Recipe = Super Yummy Soy Sauce Chicken on 26Apr2020

soy sauce chicken3

soy sauce chicken

Tai Hua chicken marinate (大华鲁鸡汁)

Tai Hua chicken marinate (大华鲁鸡汁)

soy sauce chicken2

soy sauce chicken

braised egg, taupok, tau kua3

braised egg, taupok, tau kua

made soy sauce chicken for family dinner this evening on 26.4.2020. ^^

first time i made this dish. i use tai hua chicken marinade same as i do for braising lor ark aka teochew braised duck. 🙂

so quite easy and straight forward. 🙂

soy sauce chicken was super yummy, very moist, tender and flavourful. so delicious!

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

i also delivered one packet of soy suace chicken rice and one packet noodles to a friend and her helper.

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe

Ingredients-

  • whole large chicken (1.4-1.6kg)
  • 1 cup tai hua braising sauce
  • 1 cinnamon bark, 3 star anise, 3 cloves, 2 bay leaves
  • 1 whole bulb of garlic cloves
  • 1 tbsp sugar

Directions-

  1. clean chicken with salt, drain dry
  2. add cinnamon bark, star anise, cloves, bay leaves and garlic colves to 1 tbsp oil, fry till fragrant
  3. add chicken and fry and turn for 30 secs. add tai hua braising sauce and sugar and coat chicken thorough
  4. add 2 cups water and cook chicken for 10mins, turn over several times and basting the sauce over the chicken and the inside. add 500ml water, cover and cook for another 30mins, reducing the sauce.
  5. remove chicken and let air cool for 1 hr.
  6. add 6 shelled boiled eggs, 10 taupok cut to 4 strips each, 2 taukua and water and braise for 1.5 hrs, turning the eggs to coat fully.
  7. serve the chicken and the braised eggs taupok and taukua and ladle some braising sauce over

 

Covid Circuit Breaker Home Dinner on 13May2020

chinese herbal mutton ribs soup7

chinese herbal mutton ribs soup

chinese herbal mutton ribs soup

chinese herbal mutton ribs 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..

fish curry the usual nice dish. nice lema curry with lots of vegetables and fresh and tasty fish.

i had one 500-600g red snappy (ang kuay) and 2 red snapper heads.

c.h.e.f andy

Great Covid Circuit Breaker Takeouts from Don Signature Crab on 12May2020

S$20 prawn lala beehoon

S$20 prawn lala beehoon

wife ordered 2xS$20 prawn lala beehoon from don signature crab on 12.5.2020.^^

super nice soup, very fresh sweet prawns & large plump lala..really good!

we went to pick up & bought 4 chicken pies for jessie-don started off their business long time ago by selling chicken pie..

had some leftover emperor snapper ang sai fillet & very fish stock so made poached fish soup, very nice too!

c.h.e.f andy

3 Homecooked Dishes for the Office on 11May2020

homecooked 5pax lunch dishes

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

Good Covid Circuit Breaker Takeout Dishes from Tess Bar on 11May2020

children sl and wy bought tessbar delivery for second mother’s day dinner on 11.5.2020.^^

https://tessbarandkitchen.oddle.me/en_SG/

SM & JH joined via zoom 😀 covid circuit breaker zoom dinner! lol!

food was good for takeout..& inexpensive = S$134 for 9+1 dishes

like S$18 for 250g ribeye steak and 4-rack lamb👍

c.h.e.f andy

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Tess Bar & Kitchen

daily
  • 11am–10:30pm

Superb Sumptuous Mother’s Day 5-course Gourmet Home Dinner on 10May2020

flamed squid on cauliflower puree

#1 flamed squid on cauliflower puree

pan seared scallop on pumpkin puree

#2 pan seared scallop on pumpkin puree

bouillabaise - seafood stew

#3 bouillabaise – seafood stew

prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque sauce

#4 prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque sauce

squidink linguine with squid

#5 squidink 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.

