MY DAUGHTER'S BIRTHDAY

Today is my daughter's birthday. I decided to have a mini party ( super mini ) haha.... Just invite her friends ( only 3 ). Heehee....

I made 2 cute Swiss Rolls for her birthday & will order pizza & mcd for the mini party. She likes the cake so much :-) Hope it taste nice too :-)

HUBBY'S BIRTHDAY

Yesterday was my hubby's birthday. Decided to cook a simple dinner for him. In the morning, I already prepared all the ingredients that I need. But in the afternoon, my eldest sister called & asked, whether can bring my daughter to PD for a day. Okay & let her go with her cousin sister. My hubby said go out for dinner instead of cooking for just 3 of us. So I just kept everything in the freezer for tomorrow's dinner & we went to eat Italian food for dinner as a pre-birthday dinner from me. Hahaha.....

The dishes I cooked are "Tomato Meat Rolls In Honey Sauce 蜜汁番茄肉巻" & Hot And Spicy Ginger Flower Prawns 香辣姜花爆虾". Both are from the book I mentioned in my previous post.

Here's the recipe for Tomato Meat Rolls In Honey Sauce. I like the roll taste more than the sauce taste. The sauce taste abit weird when it goes with the rolls.

Ingredients
• 150g minced meat
• 400g pork lean, cut into thin slices

Seasoning A
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp light soy sauce
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 2 stalks spring onion, chopped

Seasoning B - mixed
• 1 tbsp tomato purée
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp oil

Seasoning C
• 2 tbsp honey
• 2 tbsp light soy sauce
• 3 tbsp water

1. Mix minced meat with seasoning A and set aside.
2. Use the back of knife to pound the sliced meat until tender.
3. Lay sliced meat onto a work surface, spread seasoning B over the meat and place some minced meat on top. Roll up.
4. Heet up 1 tbsp oil and pan-fry meat rolls until cooked. Add seasoning C and stir-fry over high heat until well coated. Dish up and serve.

Here's the 2nd dish "Hot & Spicy Ginger Flower Prawns"

Ingredients
• 800g medium size prawns, slit at the back & deveined
• 1 onion, peeled & cut into pieces
• 1 red chilli, seeded & cut into pieces
• 5 dried chillies, cut into small strips

Seasoning
• 2 tbsp tomato sauce
• 1 tbsp light soy sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 2 tbsp water
• 1 stalk ginger flower

1. Deep-fry prawns in hot oil until cooked. Dish & drain.
2. Leave 2 tbsp oil in wok & sauté onion until aromatic. Add red chilli, dried chillies & stir-fry until fragrant.
3. Add seasoning, prawns & stir-fry until well combined. Add ginger flower & mix well. Dish up & serve.

My hubby likes the prawns. Me and my kids as well. Heehee.......

Happy Birthday My Dear Hubby!

FRIED SQUIDS WITH THAI BASIL

One week holiday already started .... Let's enjoy it. Wishing to all Malay friends " Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri" Drive safely those balik kampung & others who going for holiday trip :-)

Yesterday, I tried a new dish from the cooking book I mentioned from my previous post " Fried Squids With Thai Basil 九层塔千烧鮮鱿". I added some chillies padi that I think it will taste nicer than the original recipe. I prefer some sauce than dried "干烧". Heehee...

Here the recipe :

Ingredients
• 800g fresh squids, cut into pieces with criss-cross pattern
• 2 tbsp oil
• 5 pips garlic, cut into small pieces
• 5 slices ginger
• 1 onion, peeled and cut into chunks
• 50g Thai basil

Seasoning
• 2 tbsp light sauce sauce
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp dark soy sauce

1. Blanch squids in boiling water until cooked. Dish & drain.
2. Heat up oil, sauté garlic, sliced ginger & onion until aromatic.
3. Add squids & seasoning, stir-fry over high heat and dry. Add Thai basil & stir-fry until well mixed. Dish up & serve.

Have A Nice & Enjoyable Holiday!

MINT & BUTTER CHICKEN

Hello.... seems few months I din't post any new recipe. I'm so busy with house work & my daughter's homework & exam. Exam just over, so I have some time to cook & bake now. Hope I'm not lazy... Hee hee....

Bought few cooking & baking books during this few months. The very first I want to try is this " Mint & Butter Chicken 薄荷牛油鸡块＂from Yum Yum 79.

The taste of the mint is very strong. Stated here 30g, I weight 30g without branches. I don't know it's correct anot, but it taste quite special. You can have a try :-)

Here's the recipe :

Ingredients
• 3 chicken whole legs, deboned & cut into pieces
• 3 tbsp butter
• 30g mint leaves, coarsely chopped

Marinate
• 1 tsp salt
• 1 tsp ground black pepper
• 3 tbsp corn starch

Seasoning
• 100ml milk
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp sugar

1. Combine chicken with marinate and marinate for 30 minutes.
2. Melt butter in a pan, pan-fry chicken until golden brown on both sides and well cooked.
3. Add in seasoning, stir-fry over high heat and well mixed. Lastly toss in mint leaves. Dish and serve.