Loh Mai Kai

Ingredients

250g glutinous rice

2 cups water

100g chicken meat

50g lean pork meat

1 Chinese sausage (lap cheong), thinly sliced

10g black Chinese mushrooms, soaked and cut into thin slices

5 shallots, sliced

Seasoning (A):

1 tsp light soy sauce

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp oyster sauce

1 tsp ginger juice

1 tsp sugar

1/4 tsp pepper

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp Shao Hsing Hua Tiau wine

1/2 tsp dark soy sauce

1 tsp oil

1 tsp cornflour

Seasoning (B):

1 1/2 tsp light soy sauce

1 tsp pepper

1 tsp sugar

1/2 tsp salt

2 Tbsp oil

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp dark soy sauce

1/2 tsp Chinese five spice powder

Method
Wash glutinous rice, then soak it for two to three hours. Steam it for 30 minutes.

Cut chicken and pork belly meat into slices. Marinate with seasoning (A) for about one to two hours.

Heat oil in a wok and saute shallots till fragrant. Add mushroom slices and stir fry quickly then dish up. Add cooked glutinous rice and seasoning (B) and water. Stir fry well for five minutes.

Grease a pan or large bowl. Add some fried shallots and mushroom slices, a few slices of Chinese sausages and seasoned chicken and pork belly slices. Fill up with glutinous rice and press down with a ladle.

Steam for 40-50 minutes. Serve Loh Mai Kai with chilli sauce.

Super Duper Delicious Easy Crispy Chicken Wings

6 pieces of chicken wings

6 tablespoons all purpose flour
4 tablespoons paprika
1 tablespoon salt
1 tablespoon black pepper
1/2 cup of crushed kellogs cornflakes...
3 tablespoons cornmeal

Preheat oven to 400F <--- i dunno what is the temperture in celcious :P
1. mix all the ingredients together... except the wings
2. coat all the wings evenly with the mixture.
3. take a baking sheet, for easier cleanup, line the baking sheet with aluminium foil...
4. melt some butter/ margerine.... brush it all over the baking sheet
5. put the coated wings on the sheet
6. sprinkle some melter butter/margerine on all the wings...
7. bake for 20 mins, take out, tuen wings over... sprinkle more butter/margerine... bake for another 20 mins...
DONE!!!! ENJOY!!!!

for the sauce,
5tablespoons tabasco sauce
2tablespoons margerine/butter
1teaspoon of white vinegar...
2tablespoon garlic powder

put all the ingredients in a bowl, put in the microwave for 30 seconds.... take out, stir... and there u haf ur sauce... :D


u can use normal chilli sauce if u lazy to make the special sauce :D

Spiced Coconut Mushrooms

Ingredients:
2 tbsp oil
3 garlic cloves, chopped
2 red chillies, seeded and chopped
3 shallots, finely chopped
225g button mushrooms (fresh), thickly sliced
1 cup coconut milk
handful chopped fresh coriander
salt and pepper

Directions:
1. heat pan until hot, add the oil, add the garlic and chillies and stirfry for a few seconds.
2. add the shallots and stifry for a 3 mins until softened.
3. add mushrooms and stirfry for 3 mins.
4. pour in coconut milk and bring to boil.
5. boil till liquid reduces by half.
6. taste and adjust seasoning.
7. sprinkle coriander and toss gently to mix.

Rayleen's Special Sambal *personally guaranteed*

so these are the ingredients:

dried prawns
dried red chili padi (fresh ones will work as well)
fresh red chili (the normal chili)
anchovies..... not ikan bilis....ikan bilis is dried....get the ones in the grocery store...it is either in a bottle or tin....its usually in the fridge in the supermarket...
onions
garlic
sugar
salt
soy sauce
chicken stock / water

ok. if haf all of those ingredients already (tip: most of it can get at Sobey's), now is figuring out how much u wanna make....sambal can be stored for a pretty long time in the frige/ freezer.

