Samgye-tang (a.k.a. Korean Ginseng Chicken Soup) Recipe

Ingredients
1 whole Ginseng
3 tablespoons of Korean Glutinous Rice
1 small whole Chicken (White/Black)
2 tablespoon Salt
4 small Red Dates
12 peeled whole Garlic cloves
2L Water
Pinch of Salt to taste
Scallion for garnishing

Step 1: Soak Korean Glutinous Rice for 1 to 2 hours. If you're using dried Ginseng, pre-soak for 1 to 2hours.
Step 2: To clean the Chicken, rub inside and skin with Salt then rinse to remove all the Salt. Trim off and discard excess Chicken fatty skin around the chicken neck and bottom for less oily soup.
Step 3: Bring the Water to a boil in a deep pan.
Step 4: Stuff the Chicken Cavity with Korean Glutinous Rice, Red Dates and Garlic. Optional, you can tie (truss) the chicken legs with kitchen twine.
Step 5: Place the Chicken and Ginseng in the simmering Water and cover the pan. Bring it to a boil. Lower the fire and let it simmer for about an hour.
Step 6: Season with Salt to taste.
Step 7: Lastly, when the chicken is cooked, transfer it to a stone serving bowl or claypot or serving bowl. Garnish it with Scallion and serve immediately.



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Pasta Exploration ::: Prefect Spaghetti Carbonara Recipe from Scratch

Been a fan of Carbonara, been buying the ready made sauce. However, since I started baking and using Thicken Cream for my bakes, here I am trying out Carbonara from scratch with the extra Thicken Cream I have in my fridge.


Serves 2 pax
Ingredients
1.5cm Angle Hair Spaghetti (x2 to x3)
2 L of Water
1 teaspoon of Salt

200ml Thicken Cream
2 Egg White
2 teaspoons of Garlic Powder
2 tablespoons of Parmesan Cheese
2 teaspoons of Herbs

8 slices of Bacon (cut up into 1cm slices)
50g sliced Mushrooms
1 tablespoon Olive Oil
Salt & Pepper to taste

2 Egg Yolk (Optional - Garnishing/serving for self mix)
chopped / dry Herbs (Garnishing)

Instructions

1. Cook pasta in a large pan of boiling salted water according to the packet instructions.
2. Meanwhile, mix the Thicken Cream, Egg White, Garlic Powder, Parmesan Cheese gently with a fork until well combine.
3. Heat up a pan, cook Bacon stirring for 2-3 minutes.
4. Add Mushrooms and Olive Oil, stirring until the Bacon beginning to crisp, set pan aside.
5. Quickly add the Carbonara mixture and Herbs, bring it to a simmer.
6. Drain pasta, then return to pan, toss to combine. The heat from the pasta will cook the egg slightly and form a creamy sauce.
7. Serve immediately with extra parmesan, crushed Black Pepper, Herbs and top with an egg yolk.

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Is this Product good?::: Tom Yum Noodles with Fish slices, Fishballs, Prawns (A Taste of Peace Brand)

Another good brand to introduce. It's not that spicy which is good for me..haha! However you can add additional chilli to boil or sambal to spice it up to your preference.



Recipe for 2

Ingredients
3 tablespoons of Tom Yum Paste (A Taste of Peace Brand)
2 small bowls of Water
6 Fishballs
250g of sliced Fish
6 Prawns
Spring Onion to use for garnishing
1 packet of Kuey Teow (pre-blenched)

Pre-blench the Kuey Teow and Portion into 2 bowls. Bring the Water to a boild and add in the Tom Yum Paste and stir until well desolved. Place the Fishballs in to cook until it float. Add in the Prawns and Fish and let it boil for approx 3 to 5min. Dish out and portion the ingredients in to the 2 bowls then pour the tom yum soup over and serve HOT!

Enjoy~


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Imperial Egg Spinach Recipe

One of the current popular vegetables you can order in any restaurant you go to. However, homecook is still the best! This recipe does not require salt, sugar, oyster sauce, or msg. Prefectly healthy.


