6pax OPS + RI bros homecooked dinner

chicken rice chicken 白斩鸡

chicken rice chicken 白斩鸡

sausage claypot rice

sausage claypot rice

pork and liver sausage

sausage claypot rice

tanhoon prawns

chashu

steamed red garoupa ah yat style 蒜蓉蒸

meen si (lime taujeon) steamed song fish head

garlic chilli ladyfingers

jessie made coral weed jelly

jessie made coral weed jelly

msw + D17 durians

msw

D17

made 6pax OPS + RI bros dinner on 19.6.2020.^^

1. plain claypot rice(sausage serve separately)
2. 白斩鸡 1/2 chicken with chilli
3. meen si (taujeon lime) steamed song fish head 松鱼头
4. minced garlic steamed red garoupa ah yat style蒜蓉蒸红斑
5. tanhoon prawns
6. japanese chashu
7. garlic chilli ladyfingers

CCG brought begawan solo nonya kuehs.WM brought taiwanese coral jelly made by jessie and also png kueh and soon kuehs.

song fish head and red garoupa

meen si (lime taujeon) steamed song fish head

meen si (lime taujeon) steamed song fish head

meen si (lime taujeon) steamed song fish head

red garoupa steamed ah yat style

red garoupa steamed ah yat style

sausage claypot rice

this the first friend get together homecooked meal since the covid circuit breaker now that 5 visitors is permitted.

the bros had a great evening together.

c.h.e.f andy

#1 tortilla – spanish omelette

#1 tortilla – spanish omelette

#2 miso teriyaki salmon belly

#3 & #4 black angus ribeye & iberico pork collar

#3 black angus 100day grain fed ribeye

#4 lamb fillet

#5 iberico pork collar steak

#5 iberico pork collar steak

#6 vongole linguine

#7 seafood paella

#8 pangrilled red & yellow peppers

made 8-course tapas, meats & pasta for my brother 6pax family dinner on 18.6.2020-

1. spanish omelette
2. miso teriyaki salmon belly
3. pangrilled black angus 100day grain fed ribeye
4. pangrilled iberico pork collar steak
5. pangrilled lamb fillet
6. vongole linguine
7. seafood paella
8. pangrilled red & yellow peppers

👍👍👍

a delightful, scrumptious dinner. my brother, sil, nephew and family enjoyed thoroughly.

miso teriyaki salmon belly

miso teriyaki salmon belly

angus ribeye, lamb fillet & iberico pork collar

angus ribeye, lamb fillet & iberico pork collar

vongole linguine

seafood paella

seafood paella

the vongole this evening was among my very best – al dente, tasty, luscious looking, with a touch of gourmet butter and totally mouthwatering.

seafood paella was also among my best – again luscious, a beauty to behold, and the al dente arborio rice, clams, prawns and squid were all perfect texture.

very happy with making this dinner for my brother. ^^

c.h.e.f andy

4pax family dinner

black angus 100day grain fed ribeye

black angus 100day grain fed ribeye

iberico pork collar steak

oven grilled baby threadfin

oven grilled baby threadfin

vongole linguine

vongole linguine

vongole linguine

grilled red and yellow peppers

grilled brussels sprouts

today made my regular midweek 4pax family dinner on 17.6.2020.^^

tomorrow i am cooking a complete western meal for my brother 6pax family dinner so this is also a dry run for some of the dishes. :-).

this evening i made-

1. pangrilled black angus 100day grain fed ribeye
2. iberico pork collar steak
3. oven grilled fish (baby threadfin)
4. vongole linguin
5. pangrilled red & yellow peppers
6. brussels sprouts

this an excellent dinner 👍

the oven grilled baby threadfin was excellent. this using a fish teochews usually served as chilled steamed fish eaten with taujeon.

but i was trying to recreate the croatian grilled fish we had, and this was pretty good..different fish maybe i will try out golden snapper and seabass.

will do up a recipe later. 🙂

c,h,e.f andy

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

char siew

crispy eggplant with minced pork 鱼香茄子

made 4 dishes fro my brother 6pax family dinner on 11.6.2020^^-

1. gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass
2. 宫保鸡 1/2 chicken
3. char siew
4. 鱼香茄子

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

seabass

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass

gimson nonya sauce steamed seabass i know will be good. just add  1 big heap tbsp or 3 tbsp flat to the fish plus usual hk steam..in this case this a large seabass maybe 800g+ so i added 3tbsp light soy sauce, 3 tbsp olive oil and 2tbsp mirin (optional)…and the usual sliced ginger, cut chilli padi and chopped and cut scallions.

