"总觉得用心准备的食物不只是味蕾的触动,也是一个记忆,一个我想留给身边心爱的人的记忆。这也就是我用心做菜,细心专研的原因和推动力。"

Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Home-cooked Fried Bee Hoon 家常炒米粉

(English recipe is added upon reader's request)

炒米粉是D的最爱,他可以天天早餐都吃经济炒米粉加鱼饼也不会觉得腻。所以,开始下厨后我第一样学的就是炒米粉。

记得刚开始搬入新居时还没有买镬,我的处女米粉是用一个锅来炒的,与其说炒,其实说是“捞”比较贴切。那时我做的是白色的炒米粉。到现在我还依稀记得当时我们俩在厨房“享用”那道炒米粉的情景。



每次炒米粉D会特别要求我炒黑色的米粉,但其实我本身比较喜欢白色的炒米粉,因为觉得颜色比较鲜艳,看起来比较开胃。除此以外,D也会坚持要下鱼饼,他觉得米粉加鱼饼是完美组合。哈哈!

包菜,萝卜,鱼饼和鸡蛋是我们家炒米粉的四大天王,调味和做法方面没有什么特别的配方,就是从每次的尝试,慢慢找出适合我们的口味。

每次看到他吃我炒的米粉那种满足的样子,我心里也会觉得很满足。其实这个男人的胃很好骗,哈哈!


材料:(2 – 3人份)
米粉 ½包 (预先用水泡软)(不可用热水)
蒜头 5 - 6瓣(剁碎)
包菜 ½ 粒(横切成细条)
萝卜 1条(切细条)
鱼饼 3块(切薄片)
鸡蛋 2粒(加一点水打散)

酱汁:
蚝油 1汤匙
酱油 2汤匙
茄汁 1汤匙
黑酱油 ½ -1汤匙(上色用)
糖 ½ 茶匙
胡椒粉 适量
麻油 几滴
*所有调味料加入热水至一杯满,搅拌均匀待用。

做法:
1)热油,加入蛋液煎熟,用锅铲切小片拨去一旁(或是捞起切丝最后撒在炒好的米粉上,通常我都懒得这么做)。
2)下蒜头,爆香。下包菜和萝卜,炒到稍微软身,下鱼饼,炒一下,把材料拨去一旁。
3)下酱汁,小火煮滚,下米粉,翻炒均匀(用筷子打散米粉),让米粉慢慢吸收酱汁。
4)加入一旁的材料和米粉一起拌炒。
5)酱汁收干后,慢慢洒水,边炒边试味道,如果不够味再加调味料到水里然后慢慢淋在米粉上。

6)重复步骤5直到米粉炒到软硬适中,即可上桌。

Ingredients: (serve 2 - 3)
½ packet rice vermicelli (presoak in water and drain)(do not use hot water)
5 - 6 cloves garlic (chopped)
½ Chinese cabbage (cut into shreds)
1 carrot (cut into shreds)
3 fish cake (sliced)
2 eggs (lightly beaten with a bit of water)

Sauce:
1 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp tomato sauce (ketchup)
½ - 1 tbsp dark soy sauce (for colouring)
½ tsp sugar
Some white pepper
Few drops of sesame oil
*Mix all the above seasonings with hot water to full up 1 cup

Method:
1) Fry eggs till done. Cut into small pieces or shreds and set aside.
2) Heat oil, sauté garlic till fragrant. Add carrot and cabbage, stir fry till a bit soft, add fish cake, briefly fry and set aside (just push to one side of the wok as shown in picture).
3) Add sauce, bring to a boil with low heat. Add rice vermicelli, toss and stir gently (with help of chopsticks).
4) Return all ingredients to wok and stir together with rice vermicelli.
5) When the sauce is fully absorbed by rice vermicelli, add water gradually (taste and add more seasoning into the water if needed).
6) Repeat step 5 until the rice vermicelli is cooked till your liking and serve.

Thursday, November 19, 2009

Fried Fish with Fermented Bean Paste 豆酱鱼

很喜欢这豆酱鱼辣辣咸咸又有点呛的味道。之前用鱼肉煮过,这回是用整条小鱼来煮,觉得更好吃。

这道菜很容易煮,蒜头多多,辣椒多多就很好吃了,不过记得豆酱不要下多多,不然会很咸。如果懒得煎鱼,直接把鱼加入一起煮也行。


材料:
红鱼 3条 (用其他鱼也行)
蒜头 6 - 7 瓣 (剁碎)
小辣椒 2 - 3 条(视个人嗜辣程度而定)(切小段)(我用剪刀剪碎碎)
青葱 1- 2 棵 (切段)
豆瓣酱 1汤匙

