Cooking Monster: November 2012

Ayam BBQ

November 25, 2012

Ingredients
4kg ayam. Preferably drumsticks and wings
10 bwang merah kecil
1 bawang besar
5 ulas bawang putih
1 inci halia
4 batang serai
500ml barbeque sauce
1/2 cup kicap manis pekat
3 tbsp honey
1 tbsp serbuk cili
1 tbsp kunyit
1 tsp garam
1 tsp white pepper
3 tbsp butter

Instructions
1) Blend bawang merah, putih, besar, halia and serai
2) Mix the rest of the ingredients with the blended mix in a big bowl
3) Marinade the chickens in the marinade sauce for at 6-9 hours. BBQ according to your liking

ps. Can also be used to marinade hotdogs

Death by Chocolate

Chocolate Chip Muffins

November 24, 2012

Ingredients
2 cups plain flour
1 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
A pinch of cinnamon
1.5 cup milk chocolate chips
115g melted unsalted butter
2 tbsp sour cream
2/3 cup fresh milk
1/3 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup castor sugar
2 eggs
1/2 tsp vanilla essence

Instructions
1) Preheat oven to 200'c and line your muffin pans with muffin cups
2) Mix the flour, baking powder, salt and cinnamon in a bowl. Take half of the dry mixture into another bowl and mix with the chocolate chips
3) In a large bowl, mix the rest of the ingredients until well blended
4) Fold in the dry mixture, followed by the powdered chocolate chips, just enough until there are no more white flour, do not over mix. Lumpy batter makes better muffins

5) Scoop up to 2/3 of the paper cups, bake for 15-18 minutes, until a pick comes out clean

Beef

Beef Bruschetta

November 20, 2012

Ingredients
1 long french loaf
500g beef mince
1 cup bottled pasta sauce
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1 onion, diced
1 tomato, diced
Black pepper, oregano, salt to taste
1 cup grated cheddar cheese
1 cup grated mozzarella cheese

Instructions
1) Heat some oil in pan and brown the beef mince. Add in the garlic and diced onions. Continue stirring until they soften. Add in black pepper, oregano and salt to taste. Add in the diced tomatoes and give it a quick stir before turning off the heat

2) Slice the french loaf about an inch per slice. Spread garlic butter followed by the pasta sauce

3) Spread a spoonful of the meat mix on each slice, then another dollop of the pasta sauce, topped of with the grated cheeses

4) Bake in a preheated oven at 180'c for 7 minutes
5) Eat with some mushroom soup on the side to add more flavour

Cheesy Goodness

Cheese Crumbed Prawns

November 19, 2012

Ingredients
500g prawns, peeled
5 tbsp garlic butter, melted
1/2 cup shredded cheddar cheese
1/2 cup breadcrumbs
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
1/4 tsp paprika powder
2 tbsp parmesan cheese
A pinch of salt

Instructions
1) Preheat the oven to 230'c and grease your baking pans with some oil
2) In a big bowl, mix the cheddar cheese, breadcrumbs, black pepper, italian seasoning, paprika, parmesan and salt together

3) Dip the defrosted prawns into the melted garlic butter, then into the crumb mix. Lay them on the greased pans

4) Bake for 10 minutes

Fish

Sardine Puffs

November 17, 2012

Ingredients
2 packs of ready made puff pastries (about 10 sheets each, thawed to room temp)

1 tin sardin (400g)
1 medium red onion, chopped
2 bawang putih, chopped
2 tbsp lada blend
5-6 cili hijau sliced
1/4 cup air asam jawa
2 tbsp kicap manis
1 egg yolk, beaten

Instructions
1) Mash the sardin with the sliced chillies

2) Panaskan 3 tbsp of oil, tumis bawang putih and bawang merah sampai naik bau. Then masukkan lada blend and tumis sampai garing
3) Add in the mashed sardines and chillies, air asam jawa and kicap manis
4) Goreng for about 10 minutes or until they look cooked through. Rasa so that tak hanyir, if hanyir, add in more air asam jawa or kicap

5) Preheat the oven to 180'c. Fill up the puff pastry sheets, about 1 tbsp in the middle. Fold and crimp the edges with a fork. Brush the top with the egg yolk

6) Bake in the oven for 20-30 minutes, until the puffs turn brown-ish

Sweet Desserts

Oreo Ice Cream Cake

November 10, 2012

Ingredients

2 litres of Vanilla ice cream

1/3 cup caramel sauce

1/3 cup chocolate sauce

2 bags of oreos

Instructions

1) Leave the ice cream on a counter for an hour so it softens

2) Crush one bag of of the oreos

3) Line an 8-inch springform with plastic cling wrap the arrange the oreos around the tin and some crushed ones at the bottom

4) Mix the vanilla ice cream in a big bowl with the caramel sauce, chocolate sauce and crushed oreos. Leave some of the oreos for the topping

5) Add the mixture into the line springform and refrigerate in the freezer for 6-8 hours before cutting

Chicken

Roast Chicken and Potatoes

November 03, 2012

Ingredients

4 chicken pieces

Lemon juice from 1 medium-sized lemon

2 cloves of garlic, minced

1/2 tsp crushed ginger

4 tbsp BBQ sauce

1 tbsp olive oil

Ground black pepper

3 sprigs of fresh Rosemary

4 large potatoes

Oregano

Salt

Instructions

1) Marinade the chicken with lemon juice, minced garlic & ginger, BBQ sauce, olive oil, a sprig of rosemary leaves and 1 tsp of black pepper. Cover and refrigerate for about 2-3 hours

2) Preheat the oven to 200'c. Transfer the chicken into a baking dish greased with some olive oil

3) Cube the potatoes and mix them in the leftover marinade from the chicken. Add in about a tsp of oregano with a pinch of salt & black pepper and some more rosemary