#24 Thai Lemon Prawns

So work was rather boring today.. So I decided to look up for simple recipes to cook that wouldn't cost me much. I chanted upon this recipe that simple caught my eye by one word. "thai". Hahas I have this mad love for thai food. Alright so here goes!

Ingredients

Prawns, deveined and deshelled

3 cloves of garlic finely chopped

3 chilli padi, finely chopped as well

1/4 cup(60 ml) of sweet chilli sauce

1 teaspoon of normal chilli sauce

1 tablespoon sugar

1 lemon, juiced

3 kaffir lime leaves, sliced

1 tablespoon fish sauce

1 teaspoon palm sugar

1/4 cup coconut milk

1/4 cup chinese parsley (chopped finely)

Instructions

Marinate the prawns in the chilli sauce, sweet chilli sauce, garlic, sugar, lemon, kaffir lime leaves, fish sauce and chilli padi for about 10 minutes or more.

Heat a pan with some oil, like a tablespoon, put all the marinated prawn together with the marinade in the pan, heat it up, and then add in your coconut milk. Stir the ingredients on medium heat all the way. Once it comes to a boil and has evenly mixed, off the heat and put in the parsley. 

Viola! You are done babeh! Yeah it's that simple. ;)

Do look out for my baked potatoes recipe tomorrow yeah! :)

 

#23 Pan Fried Salmon with Garlic Cream Sauce

Hi readers! Today's dish would be something that is a little costly, but once in a while, it don't metter right?

Well, it's not something that I eat, but something that the man I love eats. It's salmon. I really don't like salmon to be honest. I only eat salmon in raw fresh state, as sashimi, that's all. Alright, let's cut to the chase now.

Ingredients:

Pan Fried Salmon

Salmon (up to your preference the size of it)
Half a lemon
Salt
Pepper
Egg White
Mixed Herbs
Olive oil

Garlic Cream Sauce

Cooking cream, one small box, like about 300 ml
4 Cloves of Garlic (chopped finely)
Mixed herbs
Corn flour
A pinch of salt
A pinch of pepper
Butter

Instructions:

Okay the recipe is a little vague as it really depends on the size of your salmon so if I were to say a tablespoon of salt, and you use a big slice of fish, then the thing would be tasteless right? Okay you get my point.

So anyway, firstly, wash your fish then drain the water off. And then wash it with lemon, so that it won't have a fishy taste/smell. After which i dipped in egg white, this is to make sure that the flesh remain intact when cooked. Then I seasoned with a pinch of salt, some pepper (if you want it to be more hot, put more pepper in then), and a teaspoon of mixed herbs. You can add more herbs if you want it to be more fragrant. I then poured some olive oil on it. Heat up a pan with a little olive oil, on low to medium heat, pan fry the salmon. Until you see the the bright orange flesh turning to peachy light orange. Don't overcook it though. So why it was sizzling on the pan, i put some more mixed herbs on both sides of the fish. It took me about 8 minutes or so to fully cook the fish.

Yeah it was that easy.

So next, the sauce. Take like a tablespoon of butter, heat in a small saucepan. Put in the garlic, and saute for a while, this is a very quick process because garlic gets burnt very quickly. Then you add in your cream. Best to use a whisk. Add in the corn flour a bit by bit to thicken the sauce. I added the same mixed herbs, a pinch of salt n pepper for taste and kept putting in the corn flour until it thickens. Keep whisking and make sure there are no clumps. And all these should be done as low heat. And viola! Once the sauce thickens, you are done.

Just pour it over the fish. That's all! Happy trying! :)

P.S. Ignore the potatoes and chicken in the picture that's optional.

#22 No bake Oreo Cheesecake

Holla! Alright so tell me now, which one of my readers love cheesecakes? I'm sure everyone does! Especially if it is OREO CHEESECAKE! Well I was pretty much free at work, thus I had some free time to watch YouTube videos for recipe. As usual, I would pick the easiest one.

When i made the cake I didn't even use a measuring cup or what. I just used everything. So It's pretty easy when all you have to do is dump in all the ingredients. As for the oreo, I bought the one in a box where there are 9 packets of 3 oreos in them. Why am I baking all of a sudden? Well point one, my birthday is next Sunday. Next point is my bestfriend's brithday is next Monday. Then the next point is another bestfriend who lovessss oreo cheesecake birthday falls a day before mine. And lastly 13th of October we would be celebrating our biirthdays together and thus, the need for a cake. As we are all adults I don't see for fanciness in a cake to be a need. Haha as long as our tummies are happy. 

Ingredients:

9 packets of oreo (5 packet finely crushed & 4 packets crushed into chunks)

250g of whipping cream (I used Pauls, that's considered one box)

1 packet of SCS cream cheese

Half a tin of condensed milk/sweetened beverage creamer

Instructions:

Whip your cream until it has a soft peak. That means if you use the mixer, you will see that it has thicken but it's not dry and airy. We don't want that yeah. Beat on high speed yeah.

Then you take like half of the chunky oreo bits plus a tablespoon of the crushed oreos and also your creamer, mix with your cream cheese until you get a soft texture. I used a whisk for this. Then I added this mixture to my whipping cream. I mix it for a short while on medium speed just to incorporate the ingredients. Viola!

Now get your jar or for my case.. Tupperware. Wahahaha. Coz i couldn't find any Mason Jar anywhere. Pfft. Okay so use the finely crushed oreos as your base, put about half a centimetre. It's up to you how thick you want it to be. Then you put some of your cheesecake batter in. Not so much,  you sprinkle some of the bigger chunks oreo, and then cover that up with some more batter. Then you just tap the tupperware on your table top to get the air bubbles out. Then you put some of the chunky oreo on top, amd cover the top with a finely crushed oreos until all you see is BLACK. Hehe. As i am not a fan of black and white only, I also sprinkled some heart sprinkles to make it pretty. Then i just used some of the condensed milk to drizzle on top. That's all basically. Put in your freezer overnight. Frankly speaking, I can't wait to eat it!!!!!!! Okay happy trying! Budget was around $13, but for 3 big tupperwares (about 6 jars), it is definitely worth it. ;)

Happy 22nd birthday to me! :D 

p.s. What a coincidence!! It's my 22nd recipe!! I don't know about you! But I'm feeling twenty twoooo~ :P

#21 Terriyaki Chicken Wings

Hey hey heyyyyy~! Okay so today I'm going to share with you a super duper extremely simple recipe. It's called Terriyaki Chicken Wings. Please make sure you ONLY  buy Woh Hup terriyaki chicken marinade. This is because other terriyaki chicken marinade contains wine and will make your dish haram to be consumed. You'll be surprised how yummy and simple this dish is.

Ingredients:

Woh Hup Terriyaki Chicken Marinade
Chicken wings
Mixed Herbs in a bottle (optional)
White pepper
Oil
1 garlic (chopped finely)

Instructions:

Yes, the ingredients are as little as that. Wash your chicken first okay! Then you put the chicken in a bowl , be generous with the terriyaki sauce, but not so much, as long as it covers the chicken and have enough to act as gravy for your dish. I used about half a bottle of the marinade. Lather your chicken in the marinade, and add in a little mixed herbs, but this is optional, but I'm telling you, you won't regret it as it gives an aroma to your dish that makes you drool. Oh yums. Just a dash of it will do, don't need so much, like about a teaspoon. I also added in a dash of white pepper for taste as well. But again, it's optional. I just like unique flavours in my cooking.

Leave the chicken marinade to set for at least 30 minutes. The longer the better, so that the taste would be stronger. Heat up your pan. Don't use so much oil, just about 1 tablespoon. Then you add in your garlic. After which, you just pour the whole marinated chicken in a pan. Slow cook the chicken on low heat. Occasionally turn flip the chicken, and then cover the pan with a lid. So that the chicken would be throughly cooked. Repeat this flipping process like twice for each side of the chicken. Afterwhich, your dish is ready to be served! So easy right? You're welcome. Haha.

P.S. Receipe courtesy of my dad.

#20 Kerepek Bayam

Hellllooo~! Okay this recipe was adapted from the cooking show "Dapur Bujang" by Chef Fendi. I just loveee that show! You guys should really watch it, which is readily available on YouTube by the way, as he teaches super simple recipes for learners. Amazingly, he commented on my picture yesterday on Instagram when I posted a picture of my groceries for this recipe. I was super happy as I always told my mum, I wouldn't mind marrying this guy coz he is hilarious and is a great cook. Fendi noticed me.... *dreaming* hahah alright let's start cooking!

