Thai style basil minced pork 打抛猪肉

Adopt from Squall Chin Cookbook Meal for one with some modification made to my personally preference.

Ingredients
500g minced pork
1 cup Thai basil leaves

1 tbsp minced garlic
1 tbsp minced shallots
3 chilli padi sliced

1 tsp low sodium fish sauce
1 tsp low sodium light soya sauce
1 tsp thick soya sauce
1 tsp low sodium oyster sauce

Method
1. Heat oil stir fry garlic, shallots & chilli
2. Add in minced pork and stir fry well
3. Add in season sauce and mix well
4. Lastly add in basil leave and mix well

Chicken Green Curry

Got this new easy make Thai green curry paste from 2017 Thai Festival @ Orchard road thai embassy yesterday. 👍👍👍

Ingredients
1 packet green curry paste (brand - kanokwan)
240 ml coconut milk

300 g chicken fillet  (cube)
240 ml water

some kaffir & basil leaves
1 pc de-seed red chilli sliced
1 small eggplant (cube)

Method
1.  Add green curry paste  & coconut milk in a pot over medium heat.  Stir till oil appear on top.

2. add chicken, stir till meat thoroughly cooked

3. Add in water, bring to boil.

4.  Add in kaffir, basil leaves, chilli and lastly eggplant.

4.  Bring to boil

Chicken Parmigiana

ingredients
300g chicken fillets
40 gm breadcrumb (add more if needed)
50gm gated parmesan cheese
1 egg beaten
pepper salt to taste
dash basil leave
100g pizza plus cheese

Method
1) marinate chicken fillet with pepper salt
2) combine breadcrumb with parmesan cheese.  mix well in a plate.
3) dip chicken in beaten egg.  coat generously with breadcrumb mix.
4) grease the baking tray in airfryer at 180c .  layer the chicken on the tray   for 10 mins and flip side for another 10 mins.  increase the bake time if required.
5) when chicken are golden in colour &  cooked.  put in and spread out the shredded cheese.   Sprinkle some basil. Baked for another 8 mins or till cheese is nicely melt.

Cereal chicken

500 g chicken fillet cut in cube
stir fry with olive oil & pepper salt and set aside

cereal mix
1 cup nestum cereal
1 tbsp low fat milk powder
1 tbsp sugar
1/4 salt

1) heat wok w 50g butter w 10-15 pcs of curry leaves.

2) pour in the cereal for a quick fry.  ensure fire not too big.

3) lastly in goes the chicken meat & mix them well with the cereal

Improved Beef Collezione Cheese

300g minced beef marinate w HP sauce, pepper salt

pan fry the beef w olive oil
set aside for later use

- fill the Collezione inside w beef
- arrange on baking dish
- sprinkle w shredded cheese

Sauce
- mix desire amount of cooking cream w fresh milk & (pepper salt if desired)
- add half tbsp corn flour to thicken sauce.  Finally add in more shredded cheese & mix well in sauce pan.
Remove from fire

Pour sauce over the Collezione and bake @ 180c for 10 - 15mins

Beef Collezione cheese

Aga aga cooking w no exact portion.

300g minced beef marinate w hp sauce, pepper salt
Stir fried w olive oil over the pan.  Set a set for later use.

place the desire amount of Collezione depending on the size of baking dish use into the hot water to stand for 5 mins.  while slightly soft cut into half.  Arrange them nicely and stand on the baking dish.  filled the hole up w meat.

for the sauce.   mix cooking cream w pepper salt.  add half tsp corn flour to thicken sauce if desired.  mix well n pour over the dish.  Sprinkle with shredded cheese to individual preference.

I used air fryer to bake at 180c at 10-12 mins.

Green Chicken Curry

ingredient :
1 packet Dancing chef green curry paste
500g chicken fillet cut into pieces
marinate w fish sauce
4 lime / kaffir leaves
1 stalk basil leaves
300ml  coconut milk
100ml water
6 pieces pre-cooked potatoes in cube
2 stalk lemongrass sliced
3 red  & green chilli removed seed and slices
6 green & red chilli padi
1/4 tsp brown palm or palm sugar

method
1. bring coconut milk, water, sugar, curry paste to bring boil.

