Tuesday, March 28, 2017

Black Beans Sardine Fried Rice

Ingredients:
1 can Ayam brand Black Beans Sardines (cut the sardine into small pieces)
1 cup chopped French bean
1 onion (diced)
Some garlic (smashed)
Cooked rice (I cooked 1 cup of rice)

Method:
1. Heat up wok with 2 tbsp of oil.
2. Stir fry garlic, and onion till fragrant.
3. Add french bean and sardine (including the black beans).
4. Add the rice, then add 1/4 tsp of salt, a pinch of pepper, and a dash of sesame oil.
5. Fry until all are well mixed.

Sunday, March 26, 2017

Deepfried Sardine Sticks

Ingredients:
1 can Ayam Brand Sardines (mashed it)
1 onion (diced it very finely)
1 tbsp black sesame seeds
4 pcs spring roll pastry (cut into half)
1 egg (beaten)
Salt & pepper

Method:
1. Mix the sardine, onion, and black sesame seeds together, and add 1/2 tsp of salt & pepper.
2. Take 1/2 a pc of spring roll pastry and brush egg on the entire piece.
3. Scoop the sardine mixture and place it at the edge of the spring roll pastry.
4. Roll it tightly to the end.
(Repeat Step 2 to 4 - I did 8 pcs in total.)
5. Heat up oil for deep frying. I deep fried them until they turn golden brown.

Shredded Ginger Chicken



Ingredients:
A few cloves of garlic (smashed)
Lots of shredded ginger
1 stalk of lemongrass (cut into 3 & smash it)
Abt 30 pcs of lotus seed (if dried, u need to soak them for abt 30mins)
1 can button mushroom
Half a Kampung Chicken or An Xin Chicken (Fresh chicken is impt to bring out the sweetness in this dish)

Method:
1. Heat up 2 tbsp oil & fry the garlic,  shredded ginger & lemongrass till fragrant.
2. Add the chicken & fry till cooked.
3. Mix 2 cup water, 1 tsp soya sauce, 1 to 2 tsp sesame oil, a pinch of salt & pepper, and add all to the chicken. (1 or 2 tsp is depending on your preference.)
4. Add the lotus seed & button mushrooms. Cover & simmer with low fire for 30mins.
5. Add 1 tbsp huadiao before serve.
Note: It's not a soup, but it will be a bit soupy. Good with rice.

Monday, March 20, 2017

Cheddar Cheese Madeleine 乳酪玛德琳

Ingredients (made abt 18):
3 eggs
120g sugar
120g self-raising flour (sieved)
1/4 tsp salt
65g butter
20g shredded cheddar cheese
10g parmesan cheese


Methods:
1. Preheat oven at 180C.
2. Melt the butter in a saucepan, then add both cheese to the melted butter and mix well.
3. Beat eggs and sugar until light yellow.
4. Add flour & salt, and mix at low speed. Pour in melted butter mixture and continue to mix well.
5. Keep in fridge for an hour.
6. Brush the mould with melted butter.
7. Scoop the batter into mould.
8. Bake at 180 degree for 10 mins, then 200 degree for 2 to 3 mins.
(You may need to adjust the baking time.)

Sunday, March 5, 2017

Cabonara 培根意大利粉

Ingredients:
Spaghetti for 4 pax
4 slices of bacon (cut into smaller pieces)
400g Fresh White Button Mushroom (sliced)
400ml Cooking Cream
50g Parmesan 
Few cloves of garlic (smashed)

Method:
1. Boil a pot of water for spaghetti. Add a tsp of salt to the boiling water and place the spaghetti into the boiling water. Cover and let it boil for 8 mins. Test to see if it is al dente at the end of 8 mins. Remove and drain the spaghetti.
(When you are doing Step 1, you can do Step 2 to 4 concurrently.)
2. Heat 1 tbsp of butter in a pan, and fry the bacon.
3. Add the garlic when bacon turns brown.
4. Add the mushroom and stirfry them for 1 to 2 mins. Add a pinch of salt & pepper, and 1 tsp of dried parsley.
5. Add the cooking cream and bring to a boil. Then add the Parmesan, and the spaghetti. Mix them well.


Friday, March 3, 2017

Golden Fried Rice 黄金炒饭

Ingredients:
1.5 cups uncooked rice
6 egg yolks
2 - 3 stalks green onions (cut into small pieces)
Few cloves of garlic (chopped)

Method:
1. Cook rice (in rice cooker). When it is cooked, mix it well with 6 egg yolks. Ensure every grain of rice is well coated with the egg yolk.
2. Heat 3 tbsp of oil in a pan and stirfry the garlic. Before the garlic turn brown, pour in the rice and stirfry it for about 2 to 3 mins.
3. Add a tsp of salt and green onions, and mix well.

Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Strawberry Fruit Roll


Ingredients:
450g strawberries
50g sugar
1/2 tsp lemon juice

Method:
1. Blend the strawberries & sugar till pureed. Add lemon juice & stir in.
2. Boil them over low fire for 30mins (stir them once a while)
3. Place a big pc of baking paper over your cookie pan. (My is 31cm by 30cm.)
4. Pour the puree and use a spatula to make them flat & smooth on the baking paper (thin layer).
5. Put in oven at 80C for 3 hours (turn the cookie pan halfway during baking).
(More or less time may be needed depending on ur oven. If it still feels a bit wet after 3 hrs, maybe u need another 30mins).
6. Air them for at least an hour before you roll them and cut them into smaller pieces.

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