Sunday, August 19, 2018

Thai style basil minced pork ζ‰“ζŠ›ηŒͺ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


Saturday, August 18, 2018

Fried garlic

We loved Ajisen fried garlic.  We can't eat ramen without their fried garlic.  It just don't feel right if we do without it.

Here's my 2nd attempt making, since my girl loves it and she said close enough to the Ajisen stall one.  That sounded encouraging and my son son how different can it be.  It's just fried garlic. 

Well, presenting it now, a simple making of fried garlic.

Ingredients not but garlic ....

To begin with peel whatever amount of garlic you want .

Wash it, dry it minced it and lastly fried it in a small pot of oil.  Make sure the oil is hot enough for deep frying.  When brown drain out the garlic onto a grease paper to absorb the oil.  Store and eat as wish.

Sunday, June 24, 2018

SImple Okonomiyaki

Preparation 15 mins

Ingredients
90g cake flour (sifted)
2 cups finely shredded cabbage
1 tsp pepper salt
Dash mixed herb pepper
1 egg
Shaved ham
100ml water
Some Japanese mayonnaise, Bonita flakes

Method
1. Mix well cake flour, pepper salt, egg & water till form a smooth batter.

2. Pour in the shredded cabbage and stir well.

3. Heat up the frying pan with some coconut/ olive oil

4. Pour in the batter and pan fry both side till nicely cooked.  Do cover to ensure the cabbage are properly cooked.

5.  Finally dish out.  On the plate squeeze out the mayo from the bottle, spread ham and sprinkle the Bonito flake.

Sunday, June 3, 2018

Bamboo charcoal buns0

GOT this bread maker recipe from Squall Chin Cookbook with some modification to fit my needs.

Ingredients
300g bread flour
4g salt
30g caster sugar
180g fresh milk
1 tbsp bamboo charcoal powder
4g instant yeast
35g butter

Methods
1. Put all ingredients (except butter) into the bread pan
2. Select ferment dough as I'm using Mayer bread maker.
3. Open lid add butter in during the first 10 mins of the knead
4. After 1hr 30mins.  Remove from the bread tin.
5.  Lay dough on the mat punch out air.  Cut into 6 portion equally
6.  Put them into a 25x18x4 non stick tray
7. Let it proof the 2nd time about 1 hr or 1.5 - 2x in size
8. Preheat oven at 175c for 15 mins
9. When done remove bread from tray and leave cool on the wire rack


Focaccia Bread

Posting using mobile app so difficult always run into problem.

Here's a screenshot of my recipe



Thursday, January 18, 2018

AF Brussels sprouts

EASY made.

1 packet of fresh Brussels sprouts
Wash and halved it
Put in a baking tray
Toss Brussels sprouts with olive oil, pepper salt, garlic herb seasoning, pepper garlic seasoning and some butter
Air fry 190c for 30 mins or longer if needed.

Sunday, December 31, 2017

2017 Christmas Dinner @ home

1.7 kg jumbo chicken from Taste -  Swiss butchery.  Herb seasoning

I got slice onion, carrot lay on the baking tray
placed chicken on top
Add chicken stock

Some unpeel garlic are stuff inside the chicken

Sent to oven 180c 30mins or more if required.

Verdict: very tender n juicy




Sunday, October 22, 2017

Fried tapioca pancake (Pasar Malam Style)

Finally I took my courage to make this with my left over tapioca.  I loves this snack so so much, usually i will buy them from pasar malam.  the only setback it is quite oily.  I got this recipe  many years ago but was not courageous enough to try make them on my own.

Now proven it's worth making, it taste n feel like what was selling at the pasar malam with less oil n less sweet.  loving it so much as I could DIY anytime.  sure this is a keeper.

Here's the down size portion

ingredients

333g grated tapioca
100g castor sugar
40g top flour (sieved)
83g grated white coconut 

3g pandan juice + dash green colouring

Method
1. mix everything together with a spoon pushing it to & fro.  

2. preheat frying pan with some olive  oil

3. use a small ladle to scoop and drop onto the pan.  smoothen it to a round shape.  flip to the other side when cooked or when u smell the fragrance.

Friday, October 13, 2017

Marmite grilled chicken

3 pcs boneless chicken leg (cut half)
marinate 30 mins as follows ingredient :-
2 tbsp ginger juice
1.5 tbsp light soya sauce
2 tbsp marmite
1 tbsp sugar
1 tsp black pepper
1.5 tbsp sesame oil

Method :
pan grill till cooked

Wednesday, August 23, 2017

Onsen Egg

Inspiration from onsen-tamago

Ingredients
* 4 refridgrated  large eggs

1000 ml water
200 ml tap water (a bit colder than room temp)

sauce
1/4 cup dashi
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
3 g katsuobushi (dried bonito flakes)
1 green onion/ scallion (for garnish)
finely shredded seaweed for garnish