ok here is the basic to know.... for every two handfulls of dried prawns, put 2 fresh red chillies, 4 dried or fresh chili padis......dun put more chilli coz u will just die when u eat it....i mean i love very very very hot stuff but if u put more chillies, seriously u will spend the whole day in the toilet. use one medium size RED onion....not the yellow ar....not the white....only red...red...red..... coz other than the red, the rest of the onions are sweet....taste funny. use one whole garlic.

peel ur garlic and onions, cut off the stems of the chilies...... oh.....and please dun soak the prawns....just wash it thoroughly or else, the taste wont be as nice

now the easy part....throw it all in the food processor till it becomes a paste.

heat ur frying pan, put canola oil....put more oil the better...but not too much till can deep fry.....dun use olive oil..... then scrape all of the paste into the frying pan.....stir it...pour in some water or chicken stock so that it wont be too dry and burn. add salt, sugar and soy sauce according to taste....

see.....easy....just a lot of work preparing the ingredients.

then if u wanna eat nasi lemak, make the rice as usual, add santan....and water...and if u can find pandan at ur place, put it in also.

and just fry egg....and u will haf a simple and nice nasi lemak...

Gorgonzola Grilled Steak

Category: Meat
Style: American
Special Consideration: Quick and Easy
Servings: 2

Description:
Some ppl get intimidated when they read the word steaks or some weird ingredient like gorgonzola but i assure you that this is a truly easy easy easy dish. However, you will need an oven to make this delicious fast and fancy dish.

Ingredients:
2(1 1/2-inch-thick) beef tenderloin steaks
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil, eyeball it
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 pound Gorgonzola (you can use any type of blue cheese and if u are not a fan of blue cheese, you can use others)
4 fresh sage leaves, thinly sliced

Directions:
I need to stress that you use fresh meat for this mainly because after you cook this, the steak will be medium rare.

Let meat rest in room temperature for 10 minutes before beginning dinner preparation. Season meat with salt and pepper.

Place a large, flat skillet over high heat. When hot, pour in the oil and spread it around the skillet and place steaks on hot pan. Caramelize the steaks, 2 minutes on each side. Reduce heat to moderate. Cook 4 to 5 minutes longer on each side.

Preheat broiler to high.

Arrange steaks on baking sheet. Top each steak with the cheese (half of the cheese for each). Place baking sheet 6 inches from broiler heat just long enough to melt the cheese. Remove meat from the oven and top with the fresh sage. Let meat rest 2 or 3 minutes, then serve immediately.

Easy Garlic Broiled Chicken

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OMG.. u cannot cannot cannot miss this recipe... this is very very good and very very easy.. even a 5 year old kid can do it (of course the 5 year old would probably need adult supervision coz it involves the stove/oven)

this is a truly amazing simple chicken recipe that EVERY student should know about ... it doesnt even take long to make... its not very messy... serve with rice!

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley
6 boneless chicken thighs, with skin
dried parsley, to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven broiler on HI. Lightly grease a baking pan. Or glass baking dishware.

In a microwave safe bowl, mix the butter, garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and parsley. Cook 2 minutes on High in the microwave, or until butter is melted.

Arrange chicken on the baking pan, and coat with the butter mixture, reserving some of the mixture for basting. (i just pour all the basting sauce on the chicken.. plus it makes great great gravy *yum*)

Broil chicken 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear, turning occasionally and basting with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.

Braised Fish Fillet With Mushrooms

Ingredients
450g or 4 pieces fillet of tilapia or sole
1tsp salt
1 egg
2 tbsp cornflour
oil
1tbsp spring onions (finely chopped)
1tbsp ginger (finely chopped or ground)
mushrooms (fresh portabello or button mushrooms - NOT in cans)
1 tbsp brown sugar
2 tbsp soy sauce
3 tbsp sherry or chinese cooking wine
1/2 cup basic stock or chicken stock
sesame oil

Method
1)cut each fillet into bite size pieces
2)mix fish with a litle salt, the egg and cornflour.
3)heat up the oil in a frying pan and fry both sides of the fish till brown or you can deep fry them.
4)stir fry the spring onions, ginger and mushrooms for a minute.
5)add the soy sauce, sherry, brown sugar, basic stock and sesame oil.
6)bring to a boil.
7)add in the fried fish and braise for a minute
8)serve.

