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104th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 11Oct2019 – Teriyaki Pangasius Fillet

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teriyaki pangasius fillet

made teriyaki pangasius fillet for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 11.10.2019.^^

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

this my 104th 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 TKF who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

pangasius fillet
pangasius fillet
teriyaki pangasius fillet
teriyaki pangasius fillet
teriyaki pangasius fillet
teriyaki pangasius fillet
teriyaki pangasius fillet

i bought 3×0.8kg packet(drained weight) of pangasius fillet. this a cheap vietnamese catfish.

the main thing about cooking this fish is to dry it as there’s lots of water content.

i defrosted, washed with salt, drained, then dried with kitchen towels and laid out on rack overnight.

this morning i dried some more with kitchen towels.

then fried ginger, cut chilli padi, shallots and added the fish fillet. high fire, added 4tbsp light soy sauce, 3 tbsp mirin, cooked/reduced about 6 minutes. i did in 2 batches.

basically this is like teriyaki style i would do for a whole garoupa fish, but not reduced as much as i did not want to overcook the fish fillet.

then garnished with more cut scallions and fried shallots.

it was was a nice tasting dish…pangasius has a strong “chao chey” basically mud taste so need to flavour well to mask the mud taste.

c.h.e.f andy

5pax RI Bros Lunch with QTC @ 8picure on 24Oct2019

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THIS A REALLY PRECIOUS MEMORY TO ME!

my close RI bro QTC was a bit out of sorts today, missing a bus and slight detour when attending –

5pax lunch with RI bros @ 8picure on 24.10.2019.

chef Gabriel Lee came by had a long chat with us and took photo together

my sous vide french poulette with excellent alio olio
my sous vide french poulette with excellent alio olio
YKK said poached egg green pea soup with parma ham best he had
YKK said poached egg green pea soup with parma ham best he had
meat balls papardelle was good
meat balls papardelle was good
french poulette was tender and tasty perfect texture
french poulette was tender and tasty perfect texture

YKK remarked that the green pea poached egg soup was the best he had..

the meatballs pappardelle was good but not my preferred pasta..the alacarte pastas here are superb – alio olio, sakura ebi, & gamberro rosso (using amaebi)..i have not tried the uni pasta..

the french poulette was excellent, tasty and tender..

I had a single order french poulette with alio olio- just perfect and just S$16 inc coffee

QTC had 2 courses others had 3 courses..they all loved the tiramisu too 👍

c.h.e.f andy

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8picure
Address:
428 River Valley Rd, #01-04, Singapore 248327
Located in: Loft @ Nathan
7RVH+R4 Singapore
Contact:
8picure.com.sg
6677 1075
Opening Hours:
Sun & Mon
  • Closed
Tues-Sat
  • 12–2pm
  • 6–10pm

Children Bought 12pax Early Birthday Dinner @ Ah yat Grandstand on 22Oct2019

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children bought 12pax family dinner @ ah yat grandstand on 22.10.2019. ^^

my early birthday dinner.

longevity buns
suckling pig
宫保田鸡
沙煲姜葱田鸡
pepper crab
pepper crab
pumpkin crab
pumpkin crab
lobster in superior stock 上汤焗龙虾
tilapia in minced ginger sauce
tilapia in minced ginger sauce
hk steam garoupa 港蒸龙虎斑
hk steam garoupa 港蒸龙虎斑
horfun 滑蛋海鲜河粉
fried rice
fried rice

we had wonderful evening and excellent food.

suckling pig was crispy and tasty. usually ok but for this evening though, it was porky.

both frog leg dishes were good. gongbao dish not too sweet, and ginger scallion was tasty and great.

both pepper crabs and pumpkin crabs were good and nice sauce. and lobster in superior stock always good.

no patin fish today so  settled with tilapia, very well done with minced sauce to take away the mud taste.

& the hk steamed garoupa very good.

children needed carbs, so ordered fried rice and horfun all good.

always enjoyed the good at ah yat.

