowl combine all of the marinade ingredients and mix well. Add the chicken and coat evenly. Cover and marinade for 30 minutes in the refrigerator.

Meanwhile, in separate bowl combine all of the batter ingredients and mix thoroughly. The batter should be thick enough to coat the chicken but thin enough to flow around the pieces. Set aside.

Remove the pieces of chicken from the marinade and dip them into the batter to coat evenly one by one. Deep fry the chicken in batches  for about 10 minutes or until golden brown. Drain on paper towels.

In your wok combine the sauce ingredients and warm over medium heat. Bring to a boil while stirring and simmer until sauce slightly thickens.

In the wok or in a serving dish coat chicken with the sauce and garnish with sliced scallions and sesame seeds.


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Stir Fried Bean Curd : Chinese Recipe

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Bean curd is a neutrally flavored product made from soybeans. Also known as tofu, bean curd is the perfect complement to dishes and can be fried, steamed, sauteed, baked, or grilled.

Ingredients:

4 bean curd
10 cherry tomatoes
2 stalks spring onion, cut into 1” length
1 inch ginger, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, chopped

Seasoning:
1 tbsp sugar
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp vinegar
A pinch of salt to taste


Method:

Cut one piece of bean curd into 8 small square pieces. Deep fry bean curd in hot oil till golden brown, set aside.

Add red cherry tomatoes in the remaining oil, stir fry for a few minutes. Add in ginger slices and chopped garlic, and mix well.

Add in sugar, and stir fry for 1 minute. Then pour in the fried bean curd, and mix well. Season with light soy sauce, vinegar, and salt.

Cook till sauce slightly thicken, add in spring onion. Dish out and serve with steamed rice.



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Sweet and Sour Chicken With Mayonnaise : Chinese Recipe

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Another quick and easy recipe from Chinese cuisine which is very tasty with added mayonnaise.

 Ingredients:

3 boneless chicken breast (cut into cubes)
1 cucumber (cut into cubes)
4 cups of cooking oil
1 egg
1 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp rice flour

Sauce:
4 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp chili sauce
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp lemon juice


Methods:

Marinate chicken with egg and soy sauce, coat with rice flour, deep fry till golden brown.

Heat oil in a wok, add in sauce and fried chicken, quickly mix well.

Serve with steamed rice.


edited from:nancymommy.blogspot.com

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Prawns In Oyster Sauce : Chinese Recipe

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Ingredients:

600gm prawns
A bunch of spring onions, cut to 3" length
2 tbsp oyster sauce
pinch of white pepper powder
pinch of salt
2 tbsp chopped garlic
2 tbsp chopped ginger
1 tbsp chopped spring onions, the white part only
3 tbsp water
1/3 cup cooking oil


Methods:

Clean prawns, remove legs and deveined, but leave shells and heads intact. Cut spring onions to 3" length, reserve about 1 tablespoon of chopped white part only. Lightly crush the rest of the 3" white part using the side of the knife and put aside together with the greens.

Marinate prawns with oyster sauce, pinch of white pepper powder, pinch of salt and keep aside for 30 minutes.

Heat oil in saucepan and fry prawns in a single layer on both sides about 2-3 minutes each side until brown and shell turns crispy. Remove and keep aside. Keep marinated juice from the prawn marinade to be used later.

In a clean saucepan, heat 1 tablespoon oil. Saute chopped garlic, chopped ginger and chopped spring onions, until fragrant and light brown.

Add in retained marinated juice, 2-3 tablespoon of water, stir till it boils and add in the prawns along with the spring onions. Stir for about a minute and add salt if necessary.

Dish out to a serving plate and serve hot.


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Beef with Capsicum and Pineapple : Chinese Recipe

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Ingredients:

500g beef, cut into bite sizes
2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
2 tsp cornflour
2 tbsp water
oil for frying
1 can pineapple pieces
1 green capsicum, cut into cubes
1 red capsicum,cut into cubes
2 cloves garlic, crushed
1/2 inch fresh ginger, finely chopped
2 spring onions,cut into 4cm length

Sauce:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp sesame oil
1 tsp cornflour
1/4 cup water


Methods:

Place the beef in a medium bowl with the soy sauce, sugar, cornflour and water. Mix and leave to marinade for 30 minutes.

Heat a little oil in a deep non-stick frying pan (or wok), and then add the pineapple pieces and  capsicums. Cook for 2 minutes on a med/high heat, then remove to a plate.

Heat a little more oil in the pan, then add the garlic and the finely chopped ginger and cook until fragrant.
Add the marinaded beef to the pan, stir and cook on a high heat for about 5 minutes, or until the beef is browned all over. Remove from the pan.

Combine all the sauce ingredients in the pan and bring to the boil. When the sauce boils it will thicken – at this point add the beef, pineapple, capsicums and also the spring onions to the pan.

Cook for 1-2 minutes, stirring, until all the ingredients are coated in the sauce and the spring onions have started to wilt.

