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..

homecooked 5pax lunch dishes

made 3 dishes for 5pax office lunch for wife’s office on 11.5.2020. ^^

1. spicy bean paste pork softbones
2. tofu prawns
3. stirfried romaine lettuce

this the 3rd time i cooked for the office lunch during this covid circuit breaker period..the first was claypot chicken rice. the second was assam pork ribs. next week i am cooking wine chicken with cloud fungus and shitake. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

#1 flamed squid on cauliflower puree

#2 pan seared scallop on pumpkin puree

#3 bouillabaise – seafood stew

#4 prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque sauce

#5 squidink linguine with squid

flamed squid

flamed squid on cauliflower puree

pan seared scallop

pan seared scallop on pumpkin puree

bouillabaise – seafood stew

bouillabaise – seafood stew

prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque

prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque

squid ink linguine with squid

squid ink linguine with squid

today mother’s day, 10.5.2020. 🙂

I made 5-course home dinner for 5pax=wife, me, daughter, aunty bes & son working back 8.30pm so i get food ready when he back..

missing eldest daughter SM & JH they couldn’t join us during covid.

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

this evening i made red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings on 6.5.2020.

my very first time. and it was excellent! simply delicious! ^^

wife and children all loved it, and wife asked me to cook this dish again on 9.5.2020. 🙂

very nice fermented beancurd flavour and moist juicy succulent wings. perfecto!

i don’t cook deepfried chicken wings cos aunty bes makes super prawn paste chicken wings.

this time though i was inspired by jessie who used red fermented beancurd 南乳for another dish….

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

deepfry

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

my repeat red fermented brancurd chicken wings – 9.5.2020

i marinated the chicken wings in fridge overnight, and dust the chicken wings with some flour before deepfry.

so delicious! taste, succulent, juicy! motuckting!无得顶!

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe

Ingredients-

• 10 chicken wings (about 1 kg)
• 2 red fermented beancurd
• 3 white fermented beancurd
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp oyster sauce
• 2 tbsp corn flour
• 2 tbsp huadiaojiu
• 1/4 tsp sesame oil
• 3 cloves chopped garlic
• 3 chopped shallots

Directions-

1. marinate in fridge overnight
2. dust some flour over chicken wings before deepfry

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

spicy black bean suace song fish head

covid home dinner

minced pork fried rice

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

spicy black bean sauce song fish head

spicy black bean sauce song fish head

minced pork fried rice

homecooked family dinner this evening on 6.5.2020. ^^

1. spicy black bean sauce song fish head 松鱼头
2. red fermented bean curd deepfried chicken wings 南乳炸鸡翅- first time quite excellent!👍👍👍
3. minced pork chopped onions chilli fried rice

ayam masak merah

sausage claypot rice

home dinner

home dinner

ayam masak merah

steamed egg with minced pork

steamed egg with minced pork

sambal lady fingers

made home dinner this evening on 3.5.2020.^^

1. sausage claypot rice
2. ayam masak merah
3. steamed egg with minced pork
4. sambal lady fingers

during this covid circuit breaker period, i cooked one family dinner during my helper’s rest day and one dinner mid-week..took the opportunity to try out some dishes when i can…

ayam masak merah was the highlight this evening. it was my first time trying it, and i made my own chilli rempah.

it turned out to be really delicious and wife and children all liked it. this style (preparation) not really my preferred..

i like the indonesian nasi padang curries with coconut milk…anyhow this was good, very tasty dish..will put up the recipe shortly.

sausage claypot rice was very good as usual, very “pang” fragrant, tasty and perfect moist individual grain texture.

steamed egg was good, basically the economy rice stall kind.

lady fingers not so good, as i this time i had to buy ready packet ones & couldn’t get to pick the lady fingers so 1/3 or 1/2 were a bit stiffer, less ripe even though i knew that and cooked a little longer, but otherwise good sambal vegetables dish.

c.h.e.f andy

soy sauce chicken

soy sauce chicken

braised egg, taupok, tau kua

family soy sauce chicken dinner

braised egg, taupok, tau kua

dry bean noodles 豆签

soy sauce chicken dry bean noodles 豆签

poached hk kailan with shitake

poached hk kailan with shitake

braised egg, taupok, tau kua

soy sauce chicken

soy sauce chicekn

made home cooked dinner this evening on 26.4.2020.^^

1. soy sauce chicken
2. braised egg, taukua, taupok
3. dry chilli bean noodles 豆签

soy sauce chicken was delicious, very moist, tender and flavourful.

