Cooking Monster: 2018

Maggi Goreng

December 30, 2018

Ingredients
300g dried maggi/broad noodles
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
2 tbsp udang kering
2 tbsp chilli paste
200g chicken meat (sliced or minced)
2 eggs
2 tbsp tomato sauce
5-6 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tsp fish sauce
Daun sup
2 small red chillies
Hot water
Salt and sugar

Instructions
1) Cook the noodles as per packaging instructions. Drain, run through cold water and set aside.
2) Chop or tumbuk the red shallots, garlic and udang kering. Saute until fragrant.
3) Add in chilli paste with 1 tsp of sugar. Cook until pecah minyak.
4) Add in the chicken meat and cook through.
5) Add in 1/2 cup of water, tomato sauce and soy sauce. Leave the sauce to simmer.
6) Add in eggs and scramble lightly when half-cooked.
7) Add in the cooked noodles, 1 cup of water and fish sauce. Mix thoroughly until the water has drained. Season with sweet soy sauce, salt and sugar to taste.
8) Mix in the daun sup and chillies before turning off the heat.

Chicken

Ayam Kurma

December 29, 2018

Ingredients
2 garlic cloves
3 red shallots

2 cinnamon sticks

2 bunga cengkih

2 biji buah pelaga

4 - 6 chicken pieces
2 tbsp kurma powder or 1 small 24g packet (made into paste by adding some water)
2 potatoes
1 carrot
Water
Santan
Air asam jawa (1/2 tsp mixed with water)
4 small chillies
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Heat up oil and sauté the garlic, shallots, ginger, cinnamon sticks, bunga cengkih and buah pelaga.
2) Add in the Kurma paste and mix well. Add in the chicken and mix for about 3 minutes so the paste covers all the chicken. Then add in 1/4 cup of water, put a lid on the periuk and leave for 5 minutes.
3) Add in water, carrot, air asam jawa, 1/4 cup of santan and mix well. The water level should cover the chicken and veggies.
4) Gradually add in more santan and water until you get the consistency you prefer. Continue stirring until veggies and chicken are cooked through.
5) Salt and sugar to taste. Add the chillies before turning off the heat.

Beef

Daging Goreng Kicap

December 25, 2018

Ingredients
200g beef (sliced thin)
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp thick soy sauce
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp ginger
1 cinnamon stick
2 bunga cengkih
3 bunga lawang
1 - 1.5 tbsp chilli paste
1 tsp asam jawa paste
1/2 cup water

Instructions
1) Marinate the sliced beef with the sauces for at least 30 minutes.
2) Finely chop the shallots, garlic and ginger. Saute with cinnamon stick, bunga cengkih and bunga lawang until fragrant.
3) Add in the chilli paste. Cook for a few minutes until 'pecah minyak'.
4) Add in the marinated beef and asam Jawa paste mixed with water.
5) Cook for about 10-15 minutes until the liquid from the beef dries up and the beef softens. Salt and sugar to taste.

Beef

Pan-Fried Spaghetti

December 24, 2018

Ingredients
250g spaghetti
200g beef mince
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 cup of pasta water
1 tbsp black pepper
1/2 big jar spaghetti sauce
2-3 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tsp mixed herbs
Salt and sugar to taste
Grated cheese for garnish

Instructions
1) Cook the pasta according to the packaging instructions. Set aside.
2) Heat up some oil and sauté the minced red shallots and garlic until fragrant.
3) Add in the minced beef with 1 tsp of salt and 1 tsp of black pepper. Cook the beef until browned.
4) Add in the pasta sauce, pasta water and chilli sauce. Leave the sauce to simmer for about 10-15 minutes until it thickens.
5) Add in the mixed herbs. Salt and sugar taste.
6) Lower the heat and add in the cook spaghetti. Incorporate well with the sauce. Serve with a garnish of grated cheese.

Chicken

Ayam Masak Kicap

December 09, 2018

Ingredients

1/2 chicken

Turmeric powder

Salt

2 potatoes (wedged and fried)

3 red shallots

2 garlic cloves

1 tsp ginger

1 cinnamon stick

3 buah pelaga

4 bunga cengkih

1/2 cup sweet soy sauce

1tsp tamarind paste mixed with 1 cup water

3 bird's eye chillies

Instructions

1) Fry the wedged potatoes until golden brown. Set aside.

2) Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Deep fry and set aside.

3) Sauté the sliced shallots, garlic, ginger, cinnamon stick, buah pelaga and bunga cengkih until fragrant.

4) Add in the sweet soy sauce, tamarind paste and water. Leave to simmer.

5) Add in the fried wedges and chillies. Salt and sugar to taste.

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Chicken

Ayam Masak Merah

December 08, 2018

Ingredients
1/2 chicken
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tsp ginger
3 tbsp chilli paste
3-4 tbsp tomato sauce
2-3 tbsp chilli sauce
Water
Turmeric powder
Salt and sugar

Instructions
1) Marinate the chicken with turmeric powder and salt. Deep fry and set aside.
2) Blend or finely chop the shallots, garlic and ginger. Sauté until fragrant.
3) Add in the chilli paste and 1 tbsp of sugar. Cook until 'pecah minyak'.
4) Add in 1 cup of water and the sauce. Stir well and leave to simmer for about 10 minutes.
5) Gradually add more sugar and water to get your preferred level of heat.
6) Add in the fried chicken and mix well. Salt and sugar to taste.

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Chicken

Salted Egg Chicken

December 03, 2018

Ingredients
300g chicken breast (cut to bite sizes)
3 tbsp potato starch
1 chicken egg
1/2 tsp black pepper powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp sugar
4 salted egg yolks/ 3 tbsp salted egg powder
5 tbsp butter
4 small chillies
1/4 cup curry leaves

Instructions
1) Coat the chicken pieces with egg and season with black pepper, salt and sugar. Coat the chicken potato starch and deep-fry in batches. Set aside. (If you're using powder, move to step 3)
2) Remove the charcoal paste from the salted eggs and separate the white and the yolk. Steam the yolks for about 8 minutes and mash them while still hot.
3) In a wok, heat up butter and lightly fry the curry leaves and sliced chillies.
4) Add in the mashed salted egg yolks or salted egg powder and mix smoothly.
5) Keep stirring until the sauce turns from frothy to creamy. It should only take less than a minute. Then add in the fried chicken pieces. Coat the chicken with the sauce and remove from heat.

Cakes

No-bake Oreo Cheesecake

November 30, 2018

Ingredients
Crust
2.5 cups crushed Oreos
75g melted butter

Cheesecake
600g cream cheese
2/3 cup castor sugar
2 tsp vanilla essence
2 1/4 cups heavy whipping cream
15 Oreos (roughly broken)
1/2 cup crushed Oreos

Chocolate topping
2/3 cup semi sweet chocolate
1/2 cup heavy whipping cream

Instructions
1) Make sure the cream cheese is warmed to room temperature.
2) Mix the melted butter with the crushed Oreos. Press down the crust mixture into the bottom of a 9-inch cake pan.
3) In a mixer, mix the cream cheese, castor sugar and vanilla essence on medium to high speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth.
4) Add in the whipping cream and start mixing on low speed. Continue mixing on medium to high speed for 4-5 minutes until smooth and creamy.
5) Add in the broken and crushed Oreos. Fold until fully incorporated. Pour into the pan. Tap the pan a few times to release any bubbles.
6) Melt the semi sweet chocolate and whipping cream in the microwave for 30-40 seconds.
7) Slowly mix the cream and chocolate slowly with a spoon until it thickens and becomes smooth.
8) Pour on top of the cheesecake and carefully spread it around.
9) Chill overnight.

Rice

Tomyam Fried Rice

November 19, 2018

Ingredients
2 pots of cooked rice (cooled)
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
2 lemon grass
200g chicken meat
2 tbsp tomyam paste
1 cup water
2 eggs
1/2 cup long beans
5 lime leaves (cut half)
2 red chillies
1-2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
Salt and sugar

Instructions
1) Sauté the shallots, garlic and lemongrass until fragrant.
2) Add in the chicken and stir until cooked through.
3) Add in the tomyam paste and water. Mix well with 1 tbsp sugar and leave to simmer.
4) Add in eggs, let it cook half way before scrambling lightly.
5) Add in rice, sweet soy sauce, fish sauce, green beans, lime leaves and chillies. Mix well. Salt and sugar to taste.

