Saturday 23 February 2013

Chilled Shrimp and Avocado Salad



(Recipe By Food.com)




Ingredients:
Dressing
1 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons ginger, candied,finely chopped
2 tablespoons lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon curry powder
2 eggs, hard boiled,chopped
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 teaspoon pepper, white
1 teaspoon salt

Salad
12 shrimp, jumbo,cooked
1 avocado, peeled and sliced
1/2 cucumber, peeled and sliced
1 head lettuce, small

Directions:

1.  Blend mayonnaise into a bowl with the ginger, lemon juice, curry powder, eggs and green onions.
2.  Add salt and pepper to dressing, cover and refrigerate over night.
3.  When you are ready, peel the shrimp.
4.  Peel and slice the avocado and cucumber.
5.  Arrange the lettuce leaves and cucumber on plate.
6.  Spoon the dressing over top of the shrimp and avocado and add to lettuce and cucumber.

15th Day of CNY 2013



Saturday 16 February 2013

8th Day of CNY 2013





Seafood:
Prawn
Fish
Clam
Sea Cucumber
Squid
Fresh Fish Ball
Fresh Fish Noodles 

Meat:
Organic Sliced Pork
Marinated Chicken Tight Meat
Organic Meat Ball

Other:
Stuffed Bean Curd
Stuffed Tau Fu Pok
Fried Bean Curd
Vegetables
Fresh Mushroom 
Yee Mee

Side Dish:
Yee Sang 
Pai-Tee

Friday 15 February 2013

7th Day of CNY 2013


娘惹咖喱鸡 Nyonya Curry Chicken
Ingredients(A):
a)
  2 nos         Lemon Grass
    1 pc         Fresh Tumeric
  1/2 pc        Galangar
b)
    2 nos        Big Onion
    5 cloves    Garlic
c)
  10 nos        Dry Chilli
Ingredients (B):
  1 no          Chicken - cut, wash & pat dry
  4 nos         Potatoes - peeled, cut in cubed then deep-fry it.
200 ml          Coconut Milk
  1 cup         Water
Salt & Sugar to taste.

Method:
1.  Blend the above ingredients(A) separately.
2.  Heat oil stir-fry 1 tbsp of dry chilli till the color come out but no burnt.
3.  Add in ingredient A to stir-fry for about 3 minutes following by add in the ingredient B.  Continue to fry till fragrant come out.
4.  Last put in dry chilli. Must in very low frame to fry till the paste dry.
5.  Add in chicken & well combined with paste.
6.  Mix coconut milk with water, add into chicken and bring to boil then lower the frame.
7.  Pour in the fried potatoes, continuous to cook for 15 to 20 minutes or till chicken cooked.
8)  Taste it with salt and sugar.
9)  Served.

香辣卤猪脚 Braised Spicy Pork Trotter w. Soy Sauce
Pork Trotter    (猪脚)     1 只
Whole Garlic    (蒜头)     3 粒
Dry Chili       (辣椒干)   5 只
Gula Melaka     (椰糖)     4 汤匙
Viniger         (白醋)     1 汤匙
Light Soy Sauce (酱油)   1/3 碗
Dark Soy Sauce  (黑酱油)   1 汤匙
Water           (水)     2/3 碗

1) Wash pork trotter, boil it. Once the water bring to boild off frame & wash it then pat dry.  Set aside.
2)  Heat the pressure cooker with oil, add in garlic & dry chili to stir-fry till aroma come out.
3)  Then add in pork trotter continuous to stir-fry a minute.
4)  Then add in the water, gula melaka, viniger, light soy sauce & dark soy sauce.
5)  Cover & lock the pressure cooker to cook.
6)  Once the pressure is up star count to cook for 10-12 minutes, then off frame.
7)  When pressure no more open the cover adjust the taste according to individual.
8)  Served with rice or dry mee in soy sauce.

