A collection of my food experiences: restaurants and recipes.
Tuesday, 24 September 2013
Wednesday, 11 September 2013
Tuesday, 16 October 2012
Malaysian Food - Hokkien Mee
Hokkien Noodles
If my Dad comes home late and is hungry, he comes home with Hokkien Mee from the stall behind Tawakal Hospital. It's the time to hang around him for a taste. With the chilli sambal on the side, this is quite a good tasting Hokkien Mee, better than the 'one in Petaling Street' I thought 10 years ago. And the taste is still the same. This visit home, I had it twice. Once when I returned home hungry and the other after going to the airport only to discover my flight was delayed. I looked hard at the cooks to see if I recognised him from 10 years ago, and just when I was convinced that they all looked too young or too old, the person who gave me my noodles, still packed 3D triangular shape in plastic and newspaper, smiled like he remembered me. He might have, he knows my Dad, his late night regular.
I got this photo on the web, it seemed to best describe the slipperiness and blackness of the noodles. Please click the photo to visit her website for the recipe.
Thursday, 16 August 2012
Leeks in Chardonnay
Sven served us this dish. It sounded special and intriguing. So I had to try it at home. Boil the leeks in wine right?
I melted some butter and threw in the finely sliced washed leeks. Had to add the bay leaf, since I have a tree. When it wilted slightly, I poured in some cheap Chardonnay and let it boil down. Some salt and pepper.
It was simply delicious. Cant get over it, and cant wait to try it again. It went well with meatballs (Susheela Aunty's cutlets). I think it will go with any meat. As an accompanying sauce.
I melted some butter and threw in the finely sliced washed leeks. Had to add the bay leaf, since I have a tree. When it wilted slightly, I poured in some cheap Chardonnay and let it boil down. Some salt and pepper.
It was simply delicious. Cant get over it, and cant wait to try it again. It went well with meatballs (Susheela Aunty's cutlets). I think it will go with any meat. As an accompanying sauce.
Thursday, 22 December 2011
Tuesday, 13 September 2011
Salmon and rice
Recently when a cousin visited us in Sydney, her daughter noticed this pickle in the Indian food store we were browsing saying they had that at home and it was quite nice. I took her recommendation and bought the bottle. It is very hot and tastes like the Chinese pickled chilli one eats with wantan mee in Malaysia. It goes very well with any Indian meal, it adds the sour citrus flavours with the chilli kick. Exactly what we need when cooking for children sans chilli.
I dont cook much Indian food, but something that works is grilled salmon, healthy, quick, full of omega 3. However, being farmed salmon, there is such a great risk the flavours just isn't good enough always. I marinade the fish and here is the quick grilled salmon I find works. Eaten with this chilli pickle, it works to make a favourite comfort food.
Grilled Salmon
1 piece of salmon
2 tspn organic soy sauce
2 tspn cooking sake
salt
Spoon marinade over salmon and grill
Serve on white rice with 'Mother's recipe green chilli pickle on the side.
Serve on white rice with 'Mother's recipe green chilli pickle on the side.
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