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand

Address

#03-01/02, The Grandstand, 200Turf Club Road, 287994

Reservations

+65 6884 6884
+65 68832112

Opening Hours

Daily: 11:30 – 14:30

Daily: 17:30 – 22:30

 

4th HCA 3 Dishes 40pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 22Oct2019

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chicken rendang
babi pongteh with potatoes
fried carrots and cabbage
preparation for chicken rendang and babi pongteh
chicken rendang
babi pongteh with potatoes
carrots & cabbage
fried carrots and cabbage
3 dishes for HCA 40pax lunch

made 3 dishes for HCA 40pax lunch today on 22.10.2019-

  1. chicken rendang 3.5kg
  2. babi ponteh 2kg
  3. vegetables 2kg

I do this fortnightly. this the 4th time i cooked for HCA.

for chicken rendang i use happy family rendang paste.

marinated 3.5kg cut chicken boneless legs with 3tbsp fish sacue and 1 packet of rendang paste the evening before. fried with chopped garlic in the morning, covered and simmered 8mins, then added 200g packet coconut milk. tasted and it was lovely, chicken nicely tender and sweet and rendang was tasty and flavourful.

for babi pongteh, i fried chopped garlic, added 2kg (5x400g packets) pork cubes, 3tbsp mashed taujeon, 2tbsp oyster sauce and 2 tbsp gula melaka,& cooked for 45mins till tender and to taste.

for the vegetables, i fried & softened the carrots first, added oyster sauce, then added cabbage and fried…a simple and very tasty dish.

my RI bro LCM came by around 10.45am, we loaded up and delivered to HCA at 11.30am.

the patients were doing their regular exercise with volunteers guiding them. the staff and kitchen volunteers were busy laying out the dishes we delivered and serving them to the patients in individual plates.

they were all very happy with the dishes. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

 

Time Off

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last 4 months had been time off my blog posting.

i had some injury during a nov2019 overseas trip and took some time to rest and recover.

looking at my last post, it was 2nov2019 before my overseas trip…i will selectively add post meaningful to me that occurred since then.

 

c.h.e.f andy

3rd HCA 3 Dishes 40pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 8Oct2019

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dishes transferred to HCA food warmers

today is my 3rd 40pax 3 dishes lunch for HCA hospice care patients on 24.9.2019 –

1 braised wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake
2 bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones
3 4 brocoli

my RI bro LCM came at 1040am helped me to ferry the food containers to HCA in my car..

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this my third time doing forthrightly 40pax lunch for HCA..

doing 40pax 3 dishes lunch is not quite the same as doing one dish for 130pax for teban gardens friday breakfast.

teban gardens is well provide with beehoon, porridge, yutiao etc and they do very well without my one dish, whereas for HCA i am basically providing the full lunch (except for rice and fruits) for the patients.

it took a bit of trial and error to cook enough, and not having to cook each dish in one go and NOT 2 separate times. 🙂

wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake

additional serving – wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake

i had about 3.2kh boneless chicken thighs, 2x200g shitake plus quite a bit of clud fungus. 🙂

it was a delicious dish using my own marinade/braising sauce=6 tbsp huadiaojiu, 3tbsp oyster sauce and 3tbsp fish sauce.

bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

i had 2 kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones.

it was tasty and tender tender. later i received feedback that it was not enough. will increase to 2.4kg next round.

fried broccoli

and i had 4 brocoli…thought it was a lot, but again feedback not enough. will increase to 6. that is quite a lot of cutting to do as well. 🙂

the chicken dish was evidently enough..3.2kg plus quite a bit of cloud funguss and shitake.

2 x 200g shitake

it was quite a good combination of ingredients.

wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake

a tasty, delicious dish.

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

the bean sauce pork is a also not a difficult dish. just fry thoroughly pork with lots of chopped garlic, 2 tbsp of bean paste and 2 tbsp of oyster sauce. then added water and cok for 1hr 15mins till tender, while reducing the gravy and infusing the taste to the pork.

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

a delicious dish, salivating indeed.

4 broccoli

4 broccoli

brocoli quite standard, and it is always nice, with good wokhae.

HCA prepared rice and fruits

HCA also provide cut fruits.

2kg bean paste 红油豆瓣酱 pork cubes and pork softbones

quite a nourishing meal for the patients, ending with a healthy note.

c.h.e.f andy

Excellent Dimsum @ Imperial Treasure Fine Chinese on 7Oct2019

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steamed pork ribs and steamed chicken feet 

had excellent dimsum @ imperial treasure fine teochew cuisine at ion orhard with sis & bil on 7.10.2019. ^^

menu prices here are ridiculously expensive..a whole braised duck is S$80 and cold crab is S$24/100g..

luckily dimsum prices are “normal” like S$6 per item..I wouldn’t dine here except for dimsum lol! 😂

we had 9 dimsum plus tea & appertizer, came to S$80..I had S$50 welcome voucher so nett was S$27 ..

steamed pork ribs

steamed pork ribs good. i had better ones though. 🙂

steamed chicken feet

steamed chicken feet as good as any.

crispy prawn cheong fun

crispy prawn cheong fun was really good. my favourite.

teochew dumplings 潮州粉果

teochew dumplings 潮州粉果 the usual good standard.

teochew dumplings 潮州粉果

polo char siew bao

polo char siew bao ok, i don’t mind having it also next time.

but no comparison with timhowan shamshuipo HK crispy char siew pao.

咸水饺 fried dumpling 

咸水饺 fried dumpling good standard.

流沙包

流沙包 ok. i can do without.

steamed pork ribs and steamed chicken feet

very nice dimsum with my sis & bil. myself i will come back for dimsum not the ala carte dishes.

c.h.e.f andy

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Imperial Treasure Fine Teochew Cuisine @ Ion Orchard

Address:

2 Orchard Turn #03-05, ION Orchard, Singapore 238801
Located in: ION Orchard Mall
8R3J+MH Singapore
Contact:
imperialtreasure.com
6736 2118
Opening Hours:
Saturday
  • 11am–3pm
  • 6–11pm
Sunday
  • 10:30am–3pm
  • 6–11pm
Mon-Fri
  • 11:30am–3pm
  • 6–11pm

 

 

Made Chicken Rendang for Contractors’ Workers on 4Oct2019

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chicken rendang

chicken rendang

got packet of happy family rendang sauce

made chicken rendang for neighbour 7 gll contractor workers and the behind houses workers who were doing their company defects repairs for me.

c.h.e.f andy

103rd Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 4Oct2019 – Sauteed Dory Fillet

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sauteed dory fillet

made sauteed dory fillet for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 4.10.2019.^^

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

this my 103rd 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.

teban gradens friday breakfast

the residents are already well provided with beehoon and other dishes, so i just cook an additional dish..

sauteed dory fillet

i cooked 3 packets of pangasius fillet = 3x800g nett weight = 2.4kg or 12 pieces of fillet.

sauteed dory fillet

today i am just using my ubiqitous braise – 5 tbsp huadiaojiu, 2 tbsp oyster sauce, 2 tbsp fish sauce.

just marinate fish overnight.

this morning i cooked the fish in 2 batches of 6…anyway they only require like 6 mins, so very easy and quick to get the dih ready.

sauteed dory fillet

sauteed dory fillet

fried in oil, cut onions, and chopped spring onions, and over high heat to reduce the liquids to a flavourful tasty sauce.

sauteed dory fillet

i browned some shallots and topped off with garnishing of shallots and spring onions. 🙂

teban gradens friday breakfast

 the residents all enjoyed the dish.

afterwards i had coffee and good chat with TKF at 古早coffee stall at the food centre.

c.h.e.f andy

7pax Retirement Study Group Graduation Dinner @ Ah Yat Grandstand on 2Oct2019

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peking duck

had our retirement study group graduation dinner with Master Guru KWL @ ah yat grandstand on 2.10.2019. ^^

Ah Yat food consistently good and seafood especially, cheap and good. 🙂

excellent food & even better service..we gave S$30 tip..

we had –

2 steamed lobster superior stock very good S$29.80 each
2 claypot frogs with ginger scallions excellent S$4.50 each
2 gongbao frogs not that great S$4.50 each
2 pumpkin crabs excellent everyone liked it (2crabs for S$39.90)
& we ordered mantou to dip the sauce
S$40/kg 1kg patin with minced ginger was just perfect
$48 peking duck very so so plus S$15 for second eat beehoon (tasty)

complimentary red bean soup good too

& QTC brought very sweet alfonso mangoes

peking duck

peking duck ok, but only dish that was pedestrian and nothing special.

lobster steamed in superior stock

lobster steamed in superior stock

lobster steamed in superior stock consistently good.

just S$29.80 for each 650g live boston lobster (like S$75 at lobster and burger) and cooking was excellent. lobster fresh, sweet and tasty.

dinner dishes

claypot scallions ginger frog

claypot scallions ginger frog

and the bull frogs S$4.50 each, no much different from buying 3 for S$10 at supermarket!

claypot scallions ginger frog was excellent, very flavourful and delicious.

mala gongbao frog

mala gong bao frog less so, ok dish not the best…

2 crabs in pumpkin sauce

2 crabs in pumpkin sauce

bros all like the pumpkin sauce, something new to them.

2x500g crab for S$39.90. crabs were “toing” (strong), flesh filled the shells and sweet.

steamed minced ginger patin

steamed minced ginger patin

and i loved the patin.

my favourite dish. 1kg patin for S$40, just perfect

shredded duck braised with beehoon

shredded duck braised with beehoon

the second eat they charged S$15 i think. it’s ok la, tasty beehoon well infused.

but nothing special. 🙂

QTC brought alfonso mangoes.

and restaurant gave simple complimentary dessert – red bean soup – simple but very nice! 🙂

2 crabs in pumpkin sauce

HAB prepared the certificates which we all signed, and then it was presentation ceremony.

a thoroughly enjoyable retirement graduation dinner makan & chill!

