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Chicken Karaage

Chicken Karaage

Approx 500g of boneless chicken thigh, chunky cubes Marinade: 1 knob ginger for grating (You’ll only need ½ tsp grated ginger) 1 clove garlic ½ Tbsp soy sauce ½ Tbsp sake (chinese wine or skip) ½ tsp sesame oil  Flour Coating: ½ teaspoon salt 2 tablespoon potato starch/cornstarch 2 Tbsp plain flour (Add more flour in similar 

Ayam Goreng

Ayam Goreng

Ingredients 1.8 kg chicken (any parts that you desire) Marinade 1.5 tablespoon curry powder 1 tablespoon tumeric powder 1 tablespoon chilli powder 0.5 tablespoon coriander powder 1 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoon salt 5 tablespoon cornflour 2 eggs Handful curry leaves For Mincing with 2-3 tablespoons 

Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork

Vietnamese Lemongrass Pork

Ingredients Pork shoulder/Charsiew cut 3 Tablespoons sugar  2 Tablespoons regular soy sauce  1 Tablespoon fish sauce 1 Tablespoon oyster sauce  3 to 4 cloves garlic 2 shallots 2 stalks lemongrass Method Mince the garlic, shallots and lemongrass together Marinade the pork with all the ingredients & minced paste for 20-30mins Either grill the 

Takikomi Gohan

Takikomi Gohan

Ingredients 1.5-2 cups of rice (depending on your level of hunger) Add the amount of water required to cook the rice you added 1 tablespoon of soy sauce 1 tablespoon of dashi 1 tablespoon of mirin 1 tablespoon of miso 1 frozen salmon fillet (or 

Pork Chops (Ding Tai Fung style)

Pork Chops (Ding Tai Fung style)

Pork Loin slices to 15mm thick Brine500ml waterBaking soda 2 tsp (10g)Salt 25g (5% brine) MarinadeSugar 1 TbspChinese wine 2 TbspSesame oil 1 TbspBlack pepper powder1 tspGarlic powder 2 tsp (OK to eliminate this if not available)5 Spice powder 1 tspCornflour 2 Tbsp Method Pound 

Tiramisu

Tiramisu

6 large egg yolks 1 cup sugar (any type of sugar works fine) 1 1/4 cup mascarpone cheese (I dump the whole 500g container of mascarpone from the supermarket) 1 3/4 cup heavy whipping cream (I use the whole tin of all purpose cream from 

Logging on

Logging on

Decided to revive this domain that I’ve been hanging on to for a while – I initially thought I would be logging our home renovations here but as it turns out, life caught up and I got too lazy. So here I am, restarting this 

Spinach Tofu

Spinach Tofu

Tofu 1/2l of unsweetened soya bean milk 7 eggs 1/2 teaspoon of salt 100g spinach – chopped finely & squeeze dry Recipe can be scaled depending on the size of vessel Lay out baking paper onto the pan/deep dish Press chopped spinach into a flat 

Butter Cream Prawns

Butter Cream Prawns

Prawn Prep: Clean & de-vein the prawns Remove shells but leave the heads on (or leave them in if you like more crunch) Coat generously in cornflour Deep fry the battered prawns (on lazy days, I just pan fry them to get some char, works 

Tableware Haul Part 1

Tableware Haul Part 1

I never liked the shopping process – walking into Malls, jostling with the crowds, queuing to try on clothing, shoes, accessories. So over time, I was convinced that shopping would never be my thing.  It was only when we got our place, I realised that