Secret Flavours of the World on your dinner table
I loved food ever since i was little my dream is to go around the world and experience the flavors of every culture. So I am here to give some of that experience at your own home.
Ever wondered what it is like to have a plate of American Buffalo wings, French Toast for breakfast, Singapore Noodles, Creamy Pumpkin Soup, Italian Lasagna and many more.
All served with exotic tastes from Chinese, French, Italian, Thai and many more cuisines.
Each Week I'll will put up great recipes and secret sources many are trying to hide.
Enjoy you meal!
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Cornflake Cookies
And You thought cornflakes was for breakfast
How about a cornflake cookie snack?
Do you have heaps of leftover cornflakes from breakfast use them up for this recipe.
The cookies lasts for ages in a airtight container.
Very Very Nice.............
Ingredients:
(30 pieces)
110g butter (room temperature)
120g Sugar
less than 1/4 tsp salt
1 egg yolk
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1 - 1.5 tsp orange zest
90g self raising flour
30g plain flour
50g cornflakes
Raisins or cherries for garnish (optional)
Method:
1. Cream butter with sugar and salt till creamy.
2. Sieve both flours, add into mixture slowly till well mixed.
3. Add in the egg yolk and vanilla esssence and cream till well combined.
4. Stir in the orange zest.
5. Mix till you get a soft dough.
6. Divide dough into equal pieces of about 12g each, shape into flat rounds.
7. You can stick a raisin into the middle of the cookie before baking. (This step is optional).
8. Bake at 175C for 18 - 20 minutes or till golden brown.
Chinese Soya Chicken Wings
Very Quick and Very Tasty
This week a easy dish to whip up for the kids or guests it is very tasty and very easy.
Enjoy.............
Chinese Soya Wings :
Serves 7 people
Ingredients:
1 Bottle Amoy All purpose Marinade
450 ml of Chicken Stock
35 Chicken Mid Wings
Directions:
1. Use the All purpose marinade to marinate the chicken wings for 2 hours
2. Pour Everything into A stock pot or a wok and cover with lid.
3.Let it simmer on Low Heat for 15 - 18 mins until chicken is cooked.
Note: For more flavour put diced oinions into the pot. Also Garnish with spring onions
This is by far the easiest and delicious meal I have ever made.
Authentic Pad Thai
Direct From Thailand
This week a authentic dish like how you get it served from the streets of Thailand.
Enjoy.............
Pad Thai Recipe:
Serves 4 people
Pad Thai Sauce:
1/2 Cup of Tamarind Pulp or puree
1/2 Cup of Fish Sauce
1/2 Cup of Palm Sugar
2 Tbsp of Thai chili powder or paprika
Pad Thai dry ingredients:
3 cloves of garlic crushed
1/2 cup chinese green chives
1 cup of bean sprouts
1 cup of tofu - extra firm
500g rice noodles or rice sticks
2 tablespoons peanuts Crushed
1 Lime
4 spoons oil
2 eggs
Directions:
1. Heat pan and stir mixture over medium heat till combined and set aside for later use.
2. Soak the dry noodles in lukewarm water while preparing the other ingredients, for 5-10 minutes.
3.Julienne tofu and cut into 1 inch long matchsticks. When cut, the extra firm tofu should have a mozzarella cheese consistency. Cut up Chinese chives into 1 inch long pieces. Set aside a few fresh chives for a garnish. Rinse the bean sprouts and save half for serving fresh. Mince garlic together.
If you do not have a wok, any big pot will do.
4. Heat Wok up on high heat and pour oil in the wok. Fry the peanuts until toasted and remove them from the wok. Add garlic and tofu and stir them until they start to brown. The noodles should be flexible but not expanded at this point. Drain the noodles and add to the wok. Stir quickly to keep things from sticking.
5. Pad Thai sauce misture. Stir. The heat should remain high. If your wok is not hot enough, you will see a lot of juice in the wok at this point. Turn up the heat, if it is the case.
6. Make room for the egg by pushing all noodles to the side of the wok. Crack the egg onto the wok and scramble it until it is almost all cooked. Fold the egg into the noodles.
7.Pour onto the serving plate and sprinkle with peanuts.
8. Serve hot with wedge of lime on the side and raw Chinese chives and raw bean sprouts on top.
Note: You can also add in any meat or seafood you prefer.
Baked Sago Pudding
Sago pearls infused with a blend of custard and coconut
Hello, fellow food lovers here to provide you with another great dish.
I baked this the other day and it is good.
Special Tip: Use Small sago pearls as they become transparent more quicker, I used the big ones and they took a long time unless you have a quicker way please help.......
Also after the mixture is ready let it rest for about 5 minutes and then put it in the oven.
Baked Sago Pudding:
Ingredients:
(8 8-cm ramekin cups)
115g sago pearls
Lotus seed paste/chestnut paste (optional)
30g custard powder
30g cornstarch
160ml coconut milk
2 eggs (beaten)
300ml water
160ml evaporated milk (1 small can)
90g - 100g sugar
30g butter
Method:
1. Boil sago pearls in a big saucepan with plenty of water for 15 minutes. Turn off the heat and cover the saucepan with a lid and leave it aside for 5 - 10 minutes till sago pearls are transparent. Drain and rinse in cold water.
2. Combine the custard powder, cornstarch, coconut milk and beaten eggs till smooth. Strain if lumpy.
3. Boil 300ml of water till bubbling hot. Add in the sugar, butter and evaporated milk. Stir till sugar dissolved. Reduce the heat, add in the custard mixture and then the cooked sago pearls. Stir till thicken.
4. Grease ramekin cups with butter and spoon in sago mixture till half full, add in some lotus paste and top with more sago mixture. Sprinkle a little sugar on the surface.
5. Bake at 200C - 210C for 15 minutes in the middle rack and move to upper rack and bake till surface shows sign of golden brown caramelized spots.
Source: Do what I like
Chocolade Stroopkoeken
best crispy chocolaty cookies fused together with some hot, creamy, salted treacle
Chocolate Stroopkoeken:
- 120g (1 stick/½ cup) butter, softened
- 60g (1/3 cup) dark brown sugar
- 60g (1/3 cup) white brown sugar
- pinch of salt and pepper
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- 200g (1 ½ cup) flour
- 4 big Tbsp cacao powder
- 1 big tsp baking powder
For the syrup:
- 100g (½ cup) stroop (treacle)
- 60g (1/3 cup) white brown sugar
- 60g (½ stick, ¼ cup) butter, softened
- 1 Tbsp sea salt
Directions :
1. In a medium bowl, sift together flower, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt and pepper. Set aside. In a large bowl, mix butter, the two sugars, vinegar and egg. Add the flower mixture to the sugar mixture and knead it to a ball. Pack in foil and let rest in the fridge for at least one hour.
2. Preheat oven to 170°C (340°F) and line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
3. Get the dough out of the fridge and roll out thinly on a lightly flowered surface. (if it's too sticky, use some more flower) you can best do this in 3 or 4 times as the dough will break easily.
With a round 10cm (4inches) form, - or a cute small one%u2026- stick out cookies and line them on the baking sheets. Bake for about 10 minutes, until set and down. Let cool completely and make the syrup.
Syrup:
1. In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt treacle with sugar, butter and salt. Stir until well blended and let cool a bit.
2. Ladle syrup on the flat side of a cookies, move it a bit back and forth to even and close with a second cookie. Repeat with remaining cookies.
Enjoy immediately or keep in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Source: Tasting Life
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Honey Mustard Dressing
Fast, Easy, Simple and Nice
Finally something that takes less than 5 mins to make and taste like heaven with salads or if you want wings.
This is the simplest dressings I have ever whipped up and its great.
Read the reviews from the source
Enjoy.............
Source: Allrecipes
INGREDIENTS
* 60 ml mayonnaise
* 15 ml prepared mustard
* 15 ml honey
* 8 ml lemon juice
DIRECTIONS
In a small bowl, whisk together the mayonnaise, mustard, honey, and lemon juice. Store covered in the refrigerator.
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American Buffalo Wings
This week is the famous Buffalo wings I have implemented this recipe into my own Restaurant and wow the reviews.
This recipe also has 682 raving good reviews from the source.
Enjoy............
Until Next week
Source: All Recipes
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INGREDIENTS
* oil for deep frying
* 55 g butter
* 60 ml hot sauce
* 1 dash ground black pepper
* 1 dash garlic powder
* 60 g all-purpose flour
* 0.6 g paprika
* 0.4 g cayenne pepper
* 2 g salt
* 10 chicken wings
DIRECTIONS
1. Heat oil in a deep fryer to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). The oil should be just enough to cover wings entirely, an inch or so deep. Combine the butter, hot sauce, pepper and garlic powder in a small saucepan over low heat. Stir together and heat until butter is melted and mixture is well blended. Remove from heat and reserve for serving.
2. In a small bowl mix together the flour, paprika, cayenne pepper and salt. Place chicken wings in a large nonporous glass dish or bowl and sprinkle flour mixture over them until they are evenly coated. Cover dish or bowl and refrigerate for 60 to 90 minutes.
3. Fry coated wings in hot oil for 10 to 15 minutes, or until parts of wings begin to turn brown. Remove from heat, place wings in serving bowl, add hot sauce mixture and stir together. Serve.
Roast Pork With a Crispy Crackle
Finally with a crispy crackling tp devour
I've have been looking for heaps long for this recipe finally I even found the video tutorial to teach you step by step of how to make great roast pork with a crispy crackling.
Enjoy.............
Source: Video Jug
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Chow Kway Teow
Malaysian Noodles On your plate
This Week its oriental noodles from the streets of Malaysia.
Try It, Taste it and review it......
Ingredients:
1/2 lb kway teow
1 tsp chopped garlic
3 tbsp cooking oil
3 - 5 prawns,
3 - 5 thinly sliced Chinese sausage
150g cockles, scalded and shelled (if available fresh then this is a must)
a handful of beansprouts
3 sprigs of chives, cut into 2 inch lengths
1 egg
Seasoning:
1 tbsp Chilli paste(sambal olek)
1 tbsp light soya sauce
Pepper to taste
A little dark soya sauce for colour
A little water
Method:
Heat wok with 3 tbsp oil until hot and fry Chinese sausages until fragrant, then add l tsp chopped garlic . Add about prawns and fry until cooked.
Push all the fried ingredients to one side and add in kway teow. Stir-fry the kway teow and add seasoning and sprinkle with a little water to mix.
Spread all the ingredients around the kuali and create an empty space in the centre, then crack an egg into it and add a little more oil. Cover the egg with all the ingredients and stir-fry evenly. Add cockles if desired and mix in a handful of bean sprouts and the chives. Do not overcook.
Remove the dish to a plate and serve hot.
Source: Lily's Wai Sek Hong
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