Cooking Monster: September 2012

Nutella Rainbow Cake

September 28, 2012

Ingredients
4 eggs, separated
1 1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup plain flour
1 cup castor sugar
4-5 food colouring
Nutella
Chocolate Sprinkles
100s and 1000s

Instructions
1) Preheat oven to 180' and grease an 8-inch springform
2) Beat up the egg whites in a mixer at medium speed until firm, then add vanilla and baking powder
3) Add in the yolks one by one
4) Sift the sugar and add in gradually followed by the flour in the same manner
5) Remove bowl and give a final stir and divide into bowls as many as you want the colours to be (5 colours, 5 bowls)
6) Add 1/2 tsp of each colour into different bowls
7) Pour in mix into the springform one by one in the centre. The mix will spread outwards to fill the tin

8) Swirl it anyway you like
9) Bake for 20-25 mins or until a toothpick comes out clean. Let it cool then slice the cake in the middle
10) Pop about 1/2 cup or more Nutella in the microwave for 40 seconds and spread it in between the layers and at the top and sides of the cake to cover it

11) Coat the top with chocolate sprinkles or 100s & 1000s

Beef

Daging Kisar Tiga Rasa

September 23, 2012

Ingredients

400-500g beef mince

2 ulas bawang putih

1 bawang besar

1 inci halia

3 tbsp tomato sauce

2 tbsp oyster sauce

3 tbsp chilli sauce

3 tbsp kicap manis

1 beef stock cube

1 tsp white pepper

1/2 cup water

5-6 small green chillies

Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions

1) Goreng the daging until masak and set aside

2) Tumis bawang putih, besar and halia yang dipotong dadu sampai naik bau. Masukkan semua sauce and mix well

3) Add in the water, beef stock cube, chillies and some salt. Mix and leave to simmer for 1-2 minutes

4) Add back in the daging with white pepper. Masak sampai kuah pekat. Salt and sugar to taste

Chicken

Ayam Goreng Cili Padi

September 22, 2012

Ingredients
500g isi ayam, cleaned and cubed
1 bawang besar
2 bawang merah
2 ulas bawang putih
1 inci halia
12-15 biji cili padi
1-2 tbsp kicap manis
Juice from 1 biji limau kasturi
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Marinade isi ayam with salt and kunyit, goreng dlm minyak banyak sampai garing. Set aside
2) Tumbuk bawang merah, putih, cili and halia. Jangan lumat sangat. Bawang besar potong bulat
3) Tumis bawang besar sampai layu, then masukkan bahan yang ditumbuk, tumis lagi sampai naik bau

4) Masukkan ayam yang digoreng and kicap manis. Kacau sebati, continue goreng sampai bawang-bawang turn brown. Add in the lime juice bila dah nak tutup api. Salt and sugar to taste

Ikan Bilis

Muar Special

September 21, 2012

I don't know what the actual name for this is but my mum likes to make it and our family loves it!

Ingredients
1 mangkuk kecil ikan bilis, dicuci
3 bawang putih
2 small bawang merah
1/2 cawan air asam jawa (1/2 cawan air + 1 tbsp asam jawa)
1/2 bawang besar
2-3 cili padi
1-2 tbsp kicap manis

Instructions
1) Goreng ikan bilis separuh garing. Kalau minyak bnyk sangat, keluarkan sikit. Masukkan bawang putih and merah yang dihiris nipis and goreng with the ikan bilis sampai garing

2) Add in the air asam jawa, bawang besar yang dihiris kasar, cili and kicap manis
3) Leave to simmer or sampai kuah pekat. Sugar to taste. No need to add salt because ikan bilis dah cukup masin

Chicken

Ayam Masak Merah Pedas

September 17, 2012

Ingredients
Bahan A
1/2 bawang besar
2 ulas bawang putih
1 inci halia
1 inci lengkuas
1 tsp jintan kasar
1 tsp jintan halus
1 batang serai

6 ketul ayam goreng
2 senduk lada blend
200ml santan
1-2 cups tomato sauce
1/4 - 1/2 cup bawang goreng
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Blend bahan A then tumis together with lada blend for about 10 minutes sampai garing
2) Masukkan santan and sos tomato, gaul rata and let it simmer
3) Masukkan ayam goreng, mix well, salt and sugar to taste. Kalau kering sangat tambah air sikit
4) Bila dah nak tutup api, tabur bawang goreng and gaul sampai sebati