Ingredients
2 bundles of washed and prepared Spinach
1 handful of Anchovies / Ikan Bilis
1 tablespoon of Cooking Oil
5 cloves of peeled Garlic
500ml Boiling Hot Water
1 roughly diced Salted Egg
1 roughly diced Century Egg
1 tablespoon of Wolfberries (I totally forgotten)

Heat pan and Cooking Oil. Fry Anchovies & Garlic until lightly browned. Pour in the Boiling Hot Water and let it boil for 15mins. Pour in the diced Salted Egg, Century Egg, Wolfberries followed by Spinach. Constantly, flip with a thong to evenly blench all the Spinash. Once all are bright green dish and serve HOT!

Enjoy~!!!

Note this is not a soup. So don't add too much water.

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Pho Vietnamese Beef Rice Noodle Soup Recipe

Our very first Vietnamese recipe!

Prettier picture to share as we made this again on 30 Mar 2017! Give this recipe a try. We believe you'll love it too.

Pho Beef Noodles is what will come to our mind when we think of Vietnamese food. The richness of the beef broth but yet light enough to enjoy every slurp. The soft tender beef. It's one of the food you will think of when it's a cold rainy day.


Broth Ingredients
700g Oxtail
1.5" Ginger
1 Yellow Onion
50ml Fish Sauce
4 whole Star Anise
3 whole Cloves
2" Cinnamon Stick
0.5 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
2 Bay Leaves
3 litre of Beef Stock
Salt & Pepper to taste
3 Soup Stock Bags


Step 1 Place the oxtail in a large pot and add enough water to cover and let it boil for 10mins.
Step 2 Remove the oxtail and set aside while you pour away the water, rinse the pot.
Step 3 Slice the Yellow Onion and Ginger in half and place it on a aluminium foil and char them under the broiler until lightly browned.
Step 4 Using the same pot place the oxtail in along with the Beef Stock and bring it to a boil.
Step 5 Meanwhile, toast the Star Anise, Cloves, Cinnamon Stick in a small pan over a stove on medium heat. Turn the spices a couple of times, they are ready when you can smell. the aroma and it is slightly darken. This will take approximately 3 to 4 minutes.
Step 6 Pack up all the spices, charred Ginger and Onions in the Soup Stock Bags for easy retrieval.
Step 7 When you're done with Step 5 and 6, the broth would have just started boiling. Place in the packed Spice Bags and let the broth simmer for 4 hours.
Step 8 After 4 hours, discard all the packed spice Bags. Remove the oxtail from the pot and pull the meat from the bones.
Step 9 Return the bones to the broth and continue simmering uncovered for about an hour.
Step 10 Add salt and pepper to taste.


Serving Ingredients
2 serving of Rice Noodles
1 cup of Mung Bean Sprouts
1 bunch of Scallions
1 hand full of Fresh Cilantro
1 hand full of Parsley
1 hand full of Basil
3 Limes
Chilli Paste
Thinly sliced Filet Mignon/ Brisket/ Flank or Beef Balls

Step 11 Soak the Rice Noodles in cold water for 20minutes.
Step 12 Arrange the sliced scallions, cilantro, parsley, basil, bean sprouts, lime wedges on a platter in separate piles.
Step 13 Bring a large pot of water to a boil and add the drained rice noodles. Give the noodles a quick stir and cook for about a minute until tender but firm.
Step 14 Just before serving, return the broth to a full boil.
Step 15 Divide the Rice Noodles, arrange the Beef and Mung Bean Sprouts on top of the Rice Noodles.
Step 16 Carefully ladle the boiling broth over the raw beef or beef and Mung Bean Sprouts.
Step 17 Garnish with Scallions and serve immediately. Or serve the bowl of noodles immediately along with the platter of garnish.

Cooked these meal for deary and me only. The oxtail meat was sufficient portion for us, so we didn't add extra beef or beef balls. Also, as you notice from the picture we omitted Cilantro, Parsley, Basil as we don't fancy these herbs. This is the beauty of home cook food.


Enjoy~!!!

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Egg Droplet Soup with Ikan Bilis / Anchovy Stock

Extremely simple soup to make at home in a very short time.


Ingredients
2 bowls of Water
2 hand full of Ikan Bilis / Anchovy
2 Eggs
Salt & Pepper to taste

Step 1 Bring the water to a boil.
Step 2 Add in Ikan Bilis / Anchovy and continue to boil till they turn pale.
Step 3 Beat the eggs in a separate bowl and put aside.
Step 4 Turn off the fire. Stir and continue stirring the soup while you slowly pour in the beaten eggs.

