Crispy Drumlets With Spicy Soy Sauce

Unhealthy yet delicious junk food appear in my life AGAIN! Oh gosh... i'm supposed to be on a diet ever since i came back from Hongkong. Y am i doing this again? Haiz... who can resist the charm of junk food? Wat to do, but Thank God for my strong determination as i onli ate 1 drumlet. Haha.....

Ingredients;
10 chicken drumlets
Salt
MSG
Pepper
Rice flour
Plain flour
Oil for deep frying

Sauce:
Sambal chili
Sweet dark soy sauce
Roasted sesame seeds

Method:
-Wash & clean drumlets.
-Marinate with salt for 30mins.
-Wash off marinate, mix in msg, pepper & flours.
-Deep fried in hot oil till cooked. Drained on kitchen paper.
-Mix contents for sauce, drizzle over drumlets.
-Sprinkle some sesame seeds & serve.
-Enjoy!

Yummy~licious! It's so "finger licking good!" haha...

Giant Meat Pau

While i was bz preparing snacks for teabreak, Dad came home with surprises for us. I was told to open the box which he place on the table. Dad says that Uncle Hye purposely went all the way to Bedok this morning juz to purchase it.

Out of curiousity & kpo~ness, i opened the box and...................

My 1st reaction: WOW........

2nd reaction: even bigger than my fist!

3rd reaction: almost the length of a chopstick!

Prata Pockets with Sambal

Dad bought some dried shrimps from Malaysia. Hence, i decided to make some chili sambal. Cool, chili sambal is ideal to serve with many carbo or bread products. Singaporean loves it with bread. I decided to give it a slight twist.

Ingredients;
1 pc frozen prata
Some ready made sambal (hei bee hiam)

Method;
-Pan fry prata till lightly brown on both side.
-Cut prata into 4 triangles, peel open from the pointed end.
-Stuff with sambal, toast in sandwich maker till crispy & golden brown.
-Enjoy!

Spicy, crispy golden brown triangles for Dad's tea break!

Golden Sambal Mantou

Fried mantou can be eaten with savoury fillings or as a dessert for those with a sweet tooth. I've prepare sweet mantou with condensed milk ages ago, savoury ones to be serve with chili crab dips. This time round, sandwiched style as a great Sunday afternoon snack for Dad!

Ingredients;
Giant plain mantou
Oil for frying

Fillings;
Dried shrimp, pounded
Chili padi, chopped
Grind chili paste
Minced garlic
Pinch of salt
Some sugar
Oil for frying

Method;
-Fry garlic with oil till fragrant, add chili padi and fry for 5 mins.
-Stir in chili paste and dried shrimp.
-Fry till well mixed, season to taste.
-Continue to fry for 8 -10 mins over low heat till done.
-For the buns, cut mantou into half, run a slit along the center.
-Deep fried buns in boil till golden brown, sandwich with sambal.
-Serve & enjoy!

These sambal mantou taste much more better than sambal being sandwich with plain bread. Well, i guess it's due to the crispy fried layer on the mantou. :-)

Dinner at La Gourmet

I come across some random pic which somehow or rather reminded me that I forgot to upload & post the "makan" experience of mine.
Tabby & I were in JB the other nite & we wanna try something new. A restaurant which we have yet to patronize b4. We went rounds & rounds the are which we usually hang out in & finally decided to sit down at La Courmet.

Ooh, here is the menu!

We ordered a mushroom soup, erm not too bad but 1st time i come across western creamy soup with spring onion. haha...

I requested the shop tto blend a glass of green apple starfruit juice for mi.

Tab had an ice-blended mocha.

Fried Chicken Chop
~not too crispy, we find the taste so so only, not to our expectation.

Seafood Pasta with Crispy Dory
~we simply love this dish. The tangy tomato taste is just nice and the dory fish dun even have a fishy smell. GOOD! Lucky we found our way to this place.

