Home cooked Fried Rice

In those days, every meal was home cooked. Food was tastier and healthier. Seldom we heard of  family members getting sick. Simple meal like fried rice is considered healthy. This is one of the fried rice cooked by my mother. As for this recipe there is no exact weight of the ingredients used. As you see, the pictures tell you all the ingredients used except for the seasoning which is up to your taste bud.

Steamed Fish and Chicken

Using this method to steam is water and gas saving. Chicken cooked this way taste smooth and all the vitamins restore.

Huat Kuih

Uat....Uat...Huat Ah!!!My steamed Huat Kuih just out of the steamer. Sometimes it just widely smile. Today too happy till it  Over Huat!!!!!!

Ingredients:

500gm      plain flour
250gm      sugar
350ml       water
6gm          instant yeast

Method:

Lined your steaming tins.
Mixed all ingredients.
Leave for 2hrs to proof.
Scoop batter into steaming tins.
Steam at high heat for 45mins.

Chocolate chips buns

I am making this bread using Magimix food processor. As for the method, u have to put in ingredients according to your food processor.
Ingrdients:
300g                 high protein flour
1tbsp                milk powder
2tbsp                icing sugar
pinch of            salt
1 tbsp              margarine/butter
1 tbsp              shortening
1no                  small egg
125-150ml      water
1tsp                chocolate emulco
120g               chocolate chips

Method:
Mix chocolate emulco and water and leave aside.
Divide the chocolate chips to 12 portions.
Sieve flour, milk powder,icing sugar and salt and put into food processor.
Add in margarine, shortening and egg.
Process the mixture by pouring water mixture slowly and knead to get a smooth dough.
Divide the dough to 12 portions.
Add 1 portion of chips to 1 portion of dough. Round up the dough and place in a greased tray.
Do not place the dough too close as it will expand when proofing.
Let it proof for an hour.
Bake at 160 degree Farenheight for 15-20 minutes.
















  

Petaling Street in Kuala Lumpur longan drink.

The above ingredients is for 2 bowls of drinks. The ingredients are 2nos of red dates, honey dates and 4nos of black dates, 1pc of buddha fruit and a handful of dried longan flesh. Pour 3 bowls of water in a pot and add in the ingredients. Bring to rapid boil, then lower heat and simmer for about 40 minutes.If you prefer sweet, you can add rock sugar.

Mooncake cookies for sale

Mooncake festival is coming. I am baking these mooncake cookies of the bear's image as i knew it is one of the children's favourite. I am using home made golden syrup personally prepared and fillings paste is also added to the dough. Saleable only to Klang Valley and Malacca  folks at a price of RM9 for 300g. COD on delivery. Interested? For enquiries kindly post through my blog. Will answer to your question. Thank you.

Steamed Pau with Tau Yong Fillings.

Steamed Fried Rice

I believed most household have leftover rice. They either fried, steamed or have it cooked as porridge. I was thinking of steaming  and frying  the rice at the same time but how ? Luckily idea came to my mind. Here i am with the recipe as below.

Ingredients:
2 bowls of cold rice
4 leaves of  cabbage - shredded
1/2  carrot - shredded
1 piece fish cake- shredded
1 tsp of pepper
1 tsp of salt
1 tbsp of soy sauce
2 tbsp shallots oil

Method:
Mix well all ingredients. Pour  into fry pan.
Level it.
Cook on very low heat for 10 minutes.
Flip the pan and cook for 5 minutes.
Flip again and cook for 5 minutes.
Leave it in the pan till ready to serve.
Serve with mayonnaise or Chilli / Tomato Sauce. (optional)

Making of golden syrup

Golden syrup is the treacle made from sugar and water. It is used as an ingredient for making cakes. It is also one of the ingredients for making Traditional Mooncake. Golden syrup is best made a few months before you plan to bake the mooncake.

Ingredients:

Water is half the amount of sugar used. Pour both ingredients to a pot. Add 2 or slices of lemon to the water.
Used high heat to boil water. When it is rapidly boiled, lower  heat to the lowest (refer to picture) and let it simmer till thick. Test by pouring a teaspoon of syrup into a bowl of water. If it did not separate then it is done.

Reposting: Simmering Preserved Vegetable with pork.

Ingredients:
300g  Sweet Preserved Vegetable
300g  Salty Preserved Vegetable
1 pig's fillet
1 clove garlic
1 cm ginger
2tbsp light soy sauce
2tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp of pepper

Method:
Briefly wash the two preserved vegetables.
Opened the leaves and wash cleaned.
Soaked for a few hours.
Squeeze dry and cut to about half an inch.
Skin the garlic.
In a wok/pot put in 2 tbsp of cooking oil.
Add in garlic and fry till fragrant.
Add in preserved vegetables and fry till dry.
Add in enough of water to cook the preserved vegetable till boil.
Add in pork and ginger,the sauce and pepper.
Simmer till ready to eat. Add in water if needed.

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My afternoon tea with Madeira Cake using Bread Machine.

Huat Kuih. This dessert is a must for those buddhist offering on the 1st and 15th of every lunar chinese calendar.