Crispy Fried Prawns wrapped with Rice Vermicelli Recipe

Crispy fried prawns wrapped with rice vermicelli

Crispy Fried Prawns wrapped with Rice Vermicelli

Crispy Fried Prawns wrapped with Rice Vermicelli is a simple dish. My family enjoys it.

 

Ingredients

12 fresh prawns (peeled, veins removed with tails intact)

1 tbsp chopped coriander stem

½ tsp pepper

¼ tsp salt

 

200 gm rice vermicelli

Coriander leaves

Cooking oil

 

 

Marinated prawns

 

 

 

 

Dig in!

 

Love it with my favourite dipping sauce 'Life Sos Cili'

 

 

Procedure

Marinade prawns with salt, pepper and coriander stem for an hour.

Soak rice vermicelli in room temperature tap water for an hour to soften.

Remove and drain the water.

Wrap the rice vermicelli around the prawns.

Deep fried the prawns till golden brown.

 

Garnish with coriander leaves.

Serve immediately with chilli sauce or mayonnaise.

Fried Seafood Tofu (Mashed) Recipe

'Zhao Pai Tofu'

Fried Seafood Tofu (Mashed) Recipe

Back in Malaysia, the food stall operators specialising in general Chinese cuisine  (in Malaysia, they are known as "tai chow") often recommend their customers to try their Signature Tofu or commonly known as "Zhao Pai Tofu". Their Signature Tofu or "Zhao Pai Tofu" consists of soft tofu, seafood (usually fish and prawns) and some spring onions. A very popular dish for many years and one of my family's favourite.

I made this dish yesterday for dinner and my family loves it.

tofu

Ingredients

A

500 gm soft tofu

150 gm fish fillet

100 gm prawn

1 salted egg

B

1 carrot (grated)

1 tbsp chopped spring onions

1/4 tsp of salt

½ tsp of grounded white pepper

2 tbsp of corn flour

½ cup tapioca/potato flour for dusting

Cooking oil

Procedure

Blend ingredient A into paste.

Combine ingredient A and B. Mix until well combined.

Place a muslin cloth or heat proof plastic in a eight inch square pan.

Pour the mixture into the square pan.

Level the surface with the back of the spoon.

Steam the tofu mixture over medium heat for 10 minutes.

Remove and set aside to cool.

Cut into pieces.

Dust with tapioca or potato flour.

Shake off excess flour.

Fry in hot oil until crispy and golden brown.

Serve warm with chilli sauce.

Enjoy!

 

steamed tofu

Grilled Squid with Thai sauce Recipe

Grilled Squid

Grilled Squid with Thai sauce Recipe

This is a simple and quick dish to prepare. A dish you will enjoy if you love eating squid.

 

Ingredients

1 kg squid (cleaned)

¼ tsp salt

½ tsp black pepper

1½ tbsp lemon juice

 

Sauce

2 tbsp fish sauce

3 tbsp fresh lime juice

1 ½ tbsp sugar

3 fresh red chillies (finely chopped)

2 fresh green chillies (finely chopped)

3 cloves garlic (finely chopped)

(Mix all together)

 

Sauce

Procedure

Season the squid with salt, pepper and lemon juice for an hour.

Heat a grill pan. Grill squid on each side about 2 to 3 minutes on high heat.

Remove and serve immediately with the sauce.

Recipe : 'Fried Sticky Rice cake' (Ti Kueh)

Fried 'Ti Kueh'

Fried Sticky Rice cake (Ti Kueh) Recipe

Sticky rice cake is called ‘kuih bakul’ and in Hokkien is known as ‘ti kueh’ in Malaysia. This cake is made of Glutinous rice flour, Gula Melaka and water.

It is a popular sweet dessert among the Chinese community in Malaysia.

 

Sweet potatoes

'Ti Kueh'

Ingredients

Ti Kueh (cut into slices)

Sweet potatoes (cut into slices)

Yam (Taro) optional

 
Cooking Oil

For the batter

140 gm plain white flour

60 gm rice flour

A pinch of salt

Water

 

Procedure

In a bowl, mix flour, salt and water evenly. Set it aside.

Batter

Heat a wok or frying pan with sufficient amount of oil.