It's ready to serve!


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Dessert Exploration ::: Ginkgo Nuts + Barley + Fu Chok (白果薏米)

Ingredients
100g of Candied Winter Melon
1/2 cup of Barley
8 to 10 Gingko Nuts
1/4 packet of Dried Bean Curd Skin (pre-soaked to soften)
1L of Filtered Water

Step 1 Wash the Barley thoroughly and boil it for 20mins. While it's boiling break up the pre-soaked Dried Bean Curd Skin.
Step 2 Put in the Candied Winter Melon and Gingko Nuts and boil for another 20-30mins until everything is soft.
Step 3 Preferably served hot. However it can be served chilled too!


Deary mentioned that prefer Big Chunky Candied Winter Melon will not slice then up the next round.

Enjoy~

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Pasta Exploration ::: Tuna Aglio Olio

First Aglio Olio served to the picky Aglio Olio eater the deary. His comments over this dish is it only lack of fresh chili slices for the spicy kick.

Ingredients
1 can of Tuna in Water
3 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
4 cloves of sliced/crushed Garlic
1/4 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
1 sliced Chilli Padi
Sprinkle of Italian Herbs
1.5cm Angle Hair Spaghetti (x2 to x3)
2 L of Water
1 teaspoon of Salt

Step by Step
Step 1 Pour Water to boil over the stove with 1 teaspoon of Salt. If the water is boiling place in the pasta. (Cooking the pasta together with the Aglio Olio sauce.)
Step 2 Heat up a pan and add in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, sliced/crushed Garlic and Cayenne Pepper. Stir fry until garlic is cooked.
Step 3 Toss in the cooked Angle Hair Spaghetti and a dash of salt to taste. Dish on a plate.
Step 4 Turn up the heat and pour the can of Tuna in Water in the same spaghetti pan. Simmer until all the water has evaporated.
Step 5 Dish on top of the Aglio Olio. Crush on some Black Pepper and sprinkle some Italian Herbs before serving.


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Pasta Exploration ::: Black Pepper Roast Chicken Aglio Olio

Convenience of preparing a meal is now a very essential need. Roasting chicken is easy but takes time & effort and impossible to cook it on a weekday for working couples/parents. I bought a whole Black Pepper Roast Chicken from a supermarket split it up into 2 meals and this is one of the meal that have been prepared. On your weekend you can also Roast your Chicken and split it up into meals.

Ingredients
1 quarter Black Pepper Roasted Chicken
2 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 clove of crushed Garlic
1/2 teaspoon Cayenne Pepper
Sprinkle of Italian Herbs
1.5cm Angle Hair Speghetti (for 1)
2 litre of Water
1 teaspoon of Salt

Step by Step
Step 1 Place the chicken in a 160°C oven to warm it up.
Step 2 Pour 2 litre of Water to boil over the stove with 1 teaspoon of Salt. If the water is boiled place in the pasta. (Cooking the pasta together with the Aglio Olio sauce.)
Step 3 Heat up a pan and add in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, crushed Garlic and Cayenne Pepper. Stir fry until garlic is cooked.
Step 3 Toss in the cooked Angle Hair Speghetti and a dash of salt to taste.
Step 4 Dish on a plate. Crush on some Black Pepper and sprinkle some Italian Herbs before serving.


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Pasta Exploration ::: Bacon Aglio Olio

Ingredients
2 sliced Streaky Bacon
1 tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1 clove of crushed Garlic
1/2 Cayenne Pepper
Sprinkle of Italian Herbs
1.5cm Angle Hair Speghetti (for 1)
2 litre of Water
1 teaspoon of Salt

Step by Step

Step 1 Pour 2 Litre of Water to boil over the stove with 1 teaspoon of Salt. If the water is boiled place in the pasta. (Cooking the pasta together with the Aglio Olio sauce.)

Step 2 Place the bacon in a non stick pan and cook it until it is lightly browned. (The bacon will turn out semi crispy after step 3 so don't worry.)

