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Bacon & Pineapple Burger

March 9, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

It just came to me when I was preparing for making burgers at home. Since bacon and pineapple are a good match on pizza, so I wondered how will it go if I put them in burger. It turned out not bad.

For the burger bun:

Black Sesame Round Bun And Mini-burger

Pineapple slices are from canned ones. Drain them first.

Heat a pan on the stove. Fry bacon till crispy.

Then fry pineapple slices a bit.

Cut burger bun into halves. Place bacon slices on it. Then one pineapple slice. After that is cheese. And again bacon and pineapple slice.

You can serve it with salad and potato wedges.

Potato Wedges & Steak

My husband thought it’s very special. But he loved it after tried it.

baking, Cake, chocolate

Cocoa Chocolate Cake

March 8, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

Last night, I saw a picture of chocolate cake online. And I really really wanted to have a piece of it. So I decided to make my own chocolate cake by myself. Remember my husband bought a pack of Starbucks cocoa before? There’s still some left. So I’m gonna use it to make my cocoa chocolate cake.

I referred to the recipe:

http://www.recipe4living.com/recipes/satin_moist_chocolate_cake.htm?format=print

The first time I saw this recipe, I was wondering is it true that boiling water is required in it? I was not so sure about it. But after I tried it, I realized how great this recipe is.

Ingredients:

1 cup sugar ( cocoa powder I used from Starbucks already contained sugar. So I cut off the sugar in original recipe)

1 3/4 cup flour

3/4 cup cocoa powder

1 1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp salt

2 eggs

1 cup milk

1/2 cup canola oil (original recipe said vegetable oil)

2 tsp vanilla

1 cup boiling water

1. Preheat oven to 175 degree C.

2. In a big bowl, mix sugar, flour and other 4 dry ingredients.

4. Add in eggs, milk, oil & vanilla.

4. Add in boiling water. Stir well till smooth.

5. Pour batter into greased baking pan. Bake for 30-35 mins.

You can add frosting you like. I like this cake very much. Soft and moist.

Prawn, Quick recipe, Uncategorized

Cheesy Butter Giant Prawn

March 7, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

1. Clean the scampi and cut in the middle of the belly.

2. Sprinkle salt and black pepper and let them stay for a while.

3. Heat a pan on stove. Add in 1 tablespoon oil. When it’s smoke hot. Put the scampi in.

4. Fry scampi till the shell turn pink.

5. Cut in 20 g butter and 3 minced garlic cloves. Sauté till aromatic.

6. Pour in 1/2 cup hot water. Cover the pan with lid and let the scampi simmer for 5 mins.

7. Take the scampi out in a plate. Add 1 pieces of cheese ( yes, I used the type for sandwiches and hamburgers). Turn to low heat. Keep stirring and reduce sauce to condensed.

8. Pour sauce over scampi. Garnish with parsley.

I have to say the sauce is perfect for bread.

Chicken, Uncategorized

Red Wine Braised Chicken

March 5, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

This dish needs overnight marinating time. So please prepare one day before you cook it.

Here I used chicken drumsticks.

1. Prepare marinade. In a pot, pour in red wine ( I used about 1/3 bottle, that’s all I have). Turn on the stove and heat it. At the same time, chop one onion, 1 stalk celery and 1 carrot. Put all the vegetables, 3 cloves garlic, cloves and bay leaves in wine. Simmer till reduce to 1/2. Off the heat. Discard the vegetables. Put chicken in a container or a bag. Pour the marinade in. Give Chicken a bit massage and cover with lid. In the fridge for overnight.

2. The next day. Take the chicken out. Chicken will turn dark purple. Season them with salt and pepper. Then dust them with flour.

3. Heat a little olive oil in the pan. Fry chopped onion (big chunk) and mushroom till aromatic. Then set them aside.

4. Fry bacon bits in the same pan. And sear bacon to let the oil out. Take the bacon out and leave the oil.

5. If the bacon oil is too little, you can add some extra olive oil. Next step is to fry flour-covered chicken. Don’t stir them till a nice golden brown layer formed. Make sure the outside flour layer is hard and crispy.

6. Add all the mushroom, onion and bacon back to chicken. Also add in bay leaves. Pour the red wine marinade into the pan. And one small box of stock with 2 or 3 tablespoon tomato paste.

7. Turn to low heat. Cover the lid and let it simmer for 1-1.5 hrs.

Look at the bright color. The chicken is very tender. Mushrooms are very juicy. It’s perfect to go with bread or pasta.

shrimp, tofu

Shrimp & Tofu Patties

March 4, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

Main ingredients:

Chopped shrimp 100g

Tofu 200g

Chopped Spring onion 2 stalks

Mix them in a big bowl

All these three ingredients don’t have to be finely chopped. I crushed tofu with my hand. 🙂

For the seasonings:

1/2 tsp salt

1 1/2 tbsp oyster sauce

1/4 tsp white pepper powder

1 tbsp sesame oil

1/2 tsp sugar

Mix well with shrimp, tofu & spring onion.

