Wednesday, March 31, 2021

Bubur Pulut Hitam Recipe

Wash thoroughly 150g of black glutinous rice, easily found at supermarkets. Pour the rice into a rice cooker pot, and add 6 cups or 1.32 litres of water. 

Add 5 pandan leaves that have been tied into a bundle. Add 1 block of gula melaka. Set the rice cooker timer to cook for 2 hours. 

After 2 hours, open the lid and you should see the glutinous rice fully cooked and the water reduced. If it is not thick enough, simply cook a bit longer or put the rice cooker to standby more to let the rice absorb more liquid. You should achieve the thick and luscious texture and consistency as seen in the video. Add more sugar if desired.

Tuesday, March 30, 2021

Ratatouille With Parmesan Cheese Recipe

In a pot with one spoon of butter, sweat an onion that has been sliced. Add one chopped tomato. Stir until they are well mixed.

If it gets too dry, add a dash of water. Next, add one chopped squash and cook for a few minutes. Next add one chopped zucchini and cook for a few minutes as well. Season with 1/2 salt and black pepper. 

Next, transfer all the pan contents to a baking dish, and sprinkle as much parmesan as you want. Bake in an oven at 200 Celsius no fan mode for 20 minutes.

Saturday, March 27, 2021

Herbal Chicken Rice Cooker Recipe - Emperor Chicken Made Easy

We thought of combining our favourite emperor chicken recipe with a rice cooker one and came up with this easy and delicious rendition. It is also our most nutritious rice cooker recipe yet.

Marinate 4 chicken drumsticks with 1/2 tsp salt, 6 tbsp Chinese wine and 1 tbsp sesame oil. Mix well and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.

Rinse a handful of angelica root, huai shan, red dates, dried scallops, dried longan and goji berries in water for 20 seconds. Strain the herbs.

Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Homemade Pitan Tofu Recipe

Here’s another so easy to make dish that you wonder if you should be even paying for this to eat outside at a fancy Japanese restaurant next time.

Use one packet of silken tofu that has been refrigerated so that it’s served cold. Simply pour the entire tofu onto a plate. 

To make the sauce, use 1 century egg. Remove the yolk and add the yolk to a blender, together with 1 tbsp mirin, 1 tsp sesame oil or paste, 1 tsp sake, 1 tsp soba/udon sauce or regular light soya, 1/2 tsp honey and 2 tbsp of water. 

Sunday, March 21, 2021

Jjajiangmyeon One Pot Recipe - One Pot Series

Our favourite jjajangmyeon that we have modified to our own liking as we have seldom like the commercial starchy ones outside. And using our one pot method!

You need non alkaline noodles, though the korean ones can only be found at korean supermarkets. We settled for a Taiwan ban mian (wheat noodles) instead. Cook according to packet instructions in your trusty pot, strain and set aside.

To make the all important sauce, add 2 tsp oil to your trusty pot. Add about 150g or pork belly cut into square chunks like seen in the video. Fry them until they turn brown and slightly crusty.

Friday, March 19, 2021

Butadon Recipe

Butadon is one of our favourite Japanese dishes to make and eat. And extremely easy and fast to do.

In a pan of oil at medium heat, sweat half a sliced onions until they are slightly charred, soft and translucent. Once they are soft, add your pork shabu into the mix. Use a pair of tongs to separate the pieces as they tend to stick together.

Once the meat is seared for about a minute or less, add 1 tbsp light soya (or 2 tbsp udon/soba sauce), 1 tbsp mirin, half tsp sugar and 2 tbsp water. Simmer for about a minute.

Wednesday, March 17, 2021

Comforting Soya Chicken Noodles One Pot Recipe - One Pot Series

This is our take on soya chicken that has been simplified and condensed into a one pot dish.

Start by blanching Cantonese noodles in boiling water and strain.

Marinate 200g of chopped chicken with skin on with 1 tsp light soya sauce, 1 tsp dark soya sauce, 1 tsp oyster sauce, 1 tsp of maltose (or honey), Sarawak white pepper, 1 tsp essence of rose essence wine and 1 tbsp of corn flour. Mix well and refrigerate for 30 minutes.

Saturday, March 13, 2021

Authentic Hainanese Chicken Rice Recipe By Jiang Ji - The Sergeant Kiang Rendition

Our 3rd professional series recipe is a famed hawker chicken rice that has it’s roots in the legendary Chatterbox chicken rice establishment.

Sergeant Kiang was one of the original team members that worked in the Mandarin hotel kitchen team that made this signature chicken rice, and today, his children have started their own chicken rice eatery known as Jiang Ji.