Monthly Archives: April 2020

Recipe = Mala Pot Dish 麻辣香锅 on 24Mar2020

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mala spiced pot with salmon head 麻辣香锅

mala spiced pot with salmon head 麻辣香锅

mala spiced pot with salmon head 麻辣香锅2

mala spiced pot with salmon head 麻辣香锅

made my own 麻辣香锅this evening on 24.3.2020.^^

nothing to it..

BUT

this my own concoction did not read any online recipe (yet), so maybe bo pa keh…

but who cares…it’s tasty and shiok ok la…

just champoh everything sliced ginger, chopped garlic, chopped shallot, cut yellow onions, chinese cabbage stems & fry with oyster sauce. add 2tbsp 老干妈mala sauce.

then add fish head, fry & add water, egg plant, white cabbage leaves, cover 5mins, then add spring onions to garnish.

heavenly! delicious!

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe = The Best Fresh Prime Ribs Bakuteh on 27Mar2020

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fall off the bone

fall off the bone fresh prime ribs bakuteh

bkt-spices

ilc bkt spices

fresh prime ribs bakuteh
fresh prime ribs bakuteh
fresh prime ribs bakuteh
fresh prime ribs bakuteh
fresh prime ribs bkt4

fresh prime ribs bakuteh

made fresh prime ribs bakuteh on 27.3.2020.^^

bakuteh is so easy to do, one of the easiest dish to make anytime at home la…

i like ilc bkt spices…also don’t mind tai seng kong…but still most preferred ilc.

it is like guaranteed good, as good as any of the good bkt out there really.

i used frozen prime ribs too, but there is a difference so i sometimes use fresh prime ribs which cost double like S$21.95/kg.

one important tip is to get the prime ribs with fat marbling. for fresh prime ribs, i get the smaller ends and make sure it has fat layers and marbling stripes…not the thick end which is very meaty.  for frozen ribs, quite easy to pick, get same fat layering and stripes and the slightly thicker ones not down to the bones…the difference here is that the frozen ribs are not like the huge thick pieces fresh prime ribs, so the thicker ones still thinner than the thin ends of the fresh ribs.

cooking is straight forward-

  1. cut ribs (700g-1kg). blanch in boiling water, wash and clean.
  2. boil 1.5l water, add the ilc spice packet (i used the 30g for 1kg meat packet here), and 1 whole bulb garlic, peeled or if lazy no need peel, cook for 1hr 15mins
  3. and basically that’s it!

i like my ribs falling off the bones but still with bite, so i do about 1 hr 10-15mins not more. if prefer softer then 1.5hrs.

really very shiok!

c.h.e.f andy

RI Bro 2pax Homecooked Dinner on 25Mar2020

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2pax homecooked dinner with CCG

2pax homecooked dinner with CCG

2pax homecooked dinner with CCG
sausage claypot rice
bakuteh
bakuteh
CCG brought yutiao
mala spiced pot 麻辣香锅

CCG came by for 2pax dinner this evening on 25.3.2020. we were supposed to have 6pax metamorphosis bros dinner at ah yat this evening, but decided last minute not to gather becos of covid.

CCG said he was free anyway so decided to drop by and i would make simple dinner for 2.

  1. sausage claypot rice
  2. bakuteh
  3. mala sliced pork & vege 麻辣香锅

sausage rice was very good, very flavourful.

bakuteh always good, even though i used frozen prime ribs which cost 1/2 of fresh ribs.

mala sliced pork & vege 麻辣香锅 was new, inspired by the recent riverside grilled fish 重庆烤鱼.

i used fried yellow onions and chinese cabbage stems with chopped garlic as a base and added bkt soup as stock and reduced. cooked to soften the stems. then added the cabbage leaves and 2tbsp 老干妈mala chilli sauce. then i added very thin sliced pork loin, stirred and off fire. then cut scallions to garnish.

it was a very tasty dish, but maybe not quite enough mala. will experiment a bit more.

