Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Gulai Ketam Aunty Azmah



10 ekor Ketam (potong ½)

2 senduk besar Minyak

1 helai Daun Pandan

2 inci Kayu Manis

1 biji Bunga Lawang

3 biji Buah Pelaga

8 biji Bawang Besar (potong halus)

2 sudu besar Cili Kering (mesin)

3 peket kecil Serbuk kari ikan (1 babas & 2 alagapas)

2 peket kecil Rempah ketam (adabi)

½ cawan Air

2 sudu besar Sos Cili

1 ½ inci Halia (ketuk)

RM 2.00 Santan

1 mangkuk Air

2 sudu besar Kerisik

Cara-cara

1. Masukkan minyak, daun pandan, bunga lawang, buah pelaga, kulit kayu manis dan tumis hingga wangi.

2. Kemudian masukkan bawang dan goreng hingga kuning. Masukkan halia dan kacau.

3. Masukkan rempah dan kacau hingga rempah tersebut masak.

4. Selepas itu, masukkan ½ cawan air sedikit demi sedikit dan kacau.

5. Setelah sebati, masukkan 1 mangkuk air dan kacau.

6. Masukkan santan dan kerisik kemudian kacau hingga sebati.

7. Yang terakhir, masukkan garam, sos cili,daun kari dan ketam kemudian kacau hingga ketam masak.

Thursday, January 7, 2010

Lamb shanks


Lamb shanks are quite simple to prepare and make a very good dinner recipe. They can be prepared and left in the oven to cook so that the meat falls from the bone and melts in the mouth as it is eaten. They make a good dinner party recipe and are almost hassle free in preparation.

Browning
• 6 lamb shanks
• Olive oil
• Salt
• Pepper

Boiling (Lamb juice)
• 800ml water
• 1 tin Tomato puree
• 6 lamb shanks
• 1 Bay leaf
• 1 leek, roughly
• 2 sticks Celery
• 1 spring Thyme
• 1 spring Rosemary
• 1 tsp whole peppercorns

Baking
• 6 tbsp Olive oil
• 6 lamb shanks
• 2 Carrots, roughly chopped
• 2 Onions, roughly chopped
• 4 potatoes cut into 4
• 1 head Garlic, broken up into cloves (unpeeled)

For the sauce
1. 3 finely chopped Shallots
2. 150g button mushrooms sliced
3. 2 tbsp unsalted Butter
4. 1 tbsp fresh mixed herbs
5. Basil finely chopped
6. Parsley finely chopped
7. Lamb juice
8. ½ Lemon, juice only
9. 2 tsp Honey

For the vegetables
• 12 cherry tomatoes, on the vine
• Broccoli, (blanched, refreshed)
• Butter


Method

1. Browning - Heat the oil in a frying pan. Season the lamb shanks with salt and pepper and brown the shanks.
2. Lamb juice - Take a casserole (or any oven-proof dish) and place on the hob over a high heat, pour in Tomato puree, Chicken stock, Bay leaf, leek, Celery, Thyme, Rosemary, Whole peppercorns and the shanks. Boiled them until the meat tender.
3. Remove the shanks; let the juice to reduce about half its volume.
4. For the sauce - sauté the Shallots, Mushrooms with Butter than add in Mixed herbs, Basil, Parsley, Lamb juice, Lemon juice and Honey. Cook it and check the seasoning.
5. Now it’s baking time - Take a deep baking tray and grease with olive oil, place the shanks, onions, carrots, garlic and the sauce
6. Oven temp 150C and baking time is about 1 hour.
7. Once the shanks in the oven, sauté the vegetables. Serve the lamb shanks with the cooking juices poured over the top.
8. To serve: Place the shanks in the centre of warm plates, then drizzle the sauce over , but not too much. Arrange the cooked vegetables around the lamb.

Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Chocolate fudge


This cake is best made using a food processor, as you can simply add everything and blitz it up together, but you can easily make it by hand if you buy ground almonds and grate the chocolate into the mix. Like most desserts, this isn’t exactly the healthiest thing in the world, but it’s absolutely gorgeous. Just make sure you enjoy it as it’s meant to be enjoyed – a special treat every now and then

Ingredients
• 200g good-quality dark chocolate (70% cocoa solids)
• 175g butter, plus extra for greasing
• 120g soft brown sugar
• 100g blanched almonds
• 2 tablespoons cocoa powder
• a pinch of salt
• 4 large eggs, preferably free-range or organic
• 150g self-rising flour
• 100g fudge
• Crème fraîche or vanilla ice cream

Making your cake
• Preheat the oven to 160°C/320°F
• Break up the chocolate, put it into a food processor with the butter, sugar, almonds, 1 tablespoon of the cocoa powder and the salt, and whiz until smooth
• Crack your eggs, one at a time, into the food processor and add the flour
• Whiz again until smooth

Baking your cake
• Get a deep baking dish roughly 25 x 25cm in size
• Butter the dish really well and sprinkle the remaining tablespoon of cocoa powder over it
• Shake it around a bit so it lightly coats the whole surface of the dish
• Pour the cake mixture into the dish, using a spatula to scrape it all out of the processor
• Break the fudge into pieces and sprinkle these over the top of the cake mix, pushing any larger pieces down into the mixture
• Pop the baking dish into the preheated oven and cook for 18 to 20 minutes
• Take the cake out of the oven and stick a fork into the middle of it
• If there’s a little bit of cake mixture on the fork when you pull it out, that’s okay – you want the cake to still be a little moist inside so that it’s nice and squidgy
• However, if it seems a bit wobbly, pop it back into the oven for another 3 to 5 minutes to firm up a bit

Chef tips serve your cake
• Let your cake cool slightly and serve it warm and gooey
• Lovely with a dollop of crème fraîche, a scoop of vanilla ice cream or a bit of double cream

Mee Rebus Penang



Mee Rebus - a rich gravy made out of sweet potatoes, is ladled over fresh yellow egg noodles and bean sprouts. It is garnished with cooked squid, prawn fritters, boiled egg and fried shallots. A squeeze of a fresh local lime before serving.

Kuah Mee Rebus:

½ kilo ubi keledek merah (rebus & blander)
1 tin tomato soup
½ botol sos chili
1 paket cili boh (ikut suka pedas)
300g daging lembu (potong kecil2 & rebus)
300g udang basah (rebus dan diambil airnya)
100g bawang besar (mesin)
Minyak masak

Mee Kuning (celur sekejab dengan air panas)
Taugeh (celur)
Telor Rebus
Tahu Goreng
Daun Bawang
Bawang Goreng
Cili merah (hiris)
Limau kasturi

Cara-Caranya:

* Panaskan minyak dalam periuk
* Tumis bawang & cili boh sampai wangi
* Masukkan cili sos & tomato soup
* Masukkan udang & daging bersama air rebusan
* Masukkan ubi keledek yang telah diblander
* Tambah air mengikut pekat mana kita nak kuah tu. Tambah garam, gula,serebuk perasan mengikut selera sendiri. Kalau nak tambah pati ayam/daging boleh. Masak sampai mendidih dan tutup api.


Cadangan Hidangan:

Campur mee, taugeh , telor rebus, tahu goreng, bawang goreng, daun bawang dan cili potong dalam pinggan. Tuangkan kuah dan hidangkan