Tuesday, December 6, 2011

Chef Quince' Lemon Rice

This recipe is dedicated to my dearest friend Vyn.. It's so simple and delicious - done in 5 mins!


Ingredients:
Rice (1 cup) - Par boiled
Mustard seeds (1 tsp)
Chillies (2 green - small and spicy) - chopped
Curry leaves (1 twig)
Turmeric (1/2 tsp)
Lemon ( 1 big) (extract juice)
Ginger (1/2") - long strips
Oil (1 tbsp)
Salt to taste

Method:

Now that you have all your ingredients ready we are now ready go.. Heat oil in a deep wok once the oil is nice and hot add the mustard seeds and let it splutter. When the spluttering has stopped add the curry leaves, green chillies and ginger strips and saute for a while..it may get dark brown in color but that's ok. Add your turmeric and stir dont let it burn lower the heat if need be... or just take it off the burner. Now very slowly pour in the lemon juice and mix for about half a minute.

It's now time to add the parboiled rice to the mixture, with every spoon of rice you add make sure you stir it well so that is incorporates nicely into the mixture. Finally add salt as per your liking...

Hope you enjoy this quick and easy recipe which can be eaten with absolutely anything on the side..be it chicken ... beef...or shrimps...

Bon Appetit

Friday, September 16, 2011

Dhal Curry Recipe Sri Lanka

This Dhal Curry Recipe is so simple and easy to make!


Ingredients

Red Lentils (1 cup)
Onion
1-2 small green chilis
1/4 Teaspoon Saffron (Tumeric)
1/2 Teaspoon Curry Powder
Garlic - 1 or 2 pips, chopped and smashed
1 Tablespoon red chili powder (depending on how spicy you want)
Mustard Seeds, 1 tsp
Curry Leaves
1/2 Cup coconut milk (optional)

Method


 Soak lentils in water for an hour. Wash + drain a few times until water is clear
 
 Get your onions, curry leaves and green chilis ready

 Put in pan the lentils, onions, chili and curry leaves


 Add 1/4 teaspoon tumeric


Add chili powder 

 I think they are dill seeds...


 Add Curry powder and salt

 And then cover with water. Boil on medium heat, until they just open up.

Set aside




 Heat Oil and add mustard seeds, curry leaves and arlic. Fry till brown


Lastly, add the dhal curry that that you had set aside, mix well and boil for a bit longer. It ready!

Monday, August 22, 2011

Sue's Famous Ribs

This recipe is dedicated to my brother and whoever else who enjoys ribs. A lot of people asked for this recipe after they tried it, and they do not believe how easy it was. I usually bring this to potluck parties, as it's so easy to make and everybody usually loves it. They always tell me how they love it, that it melts right in your mouth! It's really soft and tender, and flavourful.

All you need to do is stock up the ribs, pork back ribs, or pork side ribs, doesn't matter which. I usually buy a lot when it goes on sale and keep them in the freezer as they keep quite long. You cut them into pieces, depending how big the size you wish.

The ingredients;

Ribs, 1 or 2 rack
2-3 cloves garlic ( finely chopped)
1 ginger about 2 inches ( slice them )
2 tbsp ground bean sauce/ black bean sauce
3 tbsp plum sauce ( you can add more if you like it more sour)
1 tsp sugar

First, fried the garlic and ginger in a wok or big pan with oil until golden brown. Then add the ground bean sauce, stir and add sugar, followed by the plum sauce. I usually cook the meat halfway cooked like the picture shown above.

After cooking it in the wok, transfer it into a slow-cooker/ crock-pot and put it on high. It will take about 3-4 hours if you prefer soft tender meat. It will be harder if it's not cooked long enough. Sometimes I add chili pepper in just to add in some spiciness to it. Stir it occasionally to make sure all parts get soaked with the sauce.

This is a perfect dish for busy moms. You can just cook it in the morning, go to work and when you return home it will be ready. You can put the heat on medium if you are planning to cook it for longer and you don't need to worry about it getting dried. I hope you'll enjoy this recipe!

Thursday, August 18, 2011

Dried Pork Meat

Due to overwhelming responds on my FB for the recipes, I'm going to post all my recipes here. If you have any other recipes that your would like to share, please don't hesitate to let me know.

This is dried meat aka Bakua in Hokkien. We usually have this during Chinese New Year. It's kind of a sweet pork jerky. It's really delicious, and you can put it in sandwiches, or just to eat it like that like a snack. Usually kids loves them, as well as the adults.

I saw this recipe from a blog " Little Corner of Mine" and I knew I had to try it out. It looked really simple, otherwise I won't make it.

Here's my version of the recipe;
Ingredients:
1 lb. ground meat, with some fats ( your can try it with chicken too if you don't eat pork)
1 & 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp dark soy sauce
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp cooking wine
1/2 cup sugar ( I used slightly less than 1/2 cup)

Put ground meat in a big bowl. Add in the seasoning. Use Chopsticks and stir in one direction until the meat becomes gluey.

Put some gluey ground meat on a wax paper. Cover with a big cling wrap (I think plastic sheet is better) and use a roller to roll the minced meat to 2mm thick. (*Do not use aluminum foil as it will stick!)

Put the parchment/wax paper with the ground meat, on a baking tray.

Bake in preheated oven at 125 degree Celsius (250 F) for 20 minutes. **After that, increase the temperature to 180 degree Celsius ( 350 F) and bake for about 20-30 minutes. Keep a close watch, as it burns easily at this stage.

I would prefer it on charcoal grill but this will do. You can put it in the grill later to get it burn more.

Cooled and cut into pieces. It doesn't last very long so you can keep it in the refridgerator or just eat them up quickly!


Wednesday, June 15, 2011

The A-Z of McDonald's

Everything from our ingredients to our people. Discover what makes McDonald’s.

A is for Apple, B is for Beef.. aaawww! such cute advertisement! I love C and B for cheese burger! :) :)

Monday, May 23, 2011