Beef

Stir-fry Beef

November 06, 2018

Ingredients
300-400 thinly sliced beef
2 potatoes (sliced thin)
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
3 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tsp crushed black pepper
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1/2 cup green beans
1/2 cup water
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Deep fry the potatoes until golden brown. Set aside.
2) Reduce the oil and add in the beef. Lightly fry until the liquid has dried up. Salt and pepper the beef to taste.
3) Add in the red shallots and garlic cloves, saute until fragrant.
4) Add in the sauces, black pepper and red pepper flakes. Mix well.
5) Add in the green beans and water. Let the beans cook through.
6) Add in the fried potatoes and incorporate well. Salt and sugar to taste.

Chicken

Ayam Goreng Tomyam

November 04, 2018

Ingredients
4 pieces of chicken
1 tsp of turmeric powder
3 small red shallots, crushed
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 small packet of Tomyam paste (1-2 tbsp)
1 lemongrass, crush the bottom part
5 pieces of lime leaves
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp tomato sauce
1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
Water
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Marinade the chicken with turmeric powder and a pinch of salt. Deep fry and set aside
2) Remove excess oil, leave just enough for the shallots and garlic. Sauté the crushed shallots and garlic until fragrant
3) Add in the lemongrass and lime leaves. Stir until fragrant. Add in the Tomyam paste and 1/4 cup water, leave to simmer.
4) Add in the sauces and 1/2 cup of water. Let it simmer
5) Add in the fried chicken and stir well. Salt and sugar to taste

Chicken

Kam Heong Chicken

November 03, 2018

Ingredients
3 - 4 pieces of chicken
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 stalk of curry leaves
2 tbsp curry powder
2 tbsp chilli sauce
2 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1/2 cup water
2 small chillies
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Pat the chicken dry and season with black pepper and salt. Coat with cornstarch, deep fry until cooked through, set aside.
2) Sauté the chopped shallots, garlic and curry leaves until fragrant. Then add in the curry powder and 1/4 cup water, leave to simmer.
3) Add in sauces and water gradually until you like the consistency of the sauce. Add in the fried chicken and chillies.
4) Salt and sugar to taste.

Beef

Beef Lasagna

September 23, 2018

Ingredients

A box of oven ready lasagna sheets

Meat Sauce

200g minced beef
3 red shallots
3 garlic cloves
400ml pasta sauce
1 tbsp chilli sauce
2 cups of water
1 beef stock cube
Salt and pepper to taste

Cheese Sauce

4 tbsp butter

2 tbsp flour

1 litre of fresh milk

1 tsp white pepper

1 cup grated cheese (I used Mozarella and pasta cheese)

Salt to taste

Instructions

Meat Sauce

1) Heat oil in a pot and saute the sliced shallots and garlic until soft and fragrant. Add in the minced beef. Season with black pepper and salt. Stir well until brown.

2) Add in the pasta sauce and 1 cup of water. Leave to simmer.

3) Add in the chilli sauce and beef stock cube. Gradually add in the remaining water until the consistency is to your preference. Set aside.

Cheese Sauce

4) Heat the butter in a pan or a wok. Add in the flour, stir for about 15-30 second and add in the milk.

5) Add in salt and white pepper, leave to simmer until it boils.

6) Add in the grated cheese and stir well, set aside.

7) Preheat the oven at 200'c.

8) Grease the baking dish that you want to use. Start with a layer of meat sauce at the bottom, topped with the lasagna slices and then pour the cheese sauce. Repeat this for 3 or 4 times depending on the size of your baking dish.

9) Top it off with some more grated cheese.

10) Cover the top with a sheet of aluminium foil, bake at 200'c for 30 minutes. Then take off the foil and continue baking at 10-15 minutes at 150'c.
11) Leave to cool and set for 15 minutes before digging in.

