There is no more sincere love than the love of food, and as long as there is Chinese food in the world we are fine. We totally agreed with Alexander Theroux when he said, “The urge for Chinese food is always unpredictable: famous for no occasion, standard food for no holiday, and the constant demand is either a whim, the needy plebiscite of immediately starved drunkards, or pregnancy. “
When it rains outside, the longing for Chinese food increases automatically. They say that a person’s heart goes through the stomach, so welcome this monsoon by preparing delicious Chinese dishes like fried chilli squid or lamb rolls in soy sauce or seafood soup for your partner with the recipes included and thank you later, since they serve 2 and take barely 15-30 minutes to prepare.
Fried Chili Squid:
Fried Chilli Squid (Chowman)
Ingredients:
Onion – 40gm
Green pepper – 20gm
Green chilli 8gm
Squids – 130gm
Garlic 2gm
Salt 3gm
White pepper – 1gm
Broth – 200ml
Dark soy – 20ml
Chili paste – 10gm
Tomato ketchup – 10ml
Spring onion – 5gm
Method:
Take all the vegetables and squids and wash them thoroughly in water. Fry the squids in vegetable oil and set aside when they are light brown. Cut the vegetables into pieces and cook.
Strain the boiled water into a bowl and set aside for later use. Chop the garlic cloves and ginger and fry the diced vegetables. Add salt, pepper and the vegetable stock and stir in until thickened.
Add dark soy, ½ teaspoon chili paste and ½ teaspoon tomato ketchup and stir for a few seconds. Add the fried squids to the pan with the ingredients above.
Stir the entire preparation until the desired thickness and taste are achieved. Serve hot and finally sprinkle with spring onions.
Lamb rolls in soy sauce:
Lamb rolls in soy sauce (Chowman)
Ingredients:
Shredded lamb – 100gm
Ginger 5gm
Garlic 5gm
Chopped onion – 80gm
Oyster sauce-5gm
Dark soy sauce-10gm
Chili paste-10gm
Tomato Ketchup-10gm
Wonton sheets-2 pieces
Sugar-2gm
Salt-2gm
White pepper-1gm
Oil-30ml
Methods:
Take the lamb and wash it thoroughly in plain water. Now chop the lamb and marinate with salt, sugar, pepper, onion, chili paste, ginger and garlic.
Take refined oil in a pan; toss the lamb in a mixture of oyster sauce, soy sauce and tomato ketchup. When done, take the tossed concoction and set it aside.
On the other side, take two pieces of wonton leaves. Place the tossed lamb exactly in the center of the wraps and start rolling the wrap from one end to the other.
Now take the buns and start steaming. When fully steamed, take it out and melt it in soy sauce into your first bite of lamb roll.
Seafood soup:
Seafood Soup (Chowman)
Ingredients:
Squid-15gm
Prawns -20gm
Crab meat-15gm
Garlic – 2gm
Salt 3gm
Pepper-3gm
Broth powder-3gm
Cornmeal-15gm
Egg-0.25ml
Wine 3ml
Coriander leaf-1gm
Method:
Take squid, crab, and prawn; cut into pieces after thorough cleaning. Boil them and sauté them with garlic.
Add the stock water and mix the broth powder; stir them a little. Pour corn flour over it and stir again.
While the soup is at the boiling point, season the preparation with the required amount of salt, pepper, egg drops and wine. Put the soup in a bowl and then sprinkle with coriander.
(Recipes: Ram Bahadur Budhathoki, Chef, Chowman Restaurant Chain)
Services:
Squid is rich in vitamins and minerals such as potassium, iron, phosphorus and copper, which are essential nutrients for the performance and health of blood cells, bones and the immune system. The vitamins B-12 and B6 in squid are needed by the body for neural and blood health, while the vitamin B6 they contain protects the heart from strokes and the selenium content, along with vitamin E, promotes normal body growth and fertility.
Lamb, often used as meat in the Mediterranean diet, lowers the risk of cardiovascular disease or inflammation. Grass-fed lamb is a very good source of selenium and zinc, which fight oxidative stress.
The zinc content also helps boost immunity along with growth and development in children. Apart from that, the zinc content in the lamb helps with wound healing, DNA and protein synthesis.
Compared to other sources of protein like chicken or fish, lamb has much more iron than red meat, which can help improve and prevent symptoms of anemia. The anti-inflammatory omega-3 fatty acids in lamb support fat loss and improve muscle mass thanks to the conjugated linoleic acid (CLA).
Like squid, shrimp are a rich source of selenium, which is one of the most powerful antioxidants in maintaining healthy cells. Eating shrimp promotes a healthy immune system due to its high zinc content and building strong bones due to its phosphorus, copper and magnesium content.
Crab meat also contains selenium, but it is also one of the best sources of protein available. Due to their rich amount of nutrients and abundance of zinc, they are considered a superfood that no other plant or food can compete with. Crab meat is also low in fat and contains omega-3 polyunsaturated acids, which help protect against heart disease and aid in brain development.
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