Thai Style Braised Pork Belly

Ingredients:
500g pork belly with or without skin, cut into thick pieces
2 tbsp oil
½ tbsp peppercorns (white/ black/ mixed)
1 tbsp coriander (stem and leaf)
1 tbsp garlic
4 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp dark soy sauce
4 tbsp brown sugar
2 cups water

Method:
Using a food processor, grind the white peppercorns, coriander roots and garlic into a fine paste.

Heat a pan, add oil and lightly brown the pork belly over medium heat. Remove from pan and set aside.

Using the same pan, stir fry the pepper and coriander paste over low heat till fragrant. Add the fish sauce, dark soy sauce, palm sugar and 2 cups water. Turn the heat up to medium and bring the sauce to a boil. Add the pork belly. Turn down to low heat and half cover the pan. Simmer until the liquid is reduced by half and the pork belly is tender. This will take about 1 to 1½ hours.

The sauce can be used on other cuts of pork, chicken, eggs, pressed tofu and deep fried tofu.

Baked Breaded Chicken and Smothered Fries

Baked Breaded Chicken
ingredients:
2 chicken tighs
1/2 cup bread crumbs/cornflake crumbs/mix
1 tbsp dried parsley
1 tbsp chicken stock powder
1 tbsp black pepper
1 tbsp cayenne pepper
1 tbsp paprika
1 beaten egg

directions:
1) heat oven to 375'F.
2) mix all ingredients EXCEPT egg and chicken in a zip lock bag... mix well. coat chicken with egg and throw it in the bag with the crumb mix.. shake until chicken is coated well.
3) put coated chicken on a well greased or buttered baking pan. put in preheated oven for 30 - 40 mins or until chicken is cooked.
4) serve.

Smothered Fries
INGREDIENTS:
1 packet fries
cheez whiz (cheddar cheese spread)
sour cream
chives
bacon

DIRECTIONS:
put fries in the oven as directed on the package or deep fry .... put bacon in microwave as directed on the package until brown and crispy... crumble the bacon. sprinkle over cooked fries. heat up cheez whiz for about 30 seconds.. pour over fries. top with a few dallops of sour cream... sprinkle with chives!! done!!

Super Duper Special Sloppy Joes

yummy.......

INGREDIENTS:
1 pound lean ground beef
1 cup button mushrooms
1 onion, chopped
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1 (16 ounce) jar spaghetti sauce
6 tablespoon riccotta cheese
1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese, divided
1 cup grated Parmesan cheese, divided
1 tablespoon dry basil... or fresh
1 tablespoon dry parsley... or fresh
1 tablespoon dry oregano.... or fresh
1 tablespoon crushed red pepper
1 tablespoon hot chili sauce
1 (8 ounce) can refrigerated crescent rolls dough

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Brown beef, onion and garlic in a large saucepan over medium high heat. Add mushrooms. Once browned, drain fat and stir in spaghetti sauce. Simmer for awhile till sauce thickens. Add all the herbs. Stir and let simmer for about a minute more.
In a 9x13 inch baking dish, spread a layer of sauce. Top with 1/2 of the mozzarella, riccotta and Parmesan cheeses, another layer of sauce and the rest of the cheese. Top with crescent rolls dough.
Bake in the preheated oven for 20 to 30 minutes, or until rolls are golden brown.


he he... sorry ar... ate oredy... forgot to take picture before eating it :P
yummy :D

Rayleen's Ultimately Delicious Tandoori Chicken

this is my version of tandoori lar....its not gonna be exactly ...i called it tandoori coz i dunno what else to call it :P

ingredients:
2 pieces...ok get whatever part of the chicken that u like, i personally like the thigh :P
2 cups curry powder....erm....best is ask ur parents send from m'sia...the curry powder in canada sux.....
1/4 cup chilli powder (Sobey's and superstore got sell)
2 red chilli
2 tblsp cayenne pepper flakes
1/4 cup melted butter/ margerine
1/4 of red onions
one clove garlic
1/4 cup or more...soy sauce
1/2 lemon / lime
a pinch salt
erm 3 tblsp sugar

ok. take out the food processor. throw everything in and let it do its job.