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Very Good Grilled Fish @ Riverside Grilled Fish on 23Mar2020

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重庆烤鱼excellent grilled fish

重庆烤鱼excellent grilled fish

重庆烤鱼excellent grilled fish
sanitised chopsticks and spoon
白斩鸡spicy sichuan chicken
sweet corn with prok ribs soup
S$12 重庆烤鱼excellent grilled fish
S$12 beef brisket set
WM birthday cake
S$82 for 4pax
重庆烤鱼excellent grilled fish

OPS bro bought 4pax early birthday lunch for WM@ riverside grilled fish B1 raffles city on 23.3.2020.^^

there was a S$28 重庆烤鱼promotion include 2 drinks & 2 rice.

also S$12 promotion- there are like 8 selection ..we ordered 口水鸡 and 牛腩 braised beef belly..this the best 牛腩i had in singapore! 👍👍

口水鸡 tender & must be taken with a bit of chilli oil to taste the flavour.

the main attraction is the 香辣重庆烤鱼..there are choice of like 7 flavours..we choose 香辣

they use patin instead of the usual seabass & patin my favourite fish la! this dish really excellent motakting!👍👍👍

HC added luncheon meat which was really nice soaked in chilli & taukee bean curd skin..also added roti prata & noodles..both were excellent infused with chilli oil..

there was no tempearture taking but server gave us alcohol cleanser to clean our hands..the covid ready chopsticks & spoon came in a plastic bag (sterilised???) ….we do our part using serving chopsticks & spoon.

there is big seating only 2 tables later on added a 3rd..like <10% capacity..so natural distancing la!

we came 2.30pm offpeak. HC said lunch time anout 30%-40% full..

lunch with all the promotions about S$80 for 4pax..really shiok satisfying lunch.

we had the birthday cake for WM..a soft light chocolate cake great texture from chataraise clementi mall…

after that we went to toastbox..this almost constantly full capacity hard to achieve physical distancing even with X markings..

c.h.e.f andy

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Riverside Grilled Fish
Address:
252 North Bridge Rd, #B1-06/07 Raffles City Shopping Centre, Singapore 179103
Located in: Raffles City Shopping Centre
7VV3+HJ Singapore
Contact:
facebook.com
6352 2035
Opening Hours: 
daily 11am–10pm

Super Delicious 7pax Family Peranakan Homecooked Dinner on 19Mar2020

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7pax homecooked peranakan dinner

7pax homecooked peranakan dinner

beef rendang
beef rendang
beef rendang
assam fish head2

assam fish head

bak wang (aka meat balls) her pio3

bak wang (aka meat balls) her pio soup

assam fish head
bak wang (aka meat balls) her pio
bak wang (aka meat balls) her pio
sambal sotong
sambal sotong
eggplants with chilli

mada 7pax peranakan home dinner inc aunty bes on 19.3.2020.^^

i made –

  1. bak wang (aka meat balls) her pio soup very sweet with chinese cabbage, stock and meat balls. meat balls were tasty…
  2. assam emperor snapper (ang sai) head👍👍 children all loved the assam sauce
  3. beef rendang was perfect👍👍👍 (recipe here)
  4. sambal sotong 👍👍
  5. eggplant (not crispy as i did not deepfry)

had a wonderful delicious family dinner. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe = Authentic Flavourful Delicious Beef Rendang on 19Mar2020

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beef rendang

beef rendang

beef rendang
beef rendang

first time i make beef rendang on 19.3.2020.^^

was inspired by E’s mom, L. they invited us for peranakan home dinner 2 weeks back. 🙂

It was excellent!..

the fragrance when you lift the lid like any excellent rendang in a good restaurant..quite super la!

my first time! should be able go reproduce..

I bought 500g frozen beef cubes (chuck) from sheng shiong & i used happy family cheap rendang paste (2 for S$3.50)

Recipe

Ingredients-

  • 500g beef cubes (i cut each into 4 smaller cubes)
  • 1 packet happy family rendang sauce paste (200g)
  • 1 packet coconut milk 200g
  • 1 medium yellow onions
  • 3tbsp kerisik (desiccated coconut)

Directions-

  1. fry 3tbsp kerisik till brown not burnt. remove.
  2. cut beef into smaller cubes & blanched with boiling water, clean & drain dry
  3. fry onions & chopped garlic, then add rendang paste & fry, then add beef cubes
  4. fry beef cubes, then add little water. continue to fry for 15mins..add water and simmer another 1hr 30mins.
  5. add coconut milk and reduce 15mins to almost no liquids..(beef very tender & internal very moist..)..some oil will be rendered out of the coconut milk giving a beautiful typical orange red tinge..add back the toasted kerisik…rendang will smell fantastic!!!

c.h.e.f andy

Still Best Chinese Herbal Mutton Soup @ Chai Chuan Tou on 19Mar2020

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chai chuan tou chinese herbal mutton soup

柴船头chai chuan tou chinese herbal mutton soup

柴船头chai chuan tou chinese herbal mutton soup
柴船头chai chuan tou chinese herbal mutton soup
5pax c柴船头chai chuan tou chinese herbal mutton souphinese herbal mutton soup
柴船头chai chuan tou chinese herbal mutton soup

my OPS bro bought chinese 5pax herbal mutton soup @ 柴船头chai chuan tou bukit merah view on 19.3.2020.^^.

