【蚝煎/蚝烙】Fried Oyster Omelette (Or Luak/ Or Chien)

在娘家的时候每每和家人出去美食中心吃饭，爸爸就会点一盘蚝煎和大家分着吃。是我们一家大小都很喜欢的一道美食。

家乡的蚝煎用的蚝是新鲜的小生蚝，在美国我只买得到大生蚝，这次买的还是打折的冷冻生蚝，做出来的蚝煎味道却一点都不差噢！

正宗的蚝烙/蚝煎用的是蒜苗而不是葱花，刚好院子里种了些蒜苗，就剪了一小把做蚝煎，自己种的就是好吃哦！

When I was young, whenever my parents bring us out for dinner at the hawker center, dad will always order this Oyster Omelette for the family to share, a very good side dish to go with noodle or rice dishes.

I bought two packets of frozen oysters from the Korean supermarket not long ago with this dish in mind, with the garlic I planted in my front yard finally growing tall enough for harvest, I made this omelette for brunch and hubby and I both enjoyed it very much!

Note: The original recipe for this omelette is to use garlic green instead of spring onion.

Pickled Celtuce/Guan Tao Cai Sim 自制罐头菜心/酱莴笋

When I was young, whenever I was under the weather, my mom or grandma will make some simple rice congee to go with Canned pickled celtuce, it is supposed to be light on the tummy and helps to get well. 

Grandma's version is a little fancier, she will mince some meat with this pickle and make a simple meat sauce, it is still one of my favorite dishes to go with congee, one that I missed whenever I am not feeling well.

小时候只要感冒或不舒服了，妈妈就会熬一小锅白米粥，再开一罐罐头菜心让我就着吃。

这款罐头菜心也是我阿嬤在生时很爱吃的一款酱菜。阿嬤喜欢加点肉和这款酱菜一起剁然后煮成肉酱吃，拌饭下粥都很适合。

今天早上有点时间，熬了小半锅粥，就着新腌好的酱菜心和昨晚炖猪蹄的花生，这样的早餐吃着真正舒服啊！

Tau Yu Bak 【豆油肉】

I gotta insist that one pronounce the name of this dish in Hokkian (Minnan), light soy sauce is called "Tau Yu" and meat in Hokkian is called "Bak" thus the name of this dish, Tau Yu bak means meat braised in light soy sauce! It is a very typical Hokkian/Minnan dish and the recipe is often heritage and passed down from mother to daughter, so you can now guess where I got mine from!

The preparation is a little similar to its close cousin  "Hong Shao Rou/红烧肉", but Tau Yu Bak has thinner gravy and is almost always prepared with fried tofu cutlets and hard boiled eggs.

My dad's favourite way to enjoy this dish is to drizzle the gravy over steamed rice and mixed before digging in. I did the same for my son A and he had a big bowl of it!

这款炖肉要用闽南语来说，酱油闽南语里叫“豆油”，Tau Yu Bak (豆油肉）就是酱油肉的意思。有点类似卤肉，但没有卤肉那么浓郁，汤汁也更稀一些。我爸很喜欢用豆油肉的汤汁拌饭吃，前两天我也这么拌了给俊宝吃，他很喜欢哦！