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

aromatics for claypot chicken 宫保鸡

gravy for claypot chicken 宫保鸡

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

spicy dried chilli claypot chicken 宫保鸡

宫保鸡 1/2 chicken – trying to replicate G7 sinma claypot 宫保田鸡…

sauce not too bad but not quite close to G7 sinma..maybe experiment more..my chicken always done quite perfect texture, tender and moist…

char siew

char siew

char siew

char siew

crispy eggplant with minced pork 鱼香茄子

char siew today not great belly pork too lean not fatty enuf & colour a bit off.

there were 2 smaller pieces. my usual was 1 large piece belly pork. marinade and colour not enuf. also i took out from fridge too late so that affected the grilling also too crowded..4 cut strips instead 2 i usually do. so couldn’t brown at 18mins and extended to 22mins…still the middles portion i picked for my brother still quite tasty and also tender enuf…not among my better renditions…

鱼香茄子-sil specially like this dish…i thought the salted fish was a bit much so slight salty & overpowering..actually becos my eggplant was to small…but it’s ok if taken with rice.

most important my brother family enjoyed the dinner.

c.h.e.f andy

pan seared hokkaido scallops on pumpkin puree

bouillabaise seafood stew

kurobuta pork collar steak

pan grilled wagyu MBS 6/7 steak

7pax home dinner

potato mash & cauiflower puree

potato mash

cauliflower puree

vongole linguine

vongole linguine

vongole linguine

made 7pax dinner this evening inc aunty bes on 5.6.2020.^^

during the 8 weeks covid circuit breaker, SM and JH couldn’t join dinner so we had our anniversary dinner w/o them. this evening they were able to join so we had the full family dinner. 🙂

mash & pumpkin puree & cauliflower puree excellent..wife,children loved it..

kurobuta & beef very good, bouillabaisse very tasty ..i think i will not add cream next time to have stronger unmasked tomato flavours..

thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry

sambal sotong with yellow onions

claypot tanhoon prawns

thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry

thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry

sambal sotong with yellow onions

claypot tanhoon prawns

claypot tanhoon prawns

made 6pax dinner for my brother yong siu family.

1. thai style whole fish (ang choe) curry
2. claypot tanhoon prawns
3. sambal sotong with onions

thai style whole fish curry is my new recipe. though it is not exactly the same as old holland road forture’s it is very good, nicely tangy and tasty and wonderful curry and vegetables.

i made my own curry rempah and added tomyam paste, very shiok dish!

will do up a recipe post soon! 🙂

claypot tanhoon and sambal sotong are usual dishes. my sil especially liked the claypot tanhoon prawns, said it was very tasty.

the key was the stock and also the proportions, so that stock was reduced to right amount, still wet and moist not soupy, while cooking the prawns and tanhoon just right. excellent dish.

sambal sotong key just not to overcook sotong, so it is fresh, succulent, perfect texture.

this my 3rd homecooked dinner for my brother since circuit breaker! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡

steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨

spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头

wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡

mala broccoli

mala broccoli

okra with gimson nonya sauce

okra with gimson nonya sauce

made 5 dishes for my brother’s 6pax family dinner this evening on 28.5.2020. ^^

1. spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头
2. wine chicken with cloud fungus 黄焖鸡
3. steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨
4. mala broccoli
5. okra with gimson nonya sauce

covid circuit breaker time, no eating out no extended family gathering, so i cooked 5 dishes and delivered to my brother.

song fish head 松鱼头,wine chicken黄焖鸡 all my usual dishes.

steamed pork soft bones 蒸软骨is a new preparation, seems pretty good taste and wonderful tender texture.

okra with gimson nonya sauce very tasty.

the mala broccoli though a bit overdone.

anyway good 6pax dinner for my brother’s family.