4pax OPS bros plus RI bro LKY.

excellent S$7 mutton rib soup as good as before though LKY & WT found it salty.

S$1 more than before….

for me it was good as before! perfecto!

c.h.e.f andy

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Chai Chuan Tou Chinese Mutton Soup 柴船头羊肉汤

Address:
115 Bukit Merah View, Singapore 151115
Contact:
9109 5631
 
Opening Hours:
Monday to Saturday
Sunday
  • 11AM–2:30PM
  • closed

8th HCA 3 Dishes 35pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 17Mar2020

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3 dishes for 35pax HCA fortnightly lunch

3 dishes for 35pax HCA fortnightly lunch

curry chicken with potatoes
mala pork soft bones
stirfried carrots and cabbage
curry chicken with potatoes
curry chicken with potatoes
curry chicken with potatoes
curry chicken with potatoes
mala pork soft bones
mala pork soft bones
mala pork soft bones
stirfried carrots and cabbage
stirfried carrots and cabbage

made my 8th HCA Hospice Care lunch today on 17.3.2020.^^

with covid-19, reduced to 35pax for the current period..

I checked with HCA repeatedly..they ok to proceed with lunch..

i made-

  1. curry chicken with potatoes
  2. mala pork soft bones
  3. fried carrots & cabbage

LCM came to my place to help and ferry the food to HCA together.

after HCA, we went for lunch at toa payoh lorong 8.

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe = Prawn Alio Olio on 14Mar2020

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prawn alio olio

prawn alio olio

prawn alio olio
prawn alio olio

made 1pax prawn alio olio at home on 14.3.2020. ^^

absolutely delicious, super tasty. 🙂

something really easy to do-

  1. brown some garlic cloves in olive oil, add cut chilli padi.
  2. off fire add tasty chicken stock and white wine, and reduced by 1/2 (amount of liquid depends amount of past..i use very little pasta maybe <80g).
  3. cook spaghetti 1min before time (in this case 7mins…actually i just look and try texture)
  4. add prawns to sauce, cook prawns just right, off fire, and add spaghetti, add 15g butter and toss,

voila!

simple delicious dish.

c.h.e.f andy

9pax RI + OPS Homecooked Dinner on 12Mar2020

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claypot chicken rice2

claypot chicken rice

song fish head3

meensi (aujeon) lime sour plum song fish head

dinner dishes

dinner dishes

LKY’s legendary sio bak
meensi Taujeon) lime sour plum song fish head
larpok aka crispy lard
assam pork ribs
salted fish steamed minced pork
食之为鲜tofu prawns
sambal sotong
thai basil wokfried mussels
eggplant with chilli
salted fish celery hearts
j’s beancurd sheet ginkyo nut dessert
claypot chicken rice
song fish head
song fish head
assam pork ribs
salted fish minced pork
fried tofu for tofu prawns
fried tofu for tofu prawns
prawns for tofu prawns
sotong for sambal sotong
mussels
mussels

made 9 dishes for 9pax RI + OPS bros dinner on 12.3.2020.^^

in lieu of my canceled kyushu trip and now canceled JB trip due to covid-19. sigh..

