Dinner Dishes

Clockwise -
(1) Herbal chicken pear soup
(2) Stir-fry spinach with wolfberried
(3) Tomato garlic chicken
(4) Stir-fry egg with onion and lettuce


Recipe:

Herbal chicken pear soup -

1/2 cup white fungus
1/8 cup dried bitter almond
1/8 cup dried lily bulb
1 small piece dried mandarin orange peel
3-4 pieces dried pear
1 small sweet pear (quartered)
some blanched chicken parts (i used 2 chicken feets, 2 chicken bones)
sufficient water

(1) Heat up some water using a double boiler pot.

(2) Add in all the ingredients and cook for 3 hours.


Tomato garlic chicken -

Some chicken parts - I used 2 chicken wings, 2 chicken drumstick and 2 chicken thigh with bones
1.5 large tomato (diced)
1 large tomato (finely chopped / pureed)
8 cloves garlic
handful of fresh tarragon
1/8 cup red wine
4 Tbsp vco
1 knob grassfed unsalted butter


Marinade ingredients -
1 Tbsp dried basil,
1 tsp cayenne pepper
1 tsp black pepper

(1) Marinate chicken parts with dried basil, cayenne pepper and black pepper. Set aside for 1 hour.

(2) Heat up vco on a cooking pan. Melt butter. Pan fry chicken parts for 1-2 or till slightly brown.
Remove from heat and set aside.

(3) Return to cooking pan. Pour in red wine and let it cook at medium heat till foamy.

(4) Add in diced tomato, followed by pureed tomato. Put on the lid and simmer for few minutes.

(5) Add in tarragon and chicken parts, lastly garlic cloves and simmer till the sauce slightly thicken - around 10-15 minutes.

(6) Transfer the dish into a oven-safe pot and bake in preheated oven at 180c for 30 minutes and 160c for 30 minutes. Once done, remove pot from oven and transfer onto a plate and serve immediately.

After baking for 1 hour

Recipe adapted from : http://thepioneerwoman.com/cooking/2010/04/chicken-with-tomatoes-and-garlic/