It's been headache to cook something simple, fast & easy for one person and yet healthy. Most of the time, we will just resort to instant noodles for a fuss-free meal.
Forget about instant noodles, you might want something quick, fast preparation, time saving & most important less washing. How many of us will actually cook a small single portion of something like 3 dishes & 1 soup? It's just too much work & time consuming right?
How about this - Steamed cabbage rice, a one plate meal. Cabbage is one the easiest available ingredients.
I don't really like to use rice cooker to cook rice especially cooking in small portions. So normally I just steam my rice in a plate.
Ingredients : (for 1 person)
70g rice, washed & drain
2 tbsp cooking oil
1 shallots, thinly sliced
40g lean pork, sliced
20g XO Chinese sausage (Lap Cheong), thinly sliced
1 medium dried shiitake mushroom, soaked & thinly sliced
10g dried prawns, soaked & finely chopped
100ml water
Seasoning :
1/2 tsp light soy sauce
1/3 tsp dark soy sauce (more if you preferred darker color for the rice)
dash of white pepper
1/2 tsp oyster sauce
Marinade for pork :
1/2 tsp Shaoxing wine
1/3 tsp light soy sauce
1/3 tsp sesame oil
1/3 tsp corn flour
dash of white pepper
(Wash rice & add water. Use a plate/bowl that suitable for steaming)
(Put the cooked cabbage on top of the washed rice)
Here's the step by step :
1. In a heated wok, add cooking oil. Fry shallots for about 1 minutes. Add in chopped dried prawns & fry till fragrant.
2. Add in pork sliced, mushrooms & chinese sausage. Stir to mix & cook for about 1 minute.
3. Add in cabbage & seasoning. Mix thoroughly & turn off heat. No need to cook the cabbage as later the cabbage will cook again during steaming process.
4. Remove & set aside.
5. Wash rice & add water. Use a plate/bowl that suitable for steaming.
6. Put the cooked cabbage on top of the rice. Do not stir.
7. Put the whole plate/bowl for steaming on rapid boiling water for 15 minutes.
8. After 15 minutes (do not open the cover), turn off heat & let it sit inside for another 8-10 minutes until the rice is fully cooked.
9. Open cover to check the rice texture, if the rice still hard, add little bit of cooked water & continue to cover it. (different type of rice uses different level of water)
10. Once done, stir to mix & ready to serve.
11. Serve hot.
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