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three flavour chicken wings


delicious dish... OMG.. you haf got to try this recipe out.... u owe it to yourself to...

6-7 pieces chicken wings
oil
3 cloves garlic (chopped finely)
1 tbsp ginger (grated or chopped finely)
a handful of frozen corn
1 carrot (chopped)
1 red bell pepper / capsicum (chopped)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sweet black sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp plum sauce
chopped fresh corriander leaves

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remove and discard the tip from each chicekn wing and cut wings in half at the joint

cook chicken in a large pot of boiling water, uncovered, for about 10 mins... or until cooked. drain.

heat some oil in a frying pan or wok; stir fry chicken with garlic and ginger for some time until fragrant. remove from pan and onto plate.

heat some more oil in the same wok; stir fry carrot, red bell pepper and corn until tender... leave it longer if u like the vegies to be LESS crunchy... (i cant stand crunchy vegies..well.. other than a few lar..depends)

return the chicken into the wok with the veggies, stir fry for a bit.... then add the sauces (i suggest you measure out all the sauces into one bowl then later just pour out the whole contents of the bowl)... toss untill sauce boils.

serve chicken with the chopped coriander leaves... best to eat with rice...

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

i baked a choc cheese cake... it turned out awesome!!!! this is my THIRD cheesecake in my lifetime... and this is the ONLY ONE that turned out puuuurrrrrfect!!

this is a piece of it :


tastes sooooo good!!

here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups oreo cookie crumbs
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

30 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
3 tablespoons milk
3/4 cup chopped pecans

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs

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DIRECTIONS:
In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Mix well and press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Pour on melted caramel/pecan mixture and chill for 30 minutes.
To make the Caramel Filling: In a small saucepan, combine caramels and milk. Cook over low heat, stirring, until smooth. Stir in chopped pecans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Fold 1/3 of the filling into the melted chocolate, then pour the chocolate mixture back into the filling and mix until no streaks remain. Pour into crust.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until center is almost set. Place a pan of water on rack underneath cheesecake as it bakes to help keep it from cracking. Cool in oven with door cracked open. Refrigerate at least 5 hours before serving.

Turkey Feast

another great recipe if i can say so myself

this is what i call my turkey feast!! he he....

clockwise from top left: rosemary and butter potatoes, corn and peas, roasted turkey drumstic *drool*




Rosemary and Butter Potatoes
baby potatoes (those normal ones also can.. just that u haf to cut it smaller lor)
rosemary (fresh please)
butter or margerine
oil
salt and pepper

ok.. cut the potatoes (if using the baby potatoes just cut into half) ... put in a pot of boiling water for maybe 20 mins... otr till its not hard anymore.... dun boil too long till it become too soft ok...

then heat the pan... put one tablespoon of oil (to prevent the butter from burning) and 2 scoops of butter... let it melt and heat up for awhile... throw in the rosemary leaves, salt and pepper.... leave for awhile... then throw in ur potatoes... stir it around to coat...then leave it for awhile.. repeat for awhile until the skin of the potatoes or the edges get a little brownish.... done!!


Roast Turkey Drumstick
butter or margerine
thyme (fresh please)
parsley (fresh or dry)
garlic powder
salt and pepper
turkey drumsticks or turkey breasts...

heat the oven to 400F

mix the butter, thyme and parsley in a microwavable bowl.... then but it in the microwave for 20 seconds to melt the butter... stir... now turn to the turkey... using ur hands, seperate the skin from the meat... dun tear it off completely.. just LIFT it from the meat ... now... using a spoon, slowly pour the butter mixture on the meat of the turkey... then put the skin back.... now.. pour the rest of the butter onto the turkey....

put ur basted turkey on a glass baking dish or a roasting pan..... put it in the oven for 20 mins.. then turn the turkey and put it back in the oven for another 30 mins.... and tada!! can eat liao...

oh yea, the gravy... ok... now the bottom of ur pan will haf those like burnt bits and some oil and some sauce right? ok now... scrap it all and pour into a pan.... heat it up... pour 1 cup of chicken stock into it and let it simmer... then add 2 tablespoons of flour to thicken the sauce.... add pepper.... done!!

tip: leave the turkey for at least 10 mins before eating...

Delicious Curry Fish and Prawns



recipe:
turmeric
curry powder (adabi)
garlic
ginger
onion
butter
oil
green chili
red pepper flakes
chicken stock granules
ikan bilis granules
evaporated milk
sugar
salt
water

ok.. i wont provide measurements.. coz err... i forgot.. like i said.. i came up with this recipe... just like that *snap*

saute the onions, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and chili (of course u need to chop them first k?) with oil and butter/margerine .... then after that stir in the turmeric and curry powder....it should form a paste... if its too dry add a bit of oil..... then pour some water..... let it boil for a few mins.... then pour in half can of evaporated milk...put sugar and salt.... stir.... put chicken and ikan bilis stock granules (dun put too much salt... coz the granules are naturally salty.... then let boil....

in the meantime, prepare the fish.. just cut them into bite size pieces.. (dun defrost the fish.. keep it frozen) ..... throw it all into the pot... and the prawns too (i'm asuming that the prawns were peeled and cleaned.... ) then boil for like 10 mins... then can eat adee he he......

so delicious man!! my bf saud it was soooo "syiok!" and that he ate so much that he "was more full than when we ate buffet" *skips around happily*

Shadowprincess' Special Sambal

so these are the ingredients:

dried prawns
dried red chili padi (fresh ones will work as well)
fresh red chili (the normal chili)
anchovies..... not ikan bilis....ikan bilis is dried....get the ones in the grocery store...it is either in a bottle or tin....its usually in the fridge in the supermarket...
onions
garlic
sugar
salt
soy sauce
chicken stock / water

ok. if haf all of those ingredients already , now is figuring out how much u wanna make....sambal can be stored for a pretty long time in the frige/ freezer.

ok here is the basic to know.... for every two handfulls of dried prawns, put 2 fresh red chillies, 4 dried or fresh chili padis......dun put more chilli coz u will just die when u eat it....i mean i love very very very hot stuff but if u put more chillies, seriously u will spend the whole day in the toilet. use one medium size RED onion....not the yellow ar....not the white....only red...red...red..... coz other than the red, the rest of the onions are sweet....taste funny. use one whole garlic.

peel ur garlic and onions, cut off the stems of the chilies...... oh.....and please dun soak the prawns....just wash it thoroughly or else, the taste wont be as nice

now the easy part....throw it all in the food processor till it becomes a paste.

heat ur frying pan, put canola oil....put more oil the better...but not too much till can deep fry.....dun use olive oil..... then scrape all of the paste into the frying pan.....stir it...pour in some water or chicken stock so that it wont be too dry and burn. add salt, sugar and soy sauce according to taste....

see.....easy....just a lot of work preparing the ingredients.

then if u wanna eat nasi lemak, make the rice as usual, add santan....and water...and if u can find pandan at ur place, put it in also.

and just fry egg....and u will haf a simple and nice nasi lemak....

