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

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

 

 

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

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

 

So So Average Food 5pax Family Dinner @ Peach Garden OCBC on 22Sep2019

lobster noodles

had 5pax dinner at peach garden ocbc on 22.9.2019.^^

we booked 6pm for 50% eatigo discounts. 🙂

view from peach garden ocbc

grand prix evening good view from restaurant bar area..haze >100 though..

we seated in the main dining section..

roast london duck

the roast london duck super good, reminded me of tunglok’s london duck..

char siew

char siew very good too..

egg plant with pork floss

xo fried carrot cake

egg white fried rice

sharksfin soup

wife ordered a sharksfin very poor standard….

and sumin ordered a lobster noodles also substandard

fried rice below par..no wokhae…same with xo carrot cake..no wok hae plus NO xo taste

have to order the right stuff here..

salted egg prawns

salted egg prawns

salted egg prawns competent, good sandy slated egg taste and texture and crispy fresh prawns, nothing special.

bean curd with vegetables

bean curd with vegetables

bean curd with vegetables was non descript, nothing great…

roast duck

only the roast london duck and char siew were special, very good. the rest quite mediocre,

and they charged S$1pax for using the wet tissue..

service was good here..

prices were expensive w/o the discounts. not sure i want to come back even with 50% discounts.

c.h.e.f andy

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Peach Garden OCBC Centre

101st Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 20Sep2019 – Braised Pork with Shanghai Greens

braised pork with shanghai greens

made braised pork with shanghai greens for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 20.9.2019.^^

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

this my 1001st 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.

braised pork

today i made braised pork cubes.

braised pork

braised pork

braised pork

these are frozen pork cubes. i made 3 pakets 1.2kg. just blanched in boiling water and cleaned. then fried with minced garlic and added 5tbsp huadiaojiu, 2tbsp fish sauce, 2 tbsp cornflour, covered wok and cooked for 1hr.

i had 800g of belly pork which was cooked to tender, chilled and neatly cut, which i added when pork cubes were cooked and stirfried for few minutes.

braised pork

set aside.

shanghai greens

braised pork with shanghai greens

braised pork with shanghai greens

then i fried the shanghai greens with oyster sauce and added back the braised pork, and that’s a delicious braised pork with shanghai greens.

c.h.e.f andy

Bakuteh Prime Ribs @ Lao Ah Tee 老阿弟 on 12Sep2019

bakuteh prime ribs 

my RI bro LCM came over to help me transport 3 dishes to HCA for 40pax lunch on 12.9.2019.^^

afterwards we walked over to Lao Ah Tee 老阿弟 for bakuteh.

bakuteh prime ribs

bakute prime ribs

the place was super crowded ant 12.15pm.

we ordered the prime ribs.

luckily we only 2pax, and the bakuteh came immediately….

it was expensive S$10 for 2 ribs.

i guess to put in perspective, 1kg fresh prime ribs in sheng shiong usually S$21.95, and that’s about 10 pieces, so 2 pieces would be like S$4.50. so perhaps price justified.

i still enjoyed the prime ribs. very good, great taste and texture and tasty soup…

but really doing myself at home with ilc sachet just as good, and 45% the price.

c.h.e.f andy

1st HCA 3 Dishes 40pax Lunch for HCA Hospice Care on 12Sep2019

chinese wine chicken 黄焖鸡

RI FGS (For Goodness Sake) bros earlier did 2 fundraising for HCA in 2016 –

  1. 1st RI FGS (For Goodness Sake) Charity Dinner Raised S$16,948 for HCA Hospice on 20May2016
  2. 2nd RI FGS (For Goodness Sake) Charity Dinner Raised S$10,020 for HCA Hospice Care on 21Oct2016

recently i did teban gardens friday community breakfast dish for the 100th times.

i decided that maybe i can do a bit more, so contacted HCA and decided to do a fortnightly 3 dishes 40pax lunch for HCA patients.

today is my first 40pax lunch for HCA patients on 12.9.2019.

i prepared –

  1. chinese wine chicken 黄焖鸡
  2. braised belly pork &
  3. baby shanghai greens with shitake

for chicken, i used 2.8kg frozen boneless thighs, cut and marinated overnight with 6tbsp huadiaojiu, 3tbsp fish sauce, 3tbsp oyster sauce and 2tbsp corn flour.

this morning, i fried sliced ginger and minced garlic and added chicken, fried thoroughly for 5mins, covered wok and cooked another 2 mins.