Fish

Nasi Goreng Sardin

September 08, 2018

Ingredients
2 pots of cooked rice
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp chilli paste
1 small can of Sardines
1 tsp asam jawa paste
2 eggs
Sweet soy sauce
Green beans (cut small)
4 small green chillies

Instructions
1) Separate the sardines and the tomato sauce into two bowls. Lightly mash the sardines and set aside.
2) Heat up some vegetable oil and saute the sliced shallots and garlic until fragrant.
3) Add in the chilli paste and stir until pecah minyak.
3) Add in the mashed sardines. Cook for a few minutes until they're a bit garing. Be careful not to burn them.
4) Stir in the tomato sauce and asam Jawa paste and leave to simmer. Add in the eggs and scramble lightly when half cooked.
5) Add in the rice and incorporate well with the sardine mixture. Add in soy sauce, salt and sugar to taste.
6) Stir in the green beans and chillies before turning off the heat.

Beef

Thai Beef Noodle

September 08, 2018

Ingredients
1 pack of rice noodles
200g thinly sliced beef
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp Thai chilli paste
1 cup of water
2 eggs
Sweet soy sauce
Chinese Parsley
Salt and sugar

Instructions
1) Boil the rice noodles according to packaging instructions. Set aside.
2) Heat up a wok without oil, add in the thinly sliced beef. Cook until the liquid from the beef dries up and the beef is tender.
3) Add in some vegetable oil and add in the sliced shallots and garlic. Saute until fragrant.
4) Add in the Thai chilli paste, incorporate well with the beef. Add in water and leave to simmer.
5) Add in the eggs and lightly scramble when half cooked.
6) Add in the cooked noodles, mix in soy sauce, salt and sugar to taste.
7) Stir in the chopped Chinese parsley before turning off the heat.

Pasta

Pesto Pasta with Chicken

July 24, 2018

Ingredients
250g pasta
Olive oil
300g sliced chicken breast
Crushed black pepper
Salt
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup sliced mushrooms
80ml pesto sauce (about half of a small bottle)
1/4 cup of parmesan cheese
Pasta water

Instructions
1) Cook the pasta as instructed by the package. Set aside 1 cup of pasta water and drain the pasta.
2) Heat up a pan and drizzle with olive oil in generous amount. Sauté the sliced chicken seasoned with salt and pepper until slightly browned. Drizzle more olive oil if needed.
3) Add in the chopped garlic and sliced mushroom. Continue to sauté until the mushrooms are cooked through.
4) Add in the pesto sauce with 1/2 cup of pasta water and leave to simmer.
5) Add in the pasta and parmesan cheese. Incorporate well with the sauce and chicken. Drizzle more olive oil before turning off the heat.
6) Garnish with parmesan cheese.

Beef

Daging Goreng Kunyit

July 24, 2018

Ingredients
200g thinly sliced beef
1 tbsp ginger (sliced)
2 cloves of garlic (sliced)
1.5 tbsp kunyit hidup (crushed)
1 tsp turmeric powder
Water
Carrots and long beans
3 red shallots (sliced round)
1 big red/green chilli
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Coat the sliced beef, turmeric powder and a pinch of salt. Add the beef, ginger, garlic and kunyit hidup in a heated wok. Add in water to the same level of the beef
2) Leave the beef to boil until the beef is cooked and the water dries up
3) After the beef is cooked through, add in some oil and fry the beef for a while
4) Add in the veggies and shallots. Stir until they are cooked and lastly add in the sliced chilli
5) Mix well. Salt and sugar to taste

Potatoes

Begedil

July 08, 2018

Ingredients
1 kg potatoes, skinned and wedged

1/2 cup anchovies, fried

1/2 cup fried shallots

Chopped spring onions

3 eggs

Instructions

1) Deep-fry the potato wedges until cooked through. Take them out and mash in a big bowl while they're still hot.

2) Grind the fried shallots and fried anchovies

3) Add in chopped spring onions, fried shallots and ikan anchovies into the mashed potatoes. Incorporate well

4) Use your hands and shape the begedil into how big you want them to be

5) Dip into the beaten eggs before frying. Deep fry until golden brown.

Condiments

Cili Kicap

July 08, 2018

Ingredients

1/2 cup fried shallots

250-300 ml sweet soy sauce

Juice from 2 small green limes

15 - 20 small green chillies, depending on the heat

3 cloves of garlic

Instructions

1) Fry the garlic cloves in a pan, without oil, with the skin on until the skin turn brownish

2) Take the out, smash, remove the skin and chop roughly

3) Blanche the chillies with hot water for a bit to remove any strong smell

4) Blend everything together until you get a thick consistency

Chicken

Ayam Padprik

July 04, 2018

Ingredients

500g of chicken breast

Salt and sugar to taste

5 lime leaves

Juice from 3 limes (purut)

Bahan A

2 garlic cloves

3 red shallots

1 lemongrass

3 green chillies

Bahan B

5 tbsp chilli sauce

5 tbsp tomato sauce

3 tbsp oyster sauce

2 tbsp sweet soy sauce

1/2 water

- This is easier if you mix everything in a bowl before cooking

Bahan C

1 stick of carrot

Cauliflower

Green beans

Red chilli

Instructions

1) Heat up some oil and sauté Bahan A until fragrant

2) Add in the sliced chicken breast

3) When the chicken is half-cooked, add in Bahan B and leave to simmer

4) Mix in Bahan C and let the veggies cook for a few minutes. Then add in the lime leaves and lime juice. Salt and sugar to taste

Beef

Beef Mince Fried Rice

June 19, 2018

Ingredients
3 pots of cooked rice
200g beef mince
2 red shallots
3 garlic cloves
3 eggs
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 tbsp black pepper
1/2 cup mixed veggies
2 green chillies
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Marinade the beef with oyster sauce, sweet soy sauce, sesame oil, black pepper and 1 tsp of salt for 15 minutes.
2) Sauce the chopped shallots and garlic until fragrant. Stir in the beef until cooked through.
3) Push the beef to one side of the pan. Add in the eggs and scramble lightly.
4) When the egg is half-cooked, add in the rice and mix well.
5) Add in the mixed veggies and green chillies. Salt and sugar to taste.

Noodles

Mihun Goreng

June 10, 2018

Ingredients
1/2 pack of mihun
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1 tbsp chilli paste
150g of chicken or beef (sliced small)
3 tbsp tomato sauce
2 tbsp chilli sauce
1/4 cup sweet soy sauce
1 chicken/beef stock cube
1 cup of water
1 egg
Green leafy veggies
Rolled eggs and red chillies for garnishing

Instructions
1) Soak the mihun in hot water for 1 minute. Drain and set aside.
2) Saute the chopped shallots and garlics until soft then add in the chilli paste. Continue to saute until 'peach minyak'. Add in some water if it's too dry.
3) Add in the chicken or beef and fry until half cooked.
4) Add in the water, sauces, stock cube and leave leave to simmer.
5) Add in the egg, wait for a few seconds before stirring.
6) Add in the mihun and veggies. I used cabbage and sawi. Incorporate well. Salt and sugar to taste.
7) Garnish with sliced rolled eggs and sliced red chillies.

Chicken

Chicken Keema

June 03, 2018

Ingredients
250g minced chicken
1/2 yellow onion (chopped)
2 small green chillies (sliced)
2 tomatoes (chopped)
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp coriander
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 cup water
Salt and sugar to taste

Ingredients
1) Heat up oil and sauté the onion and green chillies until fragrant.
2) Add in the chicken, stir until cooked through.
3) Add in the chopped tomatoes and all the seasoning. Mix well.
4) Continue cooking until mixed well. Salt and sugar to taste. Serve with rice or chapati.

Vegetables

Stir-fry Mixed Veggies

June 03, 2018

Ingredients

Cabbage

Long beans

Carrots

2 red chillies

3 red shallots

2 garlic cloves

2 tbsp dried prawns

1/2 cup water

2-3 tbsp oyster sauce

Salt to taste

Instructions

1) Cut the vegetables in equal lengths.

2) Saute the shallots, garlic and dried prawns until fragrant.

3) Add in the veggies, chillies and water. Let them soften and add in the oyster sauce.

4) Continue cooking until the veggies are cooked through.

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