I know, the photo isn’t the most appetising but it was really quite yummy. This is my idea of a healthy dinner which is full of Omega-3 fatty acids, iron and vitamins. Quite quick to prepare too! You’ll need: Slices of Salmon Belly (substitute with fillet if you must) Half a packet of shimeiji mushrooms (or button) 2 rashes of bacon half a cup of baby peas Method: If you’re using frozen peas like I did, microwave them covered on HIGH for 2 mins While the peas are in the microwave, heat up a frying pan and when hot, pan...
16/08/201311/12/2020
Spaghetti Aglio Olio with Beef Tenderloin
I’ve cooked beef several times. Same with spaghetti so I don’t think I need to repeat the method. Simply said, beef was cooked the Heston Blumenthal manner where I used a searing hot pan and flipped the steak every 15 seconds till it became medium rare. As for the spag, aglio olio means lots of garlic and olive oil. Extra bits that I threw in were asparagus and a tomato. Do note that I find myself adding a lot of salt whenever I cook aglio olio and I suspect that it’s because there’s no sauce for the spag to absorb. ...
12/08/201311/12/2020
Stir Fried Chinese Spinach in Fermented Beancurd Sauce
Those who live in South East Asia will be relatively used to this version of a stir fry. It’s not your usual Cantonese version of oyster sauce or plain garlic. I suppose that it’s more Teochew or Hokkein. Also, its fermented beancurd. Not fermented soybeans. The taste is more like miso but 10x more pungent but it mellows out when cooked. It normally comes in a small bottle and is fermented with chilli. Ingredients100g Chinese spinach (leaves and stem separated)2 cloves garlic, minced1 chilli, sliced (I used bird’s eye chilli here for a bit more kick)1.5 fermented beancurd cubes1 tsp...
08/08/201311/12/2020
Special Gyudon For Dinner & Plum Vodka
That’s my special Gyudon. I decided not to put most of the beef into the egg mixture AND I used tenderloin instead of sukiyaki beef. The steps are similar to my recipe for oyakodon except that I now separated the soy sauce mixture (mirin and soy sauce) from the beaten eggs and used my new oyakodon-making toy from Daiso: So this is the size of the bowl, which makes the sliding of the eggy goodness onto the rice easier. Supposedly. I need more practice, for sure. That said, the meal was satisfying and I paired it with my concoction of...
08/08/201311/12/2020
Baked Salmon, Roasted Carrots & Onions with Cranberry Sakura Rice
Selamat Hari Raya to all of my Muslim friends! For this dish, it is great for everyone except those who dislike seafood or carrots. Haha…anyway, what you’ll need are: Ingredients1 Salmon Fillet per person (shown is 2 very small thin fillets)half carrot per person1/3 white pearl onion per person1/2 cup white rice per person (approximate)1 clove garlic4 cranberries (more if you like cranberries)1 preserved salted sakura flower25g butter (approx)1 tsp dried rosemary leaves 1 tsp maple syrup2 tsp water1 tsp sesame seed oilolive oilpaprika powdergarlic powder saltground black pepper Instructions Sprinkle the paprika powder, garlic powder, salt...
30/07/201311/12/2020
Sliced Beef with Asian Mushroom Sauce
It’s not the most visually appealing dish that I’ve cooked so far but this is one of the most delicious that I’ve cooked. This is NOT a stir-fry so for this dish, please use sirloin/tenderloin/rib-eye steaks. In my case, I used tenderloin. What else would you need? Ingredients:3 steaks3 shitake mushrooms, sliced1 clove of garlic, minced1/2 cup mirin1 dessert spoon oyster sauce1 squirt of Okonomiyaki sauce (or plum sauce)drizzle of truffle oil (optional) I cooked my steaks the Heston Blumenthal way, which is to have a searing hot pan and then cooking your steaks by constantly flipping them every 10-15...
13/07/201311/12/2020
Amazing Variation on a Croque Monsieur/ Madame
Above is a wonderful variation on a croque monsieur/madame which essentially is a ham and cheese toast. However, the traditional french sandwich is flat and if you add an egg on top of it, it’s a croque madame. Croque just means ‘crunch’ and this variation that I did had crunch, eggy goodness AND bacon. Check out the oozing eggy goodness! This was my first attempt and I’m so proud of myself. So…what do you need? Ingredients 1 slice of white bread per person 1 egg yolk per person 1 slice of bacon per person 1 dessert spoon of white sauce...
02/07/201311/12/2020
Fusion meal – Prawn Risotto with Japanese rice
I didn’t want to open up my new bag of risotto rice so I went with a short grain rice to cook this dish although I reckon you could do this with Thai rice as well. This dish is gluten free and low in fat – perfect for us single ladies. The cooking time is relatively long mainly because of the rice. If you want a speedy meal, I suggest cooking the rice first but then it wouldn’t be as flavourful as it would be if you follow the recipe. So, the ingredients are: 5-6 prawns per person (my dog...
29/06/201311/12/2020
Gluten & Wheat-free Baked Seafood Pasta with Mentaiko sauce and Spinach
Doesn’t that look gorgeous? Best of all, it’s gluten and wheat-free, which is good for those with endometriosis or those who are gluten/wheat intolerant. I found an organic food shop which also carries rice penne so I bought that and used this recipe to cover up that very granular taste of the pasta. So, what do you need for this very simple dish? Do note that my recipe only serves 1 pax. half a cup of penne (you can use macaroni or shell pasta too) 1 packet of spicy mentaiko sauce 1 cup of baby spinach leaves 2-4 prawns (you...
27/06/201311/12/2020
Less fattening Truffle Fries with Parmesan
I had a craving. Cravings MUST be fulfilled. 🙂 Yup, any excuse to have fries. Especially Truffle Fries!! My version is slightly less fattening because I didn’t deep fry my fries. I baked them. This recipe is really easy because I didn’t make my chips from scratch, which I’ve done before when I was a child and mind you, it was and still will be a hassle. For this recipe, you’ll need: frozen fries (above, I used crinkle cut but you can choose shoestring fries) 1 dessert spoon of white truffle oil for every 2 handfuls of fries 1 tablespoon...