Rice

Nasi Minyak

September 16, 2012

Ingredients

3 tbsp vegetable oil

2 cinnamon sticks

3 bunga lawang

1/2 bawang besar

2 ulas bawang putih

1 inci halia

4 pot beras

4 pot air

1 pot susu cair

Yellow food colouring

Instructions

1) Blend bawang besar, putih and halia. Panaskan minyak dalam periuk nasi. Tumis cinnamon sticks, bunga lawang and bahan blend sampai naik bau

2) Masukkan beras, susu cair and air. Kacau selalu so that nasi tak melekat to the bottom of the pot. Kecikkan api bila air start kering

3) Bila nasi dah masak, tutup api and drop 1 tsp of colouring atas nasi. Biar a while then gaul. Kalau tak kuning enough to your liking, keep adding gradually

Tip : Kalau air dah completely kering tapi nasi still ada yang keras pour some air panas and leave for a while to cook longer

Beef

Spaghetti Bake

September 14, 2012

Ingredients
750g regular spaghetti
2 eggs, lightly beaten
1/2 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 cup mozarella cheese
500g beef mince
2 jars of your favourite spaghetti sauce (approx. 570g each)
Chilli sauce (optional)
Salt, black pepper and oregano to taste
3/4 cup mozarella cheese for topping

Instructions
1) Preheat oven to 180'c, grease your baking dish(es) lightly with butter
2) Boil spaghetti according to packaging instructions without the salt. Run through cold water after its done to avoid the pasta from sticking. Pour into a dry big bowl
3) Add in the eggs, parmesan and mozarella cheese onto the pasta and mix well. I fund it easier to use my hands. Pour the pasta into the baking dish(es). Set aside
4) Heat oil in a saute pan and brown the beef mince. Then add in the spaghetti sauce and leave to simmer. I added some chilli sauce because I don't like my pasta to taste too tomato-ish. Salt, black pepper and oregano to taste
5) Pour the meat sauce onto the pasta. And top it off with mozarella cheese. Bake for 15 minutes, let cool for 5 before cutting in.

ps. I cheated and used a pre-made spaghetti sauce. But if you want to make your own, get the recipe here, under Meat Sauce.

Cakes

Jam Marble Cake

September 11, 2012

Ingredients

250g butter

1 1/4 cup castor sugar

5 eggs

2 1/2 cups plain flour, sifted

3 tsp baking powder

2 tbsp milk

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 tbsp cocoa podwer

1 tsp pink food colouring

1 cup jam, any flavour of your choice

Instructions

1) Preheat oven to 180'c. Grease and line an 8" springform

2) Pop the butter in the oven for 30-45 seconds until its very soft but not melted. Take out and beat with sugar until smooth and lump-free

3) Beat in the eggs one by one. Then gently fold in the flour, baking powder and milk. Do not over mix. Separate batter into 3 bowls

4) Bowl 1, mix in the vanilla extract. Bowl 2, mix in the cocoa powder. Bowl 3, mix in the pink food colouring. Pour in the tin starting with the vanilla mix, cocoa mix and lastly the pink mix. Spoon through the batter to marble it

5) Bake in the oven for 60 minutes or until a pick comes out clean. Let cool in tin for 10 minutes then transfer onto a rack to cool completely

6) After that, cut the cake into half, spread jam in the middle and some on the top

Fish

Mee Kari

September 08, 2012

Ingredients

Kuah

Bahan perencah (kulit kayu manis, bunga lawang, cengkih)

3 bawang merah

6 bawang putih

1 inci halia

1/2 inci lengkuas

3 serai, diketuk

3 senduk serbuk kari

5-6 cups air rebusan ayam

2 cubes chicken stock

1 cup diced tauhu goreng

1 cup diced fishballs or fishcakes

400 ml santan

3 asam keping

Salt and sugar to taste

Garnishing

Shredded chicken

Boiled eggs

Chillies

Bawang goreng

Daun bawang

Instructions

1) Blend bawang putih, merah, halia and lengkuas. Panaskan minyak tumis bahan perencah, then tumis bahan blend sampai naik bau. Masukkan serai, then serbuk kari. tumis sampai garing. Kalau kering sangat, just add some water and let simmer