Step 3 Add in the Extra Virgin Olive Oil, crushed Garlic and Cayenne Pepper. Stir fry until garlic is cooked.

Step 3 Toss in the cooked Angle Hair Speghetti and a dash of salt to taste.

Step 4 Dish on a plate. Crush on some Black Pepper and sprinkle some Italian Herbs before serving.


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Red Date Drink with Manuka Honey

Proportions to make it taste good!
2 hand full of Dried Red Dates
1 Litre of Water
1 tablespoon of Manuka Honey
1 cup of Room Temperature Water

Put the 1 Litre of Water to boil. While waiting cut the Dried Red Dates, take out the seed and rinse them. When the water is boiling, put in the Red Dates and boil for 30mins on Medium heat. In a separate cup, mix room temperature water to dissolve Manuka Honey. Mix both Red Dates Drink and Manuka Honey Drink together. It can be drink warm or chilled. Would not advice to put ice as it will dilute the drink.


Health Benefit of Red Dates
It is a fruit from the shade tree, when dried it has higher potassium, Vitamins B1, B2. It has also Vitamin A, protein, calcium, phosphorus, iron and magnesium.
It helps to chase away the cold on a chilly day.
List of goodness
antifungal
anti-inflammatory
relives stress
improve digestion
soothe a sore throat
improves immunity
decrease the levels of cholesterol in your bloodstream
stimulate the production of white blood cells
believed to suppress cancer cells
prevent gallstones
prevent osteoporosis
prevent anemia
power to strengthen the spleen and stomach
nourish and produce blood
tranquilize the mind
moderate irritation of the stomach
enriching and replenishing blood

I learnt something today. Hope you too!

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Korean Exploration ::: Home KimChi Soup / 홈메이드 김치 국물 - Version 1

Something I have plan to make for dear on Sunday however, his business trip is postponed.

Here I am sharing it 1st..



I've made the Kimchi myself, too! But, can't edit the pictures to upload for blogging! Will update the Homemade Kimchi recipe soon~

serving for 3-4 persons

(A)
120g Pork Belly sliced thinly sliced
60g Pork Lion Shoulder thinly sliced
1.5 tablespoons of Cooking Wine


(B)
1/2 Onion Sliced
4 Fresh Emperor Shiitake Mushroom thinly sliced
Diced half of the Silken Tofu sliced into cubes



(C)
2 tablespoons of Vegetable Cooking Oil
3 Cloves of Garlic Diced
2 small bowls of Kim Chin with a bit of Kimchi Juice


(D)
3 small bowls of water
1/4 cube of Chicken Stock
OR
3 teaspoon of white miso paste


Top with:::
2 Spring Onions Sliced


Step 1: Marinate (A) for 15Mins in a pot.
Step 2: Prepare the list in (B),(C),(D),Topping while (A) is Marinating.
Step 3: Now to Stir fry (C). Heat pan - pour in the Vegetable Cooking Oil - put in the garlic still lightly browned - put in the kimchi and stir fry for 2-3mins.
Step 4: Let's start arranging. Using the same pot that has (A) - place the stir fried (C) on top - place the (B) all in each corner.


Step 5: Pour (D) in slowly then take it to a boil and simmer for 10mins.

Step 6: Dish it in individual bowls or a bowl for all to share and sprinkle the Sliced Spring Onions on top & serve.

It'll be superbly better if we can use Korean clay pot and cook in it and possibly in individual clay pot for each person.

Enjoy it with rice~



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Soup Exploration ::: Pork Ribs Soup with Carrot & Old Cucumber

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Step 1 - to clear some fats and blood off the Pork Ribs
Ingredients::
2 Big Bowls of Filtered Water
4 Strips of Pork Ribs

Take the Filtered Water to a boil. Put the Pork Ribs in and blench for 5mins medium-high fire. Take them out and pour away the water. You may see the water has oil floating on top and there is some sandy hard blood floating around.

Step 2 – Boiling the soup!
Ingredients::
2 Big Bowls of Filtered Water
The “slightly cooked” Pork Ribs
2 hands full of Carrot
2 hands full of Old Cucumber
1/2 teaspoon of Salt
4 Dash of White Pepper

Put the Filtered Water over the fire to boil. Put in the Pork Ribs and Carrot to boil for 30mins on medium-high fire. Then add in the Old Cucumber then continue to boil for another 60mins at medium fire. Add in Salt & White Pepper to taste.