take the chiken, using ur fingers, separate the skin slightly from the chiken...dun pull it off totally..... then, rub the paste that u made on the chicken, cover the skin back, rub the paste on the skin, u can put lots on the skin....coz after it cooks, u can just scrape it off and u'll have a really tasty chicken. make sure u put the paste all over the chicken... dun waste any of the paste ok? just pour it all over the chicken.

ok heat the oven to 400 F, pit the chicken in for 20 mins, then turn the chicken and bake it for another 20 mins,....tada!!!! done :D

Oven Baked French Toast

but anyway, here is one that i recently tried....its soooo great...yummy
this is a oven baked french toast....very easy...can be made the night before and then put in the oven in the morning.

INGREDIENTS:
5 eggs, lightly beaten
1 1/2 cups milk
1 cup half-and-half cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 (1 pound) loaf French bread, cut diagonally in 1 inch slices

1/2 cup butter, melted
1 cup light brown sugar
2 tablespoons maple syrup
1 cup chopped pecans

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DIRECTIONS:
In a large bowl, whisk together eggs, milk, cream and vanilla. Dip bread slices into egg mixture and place in a lightly greased 9x13 inch baking pan. pour the rest of the mixture into the pan. Refrigerate overnight or at least 20 minutes.
The next morning: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
In a small bowl, combine butter, sugar, maple syrup and pecans. Spoon mixture over bread.
Bake in preheated oven until golden, about 40 minutes. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Delicious Curry Fish and Prawns

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recipe:
turmeric
curry powder (adabi)
garlic
ginger
onion
butter
oil
green chili
red pepper flakes
chicken stock granules
ikan bilis granules
evaporated milk
sugar
salt
water

ok.. i wont provide measurements.. coz err... i forgot.. like i said.. i came up with this recipe... just like that *snap*

saute the onions, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes and chili (of course u need to chop them first k?) with oil and butter/margerine .... then after that stir in the turmeric and curry powder....it should form a paste... if its too dry add a bit of oil..... then pour some water..... let it boil for a few mins.... then pour in half can of evaporated milk...put sugar and salt.... stir.... put chicken and ikan bilis stock granules (dun put too much salt... coz the granules are naturally salty.... then let boil....

in the meantime, prepare the fish.. just cut them into bite size pieces.. (dun defrost the fish.. keep it frozen) ..... throw it all into the pot... and the prawns too (i'm asuming that the prawns were peeled and cleaned.... ) then boil for like 10 mins... then can eat adee ^_^ he he......

so delicious man!! my bf saud it was soooo "syiok!" and that he ate so much that he "was more full than when we ate buffet" *skips around happily*

Hainanese Chicken Rice Day

Hainanese Chicken Rice

Ingredients:
Rice
Whole chicken
Ginger
Garlic
A few cloves
Cinnamon (1-2)
Pandan leaves
Salt

Ingredients for garnish:
Sesame oil
Soya sauce (light)
Coriander Leaf
Cucumber (sliced)

Methods:
1) Cook chicken in water. Put in pandan leaves and salt for flavour.
2) Do not overcook chicken. 20-30 minutes is enough. To see if it is cooked, poke a chopstick into the chicken - it should go in easily.
3) Remove chicken, let cool and cut into serving size. Keep the stock for rice and soup.
4) Fry ginger and garlic with oil till fragrant. Add to rice.
5) Add the chicken stock, cinnamon, cloves, pandan leaves to the rice. Cook in a rice cooker.