2) Add in the chicken broth and chicken stock cubes. Biar mendidih. After that masukkan the tauhu goreng and fishballs. Biar mendidih lagi

3) Masukkan santan, kacau selalu so that tak pecah santan. Kalau rasa colour too cair, add in curry powder sikit-sikit. Biar mendidih then perlahankan api

4) Bila dah nak siap masukkan asam keping. Salt and sugar to taste

Chicken

Grilled BBQ-Glazed Chicken

September 05, 2012

Ingredients

4-6 drumsticks or wings (you can also use 4 pieces of chicken breasts)

1/3 cup barbeque sauce

1/4 cup mayonaisse

1 tbsp honey

2 garlic cloves, crushed and chopped

2 tsp ginger, chopped small

Instructions

1) Mix all the marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag

2) Add cleaned chicken pieces into the bag, mix around well, refrigerate for at least 3 hours or leave overnight

3) Brush or spread 1 tbsp of oil on your heated grill. Grill until cooked through. Brush the marinade on the chicken pieces continuously before turning

Brownies

Marble Brownies

September 05, 2012

Ingredients

Brownie layer

1/2 cup dark choc chips

110g butter, cubed

1 tsp vanilla essence

1 1/4 cup castor sugar

2 eggs

2/3 cup plain flour

A pinch of salt

Cheese layer

250g cream cheese

1 egg

1/3 cup castor sugar

1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions

Note: Since these are brownies, everything is mixed by hand because unlike cakes, we do not want too much air in the batter

1) Preheat oven to 160'c, grease and line a regular sized brownie tin. I usually leave some excess baking paper haging out on the sides of the pan to make it easier to just pull the whole thing out and cut it on a board

2) Melt the choc chips and butter in the microwave for 1 - 2 minutes. Stir every 30 seconds

3) Leave to cool for a few minutes then mix in vanilla essence, sugar and eggs

4) Mix in the flour and salt for about a minute until well incorporated. Set aside half a cup of the batter for the swirl topping. Pour the remaining evenly into the greased pan

5) In a different bowl microwave the cubed cream cheese for about 1.5 minutes to soften it. Then mix in the egg, sugar and vanilla essence for bout 2 minutes with a whisk until smooth

6) Pour evenly on top of the brownie layer. Use a tsp and place dollops of the 1/2 cup of brownie batter on top of the cheese layer. I used a cake tester to swirl the dollops around. You could use anything thin such as a knife, toothpick or a skewer

7) Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes or until a pick comes out clean. Let cool to room temp and refrigerate for at least 3 hours before cutting. I suggest leaving it overnight in the fridge

Cakes

Moist Chocolate Cake

September 03, 2012

Ingredients

Cake

1 1/3 cups of brown sugar

3/4 cup milk

125g butter, cubed

1/2 cup cocoa powder

1/4 tsp baking soda

1 cup self-raising flour

2 tbsp plain flour

3 eggs, lightly whisked

Frosting

1 cup icing sugar

1.5 tbsp cocoa podwer

2 tbsp butter, at room temp

1/4 cup boiling water

Instructions

1) Preheat the oven to 160'c, line and grease a 9-inch spring form

2) Add the cubed butter, brown sugar, sifted cocoa powder and baking soda in an ovenproof bowl. Microwave for 3 minutes, stirring every minute. Let cool for 5 minutes

3) Sift the SR and plain flour. Add half into the butter-cocoa mixture, stir, and add the remaining, mix gently. Then pour in the eggs, mix well. Do not over-mix

4) Pour batter into the springform. Bake for 45 minutes or until a pick comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, transfer onto a cooling rack and leave to cool completely. Might take an hour

5) When the cake has cooled, prepare the frosting. Sift the icing sugar and cocoa powder into a bowl. Mix well with the boiling water and butter. Pour in the boiling water gradually and not all at once. Spread evenly on the cake, refrigerate for 30 mins before slicing

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Nutella Rainbow Cake

Daging Kisar Tiga Rasa

Ayam Goreng Cili Padi

Muar Special

Ayam Masak Merah Pedas

Nasi Minyak

Spaghetti Bake

Jam Marble Cake

Mee Kari

Grilled BBQ-Glazed Chicken

Marble Brownies

Moist Chocolate Cake

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