Chinese Style Prawns Fried Rice

There is nothing different in making Indonesian Fried Rice with Chinese Style one.

Only the sauces are different.

In this Chinese style, I use:

2 tsp of dark soya sauce

2 tsp of sugar

2 tsp of Chinese cooking wine

The sauces are suitable for fried egg noodles or fried vermicelli noodles or fried rice noodles.

Yummo... just tasted like take-away... try it, it's cheaper to cook it yourself.

Baked Cheesy Gnocchi and Meatballs

Baked Cheesy Gnocchi and Meatballs

Original recipe from Recipes+ Magazine & adding Gnocchi

Ingredients:

1 package of freshly made Gnocchi

1 tbsp olive oil

1 medium brown onion, finely chopped

2 cloves of garlic, minced well

2 x 410 gr can diced tomatoes with roasted capsicum

500 gr minced chicken

2 tbsp of chopped fresh basil

2 tbsp of chopped fresh oregano

2/3 cup finely grated parmesan cheese

200 gr fetta cheese, cut into equal pieces

160 gr bocconcini cheese, coarsely chopped

Method:

Preheat oven to 200 degree Celcius.

Lightly grease a 2 litre (8 cup) ovenproof dish.

Heat oil in a large sauce pan over moderate high heat.

Add onion and garlic; cook and stir for 5 minutes or until onion softens.

Add tomatoes. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered for 8-10 minutes

or until sauce thickens slightly.

Meanwhile, place mince, basil, oregano and half of parmesan in a large bowl.

Using clean hands, mix well to combine. Divide into 18 portions.

For each meatball, flatten a mince portion slightly and top with a piece of fetta.

Shape mince around cheese to enclose and form a ball.

Place in prepared pan.

In separate pan, boiled water.

Once boiled, add decent amount of salt. Let it boil again.

Put gnocchi in it, boil until gnocchi float to the surface.

Pour tomato mixture over meatballs, then sprinkle with bocconcini.

Cover with boiled gnocchi on top.

Cover gnocchi with parmesan cheese.

Into the oven for 20 - 25 minutes or until cheese become golden.

Serve with mashed potato and steamed green beans.

Sautee Mushroom and Snake Beans

Ingredients:

Dried shiitake mushroom, soak in hot water for 30 minutes,

washed and cut slices.

Snake beans, cut 5 cm length.

3 cloves of garlic.

Oil for sautee.

1 tbsp oyster sauce.

2 tbsp light soya sauce.

2 tsp of raw sugar.

Fresh coriander leaves for garnish.

Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add garlic, sautee until fragrant.

Add mushroom on one side of the pan. Let it fry for 1-2 minutes.

Then add snake beans on the other side of pan.

Mix well and keep sautee until all almost cooked.

Add oyster sauce, light soya sauce and raw sugar.

Once cooked, garnish with fresh coriander leaves.

Ready to serve with steamed rice.

Homemade Pineapple Jam

Homemade Pineapple Jam

Ingredients:

1 large can of Pineapple Slices in Natural Juice

1/2 tsp Cinnamon powder

3 pcs of cloves

1 tsp of Vanilla Extract

6 - 8 tbsp of caster sugar

Method:

Drained pineapple and keep the natural juice on the side.

Blender pineapple slices.

Move pineapple on the pan with 1-2 tbsp of its natural juice.

Cook it on medium heat until color changed to darken.

Add caster sugar, cinnamon powder, cloves & vanilla extract.

Also add 1-2 tbsp of its natural juice.

Keep cooking on medium heat until its natural juice dried.

Take out 3 pcs of cloves.

Let it cool and ready to spread on bread.

Tuna and Green Onion Soup ala James Reeson

Serves: 6

Ingredients:

400g tin tuna (in oil), keep oil for frying
6 spring/green onions, sliced
¼ bunch coriander, finely chopped, roots included
1 small long green capsicum, finely chopped
1 clove garlic, finely sliced
1 ½ tsp white pepper
Splash white wine
1 litre vegetable stock
½ litre water
2 tbsp arrowroot

Method:

Place a pot on to heat with 2 tbsp of the tuna oil. Add in the spring onion, capsicum, garlic, coriander root and pepper and fry until softened.
Deglaze the pan with a splash of white wine, then toss in the tuna, coriander leaves, vegetable stock and water. Boil vigorously for 5 minutes. Stir in arrowroot to thicken.

Aloo Paratha and Chicken Tikka

 

 Aloo Paratha

Please click link below for the recipe on my previous post:

http://missluckypiggy.blogspot.com/2009/03/aloo-parathas.html

Cheat Chiken Tikka ala Ainsley Harriott

Ingredients:

Chicken thighs fillet, cubed

2 tbsp fresh coriander leaves, chopped

Bamboo skewers, soaked 30 mins in cold water

1 tbsp vegetable oil

1/2 onion, chopped

1 red chilli, seeded, chopped finely

1/2 tsp of turmeric powder

1 tub of double cream

Combine and Mix Well Marinate Ingredients with cubed of Chicken:

1 knob of ginger, grated

2 cloves of garlic, grated

1 tsp of chili powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

Juice from 1/2 lime

 Method for chicken:

Marinate chicken for 15 minutes.

Put cubed chicken in the skewers.

Heat barbeque, spray with cooking oil.

Place chicken skewers on top until color changed.

Finishing Method:

Heat oil in a pan and add onion & fresh chilli, sautee until softens.

Add turmeric, mix well.

Add double cream, mix well.

Slide chicken pieces only (without skewers), mix well.

Once cooked, garnish with fresh coriander and serve with aloo paratha or chappati.

Otak-otak Goreng / Indonesian Fried Fish Cake

 

Otak-otak Goreng

Indonesian Fried Fish Cake

the shape that I made was different with the ones we used to buy in Jakarta,

but in terms of taste, it is the same and better!

Ingredients:

3 - 4 garlic

salt and pepper

300 gr white fish fillet

3 spring onions

2 egg whites

oil for deep frying

corn flour, not too much about 100 gr or more, just enough to make the right consistency

1 red onion or 5 shallots

cold water

Method:

Blend below ingredients in the food processor:

fish fillet, red onion/shallots, garlic and egg whites.

While blending, add corn flour little by little to form the right consistency, not a runny mixture but not too thick either.  Then add cold water little by little and spring onion at last.

Take the mixture out from the food processor and form the shape with 2 tablespoons or with your hands.

Deep fried all fish cake & ready to serve with chilli sauce.

Prawns Chow Mien

 

 Prawns Chow Mien

Easy, just buy 1 package of chow mien noodle

and follow the recipe at the back of the package

Spicy Prawns Noodle

 

Spicy Prawns Noodle

this one is also easy, just cook it like the way you cook sauteed noodle

Just add chilli paste into the mixture ;-)

Fast and Easy Steamed Prawns

FAST & EASY STEAMED PRAWNS

Ingredients:

Prawns

1 Zucchini, sliced thinly

1 "Sambal Goreng Ati" Seasoning, brand: Indofood

you can get this seasoning at your Asian Grocery

Firm or Silken Firm Tofu, mashed

Aluminium Foil

Method:

Preheat oven at 180 degree Celcius

Mix well mashed tofu, prawns and the seasoning.

Prepare aluminium foil.

Arrange sliced of zucchini.

Then top it with tofu mixed.

Arrange the rest of zucchini slices on top.

Closed aluminium well.

Into the oven for about 20 minutes.

Ready to serve with coriander leaves and steamed rice.