If you would want the Pork Ribs and Carrots to be softer, add another 15-30mins of boiling time. Before you put in the Old Cucumbers .
Serves 2 only… so remember to multiply if you’re cooking for more… ^^

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Noodles Exploration ::: Similar to Cafe Style Ham & Egg Instant Noodle Set!! *Slurps*

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This is something dear and his sisters love to order whenever they go to HK Cafe, Old Town White Coffee, etc etc... when ever there is instant noodles on the menu...

Here I did this for our dinner one day & we love it! :)

1 pack of Maggie Brand Chicken Flavor
1 bowl of Water
2 Slice of Ham
1 Fried Egg
Baby Bak Choy
Pan Fried White Sesame
Chopped Spring Onion

How I cooked this! Probably you have your own style it will all turn out the same.

Multi-tasking me... I boiled Water, Fry Ham, Wash Baby Bak Choy & Spring Onion then chop Spring Onion. After Ham is cooked Fry Egg, when water boil put the Chicken Seasoning in then put Baby Bak Choy to blench! Take out and put in bowl. Place the noodles in to cook~

When Noodles are cook scoop them up in the bowl, arrange your eggs, Baby Bak Choy, Ham nicely on top. Pour soup over sprinkle some White Sesame and Spring Onion.

DONE~!!! Serve when HOT...

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Appetizer Exploration ::: Chicken Filled Dumplings / 水餃 / Shuigao

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Been exploring a lot on Porkie dishes... So, today i'm heading back to no pork business this round... Since I've made the Porkie Filled Dumplings version a while back...

Have you eaten Chicken Filled Dumplings? Make some yourself, can be kept in freezer to consume later!


Ingredients:::

300g Minced Chicken Breast
100g diced Fresh Prawns
3 hipping tablespoon of Carrot finely grated
4 finely diced Shallots
5 finely diced Fresh Water Chestnut
1 tablespoon chopped Spring Onion

Seasonings:::
2 tablespoon Light Soy Sauce
1 tablespoon Sesame Oil
1 teaspoon Fish Sauce
1 teaspoon Cornflour
Dash of White Pepper


Steps

1. Put Minced Chicken Breast, Diced Prawns, Shallots, Water Chestnut, Carrot, & Spring Onion in a big bowl, and mix till even out.



2. Add all the seasonings, then mix them properly using two teaspoons.

3. Shift all the mixed bowl of minced chicken mix, bring along a container with the base covered with kitchen towel and dusted with cornflour. Also, the Wan Tan Skin! To a comfortable place for your wrapping process to start.

For Pictures Steps of Wrapping visit here!

4. Take a piece of Wan Tan Skin, curve your hand in a "C" shape and place 1 1/4 teaspoons of minced pork mix in the center of the "C" Curve.

5. When done, use your index finger or thumb to rub some egg whites on the full edge.

6. Seal from the Center Top then one side to another. Try to avoid any air bubbles trapped inside.

7. Place it in the container prepared.

8. Remember if you wanna make more for another day, pack them up separately in the air tight bag (*Wan Tan Skin will dry up) or container and store them in the freezer. Reason is the Wan Tan Skin will actually be moist and if left in the open. Since I am preparing fresh for the steamboat dinner, I left it in the fridge.

9. Boil chicken stock soup or any types, it all works. When it's boiled place the Chicken Filled Dumplings and wait for it to float (*means it's done)!

10. Dish it out to serve HOT!

This round I cooked my soup with chicken stock, carrots, prawns, & chicken meat.


Not forgetting... I served it with this "Shredded Chicken Wan Ton Mee" coming up soon...


We both authors apologize for the long break due to our relocation & not fast enough connectivity to the internet... Been extremely busy shifting, cleaning, shopping, redecorating...

Here's a fresh new kitchen of ours!

Cutie Salt, Pepper, Soy Sauce bottles


Our starter kit... will a lot have more coming...


Sauces to match are:::
Sauce Exploration I::: Dry Shrimp Chili Oil
Sauce Exploration II::: Ginger Vinegar Sauce


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