Eggplant with Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

• 3 tablespoons oil
• 4 Chinese eggplants, halved lengthwise and cut into 1" half moons
• 1 cup water
• 1 tablespoons crushed pepper flakes
• 3 tablepsoons garlic powder
• 5 teaspoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon cornstarch
• 2 tablespoons light soy sauce
• 2 tablespoons oyster sauce

Directions:

• Heat oil in a skillet over high heat.
• Cook and stir eggplant until soft, about 4 minutes.
• Stir in the water, red pepper flakes and garlic powder. 
• Cover and simmer until all threater is absorbed.
• Meanwhile, mix sugar, cornstarch, soy sauce and oyster sauce in a bowl until sugar and cornstarch has dissolved.
• Stir sauce into the eggplant, making sure to evenly coat the eggplant.
• Cook until the sauce has thickened.

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Soy Sauce Chicken Drumstick

Ingredients:

• 8-10 chicken drumsticks
• 2 cloves garlic, smashed
• 2 3/4" pieces ginger, smashed
• 2 star anise
• 4 scallions, white parts only and smashed
• 2 cups water
•  1 cup light soy sauce
• 2-3tablespoons dark soy sauce
• 1/3 cup dark brown sugar
• 1/4 cup Shao Xing Wine

Directions:

• In a wik or dutch oven, combine water, ginger, star anise, garlic and scallions over medium heat.
• When water starts to boil, add soy sauce, sugar and Shao Xing. Stir to dissolve sugar. Adjust seasoning.
• Add chicken to wok, turning several time to make sure chicken is fully coated for about 5 minutes.
• Turn heat to low, and simmer chicken; turning every 8-10 minutes until done. Cook for about 20 minutes.
• Serve with a little sauce on the side.

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Creamy Mushroom and Garlic Sauce

Ingredients:

• 1 pound pasta
• 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• 12 ounces mushrooms, sliced
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 4 large green onions, chopped
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 2 tablespoons flour
• 1 1/2 cup milk
• 2/3 cup parmesan cheese, shredded
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley, chopped

Directions:

• Cook pasta in a very salty water according to package.
• In a large saucepan, heat oil over medium heat.
• Add mushrooms, garlic, green onions, salt and pepper to oil and saute until mushrooms have reduced in size, about 4 minutes. If the mushroom soak up all the oil, add another tablespoon.
• Add flour to saucepan and stir to incorporate all ingredients. Cook for one minute.
• Add 1/2 cup of the milk and stir to break up any lumps of the mushroom and flour mixture. The milk will thicken fairly quickly, that's okay. Add the remainder of the milk and stir to incorporate all ingredients. Bring to a simmerand cook until milk has thickened, about 5 minutes.
• Remove sauce from heat and stir in parmesan cheese.
• Stir in chopped parsley.

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5 Spice Pork Chop

Ingredients:

• 4 pieces pork chop
• 2 tablespoons 5-Spice Powder
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine
• 1 1/2 tablespoon light soy sauce
• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
•  Pepper
• 1-2 drop dark soy sauce

Directions:

• Use a mallet and tenderize the meat.
• In a bowl combine 5-Spice powder, cooking wine, light soy sauce, oyster sauce, sugar, garlic powder, pepper and dark soy sauce, if using any. Mix well.
• Coat the meat well and set aside for an hour.
• Heat pan with1-2 tablespoon oil.
• Pan fry one side for 1 to 2 minutes before turning over to cook on the other side.
• Turn and cook the other side.
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Source: Wokkingmum.blogspot.ca