Friday, 30 November 2012

Baked Salted Chicken



Another bake and simple salted baked chicken without the hussle of using a lot of salt like the traditional way to prepare this dish.The result is still as good and yummy.

Ingredients:
4 whole chicken legs
2 tbsp hua tiow wine
2 thsp sand ginger
2 tbsp salt
8 slices dang gui
dash of pepper

4 pieces parchment baking paper

Method:
1.Marinade chicken with hua tiow wine,sand ginger.salt and pepper and dang gui.
2.Wrap each chicken with parchment paper.Bake in preheated oven at 220 degree C for 30 minutes.Remove and serve hot.

Bake Salmon With Golden Mushroom



Ingredients:
1 piece of salmon
1 bunch golden mushroom
1 piece of bacon-chopped
some chopped garlic
some butter

Method:
1.Prepare baking parchment paper big enough to wrap the fish.
2.Arrange golden  mushroom add some butter.
3.Then top with fish.
4.Top with bacon.
5.Lastly add garlic and some butter again.
6.Wrapped fish up.
7.Bake @ 200 degree for 15 minutes,can also use happycall pan to cook .



A very simple and yummy dish no need to do any cleaning up of splatters.Serve with some microwave broccolli.


Saturday, 1 September 2012

Mooncakes

                                                Lotus paste with single salted eggyolk
                                                   Mini mooncake
                                                     Brandy chocolate truffles mooncake
                                                                                                                                                                                     

                                          Chocolate mint and redwine cranberries snowskin mooncakes

Sunday, 5 August 2012

Cranberries and raisins Scones


These scones recipes was taken from Yum Yum recipes book.

INGREDIENTS
A

250 gm plain flour
15 gm baking powder
30 gm castor sugar
100 gm milk powder
1 gm salt

B

120 gm butter
30 gm raisins
30gm cranberries,soaked both dried fruits in hot water and drained
100 ml milk

Some beaten egg for brushing

METHOD
1. Put ingredients A into a mixing bowl add in butter and rub together with finger-tips until mixture resemble breadcrumbs.
2. Add dried fruits and milk mix lightly till well combined. Do not over knead.
4. Roll out dough into 2.5 cm thickness and cut into desired shapes. Brush with egg.
5. Bake in preheated oven at 180 degree for 18-20 minutes. Serve with jam.

Coconut Rose


I made these coconut rose today which i learn from my cooking teacher more than twenty years ago a very nice and fragrant kueh from rich aroma of pandan juice.


INGREDIENTS

3 cold eggs
45 gm ovalette (sponge stabiliser)
200 gm coconut milk
100 gm pandan juice
250 gm fine sugar
450 gm Hong Kong flour
3 tsp baking powder

METHOD

1. In a mixing bowl add in all the ingredients. Beat at high speed for 10 minutes till the batter is very thick.
2. Place paper cups in tarts moulds.Spoon mixture into paper cups till 3/4 full.
3. Steam for 15 minutes.

Friday, 3 August 2012

Mint and Butter Chicken

I cook this dish today recipes taken from my favorites recipe book Yum Yum , a simple to cook dish using mint leaves very rich and fragrant.

Ingredients
3 whole chicken legs cut into pieces
3 tbsp butter
30 gm mint leaves-chopped coarsely

Marinade
1 tsp salt
1 tsp ground black pepper
3 tbsp cornflour

Seasoning
100 ml milk
1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar

Method
1. Marinade chicken with marinade for 30 minutes.
2. Melt butter in a pan , pan-fried chicken till golden brown on both sides and cooked through.
3. Add seasoning, stir fry over high heat and till well mixed.Lastly add in mint leaves. Dish and serve.



Friday, 27 July 2012

Pan Fried Fish with Mirin

Ingredients:

3 slices of fish fillets
1 tbsp plain flour
1/2 tsp salt
a dash of pepper

Sauce:
1 tbsp mirin
1 1/2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp water
1 tbsp tomato ketchup

Method:
1. Marinade fish with salt and pepper dust with plain flour before pan frying fish with oil till golden.
2. After fish is cook add in all the sauce ingredients and cook awhile, add in some chopped garlic.
3. Ready to serve.


A very easy and nice dish using only a few ingredients. Enjoy!This recipes is from  Taiwan cooking programme from TV.