Pork Chops (chinese style)

4 pork chops
1 tablespoon soy sauce
1 tablespoon wine
2 teaspoons sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
pinch of pepper
1 tablespoon minced garlic
1 egg
6 tablespoons cornstarch
oil (for frying)


Method:

1. Cut pork chops into pieces. Mix together all the ingredients except cornstarch and oil and pour over pork. Allow to marinate for 30 minutes (preferably for 1 day).

2.Before frying, pour cornstarch on top of pork and stir into marinade.

3. Heat enough oil in a large skillet to cover bottom. Place pork in pan when oil begins to shimmer. Cook pork chops over med-high heat until cooked through.

4. Serve hot.

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Lemon garlic Beef (Take it easy cooking special)

Its the easiest beef and flavorful recipe I have ever experienced! 

1 pounds sirloin tips, cubed into equal bite size pieces
11/2 tablespoons olive oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients:

2 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup finely chopped  parsley
1 small lemon juiced
1/2 cup white wine

Method:

1. Meat should be marinated with salt and pepper at room temperature for 2 hrs.

2. Heat the olive oil in large, heavy skillet over medium-high to high heat.

3. When the oil is heated, add the meat and caramelize before turning. Once evenly browned all over, about 5 minutes, season to taste with salt and pepper, add the garlic and mix with flat spatula, the meat for 2 minutes.
4. Stir in the parsley and a little lemon juice and cook for another minute.

5. Add the white wine and cook for 1 min. Turn off the heat. Transfer to a serving platter and serve immediately.

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25 Best Nibbles to eat with Champagne

1. Almonds

2. Walnuts

3. Salted pistachios

4. Toasted pumpkin seeds

5. Croutons topped with sour cream and salmon roe

6. Little rolls of cured (but not smoked) salmon

7. Plain oysters

8. Thinly sliced, lightly seared scallops

9. Shrimp with light mayonnaise

10. Shrimp vol-au-vents

11. Diced lobster on potato salad

12. Crab pâté on toast

13. Taramasalata on thin crackers

14. Anchovy straws

15. Light-textured chicken liver pâté on toast

16. Chicken and leek vol-au-vents

17. Slices of white pork sausage

18. Rolls of mortadella ham

19. Small sausage rolls

20. Sliced quiche Lorraine

21. Sliced flamiche (leek tart)

22. Goat cheese wrapped in Parma ham

23. Mini gougères

24. Mini potato tortilla

25. Cubes of crumbly white English cheese

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