One Pot Dish

One pot dish is always the working moms' favorite. It is not only save us some time to prepare a wholesome meal for the family, it's also easy to prepare and clean up! Sounds great working moms? Since it was a busy day for me the last one week and everyone in the family had caught the cold bugs that fly in the air including me, the thoughts of cooking seem tiring too. Thus, I have to prepare a quick and simple but nutritious dinner. One pot dish is my best choice, all can be done in a short period of time.

This time, using a claypot is the best choice for this one pot dish. By using braising method with claypot, it brings out the flavour of the ingredients and also enhances the taste of the dish. I have selected variety of ingredients this round, chicken fillets, prawns, mushroom, fish cakes, carrot & broccoli. Not forgetting the main ingredient here, the Egg Tofu - 玉子豆腐. Since my family enjoys egg tofu so much, it was a wise decision to add them in the pot. The joy of making this dish is; you can "mix & match" according to your family's favourite ingredients. Ok Mommies, start wokking and enjoy!

Ingredients: 2 tubes Egg Tofu (Japanese Tofu 玉子豆腐), cut into 2 cm thick 4 stalks Mushroom, washed & soaked (Trim away the stems) 1 strip of Chicken fillet, cut into chunks 10 pcs large Prawns, removed shells - retain tails 1/2 Carrot, sliced 10 florets Broccoli 2 pcs Fish cakes, cut into 2 cm thick 3 cloves of Garlic, minced Sunflower oil Seasonings: 2 tbsp Shaoxing Wine (Chinese traditional fermented rice wine 绍兴酒) Reference on Shaoxing Wine here Salt to taste (I used 2 tsp) Thickener (adjust the thickness according to your taste): 3 tsp Cornflour / Tapioca flour 100ml Chicken broth Chicken broth (600ml) Chicken bones, about 20 pcs Broccoli stems (use the remaining broccoli stems) 1 liter water Methods for chicken broth: 1. Blanch chicken bones with boiling water. Drained. 2. Bring 1 liter water to the boil. 3. Add in chicken bones and broccoli stems. 4. Simmer for 1 hour or until it is concentrated and sufficient for 600ml. Methods for main dish: 1. Marinade chicken fillet and prawns separately with salt and pepper. Set aside for 10 mins. 2. Wash mushroom thoroughly. Soak with hot water for 10 mins. Drain, trim away the stems. Set aside. 3. Blanch broccoli with some oil in boiling water. Drained and set aside. 4. Heat up oil in a claypot, saute garlic till fragrant. 5. Add in chicken fillets, stir fry for a minute. 6. Add in mushroom & fish cake, stir fry for another minute. 7. Pour in 500ml chicken broth. Braise at medium heat for 10 mins. 8. Add in thickener (adjust thickener) & braise until sauce is a little concentrated but not too thick. 9. Add in prawns & seasonings. Simmer for another 2 mins. Add in salt to taste. 10. Add in egg tofu, do not stir the tofu to avoid breaking. Cover with lid, simmer for another 2 mins. 11. Open lid, off fire. Add in broccoli & dish up. Serve while hot. Note: • Adjust the amount of chicken broth & the thickener according to your own preference. I prefer more gravy as it is suitable for kids to have them with rice. • Add in prawns lastly so it will not over-cooked. • You may substitute chicken broth with concentrated chicken stock. You need to adjust the water portion according. • You may add your own selection of ingredients or other ingredients such as cauliflower, spring onion, celery, leek, seafood (fish slices, crab sticks or clams), fish balls or meat balls.