Shadowprincess' Ultimately Delicious Tandoori Chicken!!

this is my version of tandoori lar....its not gonna be exactly ...i called it tandoori coz i dunno what else to call it

ingredients:
2 pieces...ok get whatever part of the chicken that u like, i personally like the thigh
2 cups curry powder....erm....best is ask ur parents send from m'sia...the curry powder in canada sux.....
1/4 cup chilli powder
2 red chilli
2 tblsp cayenne pepper flakes
1/4 cup melted butter/ margerine
1/4 of red onions
one clove garlic
1/4 cup or more...soy sauce
1/2 lemon / lime
a pinch salt
erm 3 tblsp sugar

ok. take out the food processor. throw everything in and let it do its job.

take the chiken, using ur fingers, separate the skin slightly from the chiken...dun pull it off totally..... then, rub the paste that u made on the chicken, cover the skin back, rub the paste on the skin, u can put lots on the skin....coz after it cooks, u can just scrape it off and u'll have a really tasty chicken. make sure u put the paste all over the chicken... dun waste any of the paste ok? just pour it all over the chicken.

ok heat the oven to 400 F, pit the chicken in for 20 mins, then turn the chicken and bake it for another 20 mins,....tada!!!! done

Super Duper Delicious Easy Crispy Chicken Wings !!!!!!!



6 pieces of chicken wings

6 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 cup of crushed kellogs cornflakes...
3 tablespoons cornmeal

Preheat oven to 400F <--- i dunno what is the temperture in celcious
1. mix all the ingredients together... except the wings
2. coat all the wings evenly with the mixture.
3. take a baking sheet, for easier cleanup, line the baking sheet with aluminium foil...
4. melt some butter/ margerine.... brush it all over the baking sheet
5. put the coated wings on the sheet
6. sprinkle some melter butter/margerine on all the wings...
7. bake for 20 mins, take out, tuen wings over... sprinkle more butter/margerine... bake for another 20 mins...
DONE!!!! ENJOY!!!!

for the sauce,
5tablespoons tabasco sauce
2tablespoons margerine/butter
1teaspoon of white vinegar...
2tablespoon garlic powder

put all the ingredients in a bowl, put in the microwave for 30 seconds.... take out, stir... and there u haf ur sauce...


u can use normal chilli sauce if u lazy to make the special sauce

i posted this on my multiply account so i just cut and paste it here he he
i love this recipe.

Category: Meat
Style: American
Special Consideration: Quick and Easy
Servings: 2

Description:
Some ppl get intimidated when they read the word steaks or some weird ingredient like gorgonzola but i assure you that this is a truly easy easy easy dish. However, you will need an oven to make this delicious fast and fancy dish.

Ingredients:
2(1 1/2-inch-thick) beef tenderloin steaks
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound Gorgonzola (you can use any type of blue cheese and if u are not a fan of blue cheese, you can use others)
4 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced

Directions:
I need to stress that you use fresh meat for this mainly because after you cook this, the steak will be medium rare.

Let meat rest in room temperature for 10 minutes before beginning dinner preparation. Season meat with salt and pepper.

Place a large, flat skillet over high heat. When hot, pour in the oil and spread it around the skillet and place steaks on hot pan. Caramelize the steaks, 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to moderate. Cook 4 to 5 minutes longer on each side.

Preheat broiler to high.

Arrange steaks on baking sheet. Top each steak with the cheese (half of the cheese for each). Place baking sheet 6 inches from broiler heat just long enough to melt the cheese. Remove meat from the oven and top with the fresh sage. Let meat rest 2 or 3 minutes, then serve immediately.

i made this tonight...delicious .....and super easy

2 large potatoes, cleaned and pricked with a fork several times each
Drizzle olive oil or vegetable oil
2 slices center cut bacon, chopped into 1/2-inch pieces
2 green onions, chopped
1/4 cup sour cream
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese
Salt and coarse black pepper

Rub potatoes with a drizzle of oil. Place potatoes on a microwave safe plate and microwave on high for 12 minutes, rotating once. While potatoes cook, add chopped bacon to hot skillet and brown until bits are crisp. Add green onions and cook together with bacon 1 minute more. Transfer bacon bits and green onions to a paper towel lined plate to drain. Allow potatoes to cool enough to be handled, 5 minutes. Preheat broiler to high. Cut potatoes in half and scoop out the flesh into a small bowl. Smash potato flesh together with sour cream until combined using a potato masher. Stir in cheddar cheese, bacon and scallions and season with salt and pepper, to your taste. Scoop filling back into potato skins and place on a cookie sheet. Place potatoes in oven and brown under broiler, 6 inches from heat 5 minutes.


then enjoy....yummy

Super Duper Special Sloppy Joes

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup button mushrooms
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
6 tablespoon riccotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 tablespoon dry basil... or fresh
1 tablespoon dry parsley... or fresh
1 tablespoon dry oregano.... or fresh
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent rolls dough

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Brown beef, onion and garlic in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add mushrooms. Once browned, drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Simmer for awhile till sauce thickens. Add all the herbs. Stir and let simmer for about a minute more.
In a 9x13 inch baking dish, spread a layer of sauce. Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella, riccotta and Parmesan cheeses, another layer of sauce and the rest of the cheese. Top with crescent rolls dough.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until rolls are golden brown.


he he... sorry ar... ate oredy... forgot to take picture before eating it
yummy

Yummy Simple Noodles



ingredients:
6 tbsp tamari soy sauce
6 tbsp sesame oil
1 pinch sugar
canola oil (for frying the onions and garlic)
4 tbsp dark sauce / kicap manis
2 tsp seafood stock mix
2 tbsp crushed red pepper
4 pieces noodles
salt
pepper
2 biji eggs
cilantro leaves
1/2 small onion
3 cloves garlic

this recipe serves 2 ppl

1) cook the noodles then put aside
2) mix together the soy sauce, sesame oil, sugar, dark sauce, seafood stock, rep pepper..... put aside
3) fry eggs.... "sunny side up" or any other way u want. put aside
4) fry the onions and garlic till fragrant and brown. mix with ingredients from step number 2. then stir in noodles.
5) chop up the cilantro. put the noodles in a plate and garnish with the cilantro. put the fried eggs on the same plate.... take ur chopsticks and spoon... then enjoy!!!!!!!!

yummy yummy!!!!!!

Hehe...

Here's the recipe for the coca cola pork rib...its really simple...

Stuff to have
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Pork rib (or pai kuat in cantonese) - Be sure to buy pork ribs only where there's a tulang in the middle and meat around it, dun buy those with too many meat or else u will be eating chewing gum...
Another option is chicken.... The one suggested is chicken thighs...