Serve with plain white rice.


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Stir Fried Mixed Vegetables : Chinese Recipe

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This stir fried mixed vegetables recipe is a delicious and healthy stir-fry. You can use any vegetables you prefer you can substitute the mushrooms with any other type of mushrooms.

Ingredients:

25 sugar snap peas -remove tip and fiber which runs across the pod
8 baby corn -sliced
1 Carrot -sliced
6 pieces Chinese dried mushrooms -soaked till soft
3 cloves garlic -chopped
1 tablespoon cooking oil
30 ml of water or more
1 tbsp corn starch - mixed with 5 tablespoons of water

Seasoning:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
salt to taste
1/2 tsp white pepper powder


Methods:

Heat oil in wok and stir fry the garlic together with the mushrooms till garlic begins to brown.

Add baby corn and carrots and continue to stir fry for another 30 seconds while adding 1 to 2 tablespoons of water.

Add seasoning and semi-cover vegetables with warm water and close lid to allow vegetables to cook.

When gravy almost dried out, add sugar snap peas and another 3 tablespoons of water, stir well and close lid again for about 2 minutes.

Add a little bit of corn starch is gravy is too runny for your liking.

Serve hot with white rice.



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Stir Fried Bok Choy with Garlic : Chinese Recipe

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This stir fried baby bok choy with garlic recipe is so simple,healthy and delicious. Baby bok choy has a sweeter flavor than adult varieties.

Ingredients:

400 gram baby bok choy, halved lengthwise
4 large cloves garlic, minced
1 tbsp oil
2 tsp soy sauce
2 tbsp chicken stock
Salt and pepper


Methods:

Heat wok over high heat. Add oil and garlic and stir-fry until pale golden and fragrant.

Add half of bok choy and stir-fry until leaves wilt, about 2 minutes. Then add remaining bok choy and stir-fry until all leaves are bright green and limp.

Add soy sauce and chicken stock. Stir and stirring occasionally, until vegetables are crisp-tender. Season with salt and pepper if desired.

Serve with rice.


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Stir Fried Sesame Beef : Chinese Recipe

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This sesame beef recipe is very simple with very little preparation time except for the marinade, and tastes delicious.

Ingredients:

200g beef tenderloin, sliced into thin pieces
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp cornflour
25g ginger, sliced thinly
1/2 tsp sugar
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted
1 clove garlic, minced
2 stalks green onions, cut into 3 cms in length
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp oil


Methods:

Marinate beef with oyster sauce,sesame oil,honey,cornflour and soy sauce for 30 minutes. In a wok, heat oil over moderately high heat until hot and sauté garlic and ginger until aromatic.

Add marinated beef and saute over medium-high flame until beef is browned on all sides.

Stir in green onions, sesame seeds,sugar,salt and pepper to taste and heat until just heated through. Serve immediately.


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Garlic Fried Rice : Chinese Recipes

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This makes a quick and easy meal. It’s perfect for garlic lovers!

Ingredients:

2 cups cooked rice, cooled
2 tbsp frozen carrots
2 tbsp frozen peas
2 tbsp chopped spring onions
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1 tbsp oil
1 tsp butter
2 tbsp ready fried crispy garlic chips
2 tbsp soy sauce
Salt and sugar to taste
A dash of ground black pepper


Method:

Heat oil and butter in a wok and fry peas and carrots for 2 minutes. Push aside and add in beaten egg, scramble until cooked.

Stir in rice and add salt,soy sauce and sugar to taste. Fry till all the ingredients are well combined. Add in the fried garlic crisps and add a dash of ground black pepper to taste.

Stir one last time and transfer everything to a serving bowl.

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Chicken Spinach Porridge Chinese Recipe

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Ingredients:

A handful or approximately 50g rice (washed and rinsed)
300ml water
2 pieces chicken breasts
25g baby spinach, chopped
spring onions,chopped
5 shallots,chopped
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp light soy sauce


Methods:

1. Rinse and wash rice until water is clear. In another pot, boil 300ml of water, add vegetable stock cube until dissolve.

2. On medium heat, pour in 300ml of vegetable stock (or more if you prefer watery porridge) to the pot of rice. Boil for 5 mins and add in chicken, soy sauce and leave it to boil for another 5 mins. Lower heat to simmer for 30-40 mins (stirring frequently) until rice turns soft and chicken is cooked through. Add in baby spinach 5 mins beforehand.

3. Bring skillet to medium fire with 1 teaspoon of oil, add shallots and fry until dark brown or slightly burnt. Set aside.

4. Fork out the chicken breast, leave it to cool and shred chicken with 2 forks. Once porridge is ready, turn off heat, scoop to serving bowls, top with chicken pieces, shallots and garnish with spring onions.

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Fish Ball Vermicelli Soup : Chinese Recipe

Bee Hoon is also known as Rice Vermicelli. The clear soup is refreshing especially on a hot day. We can also use anchovy stock for the soup as it makes the soup tastier.