双肠炒饭

双肠 doesn't mean the big & small intestines, but it is sausages. Our family loves sausages, be it Chinese version or the English version of hotdogs, these 2 can always be found in our home kitchen.
Since i was at home on a public holiday, wat else can i do other than spending time in the kitchen cooking? haha...
Ingredients;
Chinese sausage
Chicken franks, also knowns as hotdogs
2 crabmeat sticks, diced
2 eggs, beaten
1 cup cooked rice
1 clove garlic, minced
Some chopped scallions
Pinch of salt
Light Soy sauce
Oil for frying

Method;
-Diced both chinese sausages & hotdogs, set aside for later use.
-In a wok without oil, fry chinese sausages to remove excess fats.
-Place onto a kitchen paper to drain. Use a clean kitchen paper to clean off oil from wok.
-Add some oil to wok, scrambled eggs & push to side of wok.
-Fry garlic till fragrant, add hotdogs, diced crabmeat sticks & rice.
-Toss well, add seasonings & chinese sausages.
-Fry over hign heat for a min, stir in chopped scallions & serve.
-Enjoy!

Our simple lunch!

Maggie Goreng

"Maggie mee, fast to cook, good to eat!" That's the slogan for maggie noodles where i always hear. Well, almost everyone in Singapore know what is maggie mee. Some indian food stalls even sells stir fry spicy mee goreng. I wanna have it the chinese way. haha..

Ingredients;
2 packet of maggi noodles, blanched & drained
A handful of beansprouts
Some chye sim, shred
Some beancurd, diced
Crabmeat stick, diced
Dark soy sauce
Chili paste
Salt
Oil for frying
Roasted sesame seeds

Method,
-In a heated wok, fry chye sim, beancurd, crabmeat stick for a min, add beansprouts.
-Fry for a min, push ingredients to side of wok.
-Add noodles to the wok, fry for 2 mins, add seasonings and fry well.
-Mix all ingredients together & toss well.
-Sprinkle sesame seeds over & serve.
-Enjoy!

A quick & easy simple meal.

Vegetarian Congee With Pickles

Secret to cooking smooth congee is to ensure that oil is being added at the point where the rice grains began to break into smaller pieces. Adding sufficient water & oil to maintain smoothness of the congee is a MUST for cooking delicious congee.
I've used last nite's leftover cooked rice to cook congee for breakfast this morning.

Ingredients;
1 cup cooked rice
Vegatable stock or water
Some mushroom water (used from soaking the mushrooms)
Dried mushrooms soaked & cut into thin strips/diced
Salt
Oil

Garnishes;
Chopped pickles
Chopped scallions

Method;
-Bring stock or water to boil, add rice & boil till soft.
-When rice began to break into small grains, add oil & mushroom water.
-When it reaches a thick & smooth consistency, add mushrooms, reduce heat and simmer. Add more water or stock when necessary.
-Season with salt.
-Serve with pickles, soy from pickles & scallions.
-Enjoy!

Dinner @ BBQ Chicken

I was supposed to meet up with the emcee & belly dancers for the upcoming Deepavali party and since the meeting had to be delay slightly, Tab & i decided to drop by Rivervale Mall for Dinner. We ever tried BBQ Chicken in JB, but have yet to try Singapore's.

Even chili sauce & tomato ketchup are labeled under BBQ Chicken!

I had a ministrone soup.....

while tab ordered a creamy mushroom soup

our iced lemon tea

Chicken steak with mushroom sauce

~hmm... i feel the sauce a abit salty for me, however tabby feels that it's very yummy.

Creamy pasta with crispy chicken

~ooh... the cream sauce goes great with the crispy fried chicken. Hmm... if u guys wanna order this dish, its better to share with someone else. 1stly, too high in fats & calories, 2ndly, eating the whole serving will makes u stay away from cream sauce pasta for months as it's too rich & thick.

More cheese!!! haha... cheese powder & chili

Our dessert!

Reali put in effort to decorate the scoop of ice-cream with rainbows, chopped almonds, chocolate frosted cornflakes, choco pops & chocolate sauce. Worth commenting for the effort!

Erm... i dunno wat happened to their receipt machine but this is the very 1st time i come across receipt from a Restaurant which was being hand written! hmm... seems unprofessional ya!

