Beef Mami

Perfect for the cold weather here in Abu Dhabi is a savoury and hot Beef Mami. I am lucky to have a nearby Chinese grocery in our flat, aside from tofu, they also sell egg noodles, dimsums and many other stuffs that I love to use in cooking. So, cooking this specific dish isn't a hassle.

Beef Mami is best for mid-afternoon snack but my husband requested it for dinner. =D My recipe turned-out very good, though I hope next time I could pair it with Siopao Asado. Any how, this easy and lovely treat especially during cold season will surely be a hit. Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1/2 Kg Beef Strips
• 1/2 Kg egg Noodles
• 3 pieces star anise
• 3 tablespoon soy sauce
• 4 tablespoon sweet soy sauce
• 1 cup + 1 Liter water
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 1 medium sized onion, minced
• 2 cups Cabbage - chopped
• 1 cup Carrots sliced diagonally
• 2 cups fried tofu - cubes
• 4 pieces hard boiled eggs
• salt and pepper to taste

Procedure:

1. Boil 1 cup water and put-in the beef, garlic and onion and soy sauce. Cook until the beef is tender.
2. Add the sweet soy sauce and star anise
3. Pour-in 1 liter of water and bring to a boil.
4. Put the carrots. Cook it for 5 minutes.
5. Add salt and pepper to taste.
6. Put the egg noodles and cabbage. Let it simmer for 5 minutes
7. Garnish with sliced boiled egg and fried tofu.
8. Serve and Enjoy!

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Steamed Clams

It was our first time to cook clams here in UAE. My husband said that he doesn't like how it looks because it was pale unlike what we have in the Philippines. We were just hooked with its taste when we bought steamed clams in a Chinese grocery store few weeks ago. It was very tasty and spicy. My husband and I really liked it, so I started googling for its recipe. I found some similar photos but since I really don't know how it was called or if it was really the same as what we have tasted before, I just decided to do some experiment.

I guess it turned out very well indeed! =D

Ingredients:

• 1 Kg Clams
• 3 tablespoon ginger minced
• 1 medium tomato minced
• 1 medium onion minced
• 3 pieces chilli minced
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1/2 cup water
• 3 tablespoon vinegar
• salt

Procedure:

1. Clean the clams thoroughly and set aside.
2. Heat up a saucepan on medium heat and add the butter.
3. Put ginger, onion, tomatoes and chilli.
4. Add the water and vinegar.
5. Let it boil and simmer for 3 minutes.
6. Put clams and cover the pan with its lid. Turn the heat to high and bring the clams to boil. As soon as all the clams are open, add salt to taste.
7. Serve and enjoy!

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