 

When the temperature of the oil reaches 80 C, sandwich Ti Kueh with sweet potatoes, coat with batter and fry them.

Frying

In between, increase the temperature to medium heat and fry them until golden brown.

Serve warm.

Enjoy!

 

Buttered and char-grilled Cauliflower florets



Buttered and char-grilled Cauliflower florets

Ingredients

1.3 to 1.5 kg Cauliflower

Salt and pepper to taste

70 gm unsalted butter

 

Procedure

Cauliflower florets (1)

 

Seasoned with salt and pepper (2)



Cook with lid on (3)

 

1. Cut Cauliflower into florets.

 

2. Season it with salt and pepper.

3. Heat a pan or a pot. Add butter. Add Cauliflower into the pot with lid on and cook it until tender.

4. Remove from pot and place the Cauliflower on a heated grilled pan to have it char-grilled.

5. Serve immediately with salad or rice.

Salt and Pepper Fried Eggplant recipe

Salt and Pepper fried eggplant

Salt and Pepper Fried Eggplant

A simple recipe which needs only few ingredients.

Ingredients

500 gm eggplant, cut into French fries size

1½ cup rice flour

¼ tsp chilli powder

A pinch of salt

1 tbsp lemon juice

Cooking oil

Egg plant



Rice flour



 



Eggplant in ice water (No.2)



Rice flour + salt + pepper + chilli powder (No.3)

(No.7)

 

(No.7)

(No.8)



 

Procedure

1.Cut both ends of each eggplant and then cut them into French fries size.

2.Place the cut eggplant into ice cold water for about 30 minutes. If possible weigh them down into the ice water. Why? Is to get rid of some of the bitterness from the eggplant.

3.Combine the rice flour with salt, chilli powder and lemon juice. Mix all together.

4.Heat a pot or wok. Add sufficient amount of cooking oil.

5.Heat oil to a temperature between 160 C to 190 C.

6.Another way to measure whether the oil is hot enough is by using the end of a wooden chopstick or a wooden spoon deep into the oil. Oil that’s ready will bubble around the handle.

7.When ready to fry, grab a handful of fries, squeeze out the water from the fries (eggplant) and transfer the fries to the flour mixture.

8.Coat the flour all over the fries.

9.Transfer to the fryer and let them fry till crisp.

10.Remove fries, place on kitchen towel to drain the oil.

11.Garnish with some chopped spring onions or herbs.

Serve immediately.

Enjoy!

Recipe : Mango Strudel Cream Cheese

Mango strudel

Mango Strudel Cream Cheese Recipe

I made a Mango Strudel Cream Cheese with Filo Pastry the other day and surprisingly it turned out really good. It isn’t difficult to make.

The two most important things to make this Mango Strudel delicious are being generous with butter and choosing the right kind of ripe mango.

I would suggest using Kensington Pride mango for this recipe as it has excellent flavour, juicy and it’s aromatic.

 

Ingredients

250 gm cream cheese (room temperature)

150 gm unsalted butter (room temperature)

3 tbsp of caster sugar

1 tsp vanilla extract

1 egg

6 filo pastry sheets

1 tbsp icing sugar for dusting

Filo Pastry

Procedure

 

Pre heat oven to 160 C (fan baked)

Using an electric hand mixer, combine the cream cheese, sugar and vanilla extract. Beat until smooth and creamy.

Add in the egg and beat well.

Place a sheet of baking paper on your work place. Lay a sheet of filo pastry on the baking paper. Brush generously with melted butter.

Top with another sheet and brush with butter. Repeat until you have used all the sheets.

 

Spoon and spread the cheese mixture over the centre of the filo sheets horizontally, about 3 ½ inches wide, leaving a small a border along the edges.

Top the cheese spread with sliced mango. Fold in the ends of the pastry and roll up, enclosing the filling.

Brush the edges with butter to stick it down.

Brush the top surface with the remaining butter.

Lift the baking sheet carefully onto the baking tray and bake the pastry for 20 to 25 minutes until the pastry is crisp and golden.

Transfer to a wire rack to cool for 30 minutes.

Slice it, dust with icing sugar and devour it immediately.

Enjoy!