Healthy 2018 CNY Dishes

Are you ready for the coming Chinese Lunar New Year (CNY) in a month's time! Sharing with you how to prepare simple and healthy CNY inspired dishes which are infused with Huiji Herbal Tonic even suitable for kids! There's no need to slog in the kitchen to churn out dishes after dishes. I've prepared a quick and easy stir fry dish loaded with healthy vegetables which I've named it 四季生财 Treasure in Lettuce Cups plus two healthy steamed dishes i.e. 吉祥如意 Steamed Chicken Wings in Herbal Broth and 百花齐放 Auspicious Steamed Marrow Rolls! 

 四季生财 Treasure In Lettuce Cups

Ingredient

• 100gm Chinese sausage
• 100gm fresh shittake mushroom
• 100gm five spice bean curd
• 50gm green capsicum
• 50gm red capsicum 
• 100gm sweet corn kernels
• 100gm water chestnut
• 1 tbsp minced ginger
• 1 tbsp minced garlic
• 2 tbsp Chinese wine
• 2 tbsp Huiji Waist Tonic
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 1 tsp sugar 
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• dash of pepper
• 1/4 cup water
• butterhead lettuce 

Method

1. Cut sausage, mushroom, bean curd, capsicum and water chestnut into small cubes. 
2. Heat 2 tbsp oil in wok. Saute ginger and garlic till fragrant. Add sausage and fry till crispy and brown at the edge.
3. Add in mushroom and bean curd, mix well. Add in water and seasoning and fry for a min.
4. Add in capsicum, corn and water chestnut and cook till heated through. 
5. Scoop filling into individual butterhead lettuce and place on serving plate. Serve.

百花齐放 Auspicious Steamed Marrow Rolls

Ingredient (approx 25 rolls)

• 1 medium marrow
• 200gm fish paste
• 100gm minced meat
• 100gm minced prawn meat
• 2 tbsp chopped carrots
• 2 tbsp chopped spring onion
• 2 tbsp chopped water chestnuts
• 2 tsp chicken seasoning powder
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tsp corn flour 

Sauce

• 200ml water
• 2 tbsp Huiji Waist Tonic
• 1 tsp chicken seasoning powder
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tbsp cornstarch water

Method

1. Peel and slice marrow into wide strips. Blanch in boiling water for 1 minute until soft. Drain away water and set aside to cool down.
2. Combine fish paste, minced meat, minced prawn, carrot, spring onion and water chestnut together. Add in seasoning and mix till meat mixture is sticky. Cover and chill in fridge for 30 mins.
3. To make rolls. Take a slice of marrow strip, spread a thin layer of meat filling over and roll up the marrow stripe. Secure the roll with a string of chive. Repeat till marrow strip are used up. There will be some balance of meat fillings. 
4. Place marrow rolls on a plate and steam over high heat for 8 mins. Transfer the steamed rolls onto a serving dish. Sieve the liquid into a small saucepan.
5. Add water, Huiji Waist Tonic, seasoning powder, sesame oil and soy sauce into the saucepan. Bring to a boil. Lower heat and drizzle in cornstarch water. Simmer till sauce is thickened. Drizzle the sauce over marrow rolls and serve immediately. 

吉祥如意 Steamed Chicken Wings in Herbal Broth

Ingredient

• 12 chicken wings
• 6 seedless red dates
• 10 pieces dried longan
• 6 pieces Yu Zhu, 玉竹
• 4 pieces Dang Gui, 当归
• 2 tbsp wolfberries
• 1 tbsp hua tiao jiu
• 2 tbsp Huiji Waist Tonic
• 1/2 tsp salt
• dash of pepper

Marinade :

• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp sesame oil
• dash of white pepper

Method

1. Rinse chicken wings and pat dry. Separate the wings and discard the tip. Marinate with seasoning for at least 30mins. 
2. Rinse all herbs. In a small bowl combine herbs, except wolfberries, with a cup of water and soak for 15 mins.
3. Arrange marinated chicken wings in a deep dish. Pour in herbs and the soaked liquid. Scatter wolfberries and the seasoning over the chicken wings mixture. 
4. Steam over medium high heat for 15 mins.