& voila! a delicious dish of chinese wine chicken 黄焖鸡

braised belly pork

baby shanghai greens with shitake

braised belly pork

i fried 1 cinnamon bark, 5 star anise, 3bay leaves, 5 cloves and 1 bulb garlic cloves till fragrant.

added 2kg belly pork and 3tbsp light soy sauce, 1tbsp fish sauce, 1 tbsp dark soya sauce, and braised 1 hr 15mins till tender. then cooled and placed in ziploc bag in fridge overnight.

braised belly pork

braised belly pork

this morning, i cut the belly pork neatly, boiled the braising sauce, and added the cut belly pork, simmered in covered wok for few minutes.

baby shanghai greens & shitake

baby shanghai greens

baby shanghai greens with shitake

baby shanghai greens with shitake

i fried the baby shanghai greens with minced garlic and cut chilli padi, added shitake and oysters sauce. and transferred to aluminium carrier for transport to HCA.

my first HCA 40pax lunch. I could see the volunteers and patients were excited to receive the dishes.

c.h.e.f andy

 

100th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 30Aug2019 – Chicken with Shitake and Baby Shanghai Greens

100th teban gardens community breakfast dish on 30aug2019

100th teban gardens community breakfast dish on 30aug2019

100th teban gardens community breakfast dish on 30aug2019

teban gardens reminded me that today is my 100th meals i cooked for the friday community breakfast! 🙂

Ros presented me with a gift. i had coffee afterwards with my RI friend who started this PPHCSC.

today i made chicken with shitake and baby shanghai greens for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 30.8.2019.^^

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

this my 100th 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.

chicken with shitake and baby shanghai greens

chicken, shitake and baby shanghai greens

i marinated the 2kg cut chicken pieces with 3 tbsp fish sauce, 4 tbsp huadiao wine and 2 tbsp corn flour, in the fridge overnight.

& i cut the mushrooms and vegetables and placed in separate sealed containers in the fridge also.

shitake and baby shanghai greens

so it was quite easy in the morning to do the dish.

fried the mushroom and lots of chopped garlic, then added the shanghai greens, and 2 tbsp oyster sauce.

shitake and baby shanghai greens

set aside, using the aluminium carrier.

braised chicken

then fried the chicken.

there’s lots of fluids from marinate, so no need to add water.

just high fire, then cover and low fire about 8 mins.

braised chicken

braised chicken

braised chicken

braised chicken

chicken was tender and tasty, and gravy was delicious!

chicken with shitake and baby shanghai greens

added back the shitake and baby shanghai greens and mixed well.

tasted it…excellent delicious dish, looked great too!

placed in the aluminium carrier and brought to teban gardens.

teban garden residents

teban gardens staff and volunteer

teban garden residents

chicken with shitake and baby shanghai greens

a wonderful dish that the residents enjoyed.

c.h.e.f andy

 

Best Indian Rojak 9pax RI Bros Lunch @ Habibs Ayer Rajah FC on 10Sep2019

 

habib’s indian rojak the best!

had 9pax indian rojak lunch @ habib’s ayer rajah fc

we ordered 3 rounds about S$52

afterwards we had durian …season ending no msw here took 金手指S$10/kg-S$25 then another 皇中皇S$18

no comparison with ah seng’s msw

afterwards YF LKY LKH came my place & J joined too.

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indian rojak really good. we ordered 3 rounds.

best items the whole sotong, cuttlefish head/tentacles, coconut fritter, small prawn fritter, and of course the best – the gravy! we had couple refills! and we ordered fish cake and tau kua as well…

S$3 mee siam

mee siam was touted as very good.

for me it was outright poor. too sweet and not tasty!

excellent S$5 ikan bilis fried beehoon

excellent S$5 ikan bilis fried beehoon

the S$5 ikan bilis fried beehoon was excellent, very good wok hae.

habib’s indian rojak the best!

CCG was not satisfied with 2 orders, so he went to order a 3rd, no one complaining, actually i ate a lot, second to CCG lol!

c.h.e.f andy

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Habib’s Rojak

Address:

 

 

Wife’s Excellent Beef Don 5pax Dinner on 9Sep2019

wife made excellent beef don

wife made excellent beef don

wife made 5pax dinner on 9.9.2019. ^^

excellent beef don, tako kakiage & oven roast pork ribs.

usda prime ribeye was excellent! wife added mirin and sake when charring the beef.

don was sprinkled with japanese garnishing and ribeye slices topped with wasabi, exactly like beef don restaurants.

tako kakiage done like calamari, just using japanese octopus. and oven baked baby ribs were tasty and fell of the bones. very good indeed!

c.h.e.f andy

 

Prawn Alio Olio for One on 9Sep2019

prawn alio olio

got leftover like 60g spaghetti in chiller

just throw in 4 prawns and made chili prawn alio olio 1pax lunch.