2. add in chilli, potatoes, chilies, lemongrass, basil, kaffir leaves and chicken.  simmer until chicken is cooked.   serve hot

chicken pie

2 sheet ready puff pastries

100g chicken fillet (cut into pieces)
marinate w pepper n salt to taste

4 small potatoes (precooked peeled n cut into cube )
3 eggs (cooked and cut into wedge)
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup water
1 tbsp corn flour
1/4 tsp thyme

1 egg wash

Method
1. stir fry chicken meat together with potatoes and thyme

2. add corn flour, milk and water stir till creamy or sauce thicken

3. off fire and set aside

4.  grease pie tray.  lay down the first layer of pastry on the tray, poke some hole with fork on the Base.

5. fill the tray with egg and the cooked ingredients.  spread them nicely.  

6.  cover the top with the 2nd pastry.  to seal the cover, go round the tray with a fork by pressing at the corner.

7.  egg wash the pie before bake @ 180c for 35 - 40 mins

Ready gravy butter chicken Masala

Quick fix dinner for my curry lover son.  Upon first try he loves it so so much, so as my hubby.  We'll be back for more ....

 

ingredient :
1 packet butter chicken masala (ready gravy - house brand)
300g chicken fillet  (cut into cube)
dashes of pepper salt
2g chilli powder
dashes of cajun powder
20g butter
50ml multi purpose cream or fresh cream

*Optional : cooked potoatoes cube

 

method :
1. marinate chicken, pepper salt, chilli powder and cajun powder for 20 mins

2. heat butter in corning ware and stir fry the chicken cube till half cooked

3. add in the ready gravy, cube potatoes and simmer until chicken is cooked

4. Add in cream, mix well and cook for another 3 mins.  Serve.

Black vinegar pork

I love the taste and fragance of black vinegar pork. Felt so achieving for my very first time cooking this dish. Can compete with those selling outside or better.  Never expect it's an easy making, no real measurement. Just mere estimation only.

 

Ingredient :
350g Lean Meat (cut into 2" cube)
1 pc palm size ginger(scrap clean with knife. half portion, thickly slice the balance smash)
2tbsp black sesame oil
375ml chan kong thye black sweet rice vinegar
375ml water
1 pc gula melaka (approx 100g)

 

Method :
1. Boil the meat in hot water and drain to set aside
2. Stir fry ginger with sesame oil till fragrance, using tanyu or claypot
3. Add vinegar and water to boil. 
4. Add in gula melaka and stir till melt
4. Finally put in the meat and eggs

4. Cook in small fire for abt 1 hr
 

Char Siew 叉烧

Having some fun with AF'ing.  Quite an easy make.  Just marinate and grill it.

Ingredients
approx 500g Twee meat
3 Tbsp Lee Kum Kee char siew sauce
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp light soya sauce
3 tbsp honey
1/4 tsp five spice powder
1/8 tsp white pepper
1 tsp sesame seed oil

season meat for 2-3 hours
Using grill pan AF 180c 25 -30 mins.  every 5 mins brush meat with the left over sauce and turn meat for even grill.

Sio Bak 烧肉

I never thought I could made this.  The entire preparation took me 2 days.  Eating it was so easy and fast.  crispy crispy.

Ingredient
approx 350-400g pork belly (go for less fat (

Dry Rub (mix)
salt 1 tbsp or less
white pepper 1 tsp
five spice powder 1 tsp

For brushing
Vinegar 1 tbsp
sea salt

Method
1. cleaned pork belly, light wash.   Remove fats nd hair that's visible.

2. Cook pork belly in water for around 10 - 15 mins.  Remove from water and let the white meat air dry on a small rack.  This is to drain away the excess water.   can keep it there for about 2 hrs.

3. Use the fish scaler and pricked as many small holes as possible.  Apply some vinegar or squeeze lemon juice all over the skin.

4.  Marinate the pork with the dry rub   Put the meat in a box and leave it in the fridge for next day use.

5. Finally out from the fridge into the AF using the grill pan.  Brush some vinegar and follow by rub salt on the skin.  AF 180c for 30 mins.  after re brush the vinegar on the skin and do another 30 mins or till golden

* make sure skin face up with roast