调味料:
黑酱油 少许(上色用)
糖 少许
酱油 适量 (不够咸才加)

做法:
1)豆瓣酱加入约1杯热水搅匀。
2)鱼抹上少许盐,稍微煎至两面变色,捞起待用(不熟透也不要紧,不要煎到干干)。
3)爆香蒜头和小辣椒(先下蒜头) ,加入豆瓣酱汁,小火煮滚。
4)加入鱼,小火焖到酱汁浓稠,加入调味料和青葱煮一下即可上桌(如果不够酱汁间中加一点水,焖时可盖上锅盖)。

最近火气比较大

从知道自己怀孕开始我都一直保持愉快的心情,可是这一两个星期来晚上一直睡得不好,睡不好隔天起身心情就会很烦躁,再加上工作上的压力,一点小事就可能会有很大的反应。

有时事后我会很惊讶怎么刚才我会那样反应,更多时候会后悔自己发脾气。我知道这样不只对自己不好,这更对宝宝不好,我不希望我的情绪影响到宝宝,也不希望影响身边的人。

我要学习放轻松,明天就是星期五了,下星期只有4个工作日,这样想心情应该会好点吧?!深呼吸,放松放松,relax....relax.

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

A 2-In-1 ~ Lovely Blog Award + Best Blog Award

This is the second time I receive the Best Blog Award from my fellow blog pal and this time it comes with the Lovely Blog Award! A 2-in-1. I am overjoyed.

Thanks to tracieMoo for passing these awards to me.

tracieMoo, thank you for letting me know that my blog is lovely. Kekeke.

tracieMoo is a young college student who loves cooking and baking. I think she could be my youngest blog pal. At such young age, she has done a lot of cooking and baking. I really admire her. Looking back, I had probably only learnt to bake pound cake and done some simple cooking in school's home economics class at her age.

Visit tracieMoo blog for mouthwatering food and beautiful pictures of her creations.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Clear Water Cake (Sponge Cake) 清水蛋糕

这蛋糕最近在网路上很火红,口碑很好。开始引起我注意的是蛋糕的名字 –“清水蛋糕”,难道这蛋糕是用清水做的? 再看看食谱,材料里并没有用到清水。陈如作者所说这个蛋糕外形清清澈澈简简单单,我想蛋糕的名字应该由此而来吧。

蛋糕的材料和做法都很简单,材料就只有最原始的蛋,糖,盐,粉,油,这不会太单调吗?在做之前我心里一度挣扎要不要加入一点云尼拉香精。但是,最后还是没加,想想第一次做应该要尝试原味的。

蛋糕的组织很细腻,柔软湿润,而且带有点弹性,是我喜欢的口感。这蛋糕也很轻盈,出炉后我竟然不知不觉中吃了6个,过了一阵子才发现肚子有饱和感。

至于味道方面,我个人觉得似乎清淡了点,所以如果我再次做这蛋糕,我会加入一点云尼拉香精,或是做成其他口味,例如班兰,绿茶,巧克力等等。还有,我觉得蛋糕有点带咸,所以下次做我会减少盐份。


Recipe adapted from here. 食谱转自这里

Ingredients 材料:
(A)
3 egg yolks 蛋黄
1 whole egg 全蛋
50g corn oil 粟米油
(B)
50g low protein flour (cake flour) 低粉(蛋糕粉)
(C)
3 egg whites 蛋白
(D)
50g castor sugar 细砂糖
1g salt 盐

Method 做法:
1) Beat (A) till well mixed with an egg beater. 用打蛋器打匀(A)。
2) Sift in (B), mix well. 筛入(B)拌匀。
3) Whisk (C) till frothy, add (D) and beat till stiff peak. 把(C)打至粗泡,加入(D)打至干性发泡
4) Fold in the egg white mixture to egg yolk mixture in 3 additions, mix till well combined. Scope the batter into paper cups till 60% full. 蛋白霜分3次和蛋黄糊拌匀,用小勺装进纸杯至6分满。
5) Bake in preheated oven at 150C for about 18-20mins. 烤箱预热150度,烤18-20分钟左右。

Note笔记:
1) This recipe yielded 21 small cups. 这份食谱我总共做了21个小杯。
2) After baking for 20mins the surface of the cake was still quite pale, I switched to upper heat (turned off lower heat) and continued to bake for about 2- 3 mins. 烤了20分钟后蛋糕表面的颜色还是有点白,我转为上火继续烤约2 –3 分钟让表面上色。
3) I followed the recipe to add 1g of salt (I just got a digital scale as a gift, therefore I managed to weigh 1g this time, yeh), I found that the cake was a bit salty, so I suggest to add only a small pitch of salt will do. 我跟着食谱加入1克的盐,我觉得蛋糕有点咸,所以我建议加入一小撮盐即可。