prawn alio olio

prawn alio olio

fried cut chili padi, chopped garlic in olive oil till fragrant. do not brown garlic.

add white wine and reduce.

add spahetti, off fire, add butter & toss. add sea salt to taste.

garnish with sweet basil. i lazy to do. lol!

voila!

a quick, delicious meal for one!

c.h.e.f andy

 

 

Very Good Standard Mao Shan Wang from Ah Seng @ Ghim Moh on 8Sep2019

msw from ah seng – S$22 per kg = S$30 for 10 seeds

msw from ah seng – S$22 per kg = S$30 for 10 seeds

bought msw durian from ah seng

S$22/kg 1 small durian = S$30 for 10 seeds quite ex

super creamy and “joo hoot” very tiny seeds, taste excellent maybe not the most flavourful i had from ah seng.

still shiok if not very very shiok!

c.h.e.f andy

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Ah Seng Durian @ Ghim Moh

 

Good Duck at 梁照记 DUCK PORRIDGE and Ter Kar Trotters) at 幸福潮州小食 on 5Sep2019

duck rice and pig trotters

had breakfast with brother & sil at 6th ave coffeeshop…i had kopi..

met CCG at novena..

梁照记 DUCK PORRIDGE

梁照记 DUCK PORRIDGE

afterwards we drove, parked and walked to whampoa food centre about 11.20am on 5.9.2019. ^^

no queue at duck stall and hoover rojak next door..& trotters stall only open 12pm

took duck rice then added a trotters. both quite good. 👍

braised duck

braised duck

the duck S$14 for 2pax not too ex..duck leg portion ok not a lot for 2pax…

duck texture and taste both ok. i don’t like the gluey sauce much…

S$6 pork trotters

S$6 pork trotters

duck was ok.

both of us liked the trotters from 幸福潮州小食 more. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy

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(1) 梁照记 DUCK PORRIDGE @ whampoa food centre

(2) 幸福潮州小食 @ whampoa food centre

Address:

Whampoa Makan Place, 90 Whampoa Drive #01-04, 320090, (Balestier)

 

Expensive Good Standard Dimsum @ Imperial Treasure Nanbei on 1Sep2019

crispy char siew pao

5pax lunch with wife, daughter, sis & bil @ imperial treasure nanbei at taka on 1.9.2019. ^^

went early at 11.30am sharp and got our table immediately.

nanbei very crowded on sunday & later time may need to wait even with reservation.

i had this complimentary imperial treasure silver membership that came with 2xS$50 welcome voucher to use. can only use one today.

i like the crispy char siew pao. but i think the recent charcoal char siew pao at paradise dynasty @ funan was better.

小笼包

小笼包here always good standard, tasty soup, light skin and sweet filling. 🙂

charcoal pork neck char siew

charcoal pork neck char siew 碳烧猪项肉our favourite.

carrot puff

carrot puf was excellent!

潮州粉果

潮州粉果 was good!

steamed pork ribs

and steamed pork rib was the best. we ordered a second helping, very tasty and very meaty, not all fat or all bones…

spicy dumplings

spicy dumplings here always good!

crispy prawn cheong fun

wife and daughter like the crispy prawn cheong fun…

fun cheong though hard to match hk standard – very smooth and tasty sauce…

xo fried carrot cake

had the xo carrot cake..very good!

pork chop ramen

pork chop ramen mediocre – very ex and not comparable to paradise dynasty @ funan!

was a great dimsum lunch, very pricey = S$140+ nett for 5pax, about 3x the price of timhowan at shamshuipo HK!

after S$50 voucher, about S$80+ nett so quite ok for 5pax.

w/o the free S$50 voucher, i would not usually come here for expensive dimsum..

c.h.e.f andy

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imperial treasure nanbei

contact:
opening hours:

 

Delicious 2mins Prawn 豆签 Bean Noodles Dinner for One on 31Aug2019

prawn 豆签soup

made 2mins dinner for myself 1pax on 31.8.2019. ^^

prawn 豆签 using leftover chicken stock.

just one bunch 豆签  bean noodles very light and hopefully lower carbs, anyway it was a tiny amount.

had very tasty thick chicken stock left over. just seasoned 4 prawns with fish sauce and white pepper, dropped them with the 豆签  about same time 2mins to cook.

garnised with cut chili and scallions..

and voila!

delicious dinner for one….

c.h.e.f andy

Very Shiok! Song Kee Noodles with OPS and RI Bros on 23Aug2019

S$6 song kee noodles

HC bought excellent S$6 meepok tar @ song kee

excellent mee pok qq, tasty chilli and very good handmade fishball ingredients..,

HC and i met at WM’s place and walked over to tembeling..

CCG and NCL came together after walking at east coast park..