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Yat Seafood @ Grandstand

Address

#03-01/02, The Grandstand, 200Turf Club Road, 287994

Reservations

+65 6884 6884
+65 68832112

Opening Hours

Daily: 11:30 – 14:30

Daily: 17:30 – 22:30

9pax RI Bro Dinner Showcase NCL Curry Chicken & Harold’s Adobo Pork Dish on 1Oct2019

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dinner dishes

our RI bro LCM organised a 9pax dinner for HCK’s 茶 chat group on 1.10.2019. ^^

unfortunately HCK has last minute overseas engagement & unable to join us this evening…

wonderful that CCG was able to join dinner….

the evening menu showcased-

1 adobo pork with egg and potatoes by H
2 curry chicken by NCL

& some calefare dishes by me to make up the numbers

3 nonya fish curry
4 nonya chap chye &
5 fried kang kong with gimson nonya sauce

copied from chong lee whatsapp –

Thanks, H for the adobo pork.

Thanks, LCM, for the wine.

Thanks, CCG, for the kuehs.

Thanks, JT, for the Olympics liquor and the baguettes .

Thanks, WWC, for the Chateraise jelly.

Thanks, LCH, for the grapes.

CL’s curry chicken

NCL’s curry chicken with prima paste good as usual. 🙂

there was plenty of curry so tasty can be more intense. that is a personal preference.

Harold’s adobo pork dish

Harold’s adobo pork dish

Harold’s adobo pork dish very tasty dish. i had like 3 helpings. liked the eggs and potatoes too.

everyone liked it. 🙂

fish head curry

my fish head curry the usual, with lots of vegetables.

nonya chap chye

nonya chap chye

nonya chap chye. this like my second time making this dish.

pretty good actually, quite delicious.

nonya sauce fried kang kong

nonya sauce fried kang kong

grapes

we also had LCM wine, JT’s own umeshu special brew, CCG’s kueh, Tolmas charteraise fruit jelly, and LCH’s grapes.

CL’s curry chicken

another fun dinner among old friends showcasing NCL’s curry chicken dish and Harold’s adobo ninoy cuisine.

must have more, surely!

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Wife Made Excellent Open Beef Sandwich on 28Sep2019

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open beef sandwich

open beef sandwich

wife made an excellent open beef sandwich with alfafa, rockets, caramelised onions, honey mustard and of course roast beef. ^^

on 28.9.2019.

c.h.e.f andy

Dry Kuay Teow Mee on 28Sep2019

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dry kuay teow mee

made 1pax dry kuay teow mee for lunch today on 28.9.2019. ^^

dry kuay teow mee

dry kuay teow mee

dry kuay teow mee

quite good, noodles, ingredients, and chilli.

not as good as outside.

c.h.e.f andy

Delicious Homemade Hu Tieu (Vietnamese Kuay Teow 果条) 2pax Lunch on 29Sep2019

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hu tieu

RI bro CCG came for lunch.

made 2pax hu tieu (vietnamese kuay teow 果条)lunch on 27.9.2019. ^^

finito!

hu tieu

excellent hu tieu as good as in hcmc。

with bakuteh stock, liver, sliced pork, tender belly pork and 沙茶酱mala sauce dip 👍👍👍

vietnamese coffee

vietnamese coffee

hu tieu

 

& vietnamese coffee was superb!

own handgrind vietnamese coffee and strong cup served with condensed milk。

very enjoyable lunch and time with RI bro

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

 

 

 

 

102nd Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 27Sep2019 – Curry Chicken with Potatoes

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curry chicken and potatoes

made braised pork with shanghai greens for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 27.9.2019.^^

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

this my 102nd 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.

curry chicken

this time i used happy family curry paste on promotion.

i think heng’s curry better but this is ok too.

marinated chicken with curry past overnight in fridge.

fried curry leaves and chopped garlic, then added chicken and fried about 5mins.

removed chicken and cooked cut potatoes for 10mins.

added back chicken and mixed.

curry chicken and potatoes

curry chicken and potatoes

off fire and transferred to aluminium carrier.

a simple delicious curry chicken dish for teban gardens residents.

c.h.e.f andy

Great Dimsum & Ramen @ Paradise Dynasty Wisma on 26Sep2019

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小笼包xiaolongbao

had 40% discounts dimsum tea with wife @ paradise dynasty wisma on 26.9.2019. ^^

40% discounts 3pm to 5.15pm

3pm to 5.15pm.

for 50% discounts, go to funan or suntec city. 🙂

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小笼包was excellent… very tasty stock and nice skin and filling..

抄手spicy dumplings

抄手spicy dumplings

抄手just as excellent..very tasty mala sauce, great texture and tasty dumplings..

白萝卜酥radish pastry

白萝卜酥radish pastry

白萝卜酥radish pastry

& carrot pastry very fluffy and tasty!

sliced kurobuta ramen

sliced kurobuta ramen

the ramen stock was better than crystal jafe and imperial treasure..

bill S$28 for 2pax after 40% discou ts

sliced kurobuta ramen

3 dimsum + a really excellent “tonkotsu” kurobuta ramen for S$28 …

very good value👍

service by all the servers outstanding too!

c.h.e.f andy

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Paradise Dynastry @ Wisma Atria
Address:
435 Orchard Rd, #01-18 Wisma Atria, Singapore 238877
Located in: Wisma Atria
8R3M+J3 Singapore
Contact:
paradisegp.com
6219 3931
Opening Hours:
Mon – Fri
  • 11am–10pm
Sat – Sun
  • 10:30am–10pm

Excellent S$3 Wanton Mee @ Rong Ji Roasted Delights 荣记 on 24Sep2019

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S$3 wanton mee

after delivering the 3 dishes for 40pax lunch at HCA this morning, we walked over to bendemeer fc and our RI bro LCM bought S$3 wanton mee lunch.

rong kee roasted delights

rong kee roasted delights

the stall looked exciting with roast duck and char siew hanging behind the glass shelves.

S$3 wanton mee

the wanton mee was delicious!

excellent char siew, qq noodles, very tasty chilli sauce.

i finished all the carbs which i rarely do, 3 wanton..

quite excellent for S$3!

wanton

the wanton was good too…

S$3 wanton mee

a really tasty treat for S$3…

we will be back the next time.

c.h.e.f andy

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Rong Kee Roasted Delights 荣记

Address:
Blk 27, #01-659 Bendemeer Rd, Singapore 330027
8V97+G4 Singapore

 

 

2nd HCA 3 Dishes 40pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 24Sep2019

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curry chicken with potatoes

today is my 2nd40pax 3 dishes lunch for HCA hospice care patients on 24.9.2019 –

1 curry chicken
2 belly pork – my own special sauce
3 cabbage

my RI bro LCM came at 1040am helped me to ferry the food containers to HCA in my car..

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this my second time doing forthrightly 40pax lunch for HCA..

feedback from previous lunch HCA asked to cook a bit more..

this was some difficulty because of wok size and transport..

this time I cooked about 3.6kg boneless chicken thighs, increase from 3kg last time, and 2kg belly pork from 1.6 kg..and 1.4 kg cabbage..

curry chicken with potatoes

they all loved the curry chicken!

braised belly pork

& belly pork was excellent, prefect texture, and my own special braise, so tasty & delicious! 🙂

fried cabbage

cabbage was sweet. they said quantity still not enough.

curry chicken with potatoes

curry chicken with potatoes

current chicken is simple to do.

just marinate 3.6kg cut boneless chicken thighs with 2 packet heng’s nonya curry paste overnight, fried with curry leaves, sliced ginger, minced garlic this morning, and added 400ml (2packets) coconut milk.

only logistic problem was the quantity took up the entire wok volume, and a bit tough for me to manage the quantity and cook with 6 cut potatoes to make sure curry, chicken, potatoes were done just right..

so i had to separate into 2 portions, wok and a deep pot. maybe better to cook 2 portions separately next time.

curry chicken with potatoes

anyway the results was great, and feedback was they loved the curry chicken.

chilled cooked belly pork

i boiled 2kg belly pork in bakuteh sacket 1hr 15mins, perfect tender texture, cooled down and put in chiller overnight.

chilled cooked belly pork

chilled cooked belly pork

and cut nice neat pieces.

the fried in work with lots of chopped garlic, 2tbsp fish sauce, 2tbsp oyster sauce, 1 heap tbsp corflour, 5 tbsp huadiaojiu ..

braised belly pork

wonderful taste and flavours..

1.5kg cabbage

1.5kg cabbage filled up the entire wok at the start of frying.

fried cabbage

feedback was not enough, so have to cook more next time.

curry chicken, braised belly pork, fried cabbage for HCA 40pax lunch

this first few rounds trial and error, managing the quantity and to make sure dishes turned out nicely.

dishes were all good, i am quite certain, and feedback consistently good.

just need to manage the cooking quantity and logistics.

a very satisfying day for me. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy