10 February 2013

Acar Nyonya Style



我家人都很喜欢这凉拌,但还是第一次自己做。
Y3K食谱很把每一个步骤详细的解说,只需要时间和耐心,让凉拌放置隔一两天会更好吃。
有些步骤因为太懒,简略了。
味道自己做些调整,直到适合自己的口味就好。


食谱步骤参考这里

Ingredient
(a)
pineapple - 2 big(cut in cube) *this bring sweetness to the pickles
Carrot - 2 big cut into slices
Cabbage - 1/4(medium size)

(b)
cucumber dipped with 1tbsp salt and left aside - 3 cut into slices

Remark - I didn't measure vege amount, i use whatever available in the fridge.
(c)
Shallots 3-5pcs
Red Chilis 5pcs
Chili Giling 1 tbsp
300ml white vinegar
300ml water
350-400gm sugar
1 tbsp salt

Add in before serve :
Groundnut(Toasted)
Sesame seed(Toasted)
Remark - i am taking whatever left over in my fridge, for proper porportion please refer to Y3K recipe

1. Scalding vegetables (a) & (b) respectively for around 1 minutes with boiling water as below, left aside until cool down and dry.

(c) Scalding
200ml white vinegar
200ml water
1 tbsp sugar
1 tbsp salt

2. Boil (b), left it aside until cool down.
3. Heat up wok with 2-3 tbsp oil, saute Shallots, red chilis and chili giling. add in the rest of ingredient (c) bring it to boil. set aside to cool.
4. Mix (3) with (2), keep in fridge for a while to get the taste develop.
5. Add in Toasted Groundnut and sesame according to own preference before serve.



蛇年行大运


祝大家蛇年行大运,合家安康,鸿运当头!

07 February 2013

German Cookies 德国酥饼

家人都好抗拒所谓的奶酥味,
这是特地为我一个很喜欢奶酥味的朋友而做的。
这德国酥饼实在太多人介绍了。
味道简单好味。

食谱步骤参考这里

Preparation : 15 min
Resting(Fridge) : 30 min
Dough forming : 15 min
Baking : 160c, 15 min

Ingredients:
(a)
Butter 250g room temperature
Icing sugar 80g

(b)
potato starch 250g
low protein flour 160g
Steps :
1. Creaming method - beat (a) until fluffy and pale yellow, add in sifted (b).
2. leave in fridge rest for 30 minutes.
3. roll into small ball around 10g, press lightly with a fork on top.
4. Preheat oven 160C, bake for 15 min.  leave the cookies in pale color.




Chocolate Chip Cookies



喜欢chocolate chip cookies这食谱一定要试。
烘烤之后一天,这饼干更入味。
买不到咖啡油,只能用咖啡精替代。

说真的,加了咖啡味的cookies 自然少了一般香奶味的chocolate chips cookies, 这却多了像famous Amous口感的cookies。
这好不好吃,真的不需要太多的外在装饰,真的好吃。
如果豆类换上pecan 或 macadamia,一定更美味。

Preparation : 15 minutes(creaming method)
Resting : 30min in fridge
Forming : 5 minutes(use spoon to combine)
Baking : 170c, 15 min (i prefer crunchy, if chewy 10min will do)

食谱步骤参考这里

Ingredients

(a)
250g salted butter, room temperature
200g light brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt

(b)
1/2 tsp coffee oil *i use 1/4 coffee flavour
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract

(c)
1/4 cup oats,processed to bits in a chopper *i used oat flour replace
300g self-raising flour (can be replaced with plain flour with 1/2tsp of baking powder)

(d)
1/4 cup ground almonds
1/2 cup of favourite nuts - i use almond sticks
1 pack of Hersheys Chocolate Chips

Overnight/2 hours preparation - Beat egg slightly, combine (b) and keep for at least 2 hours

1. (b) beat until fluffy, slowly add in (b).
2. sifted (c) added to (1) all at one time.
3. leave dough rest for 30 minutes in fridge, use spoon to form the cookies shape on baking sheet.
4. Bake for 170c 15 minutes, cool down and ready to put into air tight container.



Chickey Cookies 鸡仔饼

我在多年前丢失了鸡仔饼食谱,怎么找都找不会同样的食谱。
是时间抹去了那多年前的味道,还是真的还是旧的美好。
这食谱,接近当年的味道。
虽然,还是少了当年的味道。

食谱参考

Ingredients:

(a)450 gms flour
1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder 1 tsp Baking Powder (double Acting)
1/2 tsp soda bicarbohidrat

(b)
1 egg
100 gms Sugar
1 tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
1 tbsp maltose * 2tbsp
1/2 tsp Chinese Five Spices (i changed to 1 tsp)2 pieces of Chinese fermented tofu (Nam Yu/南乳)* i changed to 3 pcs
1/2 tsp Salt * 1tsp

(c)
200 gms of winter melon candy *i changed to 300gm
100 gms of sesame (i use only white sesame)
3-4 Cloves of Garlic(around 15-20gm)

(d)
250 gms Vegetable oil


我和母亲讨论了许久,想想除了五香粉可能是最大可能导致味道不够味。
再来之前的食谱没加soda bicarbohidrat 似乎少了该有的酥脆口感,或许我的口味比较重,更改后的味道比较适合我家人咯。

*如果不够咸,要加重口味加盐较好,太多soy sauce会导致烘烤时容易烧焦。

1. Sift ingredient (a) put aside.
2. (b) mixed until well incorporated, add in (c).
3. mixed (2) + (d), added all sifted flour.
4. leave in fridge rest for half an hour.
5. use baking sheet make a thin layer, bake with 170c for 10-15 min.


30 January 2013

Green Peas Cookies 绿豆饼



时常傻乎乎试了一些食谱才知道根本行不通。
绿豆饼食谱很多Blogger推荐极为简易的食谱,但出来的味道还是家家不一样。

买的绿豆粉,有些已经带有盐味,而有些则带甜, 而从中要学会如何在食谱更改些,原来还有很多小细节有待发现。真的很多要学习的地方。

食谱参考 Tested & Tasted
Preparation Time : 30min
Oven : 170c
Dough preparation : 10min
Resting : NIL
forming : 10min
Baking time : 8min - 10min(turn over half way)

Ingredients:(a)
130 gm fried green peas, grinded
150 gm plain flour
90 gm icing sugar(top up to 100gm if green peas too salty)
1/4 tsp salt(if green pea is salty, omit)

(b) 100 gm oil
Topping :
Egg Yolk(slightly beaten)

Method:
- Mix all ingredient except Oil at last. Form Dough within 5 min.
- Form cookies with mould, wipe with egg yolk. Put into preheat oven for 10min.

- Once cookies is yellow at bottom, take out from oven.
- leave on pan rest for 5 min, ready to keep in bottle once cookies are fully cool down.
   * Cookies easily break out once taken from oven.


* I am submitting this post to Chinese New Year Delights 2013 hosted by Sonia aka Nasi Lemak Lover *