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[Funz]

Anyone likes Soto? This is my simplified version. I prefer it with beehoon or lontong along with lots of beansprouts.


1 Whole chicken boil and shred flesh

Grind
2 heaped tbsp coriander seeds
1 level tsp cumin seeds
8 -10 onions
2 cloves of garlic
3cm fresh turmeric
3 candlenut
(fry the ground ingredients till fragrant)

Add
1 lemongrass, crushed
2.5cm lengkuas, crushed
2 lime leaves
2 bay leaves
Salt
Water & stock from boiling the chicken

Serve with
Chilli, chopped
Dark soya sauce
Fried shallots
Parsley or Chinese celery

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[Funz]

Made these over the easter weekend. Kids had a ball of a time crushing & crumbling the digestive biscuits for me. I put the biscuits into plastic bags and passed them each a rolling pin and off they went whacking on the bags.


Crust
Ingredients
•\t1 1/2 cups finely ground graham cracker crumbs (substituted with digestive biscuit)
•\t6 tablespoons butter, melted
•\t1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon (optional)
Directions
Mix graham cracker crumbs, melted butter or margarine, and cinnamon until well blended . Press mixture into tart shell. Refrigerate for 1 hr.

Filling
Ingredients
•\t2 cups milk (I use low fat fresh milk)
•\t1/4 cup white sugar
•\t2 egg yolks
•\t1 egg
•\t1/4 cup cornstarch
•\t1/3 cup white sugar
•\t2 tablespoons butter
•\t1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
1.\tIn a heavy saucepan, stir together the milk and 1/4 cup of sugar. Bring to a boil over medium heat.
2.\tIn a medium bowl, whisk together the egg yolks and egg. Stir together the remaining sugar and cornstarch; then stir them into the egg until smooth. When the milk comes to a boil, drizzle it into the bowl in a thin stream while mixing so that you do not cook the eggs. Return the mixture to the saucepan, and slowly bring to a boil, stirring constantly so the eggs don' t curdle or scorch on the bottom.
3.\tWhen the mixture comes to a boil and thickens, remove from the heat. Stir in the butter and vanilla, mixing until the butter is completely blended in. Pour into a heat-proof container and place a piece of plastic wrap directly on the surface to prevent a skin from forming. Refrigerate until chilled before using.

I tend to reduce the amount of sugars on all recipes that I use. Supposed to glaze the tart with gelatin but accidentally took the coloured ones instead of the clear ones so did not use it.


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[schweppes]

wow... looks yummy, Funz!! your kids must have enjoyed themselves helping you with the baking :lol:

[mathsparks]

Definitely simple to cook:


whitebait/scallop porridge

http://www.kiasuparents.com/kiasu/forum/viewtopic.php?p=90928#90928

[Funz]

Had this salted crab when I was in JB and have been craving it ever since. It’s the wet kind, with sauce that you simply can’t resist dipping man tous into. Decided to try recreating the sauce but with prawns instead since slaughtering and cleaning crabs is kind of daunting for me.


10-15 large grey prawns
2 salted egg yolk
1 stalk of curry leaves
2-3 chilli padi
1 tablespoon butter
4-5 tablespoons evaporated milk

Steam the egg yolks and mash them.
Deep fry the prawns (I did not do that but I prefry them till about 3/4 cooked)
Melt butter and fry the curry leaves and chilli padi till fragrant. Incorporate the egg yolks, stir in the evaporated milk. Add salt to cater to you taste and stir in prawns.

I burnt the butter a little so did not manage to get the true fragrance of the curry leaves out. Turned out quite ok, though still not as yummy as the sauce I had in JB. Guess cannot compare, big fire and big wok against my little stove, how to fight. But in a crunch, still pretty tasty.

[kwokwc]

I would like to share my grilled salmon. I think the trick to cooking salmon, try to cook on the same day that you buy, so that it is fresher. I read from some website before, usually salmon will taste nicer if cooked on the same day.


Ingredients:
1 piece of salmon
1/2 lemon
salt
sesame oil
freshly grounded black pepper
1 orange
2 teaspoon of sugar
1 tablespoon of corn flour

Steps:
Step 1:Marinate the salmon with salt, sesame oil, black pepper lemon and orange.
Step 2:Put the salmon aside for at least 1 hour.
Step 3:Grill the salmon on LOW for about 12 minutes.
Step 4:Bash the salmon with the leftover marinate occasionally.
Step 5:Heat up the wok, add the left over marinate and sugar.
Step 6:Add a bit of water into the cornflour, mix well, and pour into the wok slowly to thicken the sauce.
Step 7:Either pour the sauce over the salmon or put the sauce aside for dipping.

For those who like to view the picture, you can view it here - http://www.ladyclique.com/?p=245

Enjoy!

[mummyyuki]

Hi Everyone,


I have a simple and easy Blueberry Muffin recipe which you can have fun baking together with your children!
http://recipemummy.blogspot.com/2010/09/simple-and-easy-blueberry-muffin.html

Cheers,
RecipeMummy.

[Muffins]

hi mods, can you pls merge this with the \"how to cook nice meals\" thread?


TIA.

[Funz]

Just didn’t know what to eat for dinner and made this. Been a long time since I last ate this.


Really super duper simple. Took all of 5mins to prepare.

Silken tofu
sambal belachan
lime

Steam the tofu
Fry a teaspoon or 2 of the balachan in a little oil
Dump the belachan on the tofu and squeeze a lime and you have a tofu dish.

[jedamum]

what do you people do with the remaining coconut milk (after your curry dish)?