Ingredients for chili sauce:
Fish sauce
Sugar
Fresh red chilies
Ginger
Green lime
Garlic
Vinegar

Method:
1) Put garlic and ginger in mixer and blend till fine.
2) Add vinegar, fish sauce, salt and sugar to taste. Squeeze lime while serving. To

Serve:
1) Put chicken in a plate, and serve with sliced cucumber by the side. For flavour, add a sprinkling of light soya sauce, sesame oil over the chicken and garnish with coriander leaf. Serve chili sauce in separate bowls.
2) Remove pandan leaves, garlic, ginger, cloves and cinnamon from rice. Serve rice, piping hot.

Mixed Vegetable Soup

Ingredients:
1/2 a chicken, skinned and cut into 6-8 pieces
1 1/2 liters of water
1/2 a head of cabbage, chopped into medium-sized pieces
2 carrots, peeled and cut into 4-5 pieces
1 large potato, peeled and cut into 6 parts
2 medium-sized tomatoes, quartered
1 large onion, peeled and cut into half
1- 1.5 tsp salt

Directions:
1. In a large pot or rice cooker, boil the water. Add chicken into the boiling water and continue boiling, covered for 20 minutes. Occasionally turn the heat down and up to make sure not too much water has been reduced.
2. Add the onions and carrots and continue boiling for a further 15 minutes. Add in the potatoes. If too much water has been reduce, add a little more water. Continue boiling for 20-30 minutes, occasionally checking on the heat. Add tomatoes at the 15th minute.
3. Add in the cabbage and simmer until cabbage has softened. Add salt.
4. Serve hot.

chili sauce and chicken, herbed rice, vegetable soup... minus tomatoes (not yet put in) ^_^

Chicken David and Smothered Fries

Chicken David and Smothered Fries



Chicken David Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
3 tablespoons butter
1 onion, chopped
8 fresh mushrooms, thinly sliced
1 clove garlic, chopped
1/4 pound thinly sliced prosciutto / bacon, cut into strips
1/4 pound thinly sliced hard salami or sausage, cut into strips
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves
1 cup all-purpose flour
salt and pepper to taste
1/2 cup dry sherry
1 cup chicken broth
1/2 cup heavy cream / milk
1/2 cup marinara sauce / tomato sauce
1 tablespoon butter
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley / dry parsley

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DIRECTIONS:
Melt 3 tablespoons butter in a large heavy skillet over medium heat. Saute onion until soft and translucent. Stir in mushrooms, garlic, prosciutto/bacon and salami/sausage. dredge chicken in flour, and place in pan. Season with salt and pepper. Cook chicken 5 minutes on each side. Pour in sherry, and cook until liquid is reduced by half. Stir in chicken broth, cream/milk and marinara/tomato sauce. Simmer until sauce is reduced to your preferred consistency. Stir in 1 tablespoon butter, and sprinkle with parsley.

Smothered Fries
INGREDIENTS:
1 packet fries
cheez whiz (cheddar cheese spread)
sour cream
chives
bacon

DIRECTIONS:
put fries in the oven as directed on the package or deep fry .... put bacon in microwave as directed on the package until brown and crispy... crumble the bacon. sprinkle over cooked fries. heat up cheez whiz for about 30 seconds.. pour over fries. top with a few dallops of sour cream... sprinkle with chives!! done!

Coca Cola Ribs

Ingredients:
pork ribs aka "pai kuat" (cut it individually ... means bone in the middle, meat around it)
coca cola
lee kum kee char siew sauce / hoisin sauce
sambal (grind dried chilli, garlic and onions together... stirfry and season to liking)
dry sherry
garlic (smashed)
ginger (smashed)
green onions

Method:
1) marinate the ribs with the char siew sauce, sherry and sambal for at least 30 mins (do it in the same pot u will be using to make this dish.. this will give u less hassle when cleaning up)
2) throw in as many smashed garlic and ginger as u fancy... depends on ur taste... for reference, i use at lest 4 cloves of garlic and a thumb size of ginger.
3) throw in chopped green onions.
4) add the coke... use only enough to cover the meat... dun use too much or too little. turn on stove to HIGH.... stay there.... wait till it starts bubbling.. reduce heat to MEDIUM ... cover with lid...let it boil for 1 1/2 hours ... occasionally stir it to prevent burning.. coz coke is made up of sugar.. and sugar burns.
5) after boiling, u will see that the coke has now thickened and evaporated so only about 1/3 of what u poured in is left. dish it out and serve...


