Saturday, July 28, 2018

Soya Bean Drink


Ingredients:
Soya Beans
Water
Sugar
A knob of Pandan Leaves
(1 part Soya Bean to 2 parts Water)
Example: 1 cup Soya Bean to 2 cups water
I used 2 cups Soya Bean to 4 cups water. 4.5 cups water also ok, dun need to be so accurate. It depends on how thick you like it to be.

Method:
1. Soak Soya Beans for minimum 4 hours (or overnight).
2. I used a Hurom slow juicer to press the beans plus water.
3. Filter the liquid and boil it (with pandan leaves) over low fire for 30mins.
4. Stir the liquid occasionally (while it is boiling).
5. Add sugar. I added one piece of Honey Rock sugar.



Tuesday, July 3, 2018

ABC Soup

Ingredients:
Pork Ribs  (五花骨) - $5
1 tomato (slice into smaller pieces)
1 corn (chop into smaller pieces)
1 - 2 carrots (cut into smaller pieces)
1 - 2 potato (peel & cut into smaller pieces)
1 onion (remove skin & cut it half)
2 - 3 cloves of garlic
2 dried scallops
5 red dates
A few bay leaves (optional)

Method:
1. Blanch the pork ribs and wash away the impurities.
2. Boil a big pot of water (more than enough to cover the ingredients)
3. Add the dried scallops, garlic, bay leaves, pork ribs, onions, and tomatoes. Boil with big fire for 30 mins, then add the carrots, and simmer with small fire for 90 mins.
4. You can add the corn later or together with other ingredients in step 3. (Depending whether you want to eat a sweet corn or tasteless corn.) I buy those bi coloured corn from wet market. 
5. I added the potato 15-20 mins before I off the fire. (Don't like them too soft.)
6. I will also add Huai San 5 mins before I off the fire. (My family like it crunchy.)
7. Add a pinch of salt before you off the fire. Add more if you like.
8. You can also add a handful of wolfberries after you off the fire.

Note: You may need to add more water in the midst of boiling. Don't add too much at one go, like half a cup, half a cup... and see how it goes.

Sunday, July 1, 2018

Cheese Muffin

Ingredients (for 12 muffins):

1 box The Laughing Cow Belcube Cheddar Smoked Cheese Spread 125 g (24 cubes)
240g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
½ tsp salt
120g butter (soften at room temperature)
150g caster sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla extract
120ml milk

Method:
1. Preheat your oven to 180°C.
2. Grease your muffin pan and place 12 muffin liners.
3. Sift the flour, baking powder and salt together.
4. Using a mixer, cream the softened butter and sugar together for 2-3 mins, until pale and fluffy.
5. Add in one egg at a time and beat until mix well.
6. Add in the vanilla extract and mix well.
7.  Add in 1/3 of the flour mixture and follow by 1/3 of the milk. Mix well.
8. Alternate the flour and milk.
9. Scoop the batter into each muffin liner. Then add 2 cubes of The Laughing Cow cheese into each of them.
10. Bake for 25 mins.