#COOKING: BLOOD ORANGE CHICKEN RECIPE
Blood Orange Chicken. My love of sweet 'n' sour often got me teased by my parents as a kid, them jokingly disowning me. Things like sweet and sour chicken balls/pork are seen as "inauthentically-Chinese". Here is my elevated take on a food court fave. The bitterness of Blood Orange, lime, mild heat of chilli and Sambal give this dish a bit of mystery. Enjoy! 🍊🌶️
Chicken:
4 chicken breasts, sectioned to bite-size pieces and seasoned in sea salt
1/3 cup flour
1/3 cup ...
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#COOKING: COURGETTE LOAF WITH LIME-RICOTTA FROSTING RECIPE
Courgette Loaf with Lime-Ricotta Frosting. I have memories of my Dad making Zucchini Bread a lot when I was a kid. It pretty much is like Carrot Cake, a bit like Banana Bread, maybe a bit more moist and less sweet. Dad worked with a lot of Italians from whom he got the recipe and we grew zucchini in our garden, often having an abundance of them. He'd never make just that basic Chocolate Cake I always wanted, but luckily my Grandpa would do it for me when I visited him and Grandma. I would watch ...
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#COOKING: CREAMY BAKED LOBSTER X CHEESE RECIPE
Creamy Baked Lobster x Cheese. Cheese and Seafood I've been told are a big no-no, but rules were meant to be broken, especially when they taste this spectacular! Enjoy this decadent dinner, which is a lot more simple to prepare than you'd think.
Ingredients:
2 lb lobster, cleaned and sectioned (reserve a tablespoon of Tomalley)
450g package spaghetti
4 cups Baby Spinach
1/2 cup shredded Old Cheddar
1/2 cup shredded Mozzarella
1/2 cup 5% cream
3 tablespoons unsalted butter
1 stalk green ...
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#COOKING: MEATLESS LASAGNA RECIPE
Meatless Lasagna. Growing-up I had Lasagna maybe twice. Being from a Chinese family, we rarely ever ate Italian other than my Dad's take on Spaghetti, which though not bad, was Tomato Paste and Ketchup-based with ground pork, peas and carrots. You can imagine the shock of my classmates who got introduced to Hong Kong-style Spaghetti at my sixth birthday party!
My Mom was excited that I asked her to help assemble my Meatless Lasagna and I'm glad I got to show them a proper Lasagna. No processed ...
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#COOKING: HAINANESE CHICKEN RICE RECIPE
Hainanese Chicken Rice. Adapted from Tasty. You don't ever forget having Hainanese Chicken Rice in Singapore at a Hawkers Market like Newton Circus. Though we do have some great hole-in-the-wall type restaurants in the GTA that serve the dish as well, venturing-out during isolation hasn't been easy.
What I love about this national dish of Singapore is that the chicken is so incredibly juicy, while the rice is incredibly fragrant. You get THREE dipping sauces!!! I get that boiling chicken is a ...
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#COOKING: MEATLESS MISO KRAFT DINNER RECIPE
Meatless Miso Mac & Cheese. Take your Kraft Dinner and elevate it with this amplified take on a comforting favourite! The combination of cheese and miso you'd think would be too salty, but this is a perfect marriage. KD has a bad rap but it has a healthy serving of protein, aids in iron absorption and contains minerals that help with boosting metabolism, your immune system and brain function. 🧀
Ingredients:
1 box Kraft Dinner
2 tablespoons butter
1/3 cup milk
1 tablespoon ...
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#COOKING: STRAWBERRY-CHERRY BLOSSOM MOCHI RECIPE
Strawberry-Cherry Blossom Mochi. This is a perfect Springtime delight. Mochi are the one treat that the Koreans, Japanese and Chinese all can agree is a favourite. These chewy rice cakes are a bit quirky to Western palates, but have a pleasing chewy texture that leaves you reminiscing. Its filling, Azuki Red Bean Paste is dense and rich, a bit like chocolate and a bit like a sweet potato mash. 🍓🌸
Mochi:
3/4 cup glutinous rice flour
2 tablespoons organic raw sugar
150 ml or ...
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#COOKING: FRIED FISH IN CREAM CORN SAUCE X VEGETABLE FRIED RICE RECIPE
Fried Fish in Cream Corn Sauce and Vegetable Fried Rice. This fish dish is one of my favourite things and if you haven't ever had it, you need to get on-board!
Fried Fish:
600g of meaty white fish fillets (Monkfish, Basa are perfect for this), cut into chunks
1 cup of flour
1/2 cup cornstarch
1/2 teaspoon sea salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 eggs, beaten
Canola oil for frying
1 stalk green onion, chopped
Cream Corn Sauce:
1 egg
1 can Cream Corn
Sea Salt and pepper to ...
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#COOKING: PORTUGESE CHICKEN RECIPE
Portugese Chicken | 葡國雞. The odd thing about Portugese Chicken is that none of my Portugese friends have never heard of it. The name often conjures-up thoughts of roasted chicken, Churrasqueira-style. This actual dish hails from Macau, a formerly Portugese region across the river from Hong Kong, where my mom and dad had their honeymoon. It is a mild, rich, coconut milk-based curry with pronounced turmeric notes. A comforting family fave of ours for many years and a staple at any Hong ...
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#COOKING: PORK BELLY BAO RECIPE
Pork Belly Bao. This was an ambitious challenge! The Bao came out light and fluffy with a pleasing bounce. The pork belly required a long, slow simmer and melted in my mouth. Mom wanted thirds!
Bao:
2 cups + 2 tbsp flour
25 ml milk
1 1/2 tbsp organic raw sugar
1/2 tbsp rice vinegar
1/2 tbsp yeast
1/2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp oil
1/4 tsp sea salt
Instructions:
1. Mix flour, salt and 1 tbsp sugar together in mixing bowl.
2. Dissolve yeast and 1/2 tbsp sugar into 1 tbsp warm (not ...
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