1) fried egg
2) sambal
3) cola ribs

Chocolate Caramel Cheesecake

i baked a chocolate cheese cake... it turned out awesome!!!! this is my THIRD cheesecake in my lifetime... and this is the ONLY ONE that turned out puuuurrrrrfect!!

this is a piece of it :

tastes sooooo good!!

here is the recipe:

INGREDIENTS:
2 cups oreo cookie crumbs
1/3 cup white sugar
1/2 cup butter, melted

30 individually wrapped caramels, unwrapped
3 tablespoons milk
3/4 cup chopped pecans

1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese, softened
3/4 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 eggs

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DIRECTIONS:
In a medium bowl, combine graham cracker crumbs, sugar and melted butter. Mix well and press into the bottom and 1 inch up the sides of a 9 inch springform pan. Pour on melted caramel/pecan mixture and chill for 30 minutes.
To make the Caramel Filling: In a small saucepan, combine caramels and milk. Cook over low heat, stirring, until smooth. Stir in chopped pecans. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

In the top of a double boiler, heat chocolate, stirring occasionally, until chocolate is melted and smooth. Remove from heat and allow to cool to lukewarm. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Fold 1/3 of the filling into the melted chocolate, then pour the chocolate mixture back into the filling and mix until no streaks remain. Pour into crust.

Bake in the preheated oven for 50 minutes, or until center is almost set. Place a pan of water on rack underneath cheesecake as it bakes to help keep it from cracking. Cool in oven with door cracked open. Refrigerate at least 5 hours before serving.

Three Flavour Chicken Wings

delicious dish... OMG.. you have got to try this recipe out.... u owe it to yourself to...

6-7 pieces chicken wings
oil
3 cloves garlic (chopped finely)
1 tbsp ginger (grated or chopped finely)
a handful of frozen corn
1 carrot (chopped)
1 red bell pepper / capsicum (chopped)
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp sweet black sauce
2 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp plum sauce
chopped fresh corriander leaves

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remove and discard the tip from each chicekn wing and cut wings in half at the joint

cook chicken in a large pot of boiling water, uncovered, for about 10 mins... or until cooked. drain.

heat some oil in a frying pan or wok; stir fry chicken with garlic and ginger for some time until fragrant. remove from pan and onto plate.

heat some more oil in the same wok; stir fry carrot, red bell pepper and corn until tender... leave it longer if u like the vegies to be LESS crunchy... (i cant stand crunchy vegies..well.. other than a few lar..depends)

return the chicken into the wok with the veggies, stir fry for a bit.... then add the sauces (i suggest you measure out all the sauces into one bowl then later just pour out the whole contents of the bowl)... toss untill sauce boils.

serve chicken with the chopped coriander leaves... best to eat with rice...

Chicken and Salmon

Hungry Man's Baked Chicken

INGREDIENTS:
4 chicken drumsticks
2 tablespoons salt
2 tablespoons ground black pepper
1/2 tablespoon crushed garlic
1 onion, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 teaspoon ground allspice

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375 to 400 degrees F (190 to 200 degrees C).
With a knife make small cuts in the sides of the chicken parts; then season chicken with salt, pepper, herbs and spices to taste.
Cover a cookie sheet with aluminum foil. Place chicken on cookie sheet and cover chicken with more aluminum foil. Pierce foil cover with fork to make many small holes. Bake in the preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes. Then open foil cover and place onion between chicken pieces and garlic on top. Bake for another 10 minutes and serve. Enjoy!


Garlic Salmon

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 pounds salmon fillet
salt and pepper to taste
3 cloves garlic, minced

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DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 450 degrees F (230 degrees C). Spray two large pieces of aluminum foil with cooking spray.
Place salmon fillet on top of one piece of foil. Sprinkle salmon with salt, pepper, and garlic.
Cover salmon with second piece of foil and pinch together foil to tightly seal. Place on a baking sheet or in a large baking dish.
Bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes, until salmon flakes easily

Lobster Dinner ^_^ oishiii~!!