Indian Chicken Soup

I visited Aunt Sarah yesterday to pass her some of her favourite red bean soup which mum cooked. She was bz baking all the goodies for Deepavali. Hmm... despite such a bz day, Aunt Sarah still has time to prepare chicken soup for Uncle David, since i was at their house, i was given a bowl to taste.
While drinking the soup, i can tell the soup contain ingredients will be funnel seeds, pepper , Chinese parsley, chicken feet etc...
After drinking soup i tried to find out bout the cooking method from Aunt Sarah. 1st she need to grind all the indian spices till powdery form, mix with some water to form paste. Prepare stock by boiling chicken feet & bone together, add paste & pepper. Lastly stir in chinese parsley. Heard that the soup is good for the body, especially when having a bad flu, it helps after drinking a bowl of it.
Probably i can use my creativity to come up with a different style of spicy chicken soup. :-P

Pan Fried Yam Kueh

Mum steamed so yam kueh while i was away in HongKong last week. Since i've yet had a chance to eat, mum kept them in the freezer for mi. I decided to pan fry some for our lunch today. I'm in for a big treat as mum knows i love lots & lots of mushrooms, the yam kueh was full of shrooms. I'm loving it!

Ingredients;
Frozen yam kueh
Beaten egg
Oil for pan frying
Chopped scallions
Roasted sesame seeds

Sauce;
Hei bee hiam
Hoisin sauce
Dark soy sauce
Water

Method;
-Cut yam kueh into slices, dipped into beaten egg.
-In an oiled frying pan, pan fried till golden brown on both sides.
-Mix the sauces together.
-Serve yam kueh with sauce & garnishes.
-Enjoy!

Our delicious lunch, so dim sum style! haha...

Cheesy Potato Pops With Ham Bits

I been craving for breaded creamy potatoes for almost a week. Didn;t haf an opportunity to do so yeaterday & decided to cook them today despite having too many dishes for dinner.

Ingredients;
3 medium potatoes, steamed & mashed
2 slices of picnic ham, diced
2 slices cheddar cheese, diced
Pinch of salt
Oil for deep frying

Coating;
Flour
Beaten egg
Breadcrumbs

Method,
-Mix the 1st 4 ingredients together.
-Coat hands with flour, scoop a tsp of mixture & shaped them.
-Roll onto flour, followed by beaten egg, den into breadcrumbs.
-Continue until potato mixture finishes.
-Chill the potato pops in fridge till set.
-Deep fried till golden brown.
-Serve with chili sauce.
-Enjoy!
Close up pic on the tasty snack~best eaten while hot.

Asian Pizza~Savoury Shrimp Pancake

A creative snack for tea break~Pizza with an asian twist. Oh well, it is actually savoury shrimp pancake with some toppings.

Ingredients;
Plain flour
Water
Egg
Pinch of salt
Shrimps, remove shell & veins, diced
Oil for frying

Garnishes;
Home-made chili sauce
Shredded lettuce
Roasted sesame seeds

Method;
-Mix the 1st 4 ingredients together to form batter.
-Stir in shrimps.
-On a non-stick frying pan, heat some oil.
-Pour in batter & swirl around the pan.
-Fry till golden brown on both sides.
-Cut into 8 triangles, spread with sauce.
-Top with lettuce & sprinkle some sesame seeds over.
-Enjoy!


我的创意小吃!

Gathering Dinner @ Tabby's House

Tabby organised a gathering dinner on the day b4 halloween nite & invited some frens to her house. I been bz with the Deepavali party preparations recently & i tot i can enjoy an evening of fun with the kids.
Oh well, b4 every enjoyment, there are bound to hafe hardships. I gotto help in cooking for the dinner. Haiz... no choice cuz tt's my forte! haha....

Vera came in the afternoon and was happliy playing with my earrings while i marinate the food.

1st dish~Breaded Pork Chop

Baked Dory with Italian Herbs.

Potato Sald with Roasted Chicken Steak

Chicken Stewed Baked Rice

Pan Fried Pork Chop

Buttered Dory with Lemon Sauce

Marc boy with a table full of food. Marc is so sweet, whenever i bring out a dish, he would request to snap a photo with every dish i prepare. So sweet of him!

While waiting for the baked rice to bake, Vera & Merrill pose for a pic.

While waiting for the other guests to arrive, we took more pictures.

Table of plenty....

Drinks....

Aunty Margaret's speciality~ Bo bo cha cha

Overall, we had an enjoyable nite. Looking forward to our next gathering.