Tuesday, 18 September 2012

Stir Fry Asparagus With Assorted Mushrooms


Ingredients:

1 packet of Thai Asparagus (ends trimmed and remove the outer skin by using peeler)
8 canned button mushrooms (sliced)
1 box Shimeiji mushrooms
2 garlic (minced)
1 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp cooking oil
Coarse black pepper

Methods:

1. Heat the oil in the frying pan. Sauté the garlic.

2. Toss in the button and Shimeiji mushrooms. Stir fry.

3. Add the asparagus and drizzle the light soy sauce. Drizzle some water if needed.

4. Add oyster sauce and sprinkle some black pepper. Give it a quick stir. Do not OVERCOOK asparagus.

Thursday, 13 September 2012

Deep Fried Ikan Bilis


Ingredients:

150g of ikan bilis
Cooking oil for deep frying

Methods:

1. Wash the ikan bilis till the water turns clear. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in the wok.

3. Once the oil is hot, add the ikan bilis into the wok. Stir well. Make sure the oil is enough to cover the ikan bilis.

4. Deep fry the ikan bilis till they are brown and crispy.

5. Remove the ikan bilis and place them on the kitchen towel. Once cool down, put the ikan bilis into an air tight container.

Curry Prawns


Ingredients:

18 prawns (deveined)
1 onion (cubed)
2 garlic (minced)
3 tbsp curry powder
100ml water
2 or 3 tbsp coconut milk
Salt
2 tbsp cooking oil

Optional:
Curry leaves

Methods:

1. Heat the oil in the wok. Sauté the onions.

2. Add the garlic and continue to sauté.

3. Toss in the prawns and stir fry quickly.

4. Add the curry powder and mix well. Add the water and stir fry.

5. By now, the prawns should have turned pink (cooked).

6. Add the coconut milk and mix evenly. You may add more coconut milk as desired.

7. Turn the heat off.

Fried Bee Hoon With Vegetables & Mushrooms


Ingredients:

150g of ikan bilis
Cooking oil for deep frying

Methods:

1. Wash the ikan bilis till the water turns clear. Drain and set aside.

2. Heat the oil in the wok.

3. Once the oil is hot, add the ikan bilis into the wok. Stir well. Make sure the oil is enough to cover the ikan bilis.

4. Deep fry the ikan bilis till they are brown and crispy.

5. Remove the ikan bilis and place them on the kitchen towel. Once cool down, put the ikan bilis into an air tight container.

Saturday, 1 September 2012

Prima Taste Laksa



Serve 6

Ingredients:

3 boxes Prima Taste Laksa
2 packet thick beehoon (blanched)
6 hard boiled eggs (halved)
20 cooked prawns (shells removed and deveined)
2 fish cakes (pan fried till golden)
12 cooked fishballs
6 tau pok (deep fried)
Laksa leaves (chopped finely)
2 litres water

Methods:

1. Boil 2 litres of water in the pot.

2. Divide the thick bee hoon into 6 bowls. Arrange the prawns, fishballs, hard boiled egg and few slices of fish cakes on the thick bee hoon.

3. Put in the laksa premix and laksa paste into the boiling water. Boil with high heat for 5 minutes. Add the tau pok into the pot and cook for a minute.

4. Ladle the laksa gravy into the bowls and sprinkle some chopped laksa leaves.