Ingredients

* 1/2 packet of rice vermicelli (approximately 150 grammes) (pre-soaked in water for 30 minutes to soften)
* 15 fish balls
* 100 grammes of beef tenderloin (sliced thinly)
* 200 grammes of choy sum (washed and cut into 6 cm lengths)
* 8 shallots (sliced thinly)
* 100 grammes of dried anchovies
* a pinch of salted chinese vegetables (tung chai)
* 3 tablespoons of palm oil
* 5 soup bowls of water

Marinade (for beef tenderloin slices)

* 2 teaspoons of light soy sauce
* a couple of dashes of white pepper powder
* 1 teaspoon of corn flour

Seasoning

* 2 tablespoons of light soy sauce
* Salt to taste


Method

Marinade beef tenderloin slices for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, boil anchovies in water for at least 45 minutes. Remove anchovies when done.

Fry shallots in oil under medium heat till golden brown. Remove fried shallots from oil and set aside.

With remaining oil in wok, stir-fry the beef tenderloin slices for 30 seconds. Add anchovy stock above and bring to boil.

Add pre-soaked vermicelli into boiling stock followed by choy sum and fish balls and let the ingredients cook for at least 2 minutes in boiling condition. The fish balls will float to surface when cooked. Add seasoning to taste.

Separate into individual bowls and sprinkle fried shallots and chinese salted vegetables prior to serving.

Baby Bok Choy with Mini Egg Tofu : Chinese Recipe

Ingredients:

100g baby bok choy
1 tube egg tofu (150g)
2-3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
1/2 tablespoon oyster sauce
3 tablespoon egg white (optional)
black pepper



Method:

1. Remove egg tofu from tube and mash it (not too fine).

2. Roll mashed tofu into 1 inch (2.3cm) balls. They don’t have to be perfect.

3. Shallow fry mini tofu balls until golden. Put them aside.
As they are frying, they will turn from balls to pancake-like shapes.

4. Pluck baby bok choy leaves and rinse well.

5. Heat some oil in the wok/pan. Saute garlic until fragrance.

6. Add baby bok choy to wok and stir fry.

7. Add oyster sauce and dash of black pepper.

8. Add water if the consistency is too thick or add more oyster sauce to taste. Optional: add egg white and mix well.

9. Lastly add mini egg tofu to pan. Plate the dish once baby bok choy is cook.

10. Serve hot with rice.


~source:messywitchen~

Sweet and Sour Crab : Chinese Recipe

Ingredients:

3 cleaned crabs
ginger (cut into shreds)
5 red shallots (pounded)
tomato sauce
Chili Sauce
1 teaspoon salt



Method:

1. Heat the wok with 2-3 tablespoons of cooking oil.

2. Fry shred ginger together with pounded red shallots until golden color.

3. Pour in all done prepared crabs into wok.

4. Add some tomato sauce, chili sauce and appropriate salt continue to fry until all the color and seasoning mix well.

5. Cover lid to heat the crabs for about 5 minutes.

6. Before remove it from the wok, fry it a while again.

7. Serve it hot.

~source:resipi malaysia~

Dried Mushroom Porridge : Chinese Recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup of rice
300g chicken
4 dried mushrooms
1 inch ginger
2 cloves of garlic
2 cloves of shallot
1 teaspoon of pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
2 scallions
3 bird’s eye chilies
Soy sauce
Some salted radish


Method:

Step 1- Chicken Stock
Heat up water and when it boils, put in chicken. Then add salt and wait for about 10 minutes (Chicken Stock). Then take out the chicken and shred the meat and put aside.

Step 2 – Rice
At the same time, boil rice with plenty of water.

Step 3– Porridge
Heat up a wok with some oil. Fry garlic, shallot and ginger until fragrant. Add dried mushroom. Wait for a minute then add 2 cups of chicken stock from step 1. After that add rice and stir well.

Step 4-Ready to be served.
Your porridge is now ready to be served with shredded chicken, finely chopped bird’s eye chilies with soy sauce, finely chopped scallions and some salted radish.

Muar Chee : Chinese Recipe

Ingredients:

8 oz glutinous rice flour
2 tablespoons tapioca flour

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1 1/2 cup water
Some cooking oil (for greasing)
Fried shallot crisps

Roasted peanut mixture:
4 oz ground roasted peanuts
4 oz sugar
2 oz sesame seeds (lightly toasted)


Method:

Mix the glutinous rice flour and tapioca flour with water to form a batter. Transfer the batter into a greased pan.

Steamed over high heat for 10-15 minutes until the glutinous rice paste is completely cooked through in the center. Let cool.

In a deep dish, mix the ground roasted peanuts, sugar, and sesame seeds well. Cut a small piece of the rice paste using a plastic knife.

Drop it into the mixture and start cutting the rice paste into smaller cubes. Coat well with the mixture, dish out and serve immediately with some fried shallot crisps.