Makes 3 servings

Ingredients

2 tbs canola oil
1 small onion, cut into small pieces
4 cloves garlic, sliced
1 pound beef, cut into small cubes
1 cup water
2 carrots, chopped into chunks
4 sticks dry beancurd sticks, soak in warm water for 30 minutes, cut into pieces
2 tbs light soy sauce
2 tbs oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
2 tbs Shaoxing wine
6 dashes white pepper

Method

1) Heat up pot with the oil. Add onion and garlic and stir-fry until fragrant. Add beef, followed by carrot and beancurd sticks. Add water and all the seasonings. Stir to combine well.

2) Cover the pot, turn heat to low, simmer and cook until the beef becomes tender. Serve.

Ingredients

1 pound ground pork
1 egg
1/2 small onion, diced
120 g fish paste
1/2 tsp five-spice powder
1 tbs fish sauce
6 dashes white pepper
Pinch of salt
Oil, for frying

Method

1) Mix all the ingredients (except the oil) in a bowl and blend well (mixture will be sticky).

2) Heat up pot with enough oil to cover half of the meatballs (shallow frying). Wet hands with some water. Scoop up some of the meatball mixture and shape it into a ball. Repeat until the mixture is used up. Drop into the oil to fry. Drain the meatballs on paper towel. Serve.