Thursday, September 21, 2017

Stir Fried Udon with Portobella Mushroom

Ingredients
2 servings of fresh udon
handful of roasted portobella mushrooms
1/2 small yellow onon - sliced
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp cookiing oil
salt and pepper to taste

Lemon Cake


recipe adapted from here 
(i omitted the glaze portion)

Ingredients
2 stick (226 grms) unsalted butter, at room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 extra-large eggs
1/3 cup grated lemon zest
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice
3/4 cup buttermilk, at room temperature
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract

For Syrup
 

1/2 cup sugar
1/2 cup lemon juice

For the Glaze
 

2 cups confectioners' sugar, sifted
3 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice


Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Mee Siam



Ingredients
 
The Gravy  
1 large yellow onion - quartered
6 shallots
6 cloves garlic - peeled
10 dried red chillies- soaked in hot water till soften, then drained
5 fresh red chillies - remove seeds
6 tbsp dried shrimp - soaked in hot water till soften, then drained
1 tbsp belachan 
5 tbsp fermented soybean/tau cheo
6 tbsp roasted peanuts
5 tbsp tamarind pulp - soaked in 1/2 cup hot water till soft, then drained  
6 cups chicken stock or water
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt    

Monday, September 18, 2017

Roasted Pig's trotter with Rosemary




Ingredients
1 mid sized pig's trotter - cleaned
2 sprig fresh rosemary - crushed/pound
1 small yellow onion - sliced
salt and pepper to taste
2 whole small potatoes - cleaned
some water

Sunday, September 17, 2017

Stir Fried Bittergourd with Prawns

Ingredients
1 bittergourd - remove pith, seeds and sliced thinly
1 small bell pepper - cut into strips
handful of prawns - peeled and deveined
salt and pepper to taste
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp hua diao wine
1 tbsp fish sauce
some cornstarch solution

Friday, September 15, 2017

Crab Meat Porridge



Ingredients
2 crabs - cleaned and chopped into pieces
1 cup rice grains - washed
3 cups water to cook porridge
salt and pepper to taste
ginger slices
2 cloves garlic

BBQ Rainbow Trout


Ingredients
1 rainbow trout
salt and pepper to taste

Method
Marinate fish with salt and pepper.
Heat up weber grill on high.
Place fish on grill and cook for a few minutes on each side. 
Serve warm with rice

Baked Rosemary Chicken with Potatoes


Ingredients
half chicken
2 potatoes - peeled and cut into cubes
1 large carrot - peeled and cut into cubes
1 small white onion
2 sprigs fresh rosemary
salt and pepper to taste
honey for brushing

Monday, August 21, 2017

Stir Fried Minced Meat with Potato and Sweet Basil


Ingredients
2 small potato - peeled and cut into cubes and steamed till cooked
1/2 lb minced meat
bunch of sweet basil leaves - sliced to small pieces
1 chilli padi - deseeded and cut into pieces
1 tbsp chopped garlic
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp chilli sauce
salt and pepper to taste
1 tbsp cooking oil

Method
  1. Heat up cooking oil in a pan.  Fry chopped garlic till aromatic.
  2. Add minced meat and stir fry over high heat.
  3. Add cooked potato cubes into the pan.
  4. Add sweet basil leaves, chilli padi, oyster sauce, sesame oil and chili sauce.
  5. Do a quick stir fry over high heat.
  6. Add salt and pepper to taste.
  7. Serve warm with rice.

Steam eggs with seaweed

Ingredients
3 eggs
half cup water
some dried seaweed - soaked, drained and cut into strips
1 tbsp soy sauce