Thursday 3 July 2014

Stir fried crocodile meat with black fungus

Little Si en's been down with croup for 2weeks, it's time to 补 her lungs.

Crocodile meat and black fungus has been well known to be good for the lungs, so this round instead of boiling crocodile meat soup. 
Presenting my new creation........ 

Ingredients: 
- one packet of crocodile flank meat about 250grams
- 2 tsp baking soda
- 1knob of ginger sliced
- 2/3 stalks of spring onion- cut into  long strips. Separate the white and green parts
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- half a carrot, cut into strips 
- a handful of black fungus about 5-6, soak to soften and slice into strips 
- 1 tablespoon of oyster sauce
- sesame oil 

Marinade for crocodile meat:
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp sugar
- a dash of white pepper
- 1 tablespoon of shao xing wine
- 1 tsp of light soya sauce
- 2 tsp of cornflour
- 1 tsp of light soya sauce

Method: 
1- mix the crocodile meat and baking soda. Leave for 15 mins to tenderize meat and rinse clean. Leave it to drip dry. 
2- mix the marinade together with the meat for another 15mins.
3- heat up the wok, add oil, and add the ginger, garlic and white part of the spring onion. Stir fry till aromatic.
4- add carrots and black fungus, stir fry till it's half cooked.
5- add the crocodile meat and continue to stir fry till the meat is cooked
6- add the remaining spring onion and season with oyster sauce.
7- drizzle sesame oil before dishing up.

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