A can of cola (room temperature, must not be cold one)

Green bawang (those 1 batang 1 batang one)

Garlic (those used to chop until small small piece to fried vege and stuff one)

Ginger

Mushroom (those black color one) or button mushroom (green color one)

Dried red chili

Corn flour

Chinese "xiao hin" wine

Pepper, soy sauce

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1. Chop the meat into pieces... After that, put the meat into the boiling water in order to get rid of the blood. After the blood traces is gone, remove the meat.. (dun need to wait until the meat is cooked, this is juz to remove the blood)

2. After that, get the ginger done into pieces and "kemek" them for the essence to come out... Do the same for the garlic... Juz take out all those pieces of garlic and kemek the garlic.... (THis is juz used to boil, so dun need to make until small small pieces... I believe no body wants to eat them)

3. As for the green bawang, 1 batang of bawang roughly cut into 4 segments...

4. For the dried chili, cut them into medium - small pieces ..

5. For the mushroom or button mushroom, u can choose to cut them in half if u wan to... (normally they dun add mushroom to the dish, I add it cuz I like mushroom..haha)

6. After all this is done, use a wok with cover one.. (Able to steam or "lou")...I prefer wok more than a "bou" because wok the meat and stuff are spread more evenly, u can use a "bou" if u wan to...

7. Put the garlic and ginger into the wok... Then put in the meat on top... THen put in the chili also... Put in the mushroom if u're using those black color mushroom.. If u're using button mushroom, save it for later...Then, open the can of cola and pour it into the wok.... After that, pour in one spoon of the chinese wine and add in some pepper and some soy sauce (U dun need to add too much in first, cuz it depends on ur taste, if u like more salty, u can add slightly more.. But be warned.. Dun add too much, u can always add half way when u're tasting the sauce)

* Hope I din left out anything..haha... I noe until step 7 when u pour everything inside, they look funny.. but no worries la.. This is one of the ez dishes...

8. Then start the fire to heat those stuff up first, when they show sign of starting to boil, turn the fire into small api and cover the wok with the cover. Normally ppl call this as "lou"...

9. Anyways, check back every half and hour or so and stir the stuff abit... continue like that for 2 hours - 2 and half hour.. Normally the cola will left 1/3 - 1/4 only compared to the one u first poured in...

10. Juz 15 minutes b4 u wanna serve this dish, add in the green bawang and the button mushroom.... You can try and taste the sauce now, if u wan slightly more saltier taste, add in some soy sauce...haha.... (the bawang is added now cuz if u add in earlier when u cooked, after u eating that time u wun find the bawang...gone...)

11. If u like the sauce to be thicker, u can take some water (alittle) and mix with corn flour and add into the wok... Let it cooked awhile for the sauce to become thick....

12. Well done, u can serve this dish now....

* Note, the cola 1 can is sufficient for 2 - 3 normal ppl punya serving...For the amount of chili, ginger and garlic... I can't tell u how much u need, I juz agak for the taste only... But for myself to eat, I use half biji garlic and 1 - 2 ginger and a little chili (dun wan too spicy)...can take this as a reference...

Enjoy...

*Forgotten something, for those ppl who likes a good aroma, can add in some "pak gok" (those rempah dark red color very wangi one... looks like a star with 8 side one...)

Hmm, another dish for those single alone ppl out there...

Its a variation of fried italian noodle....

Stuff to have
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Italian noodle, I prefer tagliatelli...However, u can use normal italian noodle or vermicelli.. (However, I REALLY SUGGEST tagliatelli) FYI, tagliatelli is those flat and wide noodle... Look abit like chou (rough) wan tan mee....

Sesame oil

Bacon(not heavily salted one...I dunno can get in malaysia or not though..haha) or minced pork .. I prefer bacon cuz taste better

Some wine if possible

Soy sauce and dark soy sauce

Egg

Button mushroom (sliced one)

Iceberg lettuce

pepper

Garlic granules (garlic powder)

Sugar

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1. Cook the noodle first by boiling it (juz like how u normall cook a noodle...Until the noodle is al dente (italian term for to the tooth which means well cooked pasta...hahahaha).... To determine this, u can take some noodle up and cut it into too.... Inside the noodle, if u can still see something white or different color with the noodle outside, its still not cooked yet... After that, take away the hot water and put in some cold water and pour the cold water away.. Prevent the outer layer from sticking to each other when u leave it like that for sometime as u need to cook other stuff..

2. Cut the bacon into pieces, then mix in some sugar, sesame oil, some red wine...then kacau kacau abit and ok edi....

3. Start your wok, use butter or normal oil as u wish.... Then, cook the bacon..Remember not to pour in the sauce also arr, or else u'll hv a nice time running away from the "explosion of oil"...haha...juz put in the meat enuff....

4. After the bacon is cooked, then put set it aside and fried an egg... (the egg b4 fry stir it first and add in some soy sauce and pepper)...

5. Then fried the egg juz like u fry rice like that...

6. Then, add in the sliced button mushroom (u can get that in can)...

7. Stir and kacau awhile...Then put in the noodle.... And mix the noodle with the rest of the things...Cut the lettuce into small pieces and put it inside also...

8. Remember the sauce of the bacon? Pour it into the noodle... And add in some soy sauce and dark soy sauce(for the color)... After that, add in some pepper and the garlic powder....Add in a little of sesame oil....Add in secubit of sugar also... Then taste if u like the sauce or izzit not salty enuff....

9. Mix mix abit and let it fry....

10. SERVE IT...

*Side not, those stuff like soy sauce and garlic power, u can always add little by little, dun need to add in much at once..cuz not enuff can add in..too much..then finished lo..hahahha

Enjoy....

Ooo..so the post went here...hahahahahahahahhaa... pai seh....

Here's an alternative to a cake which dun need to bake, tiramisu...

Stuff to get
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500g cheese
500g sponge finger
1 tea spoon brandy
coffee powder
1 egg
coco powder
1 tea spoon valina essence

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1. Beat the sugar and the egg white... Make them until perfect with bubbles...haha...

2. Then mix in cheese, vanila essence, brandy and egg york... Beat them lightly... Not for too long nor too fast.. Besure to always stir in ONE direction...

3. Then add the mixing in 3 --> 2.... Then mix both of these stuff in S style to make sure they get to each other evenly...

4. Then crush the sponge finger and mix in some coffee (water form, dun need too much)

5. After that, find a cup or some container, better if is same size from top to bottom.... Then, mix in one layer of sponge finger, one layer of cheese...continue like that.... Then after that, put choco powder on top..

6. FRIDGE OVER NIGHT....

7. Take a spoon and dig and eat the cheese cake...

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I was asked b4 why the egg no need cook..Well, tat's the purpose of brandy..to kill the germ...

Enjoy ya....

Hmm, here's my fav breakfast and its simple..

Stuff to buy
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Egg

Mayo, butter, pepper

Cheese (matured cheddar or others)

Iceberg lettuce

1. stir the egg up and mix in some pepper (I add in some soy sauce also cuz I'm a lover of saltiness...haha)

2. spread the egg as wide as possible on the wok and fried in until all the edge are cooked....

3. Add in a slice of cheese at the middle, besure there's no leakage or holes on the egg or else ur cheese will be flowing out and u'll hv a hard time cleaning....

4. Fold the side of the egg onto the cheese and make the egg to cheese shape....

5. Cut the side and skin of the bread....spread some butter

6. Cut the lettuce into small small strings and mix it with mayo... This is to avoid the lettuce from falling out while u're eating...

