Taste Your Memories: with Nico Reddaway

Siying's recipe

Braised Veggie Chicken (Tofu) in brown sauce with shiitake mushroom & black fungus 

红烧香菇木耳素鸡

Veggie Chicken made by Nico

Ingredients:
Sauces:

• Oyster sauce x 1 Chinese spoon
• Soy sauce x 2 Chinese spoon
• Dark soy sauce x 1 Chinese spoon
• Chinese cooking wine x 1 Chinese spoon
• Rock sugar x 1 small piece

Spices:

• Shallot x 1 cut small slices
• Garlic clove x 1 chop finely 
• Star anise x 2

TOFU Roll (Veggie Chicken), cut into about 1cm wide slices

Vegetable oil (any type as you like)

Other items (optional):

• Shiitake mushroom, soak before cut into thin slices 
• Black fungus, soak before cut into bite pieces

Note: you need soak them till they become expanded and soft. Usually I leave them in the water for a night.

Method:

1, Fry the veggie chicken slices in a pot or a saucepan. Fry the slices till each slice turns to golden colour and crispy.
2, Prepare a bowl of cold water. Take the veggie chicken out and soak them in water. 

3, Add the spices: garlic, shallots and star anises in the oil left in the pot. Cook for about 1minute. Then add shiitake mushroom and black fungus. Stir for about 1 -2 minute.
4, Add all the sauces in. Stir to mix well.

5, Add about 450ml water into the pot. (in the video I think I put too much water). Then, drain the veggie chicken slices and add them into the pot.

6, Cook it till it boils. Then turn the heat down to medium or low to simmer. *during the cooking, you could taste the soup to see any flavours need be enhanced.
7, Keep cooking till the soup in the pot reduces down to just cover the surface of the food in the pot.

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Nico's recipe (from her Mum)

German Potato Salad (No Cream) 德国土豆色拉 （不加奶油）

German Potato Salad made by Siying

Ingredients:食材：

• Medium sized Potatoes x 5 (preferably red potatoes but any potatoes can be used) / 中等大小的土豆 5个 （红皮土豆最好，但是任何土豆都可以）
• Onion x 2 (cut very fine) small or 1 x medium onion / 洋葱 如果是小颗 2 颗， 中等大的1颗 
• White vinegar x 1 cup / 白醋 1杯
• Good quality: cold pressed, extra virgin olive oil x 1/2 cup + extra to cover / 高品质的特级初榨橄榄油 半杯 多一点
• Salt & Pepper / 盐和胡椒

Method: Note: Takes 2 days to prepare the ingredients (left overnight in fridge) / 大约要花两天的时间准备这个色拉 Peel potatoes but leave whole (don’t cut) / 土豆削皮  Boil whole potatoes in a large pot of water (potatoes need to be totally covered with water) / 整颗土豆放在水里煮 （煮的时候水满过土豆）  Boil until soft. / 土豆煮软  Take potatoes out of water (drain). / 把土豆从水里捞出  Put whole potatoes in fridge overnight in a bowl or on a plate. / 把土豆放在碗里或盘子了放到冰箱一夜  In the morning cut the potatoes into thin circular slices & place in a big wide bowl. / 第二天早上把土豆从冰箱拿出，切片，摆到一个大碗里  Chop onion very finely. / 把洋葱切碎  Sprinkle onion onto bowl of sliced potatoes (make sure potatoes slices are spread out across the wide bowl). / 把洋葱撒在土豆片上 （让每一个土豆片都接触到洋葱）  Add white vinegar to the bowl (1 cup) / 加白醋到碗里  Add a good layer of olive oil so all the potato slices are just covered. Give the potatoes a good soaking. / 浇一层橄榄油在土豆片上。让每一片都沾有橄榄油。让土豆浸在油里  Season with Salt & Pepper but use a lot! (a thin layer needs to be totally covering the potato slices). / 撒上盐和胡椒。要多放。让每一片土豆都撒上盐和胡椒  Put back into fridge for a minimum of 2 hours to soak up the flavours. / 再把土豆放到冰箱里大约2个小时。让味道进入土豆  Take the salad out of the fridge & mix well. / 把土豆从冰箱拿出，拌均匀  Serve cold. / 上菜

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Nico Reddaway (Melbourne) mostly creates media installation works, often with a performance element. Nico was recently in Finland and returned home in March, 2020, just before Corona virus lockdown.

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