Monday, November 16, 2009

Weekend Breakfast ~ Hot Dog Pizza Bread 香肠比萨面包

以前念中学的时候有一阵子爱上这个吃法。当时好傻好天真的我,不知道卡路里为何物,常常做来吃爽,通常当作下午茶或是宵夜。那时有住在一起的堂弟堂妹相陪,可能因为有伴,所以常常一起弄来吃。

后来,堂弟堂妹搬回家住后,我也渐渐遗忘了这个食物。直到上星期天上午家里有吃剩的香肠,我才突然间想到它。特地做来给D尝尝,D说很好吃。我边吃边回想起那些美好的回忆。

Ingredients 材料:
White toast 白土司
Cheddar cheese 起司达芝士片
Hot dog 香肠

Method 做法:
1) Preheat oven to 180C (can also use oven toaster which is without temperature reading). 烤炉预热至180度(也可以使用那种不能调节温度的小型烤面包炉)。
2) Cut Cheddar cheese into strips and hot dog into 0.5cm thick. 起司达芝士片切细条,香肠切0.5公分厚。
3) Assemble hot dog,Cheddar cheese and white toast, bake at 180C for about 3 - 5 mins. Serve hot with chili or tomato sauce. 土司上铺上香肠和芝士,180度烤3 - 5分钟。淋上辣椒酱或是番茄酱,趁热享用。

Friday, November 13, 2009

Marinated Guava 陈皮腌番石榴

用腌制陈皮来腌番石榴这个吃法是舅母教我的。做给D吃过后他也非常喜欢,所以每当家里有番石榴时,D都会兴致勃勃的负责切和腌制。

材料 Ingredients:
番石榴 guava
腌制陈皮 preserved mandarin peel

做法 Method:
番石榴切薄片,陈皮切丝,搅拌在一起(D的做法是放入容器内,盖上盖子shake shake shake)放入冰箱冷冻腌制一阵子后食用。

Mix sliced guava and shredded preserved mandarin peel together, chill and serve.

注 Note:
照片中的番石榴是那种形状有点像苹果的无籽番石榴,这种番石榴我们通常连皮吃。陈皮的份量随个人口味调整。

The guava in the photo is seedless guava, this type of guava we usually eat with the skin. Amount of mandarin peel depends on individual preference.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Pork Floss Steamed Cake 肉松蒸蛋糕

记得第一次做的肉松海绵蛋糕爸爸吃了赞不绝口,翻看记录,那竟然是今年4月份的事了。休假在家等待D放工回家一起回去探望爸爸妈妈时,我决定再做这款爸爸爱吃的蛋糕带回去给爸妈吃。

这回我想用蒸的蛋糕体,妈妈很爱吃蒸鸡蛋糕,我这么做就可以一举两得。翻找蒸鸡蛋糕的食谱,让我发现这个在《孟老师的100道小蛋糕》里的清蒸柠檬蛋糕,我选用了这个食谱,把食谱里的柠檬汁换成了豆奶。


这个蛋糕的口味很清爽,加上咸咸甜甜的肉松,百吃不腻。晚上把蛋糕带回家,到隔天中午蛋糕就被我们吃光光了。我唯一不喜欢的是蛋糕有点松散的组织,不知道是配方的问题,还是我做得不好(我怀疑可能是鸡蛋打发不够,又或者是鸡蛋还没完全回到室温我就开始打发)。

Ingredients:
(A)
250g eggs (about 5 eggs)
170g castor sugar
(B)
190g low protein flour (cake flour)
½ tbp + ¼ tsp baking powder
(C)
3 tbsp soya milk/ milk
3 tbsp vegetable oil (I used canola oil)
(D)
Adequate pork floss/ chicken floss

Method:
1) Line a 20cmx20cm cake pan with baking paper. Combine and mix (C) together.
2) Beat (A) with an electronic mixer. Start at low speed then change to high speed beat until the mixture turns pale and thick (lift up the beater, the drip will stay visible for a while on the mixture, see here). Change to low speed and beat for about 1 min.
3) Sift in (B) and add (C) to the egg mixture, use a spatula or hand whisk to mix till well combined. Rest for 10 mins.
4) Pour half of the batter into the cake pan, steam with high heat for 10 mins with boiling water.
5) When done, sprinkle (D) on top and pour the remaining batter, steam with high heat for another 10 mins.

Note:
If the egg mixture is beaten to the right stage, after adding flour, the flour will not sink immediately.