Lunch At Vermont South

WE DECIDED TO HAVE LUNCH WITH FAMILY @ our Vermont South home. SM is responsible for cooking the roast chicken, pickled vegetables (acar), stir fried zucchini with dried shrimps and 东粉 and chiffon cake. I am responsible for cooking the "rice wine" chicken dish (鸡酒)。

Acar, pickled mini carrots, pineapple, onion and sliced red chilli

"Rice Wine" Chicken

Stir fried zuchini with dried shrimps and 东粉

Home made curry puffs

The kids enjoy the beautiful juicy free range roast chicken and potatos

The preparation for the 鸡酒 dish involves cooking sliced young ginger in olive oil for 1-2 minute. Fry 8 eggs with the ginger and set aside.

Then fry more ginger slices in olive oil and cook with the chicken pieces. I use 2 whole free range chicken from Lilydale cut into pieces. Then add some hot water to boil the chicken pieces in the broth for about 5-8 minutes or until almost cooked. Add in a generous amount of Stone's Ginger Wine (available from Dan Murphy's at $8.99 a bottle) to taste and cook for an additional 2-3 minutes. Do not over-cook the chicken or else the meat will be tough to eat. Since we don't have rice wine I use the ginger wine as a replacement ingredient. Finally lay the fried eggs on top of the chicken broth and pour the remaining broth over it. Then serve hot.

The "rice wine" chicken dish is a fantastic winter dish. All agree. In the end all the food is finished!

Hard at work on the Sunday puzzles

Reading a book after a big meal

Asbach Brandy - smooth, non-intrusive, gut-warming
JW Blue Label - aromatic, sharp and extra-smooth
Morris Muscat - aromatic, sweet, woody

Tea and coffee is served. We have curry puffs and chiffon cake for dessert. We also have on this occasion Asbach Brandy (German brandy), Johnny Walker Blue Label Whiskey (very rare whiskey) and Morris Muscat dessert wine (sweet after meal wine, $14.99 at Dan Murphy's). The alcohol is most welcome as we do enjoy a bit of a drink in the winter. It helps with keeping warm, and some say with food digestion and settle the stomach.....

The group says we will meet again next month to celebrate mom's and my birthday.