Weekday lunches

This weekend has been pretty chill (finally), so I decided to use all the beautiful veggies that i got from farm fresh to you, and accompany them with some pork and wings.

Slow cooker pork tenderloin
1 lb of pork tenderloin
2 tbsps of soy sauce
1 tbsp of worcestershire sauce
2 tbsps of mirin
1 tbsp of olive oil
Juice of 1 lemon (reserve the zest)
1.5 tsp each of yellow mustard and grainy mustard
5 cloves of garlic (halved)
1/4 of onion (sliced)
Pinch of mixed herbs
6 thai chill (optional)

Put everything into the slow cooker (except lemon zest). Cook in low for 3 hours. Turn it over mid way.
Garnish with lemon zest when it’s done

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Baked curry chicken wings
4 tbsps of curry paste (I have none, so I used the Japanese curry cube and mix into paste)

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1 lb of wings
1 tsp of paprika
1/3 of onion

Marinade the wings in the curry paste overnight.

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Preheat the oven at 375F.
On the baking sheet,  line up the onion and add the wings on top. Season with salt and top with paprika.

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Bake them for 30 mins and broil for another 5 mins.

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Stir fry mushrooms with zucchini and peppers
2 big oyster mushrooms (sliced)
1 bag of brown cap mushrooms
1 zucchini (sliced)
1 small red and yellow pepper (sliced)
3 cloves of garlic (thinly sliced)
3 tbsps of vermouth

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In a big pan over high heat,  add 2 tbsps of olive oil. Add garlic and oyster mushrooms. Cook for 4 mins, season with salt and pepper.
Add zucchini and brown cap mushrooms. Cook for another 5 mins and deglaze with vermouth. Add a pinch of oregano or any herbs you have on hand.
Cook until most of the liquid is evaporated,  add sliced peppers. Season with salt and pepper and cook for another 2 mins.

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Easy peasy broccoli
1 head of broccoli (cut into 1/8 inch pieces)
1 red pepper (small diced)
3 cloves of garlic (chopped finely)
2 tbsps of chicken broth
3 tbsps of sliced almonds

In a pan, add 2 tbsps of sesame oil over high heat.
Add garlic and stir for 30 seconds or until fragrant. Add broccoli, salt and pepper, cook until you see some brown bits, about 3 mins. Add chicken broth and cook until its tender. Turn off the heat, add red pepper and sliced almonds.  Season with more salt and pepper.

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Braised chinese greens
1 lb of baby bak choi
1 cup of chicken broth
1 tbsp of xo sauce
1 tsp of chili oil

In a saute pan, add chicken broth, xo sauce and chili oil. Bring to a boil, and cook all the green. 1 layer at a time.  About 3 mins each batch.
Cook all the greens,  then reduce the sauce.

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