D24 durians

S$6 song kee noodles

very shiok!

really enjoy this noodles, and the great company of bros.

c.h.e.f andy

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Very Good Dimsum Lamian Tea @ Paradise Dynasty Funan on 21Aug2019

小笼包

had 5pax 3pm tea with OPS buddies @ paradise dynasty funan on 21.8.2019.^^

50% off for dimsum and lamian 3pm-5.15pm …

Mabel organised and bought lunch about S$77..WT leaving for shanghai tomorrow..

spicy dumplings 抄手

生煎包

salted egg lava bun

kurobuta pork ramen

saliva chicken口水鸡

mala beef ramen

kurobuta pork ramen

bamboo durians

salted egg lava bun

小笼包was good..
radish puff was very good
charcoal salted egg lava bun 流沙包 was excellent
spicy dumpling 抄手 and 生煎包ok 一般

and the 2 lamian were good..
水煮拉面very flavourful not so much beef
kurobuta pork lamian lots of pork and very tasty

口水鸡 no discounts very good standard

afterwards to went mabel’s place and had durian WT brought bamboo quite good..& mabel took out one packet msw even better!👍

c.h.e.f andy

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Paradise Dynasty @ Funan

Good Nasi Lemak @ Adam Road No 1 Adam’s Nasi Lemak on 21Aug2019

adam road no 1 nasi lemak

S$4 adam road no 1 nasi lemak

after a good run, can afford to have S$4 adam road no.1 stall..don’t like queues so took from one less popular with almost no queue

quite ok..very flavourful rice..took about 1/3 the rice..reduce carbs…

chicken, ikan kuning, egg, peanuts, sambal all good.

c.h.e.f andy

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ADMA’S NASI LEMAK
ADDRESS
#01-01 Adam Road Food Centre, 2 Adam Road, 289876
OPENING HOURS
Mon: 08:00 – 14:00
Wed – Sun: 08:00 – 14:00
Closed: Tue

 

Excellent Service, Good Food, Great Prices after Eatigo Discounts @ Tien Court on 19Aug2019

2pax lunch @ Tien Court 天厨

went with weng tong to tien court 天厨 at copthorn king havelock road

there is eatigo 50% discounts at 2pm..

unlike miramar peach garden the service staff here were excellent, very polite, friendly and professional..

and MOST IMPORTANT food was good!

crispy char siew pao

crispy char siew pao was good..crispy skin tasty filling..a tad too sweet..👍

crispy char siew pao

crispy char siew pao

i love this!

crispy fupeiquin

fupeiquin 腐皮卷 criispy not oily and good generous filling 🙂

tiger garoupa fillet 龙虎斑柳

garoupa

tiger garoupa fillet 龙虎斑柳 came with good serving of asparagus and excellent wokhae better than most zichar..

3 egg spinach

3 eggs spinach lots of eggs and very tasty..

mixed roast platter

mixed roast platter

3 combination roast 烧味三拼only one not so good..

char siew ok a bit sweet, siew yoke good standard not the best,

roast duck good flavour but old..roast duck always need to order 1/2 duck otherwise they serve you leftovers and our lunch at 2pm so leftovers a bit dry and old

2pax lunch @ Tien Court 天厨

2pax S$54 cheaper than food court or zichar, got complimentary 1st hour parking coupon some more.

will come again la!

c.h.e.f andy

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Tien Court Restaurant天厨

 

 

Just as Excellent Four Seasons Chendol @ AMK Central on 16Aug2019

four seasons chendo @ amk central

called LKY who came with LKH ..

chwee kueh

chwee kueh

we went amk cheng san fc for 德发 kopi and chwee kueh..i tapao 8 home S$2.40

four seasons chendo @ amk central

four seasons chendol @ amk central

then we went amk central food centre four seasons for chendol..LKH took cheng tng..

this four seasons chendol really good, as good as typ lor 8…

after that went back sin ming to pick up my car.

c.h.e.f andy

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Four Seasons Chendol @ AMK Central

Not that Good Today Hup Seng Duck Rice on 16Aug2019

S$5.50 duck drumstick rice

had kopi & great chat with brother at clementi blk325 coffeeshop..

after that sent car for some repairs at sin ming autocity…need to wait till 3pm

had hup seng S$5.50 braised duck drumstick rice.

S$5.50 duck drumstick rice

S$5.50 duck drumstick rice

duck still good, but seems like not as good today.

for this time, i would say not as good as-

  1. chinatown braised duck at commonwelath crescent and
  2. happy duck at bukit merah view.

and certainly not as good as my own braised duck.

c.h.e.f andy

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Hup Seng Duck Rice

Address:

Contact:
Opening Hours: