MARINARA SPAGHETTI

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Normally they use mussels for their marinara spaghetti but mine, I use crab instead :) Marinara spaghetti yang mahal lah tu kononnya.. hahaha.

Ingredients

1. 200gm spaghetti
2. 1/2 cup tomato paste
3. 1 ripe tomato (diced)
4. 3 garlic cloves
5. 1 onion (diced)
6. A pinch of dried rosemary *
7. A pinch of dried thyme *
8. A pinch of oregano powder *
9. A pinch of black pepper *
10. 1 tsp chili powder (kalau suka pedas boleh taruk lebih) *
11. Salt to taste *
12. 3 tbsp olive oil
13. 1/2 cup of water
14. 1 tube squid (slice into rings)
15. 6-8 medium prawns (peeled and halved)
16. 1/2 crab (kalau taruk sekor penuh lah pulak pinggan kan??)
17. 2 tbsp chopped coriander leaves for garnish


Method

1. Heat oil in a large saucepan over the medium heat, stir in onion and garlic and cook till fragrance. Add in the tomato paste, diced tomato and * ingredients and simmer for 15 minutes.

2. Pour in the water and simmer for another 10 minutes. Meanwhile, cook the pasta in boiling, salted water until al dente. Drain and toss in a little olive oil.

3. Add seafoods in the sauce and cook for 5-10 minutes (To maintain the freshness of seafoods, please do not overcooked them). Finally, add in the pasta and stir them well.

4. Pour the pasta into a plate and garnish with chopped coriander leave, ready to serve.

Note :

1. Please take note that I use my own recipe which I added thyme, rosemary, oregano, black pepper and chili powder in my marinara. The original recipe takde semua ni cuma omputih akan taruk dry white wine sebab tu lah bertambah power kot marinara diaorang. The taste was awesome to me.. Tapi kalau you all rasa yang biasa tu lebih sebab.. taste buds masing-masing kan? hehehe..

Kalau nak lebih sedap you may add mussels into it.. I pun mengidam mussels tapi itu je yang ada dalam freezer tu. Selamat mencuba!

Love,

Honey

SOTONG GORENG TEPUNG (Deep Fried Squids)

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Most of us are seafood lover but you have to take note that too much of seafoods will caused you high choloesterol in your body. Specially prawns.. I believe all of you love to eat prawns very much and for 100gm of prawns contain 195mg (65% DV) cholesterol. So, do you still love to eat prawns?? The highest cholesterol food is.... EGG YOLKS! With 1234mg per 100gm serving or 411% of the DV.. Phew!! Terlalu tinggi dek non oi! Once you read this, cut off your daily meals of soft boiled egg (telur separuh masak), fried egg (telur mata kerbau), omelette and also scramble egg. Makan sekali sekala tak apa but do not take it frequently.

So today I would like to share with you one of squid recipes which is deep fried squids.

Ingredients

1. 2 tubes of squids (XL size)
2. 2 tbsp wheat flour *
3. 4 tbsp rice flour *
4. 1 egg white
5. 2 1/2 tbsp curry powder *
6. A pinch of salt *
10. 3 cups of vegetable oil

Method

1. Clean the squids and cut it into rings, drain and pat dry with kitchen paper towel.

2. Add the squids into the egg white and mix them well. Meanwhile, in large plastic bag, shake together * ingredients. Drain and add squids to flour mixture, shake to coat. Transfer to sieve, lightly shake off excess flour mixture.

3. Heat oil in a medium pot (betul-betul panas ok), deep fried the squids till golden brown. Once brown, drain the squids and place it on the kitchen paper towel to absorb the excess oil.

4. Serve with dipping sauce or chili sauce.

Note :
1. DV = Daily Value
2. Pastikan lepas cuci sotong tu betul-betul keringkan supaya nanti goreng tak meletup-letup and dapat coat tepung dengan sepenuhnya.
3. Pastikan minyak menggoreng betul-betul panas setiap kali nak goreng sotong tu sebab kalau kurang panas, tepung yang di salut tadi akan terkeluar.

Sebenarnya ini recipe ketiga untuk sotong goreng tepung sebab recipe pertama and kedua macam tak puas hati pulak. This round, my squids more crispy than previous. I suka sangat makan sotong goreng tepung dekat Uptown PJ.. Kat sana malam-malam ada banyak hawkers and this one, kedai dia kat corner sikit and nama kedai I lupa tapi tukang masaknya I ingat sebab I suka dia sebab dia handsome!! :) Nama dia Ivan.. dia masak dengan mak dia while pak nye pulak tukang ambil order. Oh Ivan, lama sungguh kita tak ketemu. Macho weh masa dia masak tu.. hahahaha! haih lah.. gatal sungguh!

Try it and you won't regret!