I made some improvisation to the recipe as all he put in was salt and sugar, so I think there's a lack of flavour.

Ingredients:

Round Spinach (any amount you want)
Rice Flour
Water
Salt to taste
1 teaspoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Pepper
1 teaspoon Chicken Stock

Instructions:

Pluck the leaves of the spinach as we won't be using the stems. You can use that for other dish. Or just eat it like that like Popeye. No lah just kidding. Haha.

Then You add the flour in a mixing bowl (just use spoon will do), and add water bit by bit, until you get a thick watery mixture, some sort like a milkshake texture. Then you add in a pinch of salt, sugar, pepper and the chicken stock. Well this amount varies with the amount of flour you are using. I didn't make much thus I didn't need so much salt etc.

Then you heat up some oil in a flat frying pan (not a wok), dip your spinach leaves in the batter, and fry it in the hot oil until crispy. Yes! It's as simple as that! Repeat the step over and over again! All the best!

#19 Asam Rebus Batang Keladi

Okay so for the next recipe. IT IS SO SIMPLE I COULD JUST CLOSE MY EYES WHILE COOKING IT! Haha well not action lah.. but it's really easy. This is also another request from my colleague.

 

Ingredients:

1 onion (blended)
About 10 dried chillies (boiled and blended)
Some anchovies (up to you how much you want)
Grab a handful of tamarind
Batang keladi (gasak lah aku tak tau English cakap ape. Haha!)
1 teaspoon Salt
Water
1 tablespoon belacan

 

Instructions:

 

First and foremost, boil the batang keladi until it looks quite soft. This batang keladi can only be found at Geylang market by the way. Boil about 10 minutes or so at low heat

 

Drain the water from the pot. You will be using the same pot. Then in a bowl, you mix the tamarind with water, and then pour JUST the tamarind water in the pot, until it fills half of the pot. If it's not half yet, keep adding water to the same bowl of tamarind, and repeat process. I repeated thrice for the size of my pot. Once you get the water level, put it on the stove on medium heat.

 

Then you put in the anchovies chilli, onion, salt and belacan. Yeah just dump it all in. Haha. It is seriously that easy. Just let it boil under medium heat for about 10 minutes or so, and you are good to go. Some people prefer this dish to be sweet so you can add 1 tablespoon sugar. But I don't like it sweet. Happy trying!

 

#18 Siput Sedut Goreng Kicap

Yo! So today I have 2 recipes to share with you guys. Very simple recipes. 1st one would be siput sedut goreng kicap. I am cooking this as my friend who is a breast cancer patient who is going for an operation this Thursday requested for it.

 

She's like my mum, my bestfriend, my everything at work. It saddens me to see her in pain. So I told her she can name anything in the world she wants to eat and I will cook for her. So here goes!

 

Well to prepare the siput sedut you have to cut its ends using pliers. This was, however, done by my dad. Haha. Oops.

 

Ingredients:

 

1kg Siput Sedut (with ends cut)
1 medium sized onion, diced
2 cloves of garlic
8 tablespoons of blended chilli
1 teaspoon chicken stock
1 tablespoon sugar
2 tablespoons dark soya sauce
1 tablespoon sweet dark soya sauce
1 tablespoon sweet soya sauce
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
1 tablespoon tomato sauce
2 tablespoons sesame oil
1 chilli padi finely chopped
Ground black pepper (up to your preference how much you want)
Corriander finely chopped

 

Instructions:

 

Firstly you must sauté your onion, garlic and blended chilli with some oil in a big wok. Once you see the oil separated from the chilli, you add in all the sauces mentioned at once. Yeah just put them all in no chronological order. Then add in sugar and chicken stock.

 

Then you add in your siput sedut, and stir well, making sure that every siput sedut is covered in sauce. Then add in the finely chopped corriander, black pepper and chilli padi. Stir it up again. Cover the wok with a lid for about 6 minutes to make sure that everything is well cooked. Turn off the heat and you are good to go!

 

Easy right? But my teacher chef was so fierce (my dad) and so strict one hahaha. Oh wells! Happy trying! :D

The End Result

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