7. Put them in between the 2 slice of bread and enjoy...

8. Besure to eat it while its hot cuz the cheezy gravy sauce is juz...NICE ~~~~

Enjoy...haha

Boiled Lobsters
3 tablespoons salt
2 live lobsters (about 1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
Lemon wedges

Fill a large stockpot about half full of water. Add the salt and bring to a boil. When the water has come to a rolling boil, plunge the lobsters headfirst into the pot. Clamp the lid back on tightly and return the water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the lobsters for 12 to 18 minutes (hard-shell lobsters will take the longer time), until the shells turn bright red and the tail meat is firm and opaque when checked.

Lift the lobsters out of the water with tongs and drain in a colander. Place underside up on a work surface and, grasping firmly, split the tails lengthwise with a large knife. Drain off the excess liquid. Serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.

Note: Lobsters must be kept alive until they are cooked because their flesh begins to deteriorate soon after they die or are killed. Some experts recommend numbing the lobsters first by placing them in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cooking.

I'll just toss in my recipe for a simple pasta. I have no idea what the name is though.

Ingredient
1. 1 packet of pasta
2. 2 cans of tuna in oil
3. 1 onion (or more, according to your preference)
4. 4 eggs.

Steps
1. Boil the pasta in hot water till it's soft (edible).
2. Boil the eggs till it becomes hard boil eggs. Then cut the eggs into 8 pieces .
3. Cut the onion into a rings (so that it looks nice).
4. Mix the pasta and tuna in oil together.
5. Throw in the eggs and onions.
6. Add some thyme for extra taste.
7. Keep it in the fridge and serve cold.

Forgive my cooking jargons,it's rather bad. Do keep in mind that I'm a guy, and my skills in cooking is rather limited.

P.S: The pasta can be kept for quite some time in the fridge. Makes a really handy snack, especially for students who are hungry in the middle of the night. PM me if you have any questions.

Simple Egg + Tomato soup...

Stuff to have
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Ikan bilis

Egg

Pepper

Salt

Tomato

This is a really simple and quick soup...

1. Boil a pot of water together with the ikan bilis. After the water turned into abit yellowish, remove all the ikan bilis and throw them away....

2. Chop the tomato into pieces and toss them into the soup...Add in some salt...

3. Let it boil a while then in the mean time, stir the egg inside a bowl until the whole stir of egg is yellowish with very little egg white

4. With the soup boiling, pour the egg into the soup (remember dun pour at same place, circulate the pot itself and pour it... Let it boil for a while...

5. Stir the soup abit and u can serve it liao... Add in some pepper and bawang hijau if u like...

* For the ikan bilis, if u can't find that or not available... Use stock cube instead... I use chicken stockcube cuz here dun hv ikan bilis ... haha...

This is a really simple soup and is quite tasty also....

Oyster Sauce Chicken

Ingredients:
1kg whole chicken
1 tablespoon sherry
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 teaspoon salt
3 teaspoon cornflour
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1 clove garlic,crushed
1 large onion, sliced
1 red capsicum, sliced
1 green capsicum, sliced
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1/4 cup chicken stock

Steps:
1. Fillet the chicken, removing skin and bones to make chicken stock. Cut the chicken flesh into slices and place in a bowl.

2. Pour in the soy sauce, sherry, vegetable oils and salt.

3. Sprinkle 2 teaspoons of cornflour on top, and mix together. Allow marinate for 20 min.

4. Heat wok, add oil and garlic. Saute the onion until transparent then add chicken and cook over high heat for 2 min.

5. Add the capsicum, reduce heat and put in the oyster sauce, stirring continuously. Cook another minutes only.

6. Blend 1 teaspoon cornflour with chicken stock and add to mixture. Correct seasoning, cover with a lid and simmer for 2 to 3 min.

Enjoy...

Malay Batik Cake

Ingredients:
5 egg
1 buttercup
1 cup fine sugar
5 spoon of coco
5 spoon of milo
1/2 tin of milk
300g Marie biscuit
1/2 cup of water
1 teaspoon of vanilla esen

Methods:
1. Break the Marie biscuit into 4 part

2. Put in all the ingredients stated above into a pan. Heat it and stir it until it mixed.

3. After the mixture done, put in the biscuit. Arrange it properly in order to get a nice looking cake.

4. Press the mixture with biscuit until it is compact.

5. Put it into freezer for 2 to 3 hour. The cake is serve cold and ready to eat when it freeze.

Anyone here have egg tart recipe.. i got one but the pastry not crispy enough and that filling is too sweet...

This is my recipe

Egg Tart[B]

8 oz of Flour
A pinch of salt
2 tablespoon of icing sugar
5 oz of butter
1 egg separated
4-5 tablespoon of iced water

Method

1. Sift flour and icing sugar together
2. Rub butter lightly into sifted flour till mixture resembles breadcrumbs
3. Add egg yolk and water to form a dough
4. Chill dough in refrigerator for 1/2 hour
5. Roll dough out thinly and cut to line greased pastry tins. Prick pastry with fork and brush with egg white.
6. Fill with eggs mixture
7. Bake in hot oven at 150 celcius (300 Fah) for 50 mins
8. Lower the heat to the lowest
9. Bake till the egg is cooked

Filling

(8oz) 1/2lb of sugar
(8oz) 1/2lb of hot water (mix with sugar to dissolve)
4 tablespoon of ideal milk
1/2 teaspoon of vanilla essense
4 eggs

Hmm... Juz to add in...

I was reading how to make yakisoba tat day and realized they use a sauce called yakisoba sauce or worcester sauce...

I tried frying mee + worcester sauce yesterday... and it taste good ~~

FYI, worcester sauce is something like Lea & Perrins worcester sauce...

Try it ~

First guy to post, muahaha...though its really simple, its jus one of the fav dishes i've learnt from my mum...it really taste different from wat i could get in restaurants...and i don't know whats the amount of ingredients, just feel it through experience =P

-A-ma style curry mutton-

-1-First step is the MOST troublesome process, removing all unnecessary fats from the mutton ( preferable imported lamb, taste better,it would ). Cut it into middle cube / slices ( i prefer slices ), add small pinches of salt and 'message' it all over the meat.

-2-Ingredients for the curry includes loads of onion and garlic ( minced ), bat gok(is it called cloves?) ,cinnamon,cardamon, fresh red chilli ( sliced / minced ), curry leaves, coconut milk ( damn, my mum used to squeeze it out with a kitchen towel with fresh santan ), suitable amount of curry powder, chilli paste

-3-Basically its quite easy to prepare the curry, jus put in some oil, heat it up put in the garlic/onion, when the 'smell' appears, add in the other ingredients, cook and stir while adding in suitable amount of water, until the it looks like thick curry paste. ( At this stage, we'd normally scoope it up and store some of the curry paste for future usage ).

-4-Clear the wok/pan, add in some oil,heat it up and stir fry the mutton in the wok for a while, ( really just for a while ), then add in curry paste, cook it until the meat looks almost cooked, and add in the coconut milk ( caution, don't pour in everything, add accordingly to your own liking ). Of course, add in suitable amount of water.

-5-Either boil it with the wok itself, or scoop up everything into a pot ( preferably clay pot, not sure why, but it 'seems' to taste better when its coming from a claypot =P ). Then just let in a small fire maybe for at least half an hour to 45 minutes.