*contented sigh* i feel so good today ^_^ ... we had lobsters for dinner today... yummy!!!!!

Boiled Lobsters
3 tablespoons salt
2 live lobsters (about 1 1/2 pounds each)
1/2 cup (1 stick) melted butter
Lemon wedges

Fill a large stockpot about half full of water. Add the salt and bring to a boil. When the water has come to a rolling boil, plunge the lobsters headfirst into the pot. Clamp the lid back on tightly and return the water to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium and cook the lobsters for 12 to 18 minutes (hard-shell lobsters will take the longer time), until the shells turn bright red and the tail meat is firm and opaque when checked.

Lift the lobsters out of the water with tongs and drain in a colander. Place underside up on a work surface and, grasping firmly, split the tails lengthwise with a large knife. Drain off the excess liquid. Serve with melted butter and lemon wedges.

Note: Lobsters must be kept alive until they are cooked because their flesh begins to deteriorate soon after they die or are killed. Some experts recommend numbing the lobsters first by placing them in the freezer for about 10 minutes before cooking.

Easy Garlic Broiled Chicken

OMG.. u cannot cannot cannot miss this recipe... this is very very good and very very easy.. even a 5 year old kid can do it (of course the 5 year old would probably need adult supervision coz it involves the stove/oven)

this is a truly amazing simple chicken recipe that EVERY student should know about ... it doesnt even take long to make... its not very messy... serve with rice!

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 cup butter
3 tablespoons minced garlic
3 tablespoons soy sauce
1/4 teaspoon black pepper
1 tablespoon dried parsley
6 boneless chicken thighs, with skin
dried parsley, to taste

DIRECTIONS:

Preheat the oven broiler on HI. Lightly grease a baking pan. Or glass baking dishware.

In a microwave safe bowl, mix the butter, garlic, soy sauce, pepper, and parsley. Cook 2 minutes on High in the microwave, or until butter is melted.

Arrange chicken on the baking pan, and coat with the butter mixture, reserving some of the mixture for basting. (i just pour all the basting sauce on the chicken.. plus it makes great great gravy *yum*)

Broil chicken 15 minutes in the preheated oven, until juices run clear, turning occasionally and basting with remaining butter mixture. Sprinkle with parsley to serve.

Stir Fry Pork With Ginger

dun be shy.. use as much ginger as u like.. if u dun like ginger, better dun cook this dish.. coz it only tastes good with lots and lots of ginger *yummy!!!* so fragrant man!!

this dish cannot get any simpler and tastier.... another student staple!

INGREDIENTS:

2 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 inch piece fresh ginger root, thinly sliced
1/4 pound thinly sliced lean pork
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon dark soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/3 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1 green onion, chopped
1 tablespoon Chinese rice wine

DIRECTIONS:

Heat oil in a large skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Fry ginger in hot oil until fragrant, then add pork, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, salt, and sugar. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 10 minutes.
Stir in the sesame oil, green onion, and rice wine. Simmer until the pork is tender.

Firecracker Grilled Salmon

ok this one got pic for u to see.... it was provided with the recipe....

see the grill lines? its cos they use the grill.... now i'm sure a lot of us dun own a grill.. right or not? so, just do this...cook it under the broiler in ur oven on HI ..... or just bake it... either way, it will turn out great... cook it as long as u want.. if u want it well done... then broil for more than 10 mins (please keep an eye on ur fish coz things get burnt easily when broiled.....) if u want it half raw, then 10 mins in the broiler is sufficient.... but for baking, of course it will take longer... maybe 20 mins? or more.... just check on it urself lar.... u all big oredy.. sure understand wan hor?

