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New Lucky Claypot Rice – Some say the Best! on 11Mar2016

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S$10 for 2pax new lucky claypot rice

S$10 for 2pax at new lucky claypot rice

a friend bought dinner at new lucky claypot rice at holland drive food centre this evening on 11,3,2016. ^^

my wife & i are low on carbs and generally don’t eat claypot rice. 🙂

new lucky claypot rice

new lucky claypot rice

new lucky is very near my place, i knew of it for a long time but have not taken it here before.

just last week, the same friend was with me, but we were late & new lucky was closed by 1.20pm, we ended up having coffee at hans & sharing a sandwich.

S$10 claypot rice for 2pax + S$4 watercress soup

S$10 claypot rice for 2pax + S$4 watercress soup

this time i was there at 5.45pm. my friend was already there & the food had arrived within 10mins of his order.

we shared a S$10 claypot rice for 2 & a S$4 watercress soup with pork soft bones.

the rice was very fragrant, individual grains.

the chicken was very tender, and i liked the pork & liver sausages. there was also the salted fish.

 

S$10 for 2pax new lucky claypot rice

S$10 for 2pax new lucky claypot rice

my friend said not to add the dark sauce, and to taste & enjoy the fragrance of the rice.

i did that too. i also added the dark sauce. you see, i enjoyed the fragranc of the dark sauce as well…haha! 🙂

while i enjoyed the rice, it was really a lot of carbs for me. i am thinking i will try this dish myself, with a lot less rice, a lot more chicken. haha!

 

S$4 watercress pork soft bones soup

S$4 watercress pork soft bones soup

the soup was good. not the good restaurant standard lie tong kind of good, a good hawker stall food centre soup kind of good.

S$4 watercress pork soft bones soup

S$4 watercress pork soft bones soup

i like pork soft bones. this was good & make for a sweet tasty soup.

after dinner, we went back to my place for a cuppa then to SICC to watch the movie mission impossible – rogue nation.

c.h.e.f andy

Excellent Frog Leg Porridge @ G7 Sin Ma on 11Mar2016

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S$16 G7 sin ma frog leg claypot porridge

S$16 G7 sin ma frog leg claypot porridge

a friend, my primary school classmate, bought me an excellent frog leg porridge lunch at G7 sin ma at5 Cheong Chin Nam Road on 11.3.2016. ^^

frog leg claypot porridge + ikan tenggiri (mackerel)

frog leg claypot porridge + ikan tenggiri (mackerel)

i have not taken frog leg porridge for the longest time.

this was really excellent! ^^

liked the lunch a lot. 🙂

G7 sin ma menu

G7 sin ma menu

1 bull frog goes for S$8. buy 2 get 1 free so S$16 gets you 3 frogs.

1 portion porridge is S$3. & 2 of us took only 1/2 of that 1 portion. 🙂

if you order 3 frogs, you get 2 free, so 5 frogs for S$22 & porridge is free as well. so for S$3 more we get 2 frogs more.

G7 sin ma menu

G7 sin ma menu

my friend wanted me to try the ikan tenggiri (mackerel) with thai sauce. so we kept it at 3 frogs + 1 portion porridge at S$19. 🙂

G7 sin ma frog leg claypot porridge

G7 sin ma frog leg claypot porridge

this was actually the same sin ma at lor 3 geylang which my other friends were telling me.

S$3 porridge

S$3 porridge

this a lot leh for 1 portion. 2 of us shared & we took about 1/2 of it.

S$16 G7 sin ma frog leg claypot porridge

S$16 G7 sin ma frog leg claypot porridge

the gong bao frog leg 宫宝田鸡was really excellent! ^^

the bull frog were meaty, fresh, tender, tasty. very good la! the sauce was excellent not too sweet & really wonderful together with the porridge.

ikan tenggiri (mackerel) thai sauce

ikan tenggiri (mackerel) thai sauce

ikan tenggiri (mackerel) was good. 🙂 fish was fresh & sweet if ordinary, the garlic & thai sauce gave it an extra kick.

ikan tenggiri (mackerel) thai sauce

ikan tenggiri (mackerel) thai sauce

my friend ordered too much but he is actually a small eater. so i ate most of it. 🙂

minced garlic fried kai lan蒜蓉芥兰

minced garlic fried kai lan蒜蓉芥兰

& this fried kai lan蒜蓉芥兰 was very good. plain, simple, tasty, not oily.

minced garlic fried kai lan蒜蓉芥兰

minced garlic fried kai lan蒜蓉芥兰

i will definitely go back again. don’t really need the fish but can do with the S$22 for 5 frogs porridge + the very nice kai lan.

after lunch, we went over to carpentor & cook for a cuppa. a very enjoyable, relaxing lunch & coffee chat for me.