& LKY brought his legendary sio bak!

i made-

  1. claypot chicken rice
  2. meen si (taujeon) lime sour plum song fush head 松鱼头
  3. assam pork ribs (peranakan dish first time)
  4. salted fish steamed pork ribs
  5. 食之为鲜tofu prawns
  6. sambal sotong (peranakan dish first time)
  7. fried egg plant with chilli (peranakan dish first time)
  8. fried salted fish with heart of celery (my sis dish)
  9. thai basil wok fried mussels (unfortunately i overcooked this very tasty dish)

WM brought J’s beancurd sheet ginkyo nuts egg dessert
LCH brought cider
CCG as usual brought too many nonya kueh

after makan, we had birthday cake for CCG…

CCG – “Thanks to Andy and the Band of Brothers to come together to celebrate my BD… As usual , Andy took trouble to cook up an Andylicious meal of Claypot rice, pork ribs, tofu with prawns, steam fish, egg plants with chilli, salted minced pork, celery and then he surprised me with the BD cake… Thank you Band of Brothers. God bless”.

the band of bros certainly had a great time together, and not the first time…

this good fellowship for my primary school OPS bros and secondary RI bros who are quite acquainted.. unfortunately WT had running nose and being socially responsible, did not come..

we all had a great time together, good dishes and better company and fun. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Way Below Par Fa ji Curry Chicken Laksa on 11Mar2020

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fa ji S$ chicken laksa way below par
fa ji S$ chicken laksa way below par
fa ji S$ chicken laksa way below par

went to collect prawns from causeway pacific on 11.3.2020. ^^

for tomorrow’s RI + OPS bros dinner! 🙂

picked up LKY & ate at kovan fc

took chicken laksa from fa ji

today really not so good & far cry from curry chicken noodles..not eating here again..

c.h.e.f andy

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Fa Ji minced pork fishball noodles @ kovan food centre
Address:
209 Hougang Street 21, Singapore 530209 Hougang Street 21, Singapore 530209
9V5P+JC Singapore
Opening Hours:
closed Wed
Mon,Tues,Thurs,Fri
  • 7:30am–9pm
Sat-Sun
  • 7am–7pm

 

 

Best Fishball Noodles @ Song Kee Tembeling on 7Mar2020 (in lieu of canceled Kyushu trip..sigh!)

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S$6 song kee fishball noodles
S$6 song kee fishball noodles
4pax lunch with WM & J
S$6 song kee fishball noodles
S$6 song kee fishball noodles

in lieu of our canceled kyushu trip..(we 4 should be eating bungo beef in yufuin now 😭)

WM bought 4pax S$6 meepok tar (J had kuay teow) @ song kee tembeling street..

we parked & WM’s place, walked to makan and walked back.

this really delicious and shiok, my best fishball noodles place!

yum yum!

c.h.e.f andy

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Song Kee Fishball Noodles @ Tembeling Road
Address:
128 Tembeling Rd, Singapore 423638
8W62+9W Singapore
Contact:
9336 2745
Opening Hours:
daily (closed wed)
  • 11:30am–9:30pm

 

Among the Best Kambing Soup @ Bahrakath Mutton Soup King on 6Mar2020

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kambing rib soup

S$6 kambing rib soup

Bahrakath Mutton Soup King
bones left

did slow 7.26km run in 1hr this evening.

went to indulge myself = kambing soup @ Bahrakath Mutton Soup King adam road on 6.3.2020. ^^

good as always 👍

c.h.e.f andy

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Bahrakath Mutton Soup King
Address:
2 Adam Rd, #01-10, Singapore 289876
Located in: Adam Road Food Centre
8RF7+JJ Singapore
Contact:
hungrygowhere.com
Opening Hours: 
daily
  • 1pm–3am

109th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 6Mar2020 – Stirfried Mala Chicken with Vegetables

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ros made excellent ytf
ros made excellent ytf
ros made excellent ytf
with teban gardens PPH CSC staff and volunteers
with teban gardens PPH CSC staff and volunteers
teban gardens PPH CSC friday breakfast beehoon
number paintig
mala chicken with vegetables
mala chicken with vegetables
mala chicken with vegetables
mala chicken with vegetables
mala chicken with vegetables
mala chicken with vegetables

made made stirfried mala chicken with vege for teban gardens friday community breakfast this morning on 6.3.2020.^^

i cook a dish for teban gardens every friday unless i am traveling or otherwise indisposed.

this my 109th friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

ros made very nice yft, a massive effort 👍

residents get lots of food..the beehoon also very nice 👍

c.h.e.f andy

Beef House YTF & Beefballs followed by “humful” Sungei Road Laksa on 3Mar2020

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S$4 yongtaufu
beef house
S$8 for 10 beef balls soup
extra humful S$3+S$1 hum sungei road laksa
4pax RI bros lunch

after delivering HCA lunch,

3 of us met CCG for 4pax lunch at beef house at gar lock eating house on 3.3.2020.^^

had S$4 bowl ytf each and shared S$8 beef ball soup (10 beef balls..kind of ex)

