Cantonese Porridge with meat balls ~

 

My "boss" is sick... So I decided to cook porridge for him...

 

As Chinese, we always eat porridge when we are sick, maybe because when you dont have appetite, simple porridge is good and its not oily. Porridge is also good in clearing your instestine...

 

 

Personally I prefer Cantonese porridge and here are the recipe:

 

 

Ingredients:

- 1 cup Rice
(I choose Japanese Rice because it is more sticky and filling)
- 150g minced meat
(you can choose chicken breast meat, in this case you can boil it and added in the porridge when serve)
- Salt & Pepper

- Soya Sauce
- Sesame Oil
- Egg (optional)

Direction:

1. Cook the rice with water (1 cup is to 4 cup) .Simmer for about 20 minutes to get porridge and longer to get congee (very fine consistency). Add more hot water if needed.
2. Marinate the minced meat with 1tsp soya sauce, salt and pepper and 1tsp of sesame oil for about 10 min and the shape them into balls.

3. When the porridge has cooked to the consistency you liked, place the meatballs into the porridge, increase heat and allow meatballs to cook for about 5 minutes.
4. Ready to serve. I love to add egg to my porridge, so for those who love it, you can crack the egg in the porridge and stir it. The porridge is hot enough to cook the egg so dont worry.

 

I also like to eat it with bbq pork.



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Green Bean Soup (Bubur Kacang Hijau) ~ Traditional Indonesia dessert

       
In Asian country, especially the Chinese, we are always advised by our parents to drink green bean soup so as not to get too heaty and fall sick...

Green Beans are excellent for detox purposes (if well cooked). Such detox include the cleansing of all those electric charges / radiation that are clinging to us due to long hours exposure to all those computer/TV/handphone/electronic gadgets. All these electrical charges if accumulate enough can cause fatigue/headache/nauseas/body ache/etc in some of us. If you have ulcers, itchy skin (allergy) and food poisoning, you may try eating this (but not to be taken together with your medication, if there is any. If you are taking medicine, can eat this 30 minutes after your medicine).

Once in awhile, I will make this for my "boss" as usual...

Here is the simple recipe:


Ingredients

For the green bean soup:

• 250g green beans
• 175g  caster sugar/rock sugar/gula melaka (usually I used lesser because my boss prefer less sweet ~ 125g) 
• 4 litre of water
• 1/2 tsp salt

For the coconut milk sauce: (Optional)

• 200 ml coconut milk
• 1/4 tsp salt
• 2 pcs of pandan leaves

Direction:

1. Soak the green beans in water for at least 1 hr (6hrs if you have the time).
2. Boil water with 1/2tsp of salt.
3. Add green beans in the boiling water and cook till soften (45min-1hr).
4. And then add sugar and cook until the sugar is dissolved.Set aside and ready to be served.

Optional:

1. Prepare the coconut milk sauce. Cook the coconut milk with salt and pandan leaves till boil. 
2. You can pour the coconut milk sauce over the top of the green bean soup when served.

Note: My suggestion is to drink it cold!!!!! Amazing....especially on the hot hot days....

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Pickled Mustard Soup ~ 咸菜汤

Chinese soup is actually very easy to do, and my "boss" (darling) always like to order the following soup.

Let me share with you my own simple recipe..

Ingredients:
1 packet of Pickled Mustard
2 pcs of tomato
Roasted meat (you can use duck but you got to add some ginger)
100 g shimeiji mushroom
2 pcs bird eye chilli (optional)
750ml of water
1/4 tsp salt


Directions:
Boil water. Add all the ingredients except for the salt and chilli. Cook for 1 hour and add then add chilli and season with salt.

Note: I add chilli because of my boss request, normally no chilli is added, but i find its quite tasty to add some chilli.

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~ Nutella Dorayaki ~ {Doraemon favourite Snack}

 

Doraemon is always my favourite cartoon since little...

 

My favourite statement every day is "How I wish I have Doraemon, do I can have the door to anywhere n etc...". You will know what I meant if you watch the cartoon...

 

Therefore I am excited when I saw the recipe of the favourite snack of my Doraemon...

 

 

DORAYAKI  and its Nutella flavour....

 

 

Here is where I get the recipe... Enjoy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZOdkR4GrB8

 

 

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Japanese style Paella ~

 

 

Saw the recipe from a magazine and thought of trying them out. Of cos I replace some of the ingredients to what I have in my fridge. Its actually very easy, just need throw all the ingredients in and wait... Try it out!!!

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Hokkaido Cupcakes

 

Mother's Day is around the corner...

 

I have always wanted to do this cupcake, tried the recipe from blogger below and turn out really not bad consider first attempt .... Enjoy!!!

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgWKARYqOnE

 

 

 

 

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