  1. flamed squid on cauliflower puree
  2. pan seared scallop on pumpkin puree
  3. bouillabaisse- seafood stew with fish, prawns, squid
  4. prawn spaghetti in prawn bisque sauce
  5. squidink linguine with squid

every dish was excellent..wife & children loved every dish…

bouillabaisse & squidink were the best dishes this evening, especially delicious…

bouillabaisse soup was very tasty & smooth…definitely better than burlamacco & most seafood or fish stew we had taken outside..fish, prawn, squid were just the right texture, fresh sweet & tasty..

squidink was the best i made..the very flavourful chalky powdery texture & al dente pasta..simply excellent! this though many good restaurants can do the same la..so even best still cannot say better than outside..

prawn pasta was excellent too but squidink was better..

the cauliflower puree and pumpkin puree were good today better than my first try on valentines day…very good standard now…

will post the recipes later.

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe = Simply Delicious Red Fermented Beancurd (南乳) Deepfried Chicken Wings on 6May2020

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings2

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 brancurd 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

Great Kimchi Fried Rice = Covid Circuit Breaker Home Dinner on 9May2020

kimchi fried rice2

wife’s kimchi fried rice

red fermented brancurd chicken wings

my red fermented brancurd chicken wings

home dinner this evening on 9.5.2020.^^

wife wanted the red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings so i made again. good as before.

wife made kimchi fried rice. she added bacon to fry, and prawns…

so chopped garlic, onions, bacon, then prawn, rice and last egg.

very tasty kimchi fried rice indeed.

c.h.e.f andy

Mediocre 第二代 Clementi Fishball Noodles on 8May2020

meepok tar - 第二代fishball noodles

meepok tar = 第二代 Clementi Fishball Noodles

meepok tar 2- 第二代fishball noodles

dapao fish ball noodles from 第二代 at blk 325 clementi on 8.5.2020.

meepok slight soggy becos dapao..chilli mediocre, fishball not as good as 新路at meiling at fc..

overall average not great..

the kopi at this coffeeshop is very good though, kao & pang 👍

c.h.e.f andy

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第二代 Clementi Fishball Noodles

daily (closed wed)
  • 7am–9pm

Covid Circuit Breaker Home Dinner on 6May2020

 

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings2

red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings

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

the red fermented beancurd deepfried chicken wings my first time. and it was excellent!

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

i don’t cook deepfried chicken wings cos aunth bes makes super prawn paste chicken wings. this time i was inspired by jessie who used red fermented beancurd 南乳for another dish….

spicy back bean sauce song fish head my usual, and i reproduce the same zi char standard outside.

my minced pork chopped onions with crispy chilli also very “pang” and tasty.

c.h.e.f andy

Covid Circuit Breaker Home Dinner on 3May2020

ayam masak merah

ayam masak merah

sausage claypot rice

sausage claypot rice

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

Yummy Crabmeat Pasta Home Dinner on 29Apr2020

crabmeat pasta3

crabmeat pasta

this evening i assigned food taster, so just wait and eat do nothing lol! ^^

our helper aunty bes, made 4 dishes-

  1. crabmeat pasta
  2. chicken wings
  3. calamari
  4. broccoli

chicken wings, my wife bought the mid-wings and calamari were all excellent.

crabmeat pasta deserves special mention.

this a dish “created” by my son, and perfected by all = son, wife and aunty bes. so there is no need for me to learn how to make this. lol! 🙂

& this evening’s crabmeat pasta was excellent too, as always, everytime i tried.

she used good quality canned crabmeat, fresh tomatoes and good tomato paste, and cream…and pasta was al dente..i think all of us made very good al dente pasta..

excellent home dinner during CCB = covid circuit breaker…

c.h.e.f andy

Recipe = Al Dente Shiok! 豆签Bean Noodles Dry on 28Apr2020

prawns dry bean noodles2

prawns dry bean noodles 豆签

soya sauce chicken dry bean noodles

soy sauce chicken dry bean noodles豆签

i like bean noodles豆签becos it is very light and smooth texture and for low carbs me it’s like when i feel like a really light meal can still afford to have it.

i usually take it as soup noodles. it wAs my eldest daughter SM who alerted me that it was very good dry, like taking meepok tar…it is more like kuay teow yet w/o the soft texture… can be done quite al dente.

& it’s quite easy to make the mee pok tar chilli sauce and to taste.

so i did dry bean noodles豆签 with soy sauce chicken on 26.4.2020. and i tapao 2 packets (one rice and one bean noodles豆签) for JK and her helper.

this evening i made 1pax dry bean noodles豆签, just add few prawns on 28.4.2020.^^

simple, instant ….

