healthy recipes for my new friends

MKB's Garlic shiitake mushrooms -


Serves 4 (as a side dish)



Ingredients -


1 x hot chilli - chopped finely (optional)
1 ts x ginger - grated
1 ts x garlic - finely chopped
2 x punnets of shiitake mushrooms (500gm) - halved
1/2 x bunch of Asian garlic chives - cut in2 2cm lengths
1 tbs x light soy
2 tbs x water
Extra Virgin Olive Oil cooking spray



How to cook your food -
Grab a big enough fry pan to cook ur skiitake mushroom's in.
Spray ur fry pan with some EVOO spray and bring it 2 medium/high heat.
Saute chilli for 15 seconds then add Garlic, Ginger and Mushrooms.
Give the mushrooms a quick stir so they are covered well with the Garlic, Ginger and Chilli mix.
Leave Mushrooms 4 about 2 minutes without stirring 2 create a golden brown colour.. Be careful not 2 burn.
Add the garlic chives and give a good toss so its mixed well with the mushrooms.
Add the water 2 ur shrooms and let them finish cooking with the steam (this should only take a couple of minutes.)
Once it's ready - finish with soy and serve!








Healthy Chinese BBQ Pork - Serves Four


2 x Pork Loins

Marinade -
1/2 cup of Light Soy Sauce
1/2 cup of Dark Soy Sauce
1 tbs x Garlic - Finely Chopped
1 tbs x Ginger - Finely Chopped
2 tbs x Caster Sugar
1/2 cup of Chinese Rose Wine (u can find this in ur asian supermarket)
1 ts x Red Food Colouring





For the glaze -
1 tbs x Water
3 tbs x Honey
1/2 ts x Red Food Colouring





Marinade -
Place the pork in a deep container. Add soy sauces, ginger, garlic, sugar, rose wine and food colouring to the pork and marinate for 24 hrs. Half way though the marinating process, turn the pork so the other side is fully submerged in the marinade.
How to cook your food -
Pre heat your over to 180 degrees.
Place your pork on a grilled tray and cook for 20-25 minutes.
While your pork is cooking add Honey and water to a small sauce pan and gently heat. The consistency should be runny. Add 1/2 ts of red food colouring and stir.
Remove the pork from the oven. Brush ur pork with the honey glaze so it is completely covered.
Add pork back into the oven and cook for a further 5 minutes.
Once cooked, slice and serve on a platter in the middle of the table. This pork goes great with your Shiitake Mushrooms and some steamed rice.





Enjoy!