Acar Sayur
A)  2 kg       Cucumber  -  Wash with salt then rinse & dry it.
      1 kg       Carrot            Cut all ingredient A into 1" long.
      5 no       Red Chilli
      5 no       Green Chilli
Pickle the ingredient A with :(at least 24 hours in the refrigerator then separate
                                               the vegetable and juice(save it) & set aside.
      375 ml              Vinegar
          3 rice bowl    Sugar

B)    1/2 kg       Cabbage
        1/2 kg       Long Bean
Wash the ingredient B, dry it & cut into 1" long.

C)      1 kg               Big Onion
      200 g                 Garlic
          1 pc               Fresh Turmeric
          1 pc               Galanga
          3 pcs              Lemongrass
          1 pkt              Chilli Paste (Cili Boh)
          1 tbsp             Shrimp Paste (Belacan-optional)
Blend big onion, garlic, turmeric, galanga, lemongrass & shrimp paste, saute it then add in chilli paste stir-fry till fragrant.  Add in the vinegar mixer that you saved continuous to cook & taste with salt or ajinomoto or chicken stock power.  Off the fire & stir in the ingredient B.  Let it totally cold.  Then add in ingredient A and mix well.  Put the acar in a container & chill it in the refrigerator.

Stir-Fried Turnip & Carrot
Ingredients:
  2 nos        Turnip (peel skin using a knife and cut into strips)
  1 pc          Carrot (cut to strips of similar size as turnip)
10 cloves     Garlic (finely chopped)
  3 tbsp       Cooking oil
                  Water
Seasoning
Salt and white pepper powder to taste

Method
1)  Heat oil in wok and saute garlic till fragrant or till garlic begin to brown.
2)  Add carrots stir fry briskly for about 30 seconds.
3)  Add turnips continuous to stir fry till carrots & turnips well combined.
4)  Once turnips and carrots smell fragrant, adding salt and pepper to taste.
5)  Sprinkle water to keep turnips and carrots moist.
6)  Once turnips and carrots dry out, keep repeating step 5.
7)  Cook the turnips and carrots to your desired softness and serve hot.

云吞Wantan
Minced Meat
Minced Ginger
Chopped Scallion
Egg
Pepper
Sesame Oil
Salt
Chicken Stock Powder (Optional)

1)  Marinate the above ingredients for 2 hours.

Wantan Skin (云吞皮)

2) Wrap (1) with wantan skin.
3)  The wantan can serve with wantan noodle, made wantan soup or fried wantan.

Crisp Cereal Prawn

1 kg                       Prawn
2 tbsp                    Butter
3 cloves                 Minced Garlic
5 stalks                  Curry Leaf
3 no                       Chilli Padi
1 pkt                      Instant Crispy Cereal Flour Mix

1)  Wash prawn, dry it & pat with flour (included in Instant Crispy Cereal Flour Mix) & deep fry it. Set aside.
2)  Melt butter, add in minced garlic, curry leaves, chilli padi & stir-fry till fragrant.
3)  Add in pre-fried prawn & off the fire then well mix Instant Crispy Cereal Flour Mix & prawn.

Tuesday 12 February 2013

4th Day of CNY 2013











Grilled Lamb Chop In Apricot Sauce
Lamb Chop
Blend the below ingredients in processor:
Apricot Jam
Garlic with oil
Dijon Mustard
Salt
Thyme
Black Pepper
Paprika
Red Wine
Marinade the apricot sauce with the lamb chop for at least 24 hours before grill.

BBQ Chicken Wing
Chicken Wing
Scallion
Sliced Ginger
Garlic
Sliced Big Onion
BBQ Sauce
Worcestershire Sauce
A1 Sauce
Honey
"Char Siew" Sauce
Black Pepper Powder
Soy Sauce
Chinese Rice Wine
Marinate all the above ingredients for at least 24 hours.

