Thursday, January 27, 2011

HOKKIEN MEE



I have always loved to eat this since I was a little girl. Dad used to bring this home for supper.
For health sake, I have omitted the pieces of crispy fried lard in this recipe..

Ingredients
600g thick yellow noodles
150g sliced chicken or pork
150g squids
150g prawns
150g green mustard
1 tbsp chopped garlic

Gravy sauce
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp soya sauce
2 tbsp dark soya sauce
2 cups stock/water
1/2 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp pepper
1/2 tsp msg

Method
mix meat, squids & prawn with a little cornflour. set aside
Heat wok, stir fry garlic until fragrant
add seasoned meat & stir fry a minute or two
pour in gravy sauce , add noodles, green mustard
cover & cook until almost dry

There you have it...so easy & homecooked food is always better  ::DD

Tuesday, January 25, 2011

BLUEBERRY MUFFINS



This recipe is specially for my friend Joanne Woon  :))
For those of  you muffin fans, do try this too...

Ingredients
350g plain flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/4 salt
115g caster sugar
2 eggs, beaten
300ml milk
115g butter, melted
1 tsp vanilla essence
175g canned blueberries

Method
sift flour, baking powder & salt into mixing bowl, then stir in sugar
place eggs, milk butter & vanilla essence in a separate bowl & whisk well together
fold in egg mixture into the dry ingredients with a metal spoon
then gently stir in the blueberries
spoon mixture into muffin cups, about 3/4 full
bake muffins in a pre-heated oven of 200 degree C for 20-25 minutes, until well risen & lightly brown

Now...it's time to enjoy them with a cuppa tea or coffee !!!

Monday, January 24, 2011

OTAK-OTAK



Ingredients
A
500g garoupa or spanish mackerel (fillet slices only)
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp anchovy stock granules

blend together
4 fresh red chillies
2-3cm galangal
2cm fresh turmeric root
5 candlenuts
2 stalks lemongrass
10 shallots
4 cloves garlic

combine
B
1 tsp shrimp paste powder
2 tbsp cornflour

seasoning
C
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp pepper

D
2 eggs
4-5 kaffir lime leaves..finely sliced
1/2 cup thick coconut milk

banana leaves (cut 16 x 18cm pcs)

method
season fish with A
mix ground ingredients with B & C
blend in D
put approximately 2 - 3 tbsp mixture onto banana leaf & secure with toothpick
steam or grill ( your preference) till cooked
serve with rice or bread

Saturday, January 22, 2011

NYONYA FRIED CHICKEN RECIPE



Ingredients
1 chicken (chopped)

Marinade A
4 tsps curry powder
6 tsps sesame oil
1 tsp oyster sauce
2 tsps pepper
1 tsp sugar

B (blended)
2" ginger
1 stalk lemongrass
1 kaffir lime leaf
8 shallotsts

Method
Rub chicken with marinade A & B
leave aside for at least 4 hours
heat up oil & deep fry chicken 

There you have it....& now you are ready to serve your NYONYA FRIED CHICKEN...
easy isn't it...... :D