(forgot food photos..so use stock photos)

beef balls good as usual & we all liked the fried ytf..must say no better than Jessie’s..actually Jessie’s better la…

after that we walked over to sungei road laksa

had 4pax S$3 sungei road laksa

mine added S$1 hum so very “humful”

c.h.e.f andy

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1. The Beef House
Address:
217 Syed Alwi Rd, Singapore 207776
8V45+W8 Singapore
Contact:
9821 5463
Opening Hours:
daily (closed friday)
  • 9am–6pm
2. Sungei Road Laksa
Address:
Blk 27 Jalan Berseh #01-100, Singapore 200027
Contact:
sungeiroadlaksa.com.sg
Opening Hours:
daily (closed wed)
  • 9:30AM–5PM

7th HCA 3 Dishes 35pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 3Mar2020

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3 dishes for HCA 35pax lunch

3 dishes for HCA 35pax lunch

3 dishes for HCA 35pax lunch
chicken rendang dusted with roasted kerisik
3 dishes for HCA 35pax lunch
stirfried carrots and cabbage
chicken rendang dusted with roasted kerisik
chicken rendang dusted with roasted kerisik
chicken rendang dusted with roasted kerisik
black bean sauce pork soft bones
black bean sauce pork soft bones
black bean sauce pork soft bones
stirfried carrots and cabbage
stirfried carrots and cabbage

made 35pax HCA Hospice Care lunch today on 3.3.2020.^^

this the 7th of my fortnightly HCA lunch.

LCM & KWL came by to help. we brought the 3 dishes to HCA..

  1. rendang chicken dusted with kerisik
  2. black bean sauce pork softbones
  3. stir-fried carrots & cabbage

after that we met CCG for lunch, first yongtaufu and beef balls at beef house, followed by sungei road laksa.

c.h.e.f andy

Best Octopus & Good Lamb @ Blu Kouzina on 1Mar2020

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beef skewer
pita bread with humus, white cod roe & eggplant dips
corn
masouka
humus, white cod roe & eggplant
lamb chops

wife bought 6pax family dinner @ blu kouzina, a greek restuarant at demsey on 1.3.2020.^^

food pretty good..for me quite ex for the food we had even after 1 for 1 entertainer discounts (restaurant said 90% off so not exactly 1 for 1)..

used 3 coupons entertainer 1 for 1 for 6pax dinner..

so we ordered 6 mains for some reason when bill came after discounts it was not 100% off got the 3 lower price dishes but 90%..

food was pretty good.. for mains the lamb chops competent not the best..we ordered 2 servings..

the grilled octopus really good 👍👍👍 we also ordered 2 servings. ..

the masouka was very good, better than i expected ..wife & daughter find it a bit beefy..

beef skewer was so so ok

the pita bread & dip very good especially the white cod roe 👍 hummus & egg plant good too.. corn..I don’t really need la…

good family dinner, not exactly my kind of food, still quite enjoyable dishes…

c.h.e.f andy

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Blu Kouzin @ Dempsey
Address:
#01, 10 Dempsey Rd, 21, 247700
Located in: Dempsey Hill
8R36+74 Singapore
Contact:
blukouzina.com
6875 0872
Opening Hours: 
daily
  • 12–2:30pm
  • 6–10pm

108th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 8nov2019 – Wine Chicken with Potatoes on 28Feb2020

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wine chicken with potatoes
wine chicken with potatoes
wine chicken with potatoes
wine chicken with potatoes

made wine chicken with potatoes for teban gardens friday community breakfast this morning on 28.2.2020.^^

i cook a dish for teban gardens every friday unless i am traveling or otherwise indisposed.

this my 108th friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

today J made very nice yongtaufu for teban gardens community breakfast & also some for me. WM delivered to teban gardens. we stayed to help serve the dishes.
for the wine chicken, i use my usual preparation of fish sauce, oyster sauce, huatiao chinese wine and cornflour, cook 6mins. remove. add potatoes and cook 10mins. then add back chicken. make sure chicken is fully cooked, but not overcooked.
a simple yet delicious dish for the teban gardens residents.

after that had coffee with WM @ 古早味teban gardens and chit chat.

c.h.e.f andy