My Daily One Pot Meal During Circuit Breaker 2020

Hello how are you guys doing recently?

Today marks the #Day34 since Singapore entered the circuit breaker period; which means I have been working from home for 1 month. To protect myself and to reduce the usage of surgical mask which is in high demand in the market now, I try to avoid going out as much as I can. I only go out probably once a week for grocery shopping. For the rest of the time, I would just stay at home, work in front of computer for 8 hrs/day, exercise, eat, and sleep. Hopefully everything gets better so that we can meet our friends & family very soon!

Quite proud of myself that I actually cook different types of dishes everyday by using my mini cute electrical cooker that I got from NTUC last month. Since all of the dishes are extremely fast and easy to prepare, it would be useful for anyone who is looking for a healthy and simple meal. 

This is the mini electrical cooker that I used to prepare my daily meal:

Okay let's get started with some of the recipes of my one-pot meal!

1. Stir-Fry Udon

💗 Ingredients: 

• Udon, Eggs, Chinese Cabbage, Egg, Dried Mushroom, Minced Pork, Onion, Garlic

💗 Steps: 

• Marinate the minced pork with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and some white pepper for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, sauté garlic & onion until fragrance.
• Add in pre-soaked mushroom, followed by marinated minced pork. Stir fry until aromatic.
• Pour some boiling water into the pot, add in chinese cabbage and udon.
• Simmer for 5-8 minutes until everything is cooked.
• Add in egg, stir evenly.
• Seasoned with a pinch of salt and pepper, ready to serve.

2. Soba- Served with soy sauce and sesame oil

💗 Ingredients: 

• Soba, Egg, Carrot, Sweet corn, Black fungus

💗 Steps:

• Arrange all the ingredients (carrot, sweet corn, black fungus & egg) into one bowl, steam for 4 minutes.
• Take out the egg, continue to steam the rest for another 3 minutes.
• Add soba into boiling water, cook for 4 minutes.
• In a separate plate, add 3 tablespoons of soy sauce, 1 tablespoon of sesame oil, and 1 pinch of sugar.
• Once all the ingredients are fully cooked, add them into the plate with sauce. Mix evenly & ready to serve.

Alternatively, you can also replace soba with glass noodles, depending on your personal preferences.

Glass Noodles with Mixed Vegetables

3. One-pot tomato rice with mixed vegetables

💗 Ingredients: 

• Rice, Tomato, Sweet Corn, Egg, Broccoli

💗 Steps:

• In a bowl, add 1/4 cup of rice and top-up with water until the water covers the rice by 1cm.
• Add in 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and some black pepper, stir well.
• Arrange tomato and sweet corn on top of the rice, steam for 15 minutes.
• Add in broccoli, steam for another 3 minutes.
• Turn off heat, add raw egg into the bowl, stir until everything is evenly mixed & until the egg is fully cooked by using the heat from the rice. Ready to serve.

4. Minced Pork Porridge with Carrot & Potato

💗 Ingredients: 

• Rice, Minced Pork, Carrot, Potato

💗 Steps:

• Marinate the minced pork with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and some white pepper for 30 minutes.
• Add a handful of rice into the pot, top-up water until the water covers the rice by 5cm. Let it cooked under high heat.
• Bring it to boil, reduce heat and add in carrot & potato. Simmer for another 15-20 minutes. Remember to keep stirring throughout the process.
• You can add more water at this stage if you prefer a more watery type of porridge.
• When the porridge looks silky and smooth, add in the marinated minced pork and stir evenly.
• Ready to serve. You can add spring onion/ soy sauce/sesame oil/ white pepper depending on your personal preference.

5. Clay Pot Noodles Soup

💗 Ingredients: 

• Clay Pot Noodles, Green Vegetables, Chicken Thigh (cut into bite-size)/ Minced Pork, Spring Onion

💗 Steps:

• Marinate the meat with 1 pinch of black pepper & 2 tablespoons of soy sauce for 30 minutes.
• Add all the ingredients into boiling water, cook for around 5-8 minutes until everything is cooked.
• Seasoned with a pinch of salt and pepper.
• Turn off heat. Add in egg and cover the lid for another 3 minutes.
• Topped with freshly cut spring onion. Ready to serve.
   

6. Black Pepper Chicken Rice Set

💗 Ingredients: 

• Rice, Chicken Thigh (cut into bite-size), Carrot, Potato, Onion, Broccoli

💗 Steps:

a) Black Pepper Chicken

• Marinate the meat with a generous amount of black pepper and salt for 30 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of cooking oil, sauté onion until fragrance.
• Add in carrot and potato, stir fry for 5 minutes.
• Add in marinated meat & stir fry until aromatic.
• Pour some boiling water into the pot, simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Seasoned with more salt and pepper (depending on personal preference) & stir well.

b) Rice & Broccoli

• In a bowl, add 1/4 cup of rice and top-up with water until the water covers the rice by 1cm.
• Steam for 15 minutes.
• At the same time, blanch broccoli under boiling water for 5 minutes. Ready to serve.

7. Seaweed Tofu Soup

💗 Ingredients: 

• Tofu, Seaweed, Tomato, Egg, Green Vegetables

💗 Steps:

• Add all the ingredients into boiling water, cook for around 5 minutes until everything is cooked.
• Seasoned with 2 tablespoons of soy sauce and some white pepper.
• Add in egg and cover the lid for another 3 minutes.
• Ready to serve.

That's all for some of the recipes that I tried & explored during Circuit Breaker on April. You can see that all the ingredients are with high nutrient content, they are actually easy to get and they can be stored for a longer time; highly recommend to anyone who wants to have a healthy meal but no idea on how to start with 😊

Enjoy ya! Stay safe and healthy everyone!

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