Guarantee...the meat would be damn tender, and IMO mutton taste perfect with curry.

To be frank, the way to cook it is just normal lo... the difference is the process of removing all the extra fat/ligaments from the mutton makes the meat tastier to eat and less oily ( curry itself would be oily enough )

Dunno this qualifies as a recipe or not, feel free to remove it if u think its not helpful. Cheers ~

Simple and Good Snack! WOHOoo!

Toast Bread

Peanut Butter

Marshmallow(small pieces)

cream of mushroom soup

butter
flour
In equal portion combined made to become roux

oyster mushrooms
shitake mushrooms
fresh button mushrooms
Sliced

chicken stock / water

1. saute mushrooms in butter until soft
2. add in chicken stock/water
3. add in combined roux
4. season as required

Try this.

-Bihun(abt 200Gms? I donno, i dun measure)
-Eggs(x2)
-Soya sauce
-Pepper
-Salt
-Bawang putih

Cara Preparation

1.Boil the bihun annen remove the water.

2.Fry the bihun with soya sauce and bawang (cud try Worcester sauce as geminist suggest)

3.Beat the eggs with pepper and add some salt and soya sauce again.

4.Soak the bihun with the egg mixture for a while annen fry.

5.Add the remaining eggs and just goreng till masak~!

Mati i duno arh, i eat this every three days lidat.

The soup version oso can try. Fact, it's damn simple.

1.Boil water with ikan bilis and the maggi the dunno wat cubes..

2.Masukkan the bihun

3.Add some ..i duno, maybe fishball, meatballs whatever you feel like.

Then eat lo...

Steamboat Moden.

Take ur electronic kettle and boil the soup.
Remove the caps and put fishball, prawn etc inside.
Enjoy!

Haha... Campbell Mushroom Soup

Mix it with MILK , yes MILK instead of water as stated in the instuction.
add pepper~
u can add extra button mushroom too hehe

Can use it as the sauce for spaghetti (corret spelling ar), but some ppl dun like it. Add cheese powder.

[aSa] rations

Meat
5 pieces ramli burger (chicken)
5 pieces ramli burger (beef)
6 eggs

Seasoning
1/2 cup tomato sauce
1/2 cup chilli sauce
some leftover bbq sauce
1/4 clove garlic
2 large onions
margerine or oil

Instructions

defrost burgers and crack ur eggs.
combine burgers with eggs and mash them until become like mincemeat like state.
chop onions and garlic.
heat up the wok and melt the margerine or u can use oil.
brown garlic and throw in the meat.
cook the meat like 10 minutes.
combine all the sauces, add a little water(very little)
and slowly mix the sauces into the meat.
continue cooking until meat is throughly cook.

serve with bread or toast.

makes 3-4.

warning: the rations are very filling. lasted me and 3 of me pals for the entire morning and afternoon without eating. suitable for those on beachin' trips.

PHILADELPHIA® Classic Cheesecake



Ingredients
1-1/2 cups HONEY MAID Graham Cracker Crumbs

3 Tbsp. sugar

1/3 cup butter or margarine, melted

4 pkg. (8 oz. each) PHILADELPHIA Cream Cheese, softened

1 cup sugar

1 tsp. vanilla

4 eggs


Preparation
MIX crumbs, 3 Tbsp. sugar and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 9-inch springform pan.

BEAT cream cheese, 1 cup sugar and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, mixing on low speed after each addition just until blended. Pour over crust.

BAKE at 325°F for 55 minutes or until center is almost set if using a silver springform pan. (Or, bake at 300°F if using a dark nonstick springform pan.) Loosen cake from side of pan; cool before removing side of pan. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Store leftover cheesecake in refrigerator.

tip: to avoid the cheesecake from cracking, always put a pan of hot water on the shelf below the cheesecake while baking.

if i'm not mistaken, ppl use gelating if they wanna make a "non-baked" cheesecake.. basically assemble then just put in the fridge....

This is a simple counterfeit "Vanetta Ice cream" that my friend taught me:

Ingredients:
Ma Ling Biscuit - 1 pack
1 cup milo powder
1 cup cocoa powder
1 cup water
1 cup sugar

Mix water with cocoa & milo. Heat it over fire and add in sugar. Then snap the biscuits into 2 or 4 parts and add in. Let it boil a while, so the biscuit mix in well and become soft. Then let it cool.

After cooling, prepare a pan and put plastic/wrappers on it. Pour in the mixture and freeze it in the fridge until it became hard. Usually it won't look very nice (unless u do it very carefully and skillfully) but it taste good all the same. My friend said can substitute millk with water but i never try before.

Hope you will enjoy this cheap desert.

P/S: make sure u boil the biscuit till soft, if not you'll be eating chocolate rock! And while boiling, always stir so it won't burnt.

Oh.. forgot to mention, after poouring in the mixture, tie the plastic up & compress it. put pressure on the plastic with hand or other things so i'll become COMPACT. sORRY.

Sorry friends, I forgot. It's MARIE biscuit, not Ma Ling. So SORRY

I just made Oreo Cheesecake today! Woohoo! As good as Secret Recipe's. Hehe, but it's not cheap. Cost me almost $30 for all the material. But really nice and simple.No baking!! Here's the recipe:

Oreo Cheesecake

Ingredients :
- 2 packet of Oreo biscuit (for base and for mixture)
- 1/3 cup butter, melted
- 2 pieces of 250g Philadelphia cream cheese (softened at room temperature)
- 3 teaspoon of gelatine(this is agar agar powder) dissolved in 1/2 cup boiling water
- 1/3 cup castor sugar
- 25g whipping cream

Method :
3 Easy Steps
1. Mix
Mix Oreo biscuit crumbs (for base) with melted butter, press into base of pan. Chill
2. BEAT
Beat the cream cheese with an electric beater until smooth, mix in gelatine mixture, sugar, cream and blend till smooth. Add in Oreo rough crumbs and mix.
3. POUR
Pour mixture onto crumb base and chill in refrigerator (2-3 hours or overnight).

OPTIONAL :
Garnish with chocolate shavings and strawberries.

Can't wait to try my first homemade cheesecake tomorrow morning ^_____^
Tiramisu is my next experiment. Will post the recipe if succeed.

Spaghetti in Olive Oil and Garlic

Ingredients
. 400g Spaghetti
. 6 tbsps oil
. 4 cloves garlic, finely chopped
. 1 tsp MAGGI® Concentrated Chicken Stock
. 4 tbsp grated Parmesan cheese

Method
1. Cook spaghetti as per instruction.
2. Heat oil in a frying pan and gently sauté the garlic until slightly golden, not brown.
3. Season with MAGGI® Concentrated Stock and pepper to taste.
4. Put the drained spaghetti in the frying pan with oil and garlic and stir well until the spaghetti is well coated.
5. Serve immediately.
6. Add grated Parmesan cheese if desired.

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This is a simple recipe for those of you who have not much time. Probably about 5-8 minutes.

Ingredients
a) Chicken
B) Sliced Onions
c) Oyster Sauce
d) Honey (loads of them ;P)
e) Some oil

1) Heat wok.

2) Pour oil (just a little)

3) Add onions

4) Add chicken

5) Add oyster sauce + some water

6) Add loads of honey

Smells good; tastes great

Sambal Ikan Bilis

Ingredients
100g ikan bilis , soaked and washed
3 tbsp oil
1 Bombay onion, sliced
2 tbsp chilli paste
Pound:
5 shallots
2 cloves garlic
1 stalk lemon grass, thinly sliced
1/2 tsp belacan granules

Seasoning:
1/2 tsp ikan bilis granules
1 tsp sugar or to taste
2 tbsp lime juice
2 tbsp water

Method
Heat oil in a wok, saute pounded ingredients, chilli paste and belacan until fragrant. Add ikan bilis and big onions and stir-fry well.

Mix in lime juice, water and seasoning ingredients. Mix well. Dish out and serve with nasi lemak.


Recipe by Amy Beh

Mashed Potato

Ingredients
800g potatoes, washed

40g butter

140ml hot milk

Salt to taste

A dash of pepper

For the gravy:

30g plain flour

30g butter

320ml beef stock

Salt and pepper to taste

1 tsp prepared mustard

Method
Place potatoes in a pan with enough cold water to cover them. Add ¼ tsp salt. Bring to a boil, then simmer for 25-30 minutes or until potatoes are tender. Drain the potatoes and put aside to cool slightly.

Peel the potatoes and put them back into the pan. Add butter. Mash the potatoes over low heat until a smooth texture is achieved. Add the hot milk slowly and beat vigorously with a wooden spoon until it turns creamy. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Serve with the gravy or sauce for extra taste.

To prepare the gravy or sauce, heat butter in a non-stick saucepan then stir in flour. Make a roux or allow the paste to brown a little over very low heat, stirring all the time. Do not allow it to burn.

Blend in the stock gradually and allow to cook until it has a thick consistency.

Season to taste with salt, pepper and mustard.

The umm-I-don't-think-I-made-it-quite-right-but-it-still-turned-out-okay Bictody's special hamster/mouse-creature-seemingly-driving-a-bumper-car deviled eggs!






What you'll need:
Your favorite deviled eggs recipe*
Raisins (eyes and tail)
Small celery stalk or cucumber seeds (ears)
Toothpicks
*Being the incredibly simple-minded fool that cringes at complexity I am, my deviled egg recipe calls for boiling eggs, cutting the egg in half (for this recipe, you can cut it either the long or short way based on your preference), scooping out the egg yolks with a spoon - taking care not to rip the egg whites, mixing the egg yolks with mayonnaise until it is the consistency you like - based on how much mayonnaise you want, and spooning the egg yolk/mayonnaise mixture back into the holes where the original yolks used to be in the boiled egg halves. This is just to help out those who've no idea what deviled eggs are. It'd probably be worth your time to find a really good recipe, but this works for me.


What to do:
Make your deviled eggs
Cut raisins to pieces for your creature's eyes - cutting one raisin into four pieces works well
Thinly slice a small stalk of celery (see pictures if you are confused) or find some cucumber seeds in that cucumber of yours to use as ears for your creature
Place raisin eyes as deemed appropriate
Place celery/cucumber ears a little way behind the eyes
Spear a whole raisin with a toothpick, and bring the raisin down about 3/4 of the length of the toothpick. Stick the toothpick (dirty end that raisin left goo all over as you were sliding it down) into the "back" of the creature until raisin meets egg white
Tweak as you like to adjust appearance - Easy, ne? - experiment with different food items you can use for different body parts


have fun!

Honey Muffins (with oat and wheat)
- a quite sihat snacks , well at least for me lor!
Ingredients:

. 1 1/2 cups butter (or buttermilk which is better )
. 1 cup rolled oats
. 2 tablesp. honey
. 2 tablesp. vege oil
. 1 cup whole wheat flour
. 1 teasp. baking powder
. 1/2 teasp. baking soda
. 1/4 teasp. salt

Methods:

1. Preheat oven to 175 degrees C.
2. Combine butter and oats in a saucepan; heat just until warm; set aside.
3. Grease muffin cups.
4. In a large bowl, combine honey and vege oil with oat mixture.
5. Combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt; stir into wet mixture.
6. Pour batter into prepared muffin cups.
7. Bake in preheated oven until lightly browned, about 30 minutes.
Serve warm.

-makes about 8 cups of muffins. try it! -

Veggie Toast ~Easy-peasy, healthy and delicious breakfast

Ingredients:
Mixed veggies (peas, carrots, corns) - can get this easily in supermarket (defroze them b4 you start)
Cheese (slice cheese will do)
Bread
Tyhmes
Garlic Spread

Instructions:

1. Spread garlic spread on your bread slices.

2. Sprinkle (haha.. wrong usage of verb) the mixed veggies evenly on the bread slices.

3. Cut the cheese into pieces and placed the pieces on top of the mixed veggies.

4. Spirnkle thymes on top n toast!

Voila!

Haha.. all of you so great, can cook. I can only cook simple stuff.

Cleaned the thread up and stole moved it to Hobbies & Modelling (with permission of course!).

Remember people, only recipes here. No discussion. Refer to the first post.

Triple Cheese Baked Penne (vegetarian)



Easy
Serves 2


Ingredients:

30g shredded cheddar cheese
25g shredded mozzarella cheese
7 tbsp bolognese sauce
2 tbsp cream cheese
1 cup dried penne
dried basil (optional)
ground black pepper (optional)

Directions:

1. Cook and drain the penne and place it in a mixing bowl.
2. Mix the bolognese sauce, cream cheese and cheddar cheese into the hot pasta.
3. Spoon mixture into a 500ml/2 cup/16x10cm loaf tin
4. Sprinkle mozzarella cheese over the top. Add some basil and ground black pepper as you wish.
5. Bake in a preheated oven at 190*C for 10-15 minutes or until mozzarella cheese has completely melted.
6. Serve hot.

Simple Plain Macaroni

ermm..I kinda made this recipe by accident and kinda used any ingredients that I found in the kitchen. So, I don't really know the measurement heh!

Ingredients:-
Half pack of Macaroni -cook as instructed by the pack
2 tomatoes -diced
1/2 onion - diced
about 8 button mushrooms - slice thinly
cheddar cheese - shread thinly ( the thin-slice kraft cheese also can do..shreaded)
2 1/2 tablespoons of chicken stock
5-6 tablespoon of tomato sauce
10 long beans - diced
5 cloves of garlics- blended
1 tomatoes -blended
oil
salt
black pepper
white pepper
dried basil & oregano (optional)

Method:-

fry the blended garlic+tomatoes until the aroma comes out, put in the tomatoes sauce and chicken stock, cook it until it turn almost dry, then put it the veges ( mushrooms+long beans) after awhile, put in the diced onion and tomatoes, let it cook for a while. after that, put in the macaroni ( which is already benn boiled ), gaul till all the macaronis covered with the sauce. Lastly put in a pinch of salt for taste, b & w peppers, basil & oregano, and stir them all. Before u serve, put in the shreaded cheddar cheese and voila!