Next, add in flour while mixing. Stop when all ingredients can cling together to make patties. I added in about 3 tbsp flour.

Heat a pan on stove, brush pan with oil.

Use hand to make patties. Put patties in the pan. Fry till both sides turn golden brown.

Chinese, Uncategorized

Fried Stuffed Lotus Root

March 2, 2018 chinesetuition88 2 Comments

It’s a very common dish during Chinese New Year. I still remember my mom used to make a lot of them before CNY, and they can be preserved for a long time and also can be cooked into many dishes. Its Chinese name is 藕盒（ǒu hé）. 藕means lotus root. 盒means box. The name quite describes the appearance of this dish.

It’s my third CNY in Singapore. Staying away from hometown is really cruel especially during Chinese festivals. I decided to try this dish to help reduce my nostalgia.

1. Prepare the filling. Minced pork is a great choice. Mix minced pork with chopped ginger, and chopped spring onion. Then season with salt, black pepper, light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sugar and sesame oil.

2. Prepare the lotus root. Peel and remove two ends. Cut into slices for about 3 mm. First cut should not be completed, second one is. Then the two slices will be connected and not fall apart.

3. Stuff lotus root with minced pork filling.

4. Prepare batter. 1/2 cup flour, 1/2 cup corn starch and 1 egg. Use chopsticks to stir them and pour into water at the same time. Stop when the batter can form a drop from chopsticks.

5. Deep fry them till golden brown. To make sure everything will be cooked. Turn to medium-low heat and fry longer.

Chinese, Ribs, Uncategorized

Braised Ribs with Potato & Long Beans

March 1, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

1. Rinse ribs under water. Then put them in a pot, pour in enough water that covers all ribs. Turn to high heat and bring to boil. Turn off the heat when ribs turn white. Rinse ribs in cold water and drain.

2. Heat a little oil in the pan. Add in chopped garlic, ginger & dried red chili. Sauté till aromatic. Add drained ribs in. Fry ribs till a bit golden brown.

3. Add in 1 1/2 tsp light soy sauce, 1 tsp dark soy sauce, 1 tsp cooking wine, and 1 1/2 tsp sugar. Stir fry a bit. Pour in hot water covers ribs. Put on the lid and simmer with low heat for 20-30 mins or till water reduces half.

4. Add in potato cubes. Simmer for 10 mins. Then put in long beans. Simmer for another 8-10 mins.

5. Remove the lid. Turn to high heat and reduce the sauce.

Serve hot.

baking, Cake

Carrot Cake ( with Pineapple & Walnut)

February 28, 2018 chinesetuition88 Leave a comment

I found this great recipe about carrot cake:

http://www.geniuskitchen.com/recipe/why-i-joined-zaar-carrot-cake-73825?ref=amp&ftab=reviews

I baked carrot cake before. It was good.

Carrot Cake

I tried this new recipe and I loved this one. Very moist and taste better. Pineapple also improves the texture. My husband also likes it very much.

Ingredients:

1 cup flour

1 tsp baking soda

1/2 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 cup sugar ( I cut the sugar, because I don’t want it to be very sweet and also the canned pineapple I used were sweet).

1/2 cup vegetable oil ( I used canola oil)

2 small eggs

1/2 tsp vanilla

1 cup shredded carrot ( I also chopped them to make them shorter)

1/2 cup chopped walnut

1/2 cup chopped pineapple

1. Preheat oven to 175 degree C.

2. In a bowl, mix flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt and sugar.

3. Add in oil, egg & vanilla. Mix till smooth.

4. Fold in carrot, walnut and pineapple.

5. Pour batter into greased baking pan.

6. Bake for 45-50 mins.

You can also do the frosting. But I’m too lazy to do that. And plain cake is good enough for me. :p

Quick recipe, Uncategorized

Fried Creamy Custard

February 27, 2018 chinesetuition88 2 Comments

It’s a very popular dessert in China. I remember I had it when I was very little. Crispy outside, creamy and soft inside.

Ingredients:

Milk 250g

Corn starch 30g

Sugar 25g

Put all these three ingredients in a sauce pan. Heat it and bring to boil. Turn to low heat. Keep stirring and it will become more and more condensed. When there is no flowing milk and bubbles start to come out, turn off the heat.

Prepare a container, line it with plastic wrap. Pour the custard inside. Flatten the surface with a spoon.

Cover the container with a lid and put into fridge.

When the custard is ready, it will be as firm as tofu. Cut it into shapes you like, cubes or long strips. Sprinkle flour over them. Make them evenly be coated with flour. Then dip in the egg and bread crumbs. Deep fry till golden brown.