* I used ready dashi-based soy sauce

method
1. add 1000ml water in a small pot, cover & bring it to boil

2. once boiling, remove the pot from the heat.
- takeout the eggs from the fridge
- add 200ml cold tap water and gently submerge the cold eggs into the hot water
- immediately cover and set timer for 17 mins or longer

self made sauce
- combine dashi, mirin and soy sauce in a small sauce pan and bring to boil
- add katsuobushi  (dried bonito flakes) and turn off the heat
- let katsuobushi sink at the bottom of pan
- after 40 sec or so, strain thru the strainer and set the sauce aside for use

cut scallion into thin slices and set aside

once 17 mins have passed,  take the eggs out gently & set aside for 5 mins

Sunday, August 20, 2017

Castella Cheese Cake

Bake tin : 7x7x3 square tin (lined w grease proof paper)

60ml hot veg oil (microwave 40 sec)
90g top flour sieved
90 ml warm milk (microwave 30 sec)
6 egg yolks

8 egg white
80g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt (or less)

4 slices cheddar cheese

Method

1. in a heat proof mixing bowl, mix flour with hot oil till flour well blend without lump

2. stir in warm milk & egg yolk until smooth

3. In the clean bowl whisk egg whites & salt till floamy

4. add in sugar gradually and beat till soft peaks form

5. Fold in the egg white mixture in 3 parts into the egg yolk mixture.

6. pour half of the batter into the lined baking tin

7. placed 4 slices of cheese on top of the batter and cover with the remaining batter gently

8. give a light knock on the tin to release large air bubble

9.  bake at a pre heat oven at 150 c for 50 mins

Bamboo Charcoal Loaf

ingredients
500g bread flour
35g cake flour
70g castor sugar
1/4 tsp salt
8g instant yeast
320 ml warm milk (30 sec microwave)
2 tsp bamboo Charcoal powder
50 g butter

Method using breadmaker
* all ingredient need goes into the BM.
last will be flour and yeast.
- choose soft bread option.  Loaf baked all done in about 2.5 hrs

Monday, July 31, 2017

Revisit of traditional sponge cake

My very first time having such a beautiful pretty smiley 鸑蛋糕。Felt so rewarding.  homemade traditional sponge cake is really good and nice.  As I can cut down the sweetness compare to those selling and it's fresh !

ingredients 

4 eggs

180g castor sugar

230g hk flour
1/2 cup 7 up

method
1. use high speed beat eggs till fluffy
2. add in sugar gradually & continue beating till well blend. off power
3. fold in flour in 3 portions
4. add 7 up & use hand mixer to mix well
5. pour the mixture into linen cup to 90-95% full.
6.  be generous sprinkle sugar on top of the batter to form a cross
6.  on the pre heat steamer.  place the cuppies on the steam rack and steam for 15 mins for a tray of 8 cups.  ( the batter is enough for 2 round of 8 cuppies)

Monday, July 10, 2017

Pork chop with japanese seasoning

Easy made for dinner

Ingredients
3 pcs pork chop meat
1 box Higasgimaru Agezuni Tonkatsu (seasoning powder for pork) w 3 small individual pack
3 plastic bags

Method
1. place each piece of pork chop into a plastic bag pour in 1 pack of the seasoning.  Give the bag it a good shake.  leaves it aside for 10 mins

2. flatten the meat inside the bag.  ensure the seasoning are spread out.   Let it rest in shape for another 10-15 mins

3. pan fry with some oil or air fry.

Sunday, May 14, 2017

Quick Ready Stir Fried mushroom vermicelli

1 packet Chi Chang brand  stir fried shitake mushroom vermicelli
200ml water

100g Portobello mushroom (sliced)
30g butter

method
1) I used corning ware.   put water & sauce & vermicelli from the prepacked into the pot.

2) cover and let it cooked till water dry.  Give it a good stir n mix.  add a little if needed.

3) on a separate pan stir fried mushroom w butter

4) lastly add the cooked mushroom to the cooked vermicelli

Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Baked potato slices in cheesy sauce

ingredients
2 large russet potatoes peeled n sliced

cheesy sauce
20g butter
1.5 tbsp corn flour
250ml milk
50g cheddar cheese or more
pepper salt to taste

method
1. grease baking tray lay sliced potatoes in layers.  set aside.

2. Melt butter in a pan, add milk, corn flour.  stir well.

3.  Lastly add cheese and pepper salt.

4.  pour cheese sauce over the potatoes.

5.  bake 200c 30 mins or till golden colour.

Saturday, May 6, 2017

Chicken Green Curry

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

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

Sunday, April 30, 2017

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.

Sunday, March 19, 2017

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

Tamagoyaki

3 eggs
1 tsp mirin
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp soya sauce

mix well
heat mini egg roll wok
spray some oil
pour some egg mix on pan  n start to roll portion by portion from one end to the other.