AND most satisfying…shiok shiok!!

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients

  • two coils dry bean noodles豆签 (i use one)
  • 5 large prawns (i use 21/25)
  • 1tsp fish sauce
  • 2tsp oyster sauce
  • 2tsp black vinegar
  • 2tsp maggi chilli sauce (or ketchup)
  • 2tbsp crispy haebee chilli

(well actually just to taste la lol!)

Directions

  1. put all sauce/condiments in bowl
  2. cook bean noodles豆签 2mins (anyway to right al dente texture)
  3. toss dry bean noodles豆签  in the chilli sauce
  4. cook prawns (marinated with fish sauce and white pepper) in the bean noodles豆签 water. add to dry bean noodles豆签 …voila!

of course can add other toppings like soy sauce chicken, char siew etc

Soy Sauce Chicken, Braise Egg, Taupok, Taukua Family Dinner on 26Apr2020

soy sauce chicken2

soy sauce chicken

soy sauce chicken3

soy sauce chicken

braised egg, taupok, tau kua

braised egg, taupok, tau kua

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.

soya sauce chicken dry bean noodles

soy sauce chicken dry bean noodles豆签

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

 

 

Recipe = Shiok! Sambal Sotong on 19Apr2020

sambal sotong

sambal sotong

singlong sambal ikan bilis

singlong sambal ikan bilis

made sambal sotongon 19.4.2020.^^

i used sing long sambal ikan bilis chilli. 🙂

again quite straight forward-

just cut a large sotong into rings, plus tentacles and the “wings”. fry lots of chopped garlic. add sotong, oyster sauce and sambal chilli. fry for few mins. garnish with chopped scallions or coriander. and that’s all la.

voila!

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients

  • 1 large sotong (250g) cut into rings
  • 1 tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 tbsp sambal sauce
  • 3 cloves chopped garlic

Directions

  1. cut a large sotong into rings, plus tentacles and the “wings”
  2. fry lots of chopped garlic. add sotong, oyster sauce and sambal chilli. fry for few mins. garnish with chopped scallions or coriander. and that’s all la. voila!

Recipe = Good Assam Fish Head on 19Apr2020

assam angkorli fish head2

assam angkorli fishhead

assam angkorli

assam red snapper (ang kueh)

made home dinner this evening on 19.4.2020.^^

  1. assam angkorli fish head
  2. pork softbones pongteh
  3. sambal sotong with onions

recently i had excellent assam fish head at ban leong wah hoe on 12.2.2020 (above photo).

i then tried my hands several times.

cannot match ban leong excellent dish, and my assam fish quite different in flavours too, but still it was a very good assam fish (top 2 photos).

it was easy to make, easy becos i am using ready happy family assam fish gravy sauce. lol!

quite straight forward-

fry lady fingers with lots of chopped garlic and sliced yellow onions to soften and add assam gravy and coat, add pineapples juice and reduce. add fish head (or fish), egg plants and cut pineapples (optional), cover and cook for 6-8mins till fish cooked. add tomatoes and sliced red onions; & chopped scallions (or coriander) to garnish. ready to serve.

c.he.f andy

Ingredients

  • 800g fish head or whole fish cleaned with salt & drained dry in fridge
  • 1 packet 200g assam fish sauce (i use happy family)
  • 150ml pineapple juice
  • 1 small yellow onion
  • 6 lady fingers
  • 1 medium egg plant
  • 1 large tomato
  • cut 1/2 pineapple (optional)
  • 1 small red onion, chopped scallions or coriander

Directions

  1. fry lady fingers with lots of chopped garlic and sliced yellow onions to soften
  2. add assam gravy and coat, add pineapples juice and reduce
  3. add fish head (or fish), egg plants and cut pineapples (optional), cover and cook for 6-8mins. add tomatoes and sliced red onions; & chopped scallions (or coriander) to garnish. ready to serve.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recipe = Sensational Squidink Pasta on 15Apr2020

squidink pasta2

squidink pasta with squid

made squidink pasta for homecooked dinner on 15.4.2020.^^

have not made squidink pasta for the longest time..

