Ayam Masak Merah - Sameon's way

My dear friend, Sameon, is a very good cook. Hardly get the chance to see him but he has taught me a lot.

The ingredients:
1. Chicken (need to cut this. I prefer small portions. Then, fry them but make sure they are half cooked only.)
2. Chilli boh (this is a combination of dried chilli, onion, garlic and turmeric. Fry the blended ingredient until you could smell the chilli-fried aroma.)
3. tomato puree (Pour in a few scoops of tomato puree. It should be double and a bit more than the chilli boh)
4. water (to make the gravy slightly watery.)
5. dessicated coconut (pour just enough. Your gravy should be creamy orange colour)
6. lemon grass (bruise it a bit and throw it into the dish)
7. Mint (pour that in when the half-fried chicken is in)
8. salt and a bit of sugar.

potato salad

The picture does not make the food look appealing. Very sorry but in actual fact it tastes wonderful. Where do I get the recipe from? Internet. My hubby did not want to eat rice so I thought of potato salad. I did not know how to do it so internet was the place. The problem is, I did this a few weeks ago. Can't really remember how to do this.

The Ingredients:
1. potatoes (Get the red ones. They taste better. Peel off the skin first. Love to do that as it makes my life easier later. Cut them into mouth-bite size. Boil them.)
2. Hard boiled eggs (cut them like an orange.)
3. spring onions (slice them)
4. fried onions (Malays call it 'bawang goreng')
5. Pounded black pepper (sprinkled on top of the dish once everything has been mixed.)
6. the sauce (mayonaise, sour cream - the amount should be equally the same. vinegar - I prefer veg vinegar. the amount should be more than the sour cream. A little bit of salt.)

Kerabu kailan ala chinese

I have not been updating my blog for quite some time. Mainly due to me enjoying my time with my children. Have I been cooking? Yes and took a few photos as well but could not find time alone to update the blog.
  This recipe is something that my brother in-law concocted for me. He took me to a Chinese restaurant, of course the wife and children tagged along, in KLIA. This is one of the dishes that he ordered. His children love it. As I ate it, I was trying to figure out how it was done. My brother in-law described the process and I believed. When I got back, I tried his so-called recipe and it turned out to be nice.

The Ingredients:
1. Kailan (You need to separate the leaves from the stalk. For this particular dish, we just need the leaves. Cut the leaves rather finely. Then deep fry them. If you wish to cook a lot, you need a lot of the leaves.)
2. Achovies (You need the really small ones. Pour just enough olive oil onto a hot pan and fry the anchovies. You should not pour too much oil. Remember just enough.)
3. Garlic (slice the garlic rather finely. Add in the sliced garlic once the anchovies have brown. Then turn off the fire and pour the fried kailan onto the mixture. Mix them well. You might want to sprinkle a little bit of salt)
Eat while it is hot.

Beef: Stir Fried Pineapple

Another lovely dish. Everyone should try this but need to buy really tender beef.  Got the recipe from Chef Wan's Simply Sedap.
The ingredients:
3 tablespoons peanut oil
3 cloves of garlic (finely chopped)
thumb-sized ginger (peeled and sliced)
2 tablespoons hot bean paste
1 red capsicum (diced)
beef stock granules
500 grams beef rump steak (finely diced)
2 tablespoons oyster sauce
1/2 cup plum sauce
2 teaspoons sugar
salt
freshly cracked black pepper
280 grams diced pineapple
coriander leaves (chopped - for garnishing)

How? Fry garlic, ginger and hot bean paste
Then, add in the capsicum and beef stock granules.
Pour in the beef and the rest.

Petai ala Utara

I was attending a course in PD. We were having our lunch when someone mentioned this recipe and a few others appeared to know it and loved it. So, when the recipe was spelt out, I memorized and as soon as I was home, I tried it out.
How does it turn out to be? Wonderful. Even my maid enjoys it.
The ingredients:
Petai (slice it up together with the skin. Then deep fry)
Anchovies (Deep fry)
Onion (Slice it thinly)
Red Chilli (slice)
Mix everything in a hot wok

Greek Salad

The first time I tasted this was when my husband took me to an Arabic Restaurant. We had an Arabic Rice. The sauce was really nice while the Greek Salad was a beautiful complement.

The ingredients:
Red, Yellow and Green Capsicum (cut them into big dices)
Cucumber (Dice it up too but make sure you get rid of the centre)
Salad
Black Olive
tomatoes
red onion (slice thinly)
Greek feta (sheep cheese)
extra-virgin olive oil (not a lot)
vinegar (a lot of this. 3 tablespoons into the olive oil.)
Parsley
Oregano (the parsley and oregano put them into the olive oil. Mix them well)
salt and black pepper

Chicken: Barbecued

This is very easy to make. The hard part is to barbecue them as if not done well, they might not be cooked.

Chicken (cut up. Poke them using a fork. Then marinate them with...)
Chilli Boh (blended dried chilli, onions, garlics and turmeric)
Heinz Barbecued Sauce
Salt (marinate everything for an hour at least.)