INGREDIENTS:

8 (4 ounce) fillets salmon
1/2 cup peanut oil
4 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons balsamic vinegar
4 tablespoons green onions, chopped
3 teaspoons brown sugar
2 cloves garlic, minced (the more the better)
1 1/2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
1 teaspoon sesame oil
1/2 teaspoon salt

DIRECTIONS:

Place salmon filets in a medium, nonporous glass dish. In a separate medium bowl, combine the peanut oil, soy sauce, vinegar, green onions, brown sugar, garlic, ginger, red pepper flakes, sesame oil and salt. Whisk together well, and pour over the fish. Cover and marinate the fish in the refrigerator for 4 to 6 hours.

Prepare an outdoor grill with coals about 5 inches from the grate, and lightly oil the grate.

Grill the fillets 5 inches from coals for 10 minutes per inch of thickness, measured at the thickest part, or until fish just flakes with a fork. Turn over halfway through cooking.

Steak and Potatoes

my own recipes (^^,)v


1) Garlic mashed potatoes with homemade gravy
2) Stirfried portabello mushrooms and onions
3) Grilled peppercorn steak

Recipe for number (1)
3 baking potatoes (big ones)
margerine or butter (as much as u like)
1/4 cup milk/cream
pepper aand salt to taste
5 cloves garlic (chopped very very finely... or if u haf a food processor, USE IT!)

gravy:
1 and 1/2 tsp beef buillion
1/2 cup water
pepper to taste
1 tbsp butter/margerine
1 tsp cornstarch (mix with 3 tbsp water)

bring a pot of water to boil. meanwhile, peel the potatoes and cut them into smaller pieces (cooks faster) ... then throw it into the water and boil for 15-20 mins or until cooked and breaks when u poke it with a fork. drain. use a masher to mash the potatoes. add in the butter/margerine (the trick here is to add a bit at a time so u can taste it to see if u wanna add more or not)add the garlic ... add the milk, salt and pepper.... mash mash mash.. then stir it all nicely to make sure it's evenly flavoured.

in a small pan or pot, melt butter/margerine... mix buillion with the 1/2 cup of water ... add the pepper.. stir and pour into pan... keep stirring to make sure the buillion, pepper and melted butter is infused....bring to boil... get ready the cornstarch.. pour into the pan and stir stir stir... it will become more gooey like how gravy should be... if u prefer it to be more sticky, add more cornstarch.. if u like ur gravy watery, put less lor.

Recipe for number (2)
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp butter/margerine
half red onion (big one)
3 portabello mushrooms

heat pan.. add oil and butter.. let it melt....... once it starts to bubble and turn slightly brownish, throw in the onions and mushrooms.... stir fry.... turn heat to low.. let it do it's thing.. stir once in awhile... after 3-5 mins, it's done.

Recipe for number (3)
2 pieces of marinating steaks (any type)
4 tbsp peppercorns (the more types to have the better) <-- i buy those already crushed peppercorn mixture
1tsp black pepper
2tbsp sherry
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 and 1/2 tsp beef buillion

mix all the marinating ingredients.... marinate the beef for at least 20 mins... heat the grill... grill the steak till desired doneness .... done!

Cantonese Sweet n Sour Pork

Ingredients:
300g pork belly(bite size pieces)
1 large white onion(quartered)
fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
70g cornstarch

Marinating sauce:
1 egg yolk
2 tbsp sesame oil
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp 5 spice powder
1 tbsp Chinese wine

Sweet n Sour sauce:
5 tbsp tomato sauce
4 tbsp chilli sauce
4 tbsp Chinese Rice Vinegar
3 tbsp sugar
50ml water
2 tbsp cornstarch

Method:
1. Marinate pork with marinating sauce for 30 mins.
2. Add 70g cornstarch to toss and coat each piece of meat.
3. Heat up wok with oil.
4. Slowly add each piece of coated pork into hot oil to fry till
dark brown and crispy.
5. Remove and drain excess oil.
6. Remove excess oil from the wok and leave 1 tbsp of cooked oil
on the wok.
7. Add half the onions to stir fry for 3 mins over medium heat.
8. Pour sweet n sour sauce in to stir and cook.
9. Cook till the sauce bubbles and thickens.
10. Pour hot sauce over the pork and the rest of the onions.
11. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve immediately