not so easy to have squidink…it’s like have to accumulate 20 squid to have enough ink for pasta lol! the flat cuttlefish has large ink sac and one cuttlefish suffice. but cuttlefish has tougher flesh and i don’t buy them generally…

prepare same base sauce with chicken stock and white wine-

just brown garlic cloves with some sweet basil leaves in olive oil. add squid ink...

off fire and add very tasty intense chicken stock & white wine, and reduced to a very tasty, somewhat thick inky sauce

when serving bring sauce to boil, add squid, almost cook squid, add pasta, add butter, off fire and toss. garnish with sweet basil. voila!

really delightful, quite sensational pasta. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients

  • 200g spaghetti
  • 1/2 bulb garlic cloves
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 1 large squid cut into rings
  • 150ml chicken stock
  • 50ml white wine

Directions

  1. cook spaghetti one minute before al dente
  2. brown garlic cloves with some sweet basil leaves in olive oil. add squid ink...off fire and add very tasty intense chicken stock & white wine, and reduced to a very tasty, somewhat thick inky sauce
  3. when serving bring sauce to boil, add squid, almost cook squid, add pasta, add butter, off fire and toss. garnish with sweet basil. voila!

Recipe = Shiok! Chorizo Prawn Pasta on 15Apr2020

 

chorizo prawn pasta2

chorizo prawn spaghetti

chorizo prawn pasta

chorizo prawn pasta

made chorizo prawns pasta for home dinner on 15.4.2020.^^

just 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 absolutely delicious, smoky chorizo, very tasty stock infused, al dente pasta and succulent sweet prawns.

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients

  • 200g spaghetti
  • 1/2 bulb garlic cloves
  • 2tbsp olive oil
  • 12 large prawns
  • 2cm chorizo cut 10 thin slices
  • 150ml chicken stock 50ml white wine

Directions

  1. cook spaghetti one minute before al dente
  2. 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, on fire and reduce to a very tasty sauce.
  3. when serving bring sauce to boil, add prawns (seasoned with sea salt and white pepper), almost cook prawns, add pasta, add butter, off fire and toss. garnish with sweet basil. voila!

Recipe = Iberico Pork Shobayaki on 21Apr2020

pork shobayaki

pork shobayaki (ginger sauce) with onions using iberico belly pork

made pork shobayaki (ginger sauce) with onions using chicken rice ginger sauce & iberico belly pork this evening on 21.4.2020.^^

authentic japanese taste 👍, and thin sliced shabu iberico pork is good quality better than usual belly pork slices.

chicken rice ginger sauce nice flavours, and i added tsuyu and mirin. results was good.

it is just a teishoku dish, so nothing special but nicely homely meal..

aunty Bes made very nice fried chicken wings and broccoli.

simple nice home dinner

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients

  • 300g thinly sliced shabu belly pork
  • 1 heap tbsp chicken rice ginger sauce
  • 2 tbsp tsuyu
  • 1 tbsp mirin
  • 1 large onion
  • 1 tbsp chopped garlic

directions

  1. marinate belly pork with ginger sauce, tsuyu, mirin
  2. fry garlic. add marinated pork & cook for 5mins.
  3. remove pork, add onions and fry and cook onions.
  4. add back pork, mix thoughly, and taste. serve.

Recipe=Delicious Pork Softbones Pongteh on 19Apr2020

pork softbones pongteh

pork softbones pongteh

made home dinner this evening on 19.4.2020.^^

  1. assam angkorli fish head
  2. pork softbones pongteh
  3. sambal sotong with onions

this evening trying out pongteh using 400g frozen pork softbones from sheng shiong= S$3.95.

very easy to make.

pork softbones pongteh was delicious. the other dishes assam fish head and sambal sotong very good too.

nice home dinner!

c.h.e.f andy

Ingredients-

  • 400g pork softbones
  • 8 small chinese mushrooms
  • 1 tbsp taujeon (grounded in mortar)
  • 1tbsp gula malaka
  • 1tbsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp corflour

Directions-

  1. placed pork softbones in boiling water, remove scum, clean, drain dry in fridge
  2. fry minced garlic, add taujeon, fry pork for 1 minute, add gula malaka and fry to coat thoroughly. add mushrooms, a bit water and cook for 10mins.
  3. add 1 litre water, cover & cook for 1hr 20mins. reduce.