Pasta In Carbonara sauce
INGREDIENTS:
3      pkt.                 Pasta
2      no                   Big Onion
5      cloves            Garlic
4      pcs                 Bay Leaves
2      tbsp               Olive oil
2      can                 Mushroom Sauce
2      can                 Button Mushroom
1/4  lit.                    Chicken Broth or water
1      lt.                     Low-fat milk
1     can                  Ideal Milk
To taste :Kosher salt, Freshly ground black pepper (Chicken Stock Powder - Optional)
1)   Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil over medium-high heat. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions (6 to 7 minutes).
2)   Meanwhile, mince the onion and garlic; finely chop the button mushroom.
3)    Heat the oil in a large saucepan over medium heat.  Add the shallot, garlic, bay leaves & black pepper; cook for 3 minutes or till the fragrant come out.  Then put in button mushroom.   Add in mushroom sauce & well mixed.   Pour in chicken broth, milk and ideal milk.  Reduce the heat to medium-low & keep stirring frequently, until the sauce is slightly thickened.  Season with salt and pepper to taste; keep warm on the lowest setting. 
4)   Drain the pasta and add to the sauce & served it.



Monday 11 February 2013

2nd Day of CNY 2013








Seafood:
Prawn
Fish
Clam
Sea Cucumber
Squid
Fish Maw
Fresh Fish Ball
Fresh Fish Noodles 

Meat:
Organic Sliced Pork
Marinated Chicken Tight Meat
Organic Meat Ball

Other:
Stuffed Bean Curd
Stuffed Tau Fu Pok
Fried Bean Curd
Vegetables
Fresh Mushroom 
Yee Mee

Sunday 10 February 2013

1st. Day of CNY 2013










Baked Mackerel
Ingredients
 2 mackerel (saba) fillets (if using frozen, thaw before use)
 olive oil
 salt and pepper
 one lime (halved) or 2 lemon wedges
Directions
1. Pull out any bones from the mackerel fillet using kitchen tweezers.
2. Brush olive oil with a pastry brush over the mackerel skin. Season the fillet with salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
3. Line baking tray with parchment paper for easy cleaning. Place mackerel fillets skin side up.
4. Bake the fillets at preheated oven of 200°C for about 10 minutes, or until the skin starts to brown & crisp. Serve with cut lime or lemon wedges at the side.

BBQ Chicken Wing
Chicken Wing
Scallion
Sliced Ginger
Garlic
Sliced Big Onion
BBQ Sauce
Worcestershire Sauce
A1 Sauce
Honey
"Char Siew" Sauce
Black Pepper Powder
Soy Sauce
Chinese Rice Wine
Marinate all the above ingredients for at least 24 hours.

算盘子Stir-Fry Yam Ball with Minced Meat and Mushroom

1.2kg              Yam                      - Steam the yam till soft & knead together
600g to 700g  Tapioca Flour     - with tapioca flour & hot water become a dough.
1/2 cup            Hot Water          -  Separate the dough into small portion & round it
                                                   -  be a small ball with a little press in the center.
                                                   -  Boil the yam ball till the yam ball floating take out
                                                   - & soak in cold water.

1kg Minced Meat                    -  Marinate the minced meat with soy sauce, pepper,
                                                  -  sesame oil, corn flour & chinese rice wine.
Oil
Dried Mushroom                    
Black Fungus                             -  Heat oil, fry garlic, dry shrimp,  鱿鱼丝 then add in
Dry Shrimp                                -   minced meat & stir-fry it for a while then put in
鱿鱼丝                                       -   dry mushroom & black fungus.
Garlic                                         -  Add in the cooked yam ball & put in soy sauce,
Scallion                                     -   salt & pepper to taste.
Chinese Parsley                       -  Lastly mix in scallion & serve with chinese parsley.
Soy Sauce
Salt
Pepper
Grilled Lamb Chop In Apricot Sauce
Lamb Chop
Blend the below ingredients in processor:
Apricot Jam
Garlic with oil
Dijon Mustard
Salt
Thyme
Black Pepper
Paprika
Red Wine
Marinade the apricot sauce with the lamb chop for at least 24 hours before grill.


