Simple fast dishes

   

So the other day I managed to get a hold of some nice and fresh baby pea shoots. I absolutely love this vegetable because even though they are stir fried, they remain that fresh crisp when you bite down into them. The other dish is simple stirfried asparagus and chicken.

When choosing asparagus, to me, there are two most important things to look at. Firstly, the colour and second, look at the bottom stem of the asparagus. If it's discoloured and dry, those are generally the parts you cut off because when you fry them, they don't become crunchy and yet soft, but instead they become tough and you're chewing on tough stems. So look at the bottom and the drier it is, the more you probably have to cut away.

Also, when cutting asparagus, they are usually cut in the slanted manner for faster cooking.
Both of these dishes are quick and easy especially if you're hungry but want to eat something healthy.


Chicken and Asparagus 
Ingredients:
Asparagus (I used three bunches)
Chicken (around ~250g)
Garlic
Soy Sauce
Cooking Oil

• Step 1, wash the asparagus
• Step 2, cut the asparagus, garlic and the chicken
• Step 3, Heat up the cooking oil in a pan
• Step 4, place the garlic in the pan 
• Step 5, when you can smell the fragrance of the garlic, throw in the asparagus and add soy sauce
• Step 6, cover the pan with a lid and allow the vegetable to be steamed
• Step 7, when the asparagus turn slightly pale in colour, add in the chicken
• Step 8, mix the ingredients and you can choose to cover the pan with the lid or just stir and allow the chicken to fry
• Step 9, Serve

Baby pea shoots
Ingredients:
Baby pea shoots
Salt/Soy Sauce
Garlic
Cooking Oil

• Step 1, Wash the baby pea shoots
• Step 2, Cut up the garlic

• Step 3, Heat up the cooking oil in a pan
• Step 4, place the garlic in the pan 
• Step 5, when you can smell the fragrance of the garlic, throw in the baby pea shoots
• Step 6, mix it around and add in the salt or soy sauce
• Step 7, cover the pan with a lid and allow the vegetables to be steamed

I know this step may seem a little weird, but I prefer to cover my vegetables and allow them to steam as I find it faster and I don't really have to watch the pan so I can do other things as the vegetables are being steamed.

• Step 8, when the shoots turn a lush green, mix them around and taste to check it's flavour
• Step 9, add more salt/soy sauce if required 
• Step 10, serve

These are the two dishes I had for lunch.