Wombok and Pork Mince Stir Fry

Wombok and Pork Mince Stir Fry served with Brown Rice Recipe


I've have this super easy recipe to share with you guys! I've been cooking alot for the last few weeks as its:
1) healthier
2) saves me lots of $$
3) did I mention healthier?

You can substitute the wombok for any type of white chinese vegetable like chokoes, cabbage or zucchini.

Time to prepare: 5-10 minutes
Time to marinade: At least an hour
Time to cook: 20 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients:
500 grams of lean pork mince
Some ginger
Half a wombok, sliced more thickly at the leafy parts
Salt & Pepper
2 tablespoons light soy sauce
1 tablespoon dark soy sauce
1 teaspoon chinese cooking wine
1 teaspoon peanut oil
some cooking oil

3 cups of brown rice
800mL of water (about 3/4 of your pot)


1. Cut up the ginger into little tiny cubes.
2. Mix the lean pork mince with the ginger, light soy sauce, the dark soy sauce, the cooking wine, some salt, pepper and peanut oil. Cover and marinade for at least an hour.
3. To cook the brown rice: place the rice in a pot of water and bring to boil. After it has boiled, turn the heat down to med-low and simmer for 30 minutes. At 25-30minutes test that the rice is soft but still chewy. Remove from heat, drain the rice and put the rice back in the pot for 2 minutes to dry.
4. Heat up some oil in a pan. Place the wombok, some water, some soy sauce and salt and cook for about 5-10minutes until the wombok is soft. Remove from heat and drain.
5. Heat up some oil in a pan. Stir fry the marinated mince pork until it is fully cooked (about 10minutes). Remove from heat.
6. Cook the mince and the wombok together for about 2-3 minutes and let the flavours combine.



And voila! A simple, healthy and yummy dish that reminds me of home cooking (except for the brown rice part)

Apple Cake, Recipes

Apple Cake

Every second weekend or so daddy comes over and bring lots of goodies. Usually its veges, fruits, Tasmania salmon fillets and some marinated chicken/pork that mummy makes. Last weekend I think he must felt like he has neglected us lately because he brought over ALOT of food. Stuff that I didn't even know what to do with! For example, chokos or chayote- what? Do I stir fry? Roast? Seriously! What is this?!?!

(Btw I ended up stir frying it with some chicken- tastes pretty good actually)

Anyways so back to the point- with way too much fresh fruits in the fridge, I decided to make an apple cake :)

Ingredients:

125g butter, slightly melted

3/4 cup brown sugar

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

2 eggs

1 cup self-raising flour

1/2 cup plain flour

3/4 cup milk

2 apples

1/4 cup marmalade jam

fresh cream to serve

Method

Preheat oven to 180°C/160°C fan-forced.

Line a round pan with baking paper and grease it with some butter.

Place the butter, sugar and vanilla in a bowl. Beat it for a few minutes and then add the eggs, beating each one at a time with the rest of the mixture.

Sift flours over butter mixture.- If you dont have a sift, just add a little bit of flour at a time and then beat gently.

Add the milk and combine.

Spoon into prepared pan.

Slice apples but also dice about a quarter of an apple. These should be half a centimetre pieces.

Place half the batter in the round pan and then sprinkle on top the diced apples. Arrange apples in slices around the top. Bake for about 45 minutes and rest for 10 minutes. Top with melted marmalade jam. Enjoy and serve with fresh cream.

Tada!

I had some batter left so I made a few mini apple cupcakes :)