Love,

Honey

will contain 195mg (65% DV) of cholesterol
Read more at http://www.healthaliciousness.com/articles/foods-highest-in-cholesterol.php#jiMuCsuPcW6WJAYm.99

PAPRIK AYAM ( Chicken in sweet and spicy sauce with kaffir lime fragrance)

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Good day to you! How are you today?Sebut pasal paprik ayam ni my niece yang bongsu tu suka betul paprik ayam. Kat rumah paprik ayam..kat kedai pun paprik ayam. Ayam ayam ayam.. sudahnya gemok gedempol dia sekarang. I tak suka sangat makan ayam but since ayam goreng kat mamak tu tersangat lah sedap, hari-hari lunch I makan nasi ayam goreng sayur teh o ais, nasi ayam goreng sayur teh o ais, nasi ayam goreng sayur teh o ais! And sudahnya, pon gedempol jugak lah..

    

Ingredients

1. 500 gm boneless chicken
2. 4 tbsp chili paste (grinded with shallots and garlic)
3. 5-6 bird's eye chillies (crushed-add more if you like your paprik spicy)
4. 2 tbsp fish sauce (depend on you)
5. 2 tbsp sugar (depend on you)
6. 3 tbsp chili sauce
7. 1/2 cup of water
8. 1/2 cup cauliflower (cut into small piece) *
9. 1/2 cup carrot (cut into triangle) *
10. 1/2 yellow onion (devide by 3) *
11. 3-4 kaffir lime leaves
12. 1 red chili for garnish
13. Vegetable oil
14. Water to boil

(kalau ada kacang panjang boleh tambah)

Method

1. Boil water in a pot, add in chicken and cook for 5 minutes (don't cook too long). Strain and put aside.

2. Heat oil in a wok, pour in the chili paste and bird's eye chillies and simmer till fragrance. Add in water and let it simmer again for 5 minutes.

3. Add in fish sauce, kaffir lime leave, sugar, chili sauce and chicken. Cook for 15-20 minutes but if the gravy too dry you can add another 1/4 cup of water. Add in the vegetable * and cook till tender or till the gravy lil bit thicken. Garnish with sliced of red chili and ready to serve :)

Perut dah lapar wei! Tengok pulak gambar-gambar ni bertambah lapar lah tekak I ni. Jom lah kita makan tengahari dulu! Kalau nak guna recipe untuk daging pun boleh jugak. Guna step yang sama untuk daging tapi kena rebus lama sikit dari ayam and masak dalam sauce lama supaya daging meresap sauce paprik tu. Dah lah! Ayaq liuq dok bertakung dalam mulut ni ha.. jom kita pi makan! Selamat mencuba!


Love,

Honey

LAMB CHOP

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Hari Sabtu lepas tak tau nak makan apa untuk dinner sebab perut rasa tak selesa and anak tekak pulak rasa tak nak makan something heavy. Kebetulan kat rumah kakak banyak sangat stok kepingan kambing tu so I pun bawa lah balik dua tiga keping.

I've decided to cook lamb chop and I marinate tak lama pun. It's about 20 minutes macam tu je.

Ingredients (One Serving)

1. 1 lamb chop
2. 2 garlic cloves (minced) *
3. A pinch of dried rosemary *
4. A pinch of dried thyme *
5. 1/2 tsp paprika *
6. Salt to taste *
7. A splash of olive oil *
8. Carrot, brocolli, french beans & cauliflower.

Method

1. Marinate the lamb with * ingredients for half and hour.

2. Heat the pan fry with medium heat. Add lamb and cook for 15-20 minutes both site. Place it on a plate and put a site.

3. In the same time, steam the veggy for 5 minutes, strain and gliss with garlic butter. Set it beside the lamb.

4. For gravy, I used the lamb juice and add a tablespoon of butter, lil bit of BBQ sauce and a pinch of salt. Stir occasionally till lil bit thicken.

5. Pour the gravy on top of the lamb and granish with caramelized onions.

Love,

Honey

Laksa Goreng (Fried Rice Noodle with Sardine Chunks)

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Good day to you! It's been 6 days after my last update and I miss my blog damn much. I'm very busy with office thingy and there's no enough time to update new recipe for you. But, I still have time to cook for my hungry tummy :)

I tried laksa goreng last two weeks and the result was yummy! The ingredients same as Char Koay Teow and the taste much nicer with laksa noodle. But I think it is depend on the person, which I'm prefer laksa noodle instead of normal noodle (mee kuning).

I love to have experiments in my kitchen and last week I tried to cook the real laksa goreng which I used the same ingredients as mackerel broth. And taste was awesome and I won't cook mackerel broth anymore for my laksa. The fried laksa will do and satisfied my taste buds.