Saturday 9 February 2013

五批冷盘






 Acar Sayur :
(Recipe From The Late Senior Nyoya Chef - Janet Chong)
A)  2 kg       Cucumber  -  Wash with salt then rinse & dry it.
      1 kg       Carrot            Cut all ingredient A into 1" long.
      5 no       Red Chilli
      5 no       Green Chilli
Pickle the ingredient A with :(at least 24 hours in the refrigerator then separate
                                                the vegetable and juice(save it) & set aside. 
      375 ml              Vinegar
          3 rice bowl    Sugar

B)    1/2 kg       Cabbage
        1/2 kg       Long Bean
Wash the ingredient B, dry it & cut into 1" long.

C)      1 kg               Big Onion
      200 g                 Garlic
          1 pc               Fresh Turmeric
          1 pc               Galanga
          3 pcs              Lemongrass
          1 pkt              Chilli Paste (Cili Boh)
          1 tbsp             Shrimp Paste (Belacan-optional)
Blend big onion, garlic, turmeric, galanga, lemongrass & shrimp paste, saute it then add in chilli paste stir-fry till fragrant.  Add in the vinegar mixer that you saved continuous to cook & taste with salt or ajinomoto or chicken stock power.  Off the fire & stir in the ingredient B.  Let it totally cold.  Then add in ingredient A and mix well.  Put the acar in a container & chill it in the refrigerator.

Serve with :
Ground Nuts & Sesame Seeds 
Japanese Octopus
Homemade Cold Jelly Fish:
150g        Jelly Fish Skin - Soak jelly fish skin till salty taste no more.
                                         Blanch in boiling water for 2 minutes then
                                         soak in cold water with ice cubes then
                                         cut it.
3 tsp        Vinegar
4 1/2 tsp  Sugar
1 1/2 tsp  Sesame Oil
a dash      Fried Sesame Seeds
1/4 tsp     Salt
1/2 tbsp   Plum Sauce

Mix all the ingredients into a jar & chill it in refrigerator.

  

Homemade Drunken Chicken:
4 pcs       Whole Drumstick  -  Rub salt into the chicken drumstick. Roll in a cylinder shape
2 tbsp      Salt                          & wrap with aluminum foil.  Steam for 1/2 hour.

1 pkt       Chinese Mixed Herb  - Put Chinese mixed herb & water into a small pot & boil for
500 ml     Water                         1/2 hour. Add in salt & chicken stock to taste. Cool it.
1 bowl     Chinese Rice Wine
To Taste   Salt & Chicken Stock 
 

Put cooked chicken,  herbal stock & rice wine into a glass container & chill for 24 hours. 
Slice the chicken & serve it. 


Century Eggs With Pickled Ginger

麦片虾 Butter Oat Prawn






1 kg                       Prawn  -  Wash, dry it & pat with flour & deep fry it. Set aside.
2 tbsp                    Butter
 
1 tbsp                    Oil  

3 cloves                 Minced Garlic
 
5 stalks                  Curry Leaf
 
3 no                       Chilli Padi 

5 no                       Egg Yolks  - Pan fry it & set aside.
 
1 pkt                      Instant Prawn oat Paste
 

Melt butter with oil, add in minced garlic, curry leaves, chilli padi & stir-fry till fragrant then add in fried egg york.  Off the fire mix in instant prawn oat paste & praw
n. 

一品锅





Herbal Chicken
Roasted Duck
BBQ Pork
Steamed Prawn
Braised Sea Cucumber with Mushroom
Braised Bean Curd
Fried Yam
Boiled Broccoli

清蒸鱼 Steamed Fish








1.5 kg                  Whole Fish
4 slices               Ginger
1 stalk                 Scallion
1 stalk                 Parsley 
2 tbsp                 Soy Sauce
1 tsp                   Sesame oil
1 tbsp                 Rice Wine

Mix all ingredients & spread on top of the fish.  Steam for 20-25 minutes.
Serve with scallion & parsley.