** sorry for my bad english ^ ^

Homemade Pasta: for times when you have nothing better to do and instant got boring

Homemade pasta has a very nice texture. They're not too soft and not hard either.

Ingredients:

300g plain flour
3 large eggs
30 ml olive oil
a pinch of salt

Directions:

Making the dough



1. To mix the dough by hand, sift and mound the flour on a work surface or in a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
2. Break the eggs into the well and add the oil and salt. Begin to whisk the eggs and oil together with a fork, incorporating the floor as you do so.
Gradually blend the flour with the egss, working from the centre out. Use your free hand to hold the mound in place and stop leakage if any of the egg escapes.
3. Knead the dough on a lightly floured surface with smooth, light strokes, turning it as you fold and press. It should be soft and pliable, but dry to the touch. If sticky, knead in a little flour.
4. It will take at least 6 minutes kneading to achieve a smooth and elastic texture with a slightly glossy appearance. Put the dough in a plastic bag without sealing, or cover with a tea towel or an upturned bowl. Allow to rest for 30 minutes. (The dough can also be mixed in a food processor)

Rolling



1. Divide the dough into three or four manageable portions and cover them.
2. Lightly flour a large work surface. Flatten one portion of the dough onto the surface and using a long, floured rolling pin, roll out the dough from the centre to the outer edge.
3. Continue rolling, always from in front of you outward, and rotating the dough often. Keep the work surface dusted with just enough flour to prevent sticking. When you have rolled a well-shaped circle, fold the dough in half and roll it out again. Continue in this way seven or eight times to give a smooth circle of pasta about 5 mm (1/4 inch) thick.
4. Roll the sheet quickly and smoothly to a thickness of 2.5 mm (1/8 inch). Patch any tears with a piece of dough from the edge and a little water to help it stick.
5. As each sheet is done, transfer it to a dry tea towel. If the pasta is to be used to make filled pasta keep the sheets covered, but if it is to be cut into lengths or shapes, leave them uncovered while the others are being rolled, so that the surface moisture will dry slightly.

Cutting and Shaping


ravioli

1. Using a small knife or even cookie cutters, cut the pasta sheets into desired shapes. Use your imagination!
2. For long pasta like spaghetti and fettucine, you can use a pasta machine (ie. those machines that people use to roll out 'Pan Mee". They're quite affordable. Can get for below RM30) You can also use those machines to flatten out your pasta dough.

Simple Yet Delicious Cheesecakes
recipe source from www.joyofbaking.com




Makes 6 - 1/2 cup cheesecakes


Ingredients:

Crust

1/2 cup (50 grams) crushed digestive cookies

2 teaspoons granulated white sugar

2 tablespoons (30 grams) unsalted butter, melted

Filling

8 ounces (227 grams) [you can use up to 250 grams of cheese] cream cheese, room temperature (use full fat, not reduced or fat free cream cheese)

1/3 cup (65 grams) granulated white sugar

1 large egg, room temperature

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup sour cream or plain yogurt

Topping

Strawberry Puree and/or fresh berries

Directions:

Line six - 2 3/4 x 1 1/2 inch muffin cups (or a muffin tray) with one - 2 inch (5 cm) wide x 6 inch (15 cm) long strip of parchment paper. (The ends will hang over the sides of the cups to be used as handles to lift out the baked cheesecakes.) [or in my case, I just used muffin paper cups]. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C) and place rack in center of oven.

For Crust

1. In a small bowl combine the biscuit crumbs, sugar, and melted butter.
2. Press about a tablespoon of crumbs on the bottoms of the six muffin cups lined with parchment paper.
3. Cover and refrigerate while you make the filling.

For Filling

1. In the bowl of your electric mixer, fitted with the paddle attachment, beat the cream cheese on low speed until smooth.
2. Add the sugar and beat until combined. Scrape down the sides of the bowl and add the egg beating about 30 seconds.
3. Add the vanilla extract and sour cream and beat until incorporated.
4. Remove the crusts from the refrigerator and evenly divide the filling among the six muffin cups.

Bake for about 20 - 25 minutes or until firm but the centers of the cheesecakes wobble a little. Remove from oven and place on a wire rack. Let cool before covering with plastic wrap and refrigerating. This cheesecake tastes best after being refrigerated overnight.

Remove cheesecakes by taking hold of the two strips of parchment paper and carefully lifting each of the cheesecakes from the muffin cups. Gently peel off the parchment paper and place on your serving plate. Top with strawberry sauce and/or fresh berries.


To make a small whole cake:


Store-bought blueberry topping was used on this cake

Follow the crust and filling instructions but press the crust onto the base of an appropriate-sized cake tin and pour the batter into the cake tin. Bake for an additonal 5-10 minutes.

Easy Pasta Sauces

Bolognese

Halal

Serves 6
(500g pasta)
Easy

Ingredients:

2 tbsp olive oil
1 large onion, chopped
1 carrot, chopped
1 celery stick, chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
500g beef mince
1 cup beef stock
2 x 425g cans chopped tomatoes
1 1/2 cups red wine
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp oregano (optional)
2 bay leaves (optional)
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Heat the olive oil in a large heavy-based pan and stir the onion, carrot and celery over medium heat for 5 minutes, or until softened. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute.
2. Add the mince and cook over high heat until well-browned, breaking up any lumps with a fork. Add the stock, tomato, wine, sugar and herbs.
3. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat and simmer for 2 hours, stirring occasionally.
4. Season the sauce with salt and pepper and serve with your favourite pasta (recommended pasta: spaghetti, fettucine, penne and tagliatelle).

* the sauce can be kept for up to 2 days in the fridge or frozen for up to 2 months


Carbonara



Serves 4-6
(500g pasta)
Intermediate

Ingredients:

8 back/rashers bacon (alternatively, use ham or sliced sausages)
3 eggs
3/4 cup grated parmesan
1 1/4 cups cream
black pepper

Directions:

1. Trim away the bacon fat, then cut the bacon into thin strips. Fry over medium heat until crisp. Remove from the pan and drain on paper towels.
2. Cook pasta (recommended pasta: fettucine, spaghetti, fuscilli and tagliatelle) as directed on the pacakge. Drain, then return to the pan and keep warm.
3. Beat the eggs, cheese and cream in a bowl, then add the bacon. Pour over the hot pasta in the pan and toss gently.
4. Return the pan to very low heat and cook for 1/2 - 1 minutes, or until slightly thickened -- don't overheat or the eggs will scramble. Season with black pepper.


Tomato Sauce

Halal, vegetarian

Serves 4
Easy

Ingredients:

1.5kg ripe tomatoes
1 tbsp olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, crushed
2 tbsp tomato puree
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp sugar (alternatively, use 1 1/2 tbsp honey)
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Score a cross in the base of each tomato, place in a bowl of boiling water for 30 seconds, then transfer to cold water and peel skin away from the cross. Cut the tomatoes in half around their equators and scoop out the seeds with a teaspoon. Finely chop the tomato flesh.
2. Heat the oil in a pan. Add the onion and cook, stirring, over a medium heat for 3 minutes, or until soft. Add garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add tomato, tomato puree, oregano and sugar. Bring to the boil, then reduce the heat and simmer for 20 minutes, or until the sauce has thickened slightly. Season with salt and pepper.
3. Spoon over your pasta of choice.