Ingredients (For one serving)

1. 200 gm rice noodle (laksa basah)
2. 2 tbsp chili paste (that grinded with shallots, garlic and shrimp paste - I always have them in my fridge)
3. 1 1/2 tbsp vegetable oil
4. 1 medium size sardine *
5. 1 torch ginger (finely sliced - use about 1 tbsp) *
6. 1 slice galangal (about 5mm thick) (grounded)
7. 1 bunch Vietnamese Mint Leaves (finely sliced - use about 1 tbsp) *
8. 1/4 tsp tamarind paste *
9. Salt to taste *
10. Seasoning powder *
11. 1 tsp dark soy sauce *
12. 1/4 cup water

Garnishes

1. Onion (finely sliced)
2. Cucumber (finely sliced)
3. Torch ginger (finely sliced)

Method

1. Clean the fish, remove scales and guts. In a pot, pour in water and  fish and boil for about 8-10 minutes. Strain the fish stock and let it cool. Discard the bones and break the fish meat into tiny pieces and put aside.

2. Heat the vegetable oil in a wok, stir in the chili paste and galangal and cook until fragrance in medium heat. Add in * ingredients and mix them well.

3. Pour in the water and cook for 5 minutes. Add in the laksa, stir well till the gravy absorbed. Garnish with cucumber, onion and torch ginger and ready to serve.

Sorry, gambar tak berapa nak cantik

Ye betul I guna ikan.. Once you tried this, you won't craving for that mackerel broth anymore and believe me, this is awesome!


Love,

Honey

CONGEE IN CHICKEN BROTH

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Sometimes I don't really have no idea what to eat for dinner and like last weekend, I decided to cook congee to satisfied my craving. Let's see the recipe :

Congee

Ingredients

1. 1 cup rice
2. 2 1/2 cups water

Method

1. Rinse the rice and drain. Pour the rice and water into rice cooker, press 'cook' button and wait! :)

Chicken Broth

Ingredients

1. 1 piece of chicken breast (cut into chunks)
2. 2 shallots (grounded)*
3. 1 clove garlic (grounded)*
4. 1 1/2 tbsp Serbuk Perencah Sup Adabi
5. 1 cinnamon stick*
6. 1 star anise*
7. 1 liter water
8. Salt to taste
9. Seasoning powder to taste
10. 3-4 tbsp vegetable oil

Method

1. Heat oil in a medium pot. Stir in * ingredients and cook till fragrance. Once fragrance, add in Serbuk Perencah Sup Adabi, stir them well and add in the chicken chunks as well. Stir well and cook for 1-2 minutes.

2. Pour in the water, add salt and seasoning powder and boil for 20 minutes in medium heat.

3. Pour the congee into a bowl, pour in the chicken broth and garnish with dried anchovies, caramelized onions, white radish pickle, salted egg and bird's eye chilis.

Am sure you'll like it and good luck!

Love,

Honey

GARDEN UPDATE : PART 4 - LABU (PUMPKIN)

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Patah tumbuh hilang berganti.. after my sadness story of my first pumpkin, there are few pumpkin buds came out. I am so happy and hope they will survive this round. The below photos were taken on 20th October 2013.

There are over than 10 buds and enough to make me have a big smile. Tapi kan takut pulak kalau tak menjadi kesemuanya hahahaha. Harap-harap jadi lah...

These are female buds and I notice semua female buds ni akan keluar kat bahagian pucuk rupanya. Yang mana male buds tu keluar kat bahagian batang yang menjalar tu. So jangan lah you all melompat keriangan kalau nampak banyak bunga keluar kat bahagian tu. Itu semua bunga jantan dekkk!

And this is the male buds. Tengoklah tu, meriahkan dia tumbuh kat bahagian batang dekat dengan daun tu. I rasa setiap daun akan ada bunga jantan ni. Dan dia akan berbunga kembang setaman tapi ianya akan gugur setelah kembang :( The male buds normally will blooming for 2 days dan layu and tertanggal dari tangkai dia. Tapi bila berbunga tu meriah wei sebab bunga dia besar gedabak and warna yellow mellow gitu!














The below photos were taken by me this morning sebelum pergi keje. Ini pumpkin buds untuk gambar yang first tu and dah blooming today. Harap-harap lekat lah buah ni ye? Boleh lah kita buat pumpkin soup nanti and boleh lah I sedekah kat you all kalau you all nak hehehe.

Kalau you all nak tau, pokok labu ni occupied banyak ruang, sebab I tak buat tempat memanjat dia tu. Bila lah nak buat pun tak tau.. Habis lah I takde ruang untuk tanam pokok lain haih... Kena buat jugak lah benda tu one day. Nanti kalau I da buat I'll show you all okay (bila lah agaknya tu kan haha)?


Till we meet again.

Love,

Honey