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Chocolate Chip Banana Bread

April 14, 2018

Ingredients
115g butter
1/2 cup sugar
2 eggs
2 tsp vanilla essence
1/3 cup sour cream
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
4 medium sized ripe bananas (mashed with chunks)
1 1/2 cup flour
1/2 cup chocolate chips

Instructions
1) Preheat the oven to 180'c and line a loaf pan with butter and baking paper.
2) Melt the butter in the microwave. Whisk the butter and sugar until creamy and mix in the eggs and vanilla essence.
3) Whisk in the sour cream, baking soda and salt. Add in the mashed bananas and mix well.
4) Mix in the flour thoroughly then add in the chocolate chips.
5) Pour the batter into the loaf pan and sprinkle some chocolate chips on top of it.
6) Bake for 50-60 mins until a pick comes out clean. Let it cool in the pan for 10 minutes. Lift up the excess baking paper on the sides and leave to cool completely on a wire rack.

Chicken

Chicken Chop with Black Pepper Sauce

April 08, 2018

Ingredients
Chicken
2 boneless chicken thighs
1 tsp brown sugar
1 tsp Worcestershire sauce
1 tsp tomato sauce
1 tsp sweet soy sauce

Black Pepper Sauce
1 tbsp butter
2 garlic cloves (minced)
1 medium sized red shallot (minced)
1 tbsp cornstarch
1/2 cup of water
1 tbsp coarse black pepper
1 tbsp brown sugar
1 tbsp sweet soy sauce
1 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
Sugar to taste

Fries or salad for sides

Instructions
1) Marinade the chicken with brown sugar, Worcestershire sauce, tomato sauce and sweet soy sauce for at least an hour.
2) In a hot and oiled pan, grill the chicken on both sides until cooked through. Set aside.
3) Remove the excess oil and melt the butter. Sauté the minced garlic and shallot until fragrant.
4) Add in the cornstarch, water, black pepper, brown sugar, soy sauce and Worcestershire sauce. Mix well and leave to simmer.
5) Plate the chicken with fries or/and salad. Serve with the black pepper sauce.

Beef

Beef Stew

March 17, 2018

Ingredients
Beef Stew
500g cubed beef
1 brown onion (ring-cut)
5 cloves of garlic
1 small can of tomato puree
1 potato
1 carrot
1/2 cup of sliced mushrooms
1 can of baked beans in tomato sauce
1 can of green peas (drained)
4-5 tbsp chilli sauce
1 tbsp of hot sauce
1 tbsp coarse black pepper
1 tsp mixed herbs

Garlic Bread
1 loaf of French Loaf
100g of butter
4 cloves of garlic (crushed and chopped)

Instructions
Beef Stew
1) Sauté the brown onion for about 10 minutes to caramelise. Add in the cubed beef and chopped garlic and cook until the beef is browned.
2) Add in half of the pot with water. Add in the tomato puree, potato and carrot. Leave to simmer until the beef and veggies are tender.
3) Add in the mushrooms, baked beans, green peas and 1 cup of water. Mix well.
4) Add in the chilli sauce, hot sauce (I used Nando's), black paper and mixed herbs. Stir well.
5) Salt and sugar to taste. Leave to simmer on low heat for about an hour.

Garlic Bread
1) Heat the oven at 180'c. Slice the loaf diagonally.
2) Melt the butter with the garlic and spread onto the bread.
3) Toast them in the oven for about 5 minutes.

Chicken

Ayam Goreng Kunyit

March 08, 2018

Ingredients
500g chicken breast (cut to bite-size)
1 egg
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 tbsp turmeric powder
2 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tsp salt
3 red shallots
2 garlic cloves
1/2 cup of sliced carrots
1/2 cup of green beans

Instructions
1) Marinade the chicken with the egg, cornstarch, turmeric powder, oyster sauce and salt.
2) Deep fry the chicken until golden brown. Set aside.
3) Use 3 tbsp of the frying oil to sauté the shallots and garlic until fragrant.
4) Add in the carrots and green beans and sauté until they soften.
5) Add in the fried chicken and mix well.

Cheesy Goodness

Chocolate Cheese Cupcakes

March 03, 2018

Ingredients
Cupcakes
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup cocoa powder
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp salt
175g butter, softened
1.5 cup castor sugar
2 eggs
1.5 tbsp sour cream
1 cup water
2 tsp vanilla extract
150g cream cheese, softened
4 tbsp castor sugar
6 tbsp semisweet chocolate chips

Chocolate Topping
1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate
50g butter
3 tbsp icing sugar

Instructions
Cupcakes
1) Preheat oven to 180'c
2) Sift flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt in medium bowl
3) In a large bowl, cream together butter and castor sugar (1.5 cups) for about a minute until smooth and fluffy. Then whisk in the eggs until well mixed
4) Gradually mix in the dry ingredients into the wet mix until well incorporated, leave aside about 3 tbsp of the dry mixture . Mix the sour cream and water in a separate bowl and then mix together with the batter, set aside
5) Mix 4 tbsp of chips with the 3 tbsp of the dry mix. Then fold into the cupcake batter
6) Cream the castor sugar (4 tbsp), vanilla extract and the cream cheese until smooth. Add in remaining 2 tbsp of the choc chips, set aside
7) In the cupcake papers, spoon in 1 tbsp of the cupcake batter to cover the bottom, followed by 1 tsp of the cheese mix in the middle, and top it off with another 1 tbsp of the cupcake batter
8) Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a pick comes out clean
9) Leave the cupcakes in the tray for a few minutes before transferring them onto a rack to cool completely

Chocolate Topping
10) Melt the semi sweet chocolate with the butter for 1 minute in the microwave
11) Mix well with the icing sugar. Dip the top of the cupcakes into the mixture and leave to set.