* Make sure you use fully ripe tomatoes for a full-flavoured sauce. If ripe tomatoes aren't available, use canned tomatoes instead.


Alfredo

Halal, vegetarian

Serves 4
(500g pasta)
Easy

Ingredients:

90g butter
1 1/2 cups shredded Parmesan
1 1/4 cups cream
1 tsp dried basil
salt and pepper

Directions:

1. Cook pasta of choice as directed on package. Drain and return to the pan to keep warm.
2. While the pasta cooks, heat the butter in a pan over low heat. Add parmesan and the cream and bring to the boil, stirring. Add the basil, season with salt and pepper, and stir well.
3. Add to the pasta and toss well


Citrus Cream Sauce



Picture source from a friend of mine

Serves 5
(500g pasta)
Intermediate

Ingredients:

2 tbsp butter
1 shallot, finely chopped
1/4 cup cognac (optional)
1/2 cup chicken stock
2 cups heavy cream
1 orange, zest cut into 1/2-inch by 1/8-inch strips
1 lemon, zest cut into 1/2-inch by 1/8-inch strips
1/4 cup grated Parmesan
Salt
Fresh ground black pepper
1 tbsp chopped mint

Directions:

1. In a saucepan, add butter and melt. Add the shallots and saute until translucent, about 3 minutes.
2. Remove the pan from the heat and carefully deglaze with the cognac. Cook until the cognac is almost completely reduced.
3. Add the chicken stock and heavy cream and citrus zest and cook until slightly thickened and reduced, about 10 minutes.
4. Add cheese and season with salt and pepper.
5. While sauce is cooking, cook the pasta until al dente in boiling, salted water. Drain well.
6. Stir the mint into the sauce. Add the drained pasta and toss to coat the pasta well. (Recommended pasta: vermicelli and spaghetti)

Some recipes with Baileys..

TGIF Mudslide:
1 1/2 oz Vodka (Absolut)
1 1/2 oz Bailey's irish cream
1 1/2 oz Kahlua
8 cubes Ice
1 1/2 oz Cream
1 scoop Vanilla Ice-cream
2 scoops Chocolate Ice-cream

Begin by crushing the 8 ice cubes in a blender. When ice is finely crushed, add the remaining ingredients and blend for 45 seconds on blender's highest setting. Pour into glass and serve immediately.


Bailey's ice cream:
1 cup full cream milk
1 cup whipping cream
75g sugar
4 tbsp Bailey's irish cream

You need an ice cream maker for this. Otherwise you will never ever get a smooth texture. Available at Jusco rm199. Dissolve the sugar in a bit of hot water. Then add remaining ingredients and mix together. Cover and put in the fridge. Put your ice cream maker bowl in freezer. Next day, you can make the icecream. Then chuck in the freezer. Makes about 1/2 liter. Because of the alcohol, this icecream will never get hard My freezer is -20C and it's still soft and scoopable.

Chinese Dishes


Chicken + Potatoes in Gravy: goes great with rice!



Halal

Serves 3
Intermediate

Ingredients:

2 boneless and skinless chicken thighs, trim fats and cut into small cubes
2 medium sized potatoes, cut into cubes the same size as the chicken
1 onion, cut into cubes the same size as the potatoes
1 tbsp oil
1/2 tbsp soy sauce
2 tsp thick soy sauce
1/2 tbsp worcestershire sauce
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1 tsp cornflour, diluted in 1/4 cup of water (optional)
1/4 cup water
pepper and salt

Directions:

1. Place chicken cubes in a bowl. Add in soy sauce, thick soy sauce, worcestershire sauce, a little oil, cinnamon powder and pepper. Mix well and leave to marinate for 1/2 - 1 hour.
2. Boil potato cubes in enough water until half-cooked. Drain.
3. Heat oil in a heavy based sauce pan at medium heat. Add in onions and sautee until they have become translucent.
4. Add in marinated chicken with the sauces and stir-fry until chicken is cooked. Then, stir in the potatoes. If the mixture is becoming thick, gradually add some water just enough to allow simmering. Do not add too much water. Cover and simmer at low heat for 5 minutes.
5. If the mixture is too watery, add diluted cornflour gradually to thicken. Add salt and pepper to taste
6. Serve with rice.


Steamed Egg


it would look something like this


Halal, vegetarian

Serves 3
Easy

Ingredients:

3 large eggs
equal parts of water to egg
3/4 tsp salt
pepper
2 tbsp sesame oil

Directions:

1. Crack the eggs into a large bowl. Beat eggs with a fork until the yolks and egg whites have been mixed.
2. Add half of the water and continue beating. Add salt and pepper then continue beating. Gradually add in the rest of the water and beat thoroughly.
3. Pour mixture into a shallow dish and steam it for 15-18 minutes until firm. To check if the egg is cooked, pierce with a fork to check if it's firm or wattery
4. Pour sesame oil over steamed egg. Serve hot with rice.

Steaming instructions:

1. Fill a big wok or pot 1/2 with water. Place a steaming rack into the wok/pot
2. Cover and boil the water.
3. Place the dish on the rack, cover and allow to steam.
4. You can also use an electric steamer.

Stir-fried Choy Sum (Sawi) with Mushrooms



Halal

Serves 3-4
Easy

Ingredients:

1 bunch of Choy Sum, trimmed, cleaned and cut into 3 parts of the same length
1/2 cup of dried shrimp, soaked in water for 10 minutes, drained
1 cup dried Chinese mushrooms, soaked in water until softened (usually takes 2-3 hours), drained, sliced
2 cloves of garlic, crushed or finely sliced
1 tbsp oil

Directions:

1. Heat oil in a wok at medium heat. Add in garlic. Do not let it brown. Add in dried shrimp and mushrooms and stir fry until there's an aroma.
2. Add the choy sum and toss it with tongs until it has slightly wilted.
3. Serve with rice.

Mixed Vegetable Soup




Halal

Serves 4-5
Intermediate

Ingredients:

1/2 a chicken, skinned and cut into 6-8 pieces
1 1/2 litre of water
1/2 a head of cabbage, chopped into medium-sized pieces
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 4-5 pieces
1 large potato, peeled and cut into 6 parts
2 medium-sized tomatoe, quatered
1 large onion, peeled and cut into half
1- 1.5 tsp salt

Directions:

1. In a large pot or rice cooker, boil the water. Add chicken into the boiling water and continue boiling, covered for 20 minutes. Occasonally turn the heat down and up to make sure not too much water has been reduce.
2. Add the onions and carrots and continue boiling for a furthur 15 minutes. Add in the potatoes. If too much water have been reduce, add a little more water. Continue boiling for 20-30 minutes, occasionally checking on the heat. Add tomatoes at the 15th minute.
3. Add in the cabbage and simmer until cabbage has softened. Add salt.
4. Serve hot.