c.h.e.f andy

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Address:

G7 Sinma Live Bull Frog Claypot Porridge (Cheong Chin Nam Rd)

ADDRESS:

AT , 599730

PHONE:

+65 64677317
OPENING HRS:
12PM – 2.30AM

A Pretty OK Wanton Noodle @ Kwong Kee Noodles East Village on 10Mar2016

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S$5.50 wanton noodles

S$5.50 wanton noodles

5 of us were visiting a friend in a ICU at CGH on 10.3.2016.

after visiting we went to east village where a friend has an apartment, and had dinner at kwong kee noodles at level 1.

kwong kee noodles was supposedly from dakota crescent previously. there was a news report mentioning them here.

kwong kee noodles @ east village

kwong kee noodles @ east village

there were still congratulatory bouquets so they guess they were still settling in.

it was 8.30pm & nearing closing time.

the proprietor & his wife were very friendly & courteous. 🙂

kwong kee noodles menu

kwong kee noodles menu

they had wanton noodles,  chicken mushroom noodles 鸡丝面 etc also beef briskets & vegetables.

S$5.50 wanton noodles

S$5.50 wanton noodles

the large noodles are S$5.50, small S$4.50. more expensive than food centres & around food court prices.

S$5.50 wanton noodles

S$5.50 wanton noodles

wanton noodle was qq, tasty & very spicy (i like!), a lot of char siew & maybe 6 wantons (4 in soup). just a little salty for me.

soup with wanton

soup with wanton

char siew was good. wanton was ok. both good not really special.

S$5.50 chicken mushroom noodles 鸡丝面

S$5.50 chicken mushroom noodles 鸡丝面

a friend took the chicken mushroom noodles 鸡丝面. looked good too.

S$4.50 dumpling noodles （small)

S$4.50 dumpling noodles （small)

another friend took a small dumpling noodles 水饺面. 🙂

fried wanton

fried wanton

we shared some fried wantons.

fried wanton

fried wanton

pretty good too.

beef briskets

beef briskets

the beef briskets were complimentary. they were closing & basically the proprietor/proprietress were nice & very friendly people.

beef briskets

beef briskets

beef briskets were good like many served in chinese restaurants here.  so they were good competent briskets.

they were though not the 腩肉 that i really liked with a layer of fat & lining that you get in hong kong.

sauteed mushrooms

sauteed mushrooms

we had a complimentary mushrooms too.

sauteed mushrooms

sauteed mushrooms

pai seh la…too many complimentary things…

mushrooms were very good. i liked them.

overall, a very competent wanton noodles. price a bit higher but i guess justified by the larger serving of char siew & wanton. and i liked the entire dish especially the spicy chilli though it was a bit on the salty side.

c.h.e.f andy

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Kwong Kee Noodles

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Pork Collar with Cabbage – 2nd Community Lunch for Newgate Learning Hub on 12Mar2016

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community lunch @ newgate learning hub of bathesda community church

community lunch @ newgate learning hub of bathesda community church

this my 2nd community lunch dish for newgate learning hub on 12.3.2016. ^^

my 1st for newgate community lunch was on 27.2.2016. 🙂

pork collar with cabbage

pork collar with cabbage

as the dish is apportioned on each plate then serve to the residents, the main consideration was to have enough pieces to feed 80pax.

pork collar with cabbage

pork collar with cabbage

for this preparation, i used 1.4kg pork collar-

  1. i had the pork collar in a 90degC oven for 2hrs
  2. the slow braise made it more tender & flavourful & also easier to slice (i counted about 90+ slices)
  3. i browned a bulb of peeled garlic cloves, added 1 cut chilli padi & about 2cm sliced ginger, then added 1.4kg cut cabbage, added chicken stock, cornflour, oyster sauce & reduced. added salt to taste. the cabbage was done just right, soft still crunchy & very tasty with the reduced stock.
  4. fried the pork collar separately. this was a bit similar to 回锅肉, which means to cook the pork a second time by wok fry.
  5. then i mixed the pork with the cabbage.
pork collar with cabbage

pork collar with cabbage

it was a good dish to add to the beehoon & kuay teow.

pork collar with cabbage

pork collar with cabbage

pork was tender & tasty from the 90degC slow braise.

pork collar with cabbage

pork collar with cabbage

& cabbage complemented well the meat dish. 🙂

pork collar with cabbage

pork collar with cabbage

tasting the dish is an important step in cooking. make sure that salt was to taste to bring out the flavours, pork & vegetables had the right texture etc.

pulut hitam

pulut hitam

the octogenarian father of our friend who started this meaningful & beneficial community activity 4 yrs back contributed a pulut hitam dish every week. i tried the dish. it was very good, not too sweet. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy