Comment: This is a common dish my mum used to cook whenever she saw tilapia fish in the wet market. No measurement on the ingredients. Ingredients: Tilapia Fish Salt and Pepper Ginger – minced Garlic – minced Red Chillies – minced Soya sauce Black Sauce Sugar Method: Marinade the fish with salt and pepper for…
Plum Cake
Comment: My neighbour gave us a basket of plums during Chinese New Year. We couldn’t finish it. I found a plum cake recipe on Youtube to try. Ingredients: 125g of soft butter 1/4 tsp salt 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 125g sugar 2 eggs 60g of yogurt 60g of almond flour 120g of wheat flour 1…
Simple Fruit Cake
Comment: I have tried in the past to bake fruit cake a few weeks in advance prior to Christmas and soak it with brandy. But this recipe beats all the past recipes that I have tried. This recipe came from Blincy Chris on YouTube. It is simple and hard to fail. The cake is moist…
Steamed Minced Pork with Salted Fish
Comment: This is a common dish served in many households in my country. The ingredients that I used are only an estimate. This dish served best with white rice. Ingredients: 250g Minced Pork 2 slices of salted fish (I used those in the bottle) Ginger – sliced Chilli Padi Sugar Salt Vinegar Method: Mash one…
Glutinuous Rice Ball with Sweet Potatoes
Comment: Easy to make. Moreso when I use the ready-made glutinous rice ball. Ingredients: Pandan Leaves Water Rock Sugar Sweet Potatoes, cut into cube A ready-made glutinous rice ball Method: Boil a pot of water with pandan leaves until fragrant. Remove the pandan leaves. Add in the sweet potatoes Boil until the sweet potatoes soften….
Soy Sauce Saute Prawn
Comment: This is a common dish that I serve to my family during the Chinese New Year. Ingredients: 350g big prawns – de-veined 5 g chopped young ginger 5 cloves chopped garlic 1 red chilli – chopped 1.5 tbsp oyster sauce 1/2 tsp sugar 1/4 cup of water 1 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp dark…
Laba Porridge @ Eight Treasure Porridge
Comment: Laba Porridge is made on the 8th day of the 12th Lunar Month to celebrate the Laba Festival. We do not celebrate the Laba Festival in Malaysia or in my family. I learned about the Laba Festival from my friends from Taiwan and China. I found many Laba porridge recipes. There are at least 8 types…
Fish Fillet Stir Fry with Ginger
Comment: I followed this recipe from Spice N’s Pans on YouTube. Ingredients: Marinade Fish 300g fish fillet Half an egg white 2 tsp fresh ginger juice 3 tsp cornflour ½ tsp salt ½ tsp chicken powder Few dash of ground white pepper Blanch the fish 2 slices of ginger 1 stalk of spring onion Stir-fry…
Thai Basil Pork/Chicken
Ingredient: 280g minced pork or small chicken cube 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 tsp sugar ½ tbsp dark soy sauce 1 tbsp fish sauce 1 tbsp oyster sauce 2 bird’s eye chili – deseeded and chopped 1 handful of Thai basil leaves Method: Heat some oil. Fry the garlic and bird’s-eye chili until fragrant….
Bibimbap
Comment: Bibimbap is one of my favourite Korean foods. I found a simple recipe on YouTube by RecipeTinEats. I have no beef in my fridge. I replaced it with pork instead. Ingredients: Bibimbap Sauce 4 tbsp gochujang paste 2 tbsp mirin 2 tbsp rice vinegar 1.5 tsp soy sauce 3 tsp white sugar 1 garlic…