and of course i use the braise to braise egg, taupok and taukua.

soy sauce chicken dry bean noodles豆签

soy sauce chicken rice

soy sauce chicken rice

i also took out 2 portions and brought 2 packet lunch for a friend and her helper = a rice dish and a dry bean noodles 豆签 dish. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

15pax RI bros homecooked dinner

15pax RI bros homecooked dinner

bros brought many wines

白斩鸡

chicken rice chilli

braised duck

braised pork belly and trotters

jogbal – chilled hock with mala vinegar dip

claypot tanhoon prawns

salted fish steamed minced pork

taujeon lime song fish head

nonya sauce steamed seabass

cuttlefish kang kong

salted egg bittergourd

made 15pax dinner for RI bros this evening..on 28.8.2020.^^

i made 10 dishes. 🙂

menu

1. 白斩鸡 chicken rice
2. braised duck
3. braised ter kar trotters & belly pork
4. jokbal 족발 korean chilled hock dish
5. steamed salted fish minced pork 咸鱼饼
6. claypot tanhoon prawns
7. nonya sauce steamed seabass
8. taujeon lime steamed song fish head
9. “zhai shun” salted egg bitttergourd
10. nonya sauce cuttlefish kang kong

all dishes were delicious.

白斩鸡, chicken rice & chilli, braised duck, teochew braised pig trotters, jokbal 족발 korean chilled hock served with mala vinegar dip, tanhoon prawns, 咸鱼饼salted fish steamed minced pork, 2 fish and 2 vegetables all great. 

making 白斩鸡

making braised duck

braised duck

jogbal – chilled hock with mala vinegar dip

jogbal – chilled hock with mala vinegar dip

jogbal – chilled hock with mala vinegar dip

claypot tanhoon prawns

roast truffle chicken-tender, moist and flavourful (recipe here)

oven baked ribs-perfect texture & flavours (recipe here)

oven baked ribs-perfect texture & flavours

chorizo prawn pasta

squidink pasta with squid

had delicious homecooked dinner this evening on 15.4.2020.^^

i made 4 dishes-

1. roast truffle 1/2 chicken (recipe here)
2. oven baked ribs (recipe here)
3. chorizo prawn spaghetti
4. squidink pasta with squid

with sliced garlic and truffle sauce extra virgin olive oil under skin

with sliced garlic and truffle sauce extra virgin olive oil under skin

roast truffle 1/2 chicken

oven baked pork ribs with mustard, smoky bbq & cajun seasoning

with herbs red chilli, parsley, rosemary

with herbs red chilli, parsley, rosemary

with honey & tomato sauce

oven baked ribs

oven baked ribs

oven baked ribs

perfect texture & flavours

chorizo prawn spaghetti

squidink pasta with squid

squidink pasta with squid

dinner was excellent this evening.

every dish was delicious. wife and children loved all the dishes. 🙂

chicken was tender, moist and very tasty.

pork ribs nice smoky flavours, tasty and perfect texture.

the 2 pastas were delicious.

for chorizo prawns,

brown garlic cloves with some sweet basil leaves in olive oil. add sliced chorizo. off fire and add very tasty intense chicken stock & white wine, and reduce to a very tasty sauce. when serving bring sauce to boil, add prawns (seasoned with seasalt and white pepper), almost cook prawns, add pasta, add butter, off fire and toss. garnish with sweet basil. voila!

it was delicious, smoky chorizo, very tasty stock, al dente pasta and succulent sweet prawns.

for squidink pasta,

prepare same base sauce with chicken stock and white wine as before; just w/o chorizo, and add squid ink. reduced to a somewhat thick inky sauce. when serving add squid, almost cook squid, add pasta, add butter, off fire and toss. garnish with sweet basil. voila!

really delightful, quite sensational pastas. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

1/2 truffle sauce roast chicken

4pax RI bros homecooked lunch

sausage claypot rice, truffle chicken, rack of ribs and broccoli

1/2 truffle sauce roast chicken

sausage claypot rice

sausage claypot rice

oven roasted rack of ribs

oven roasted rack of ribs

made 4pax lunch with CCG, LKY, LKH on 3.4.2020.^^

1. sausage claypot rice
2. 1/2 truffle sauce chicken
3. oven roasted rack of ribs
4. stirfried broccoli

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.