Noodles

Mee Goreng

February 10, 2018

Ingredients
1 packet Mee Kuning
3 red shallots
2 ginger cloves
1 tbsp chilli paste
3 tbsp tomato sauce
3 tbsp sweet soy sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 cups of water
1 cup of fish cakes/fish balls
2 eggs
1 cup of Sawi
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Wash the mee with cold water thoroughly.
2) Saute the sliced shallots and garlic until fragrant. Add in the chilli paste and goreng for a few minutes until pecah minyak.
3) Add in the sauces, water and fish cakes or fish balls. Mix and leave to simmer.
4) Add in the eggs and stir gently when it's half cooked.
5) Add in the washed mee and sawi. Mix all the ingredients well. Salt and sugar to taste.

Cheesy Goodness

Garlic Cheddar Chicken & Seasoned Wedges

February 03, 2018

Ingredients
Chicken
4-5 pieces pf chicken
3 tbsp butter
2 cloves of garlic chopped small
1/2 cup dry bread crumbs
1/2 cup cheddar cheese
1/4 cup parmesan cheese
1/2 tsp oregano
1/2 tsp dried parsley
1/2 tsp black pepper
1/2 tsp salt

Seasoned Wedges
3 potatoes (wedged with skin on)
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp onion power
1 tsp paprika

Instructions
1) Preheat oven to 175'c
2) Melt the butter and chopped garlic in a microwave
3) Mix bread crumbs, cheddar cheese, parmesan cheese, oregano, dried parsley, black pepper and salt in a big bowl
4) Set up you station like so, too make things easier and quicker. Cover the chicken first in the garlic butter and then coat it with the dry mixture

5) Arrange in a baking dish, sprinkle any leftovers of the cheese and crumb mix on top of it.

6) In a separate bowl, mix the potatoes and the seasoning ingredients well. Arrange on a baking tray

7) Bake for the potatoes for 40 minutes and the chicken for an hour.

Bread

Tuna Melts

February 02, 2018

Ingredients
8 slices of white bread
Butter
1 can of tuna flakes in water
2-3 tbsp of mayo
1 tbsp black pepper
4 slices of cheese

Instruction
1) Spread butter on both sides of the bread slices.
2) Drain the water from the can. Mix the tuna with mayo and black pepper.
3) Spread the tuna mix on the bread and top off with a slice of cheese.
4) Toast in a sandwich maker or a sandwich press.

Beef

Beef Spaghetti

January 06, 2018

Ingredients
1 pack of spaghetti
3 red shallots
3 garlic cloves
400g beef mince
1/2 cup sliced wild mushrooms
1 big jar of red pasta sauce
2 tbsp chilli sauce
Water
Black pepper
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
1) Cook the spaghetti as per packaging instructions.
2) Saute the sliced shallots and garlic until fragrant. Add in the minced beef, salt and pepper to taste. Slight before it's cooked through, add in sliced mushrooms.
3) Pour in the pasta sauce, chilli sauce and 2 cups of water. Leave to simmer.
4) Salt, pepper and sugar to taste. Garnish with parmesan cheese.

Chicken

Nasi Butter and Ayam Masak Merah

January 06, 2018

Ingredients
Rice
3 pots of rice
3 tbsp butter
2 garlic cloves
1 cinnamon stick
3 buah pelaga
3 bunga cengkih
3 pots of water
1 chicken stock cube

Ayam Masak Merah
1/2 chicken (cut to 8 pieces)
3 red shallots
3 garlic cloves
1 tbsp ginger
1 cinnamon stick
3 buah pelaga
3 bunga cengkih
1 serai (dititik)
2 tbsp chilli paste
1 cup tomato sauce
2 tbsp honey
Water
Salt and sugar to taste

Instructions
Rice
1) Sauté the sliced garlic, cinnamon stick, buah pelaga and cengkih with the butter until fragrant.
2) Saute the rice for a while. Add in the water and chicken stock and cook under normal setting.

Ayam Masak Merah
1) Marinade the chicken with 2 tsp of turmeric powder and 1/2 tsp of salt. Deep fry and set aside.
2) Saute the sliced shallots, garlic, ginger, serai, cinnamon stick, buah pelaga and bunga cengkih until fragrant.
3) Then add in the chilli paste, cook for about 10 minutes until 'pecah minyak'. Add in tomato sauce, honey and 1 cup of water. Leave to simmer.
4) Add in the fried chicken. Salt and sugar to taste.

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