c.h.e.f andy

sausage claypot rice

白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken

braised trotters and belly pork

tofu prawns

sausage claypot rice

白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken

braised trotters and belly pork

braised trotters

braised trotters

tofu prawns

sambal kang kong

made 6pax dinner for my brother yong siu family dinner today on 21May2020.^^

1. sausage claypot rice
2. teochew braised pork trotters and belly pork
3. 白斩鸡with home made chilli
4. tofu prawns
5. sambal kang kong

will write up recipe for some dishes later.

claypot rice very flavourful from slated fish and tasty chicken stock.

the very smooth & sweet 白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken came with tasty hamemade chilli and tasty sauce.

teochew braise with my own sauce, both trotters and belly pork very tender texture and tasty.

tofu prawns again with tasty chicken stock and succulent prawns done just right texture.

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白斩鸡 chicken rice chicken

braised trotters and belly pork

braised trotters and belly pork

nonya sauce steamed seabass

for ourselves,

kept some braised trotters and 白斩鸡for dinner..aunty bes made nonya steamed fish. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs

sous vid pork loin 60degC 1.5hrs

chorizo prawns spaghetti

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs

CCB home dinner

CCB home dinner

sous vide beef rump 57degC 24hrs

sous vide pork loin 60degC1.5hrs

sous vide pork loin 60degC1.5hrs

chorizo prawns spaghetti

made sous vide rump roast (57degC 24hrs) and sous vide pork loin (60degC 1.5hrs) & chorizo prawns pasta.

pasta good as always.

children like the sous vide rump roast..texture great, taste good enough overall  comparable to a good roast beef not really my preferred cut.

prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque sauce

prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque

prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque

made a 5-course gourmet family dinner for mother’s day on 10.5.2020. ^^

4th course was prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque sauce. 🙂

the prawn pasta was excellent! ^^ pasta al dente perfect texture and the prawn bisque very tasty coating the pasta well, and prawns were plump, succulent & sweet. 🙂

i made the usual prawn stock frying prawn heads and shells in butter, then added cut carrots and water and boiled for 2 hrs.

to balance the flavours, and also to give some bulk, i fried garlic, shallots, red onions, then added red and yellow peppers, till softened. then i blended with the prawn stock together with the carrots. i added 2tbsp=30ml brandy. it was a very tasty  golden broth.

when serving the pasta dish, i browned 6 cloves of garlic in olive oil, added the sauce and bring to boil, added the prawns seasoned with fish sauce and white pepper, and cooked for couple mins, added pasta and 15g butter, off fire and tossed. added sweet basil to garnish.

voila! a very tasty, delicious prawn pasta dish! 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients-

• 12 large shelled prawns
• 200g spaghetti
• 150ml prawn bisque sauce
• 6 cloves garlic
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 15g butter

for prawn bisque-

• head and shells of 12 prawns
• 1 medium carrot sliced
• 15g butter
• 30ml brandy
• 5 cloves garlic, 2 shallots, 1/2 red onions, 1/3 red pepper, 1/3 yellow pepper

Directions-

1. fry prawn heads and shells in butter, then add cut carrots and water and boiled for 2 hrs to get the prawn stock.
2. fry garlic, shallots, red onions, then add red and yellow peppers, till softened. then blend with the prawn stock together with the carrots. i added 2tbsp=30ml brandy. it was a very tasty  golden broth.
3. when serving the pasta dish, brown 6 cloves of garlic in olive oil, add prawn bisque sauce and bring to boil, add the prawns seasoned with fish sauce and white pepper, and cooked for couple mins, add pasta and 15g butter, off fire and tossed. add sweet basil to garnish. voila!

chinese herbal mutton ribs soup

chinese herbal mutton ribs soup

nonya fish curry

chinese herbal mutton rib soup

chinese herbal mutton rib soup

chinese herbal mutton ribs soup

chinese herbal mutton rib soup

mutton ribs cleaned and drained

chinese herbal mutton rib soup

chinese herbal mutton rib soup

nonya fish curry

nonya fish curry

made mutton ribs soup & nonya fish curry this evening on 13.5.2020. ^^

the mutton ribs soup was excellent..daughter loved it had a second bowl & several ribs and meats..

mutton was very tender & soup super flavourful and smooth ..i think better than most chinese herbal mutton soup outside even chai chuan tou..