Thursday, January 05, 2006

Steamed Rice (my favourite)


Steamed Rice with mashed salted egg, ikan billis & chicken meat.
I love to steam rice, it so easy & simple. All in one go.

Ingredient:
3 cups of rice
3 cups of hotwater
3 salted eggs
150gm cooked chicken meat
50gm cooked ikan billis

Method:
1. Turn on fire, put the wok or steamer to boil the water. Wash 3 cups of rice & drain dry, add 3 cups of hotwater put on a stainless steel plate or bowl.

2. Once the water is boiling hot, put the plate of uncooked rice into the wok, let it cook for about 10 - 15 mins. Boil the salted eggs, then once it cooked, remove the shell and mashed the salted eggs.

3. Wash & drain dry the ikan billis, then heat up 2 tbsp of oil, put in 1/2 bottle of ready-made sambal chilli to fry, add some sugar & 4 pieces of shallots then add ikan billis to fry until fragrant then dish up.

4. Once rice is cooked, open the cover, put in cooked chicken meat, ikan billis, mashed salted eggs then cover it back, let it steam for another 10 mins. Ready to serve after 10 mins.

Wednesday, January 04, 2006

Roasted Chicken

Ingredient:
1 chicken
2 slices of ginger
2 star anise
2 stalk of spring onion
1 slice of cinnamon (6 cm)

Seasoning sauce:
3 tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
1/2 tsp 5-spice powder

Seasoning for skin:
150ml of vinegar
1/2 tbsp maltose

Method:
1. Clean the chicken & marinate thoroughly, stuff the spring onion, ginger, cinnamon & star anise into the stomach of chicken, sew the opening with needle.

2. Pour the seasoning mixture over the chicken & drain it dry. Pre-heat the oven, place the chicken in the oven to roast for 20 mins, brush the chicken with oil & roast until golden brown.

Tuesday, January 03, 2006

Roasted Pork Coins

Ingredients:
500g lean pork
500g chicken livers
2 carrots
2 tbsp maltose

Seasoning sauce
3 tbsp black bean paste
2 tbsp light soya sauce
1 tbsp rose wine
2 tbsp sesame paste
3 tbsp sugar
1/2 tbsp minced garlic
1/2 tbsp spring onion (chopped)
1/2 tsp roasted colouring powder

Method:
1. Cut lean pork, chicken livers & carrot into 5 cm circles slices, then marinade thoroughly (except carrot) . Place one slice each of carrot, lean pork & chicken liver on a skewer, place other slices in same order on skewer.

2. Pre-heat the oven for 15 mins, then put the skewer & roast until well cooked, coated with maltose.