Archive for November, 2009

Prep time : 20 minutes + 10 minutes marinating Cooking time : 20 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon cornflour 2 teaspoons finely chopped fresh ginger 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 small dresh chilli, finely chopped 1 teaspoon sesame oil 1/4 cup ( 60 ml ) light soy sauce 500 g chicken breast fillet, thinly sliced 1 tablespoon peanut oil 1 onion, halved and ... Full story

Prep time : 20 minutes - Cooking time : 40 minutes - Serves 4 Ingredients: Curry paste 1 tablespoon shrimp paste 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds, toasted 1 teaspoon coriander seeds, roasted 1/4 teaspoon white peppercorns 5 fresh coriander roots 3 tablespoons chopped fresh galangal 10 fresh long green chillies, chopped 1 stem lemon grass, white part only, roughly chpped 6 red asian ... Full story

Prep time : 30 minutes + 15 minutes refrigeration Cooking time : 10 minutes Serves 4 Ingredients: 1 tablespoon oil 2 x 250 g pieces rump steak 31/2 tablespoons lime juice 2 tablespoons fish sauce 1 teaspoon grated palm sugar 2 cloves garlic, crushed 1 stem lemon grass, white part only, finely sliced 2 small fresh red chilles, finely sliced 4 red asian shallots, ... Full story

Prep time : 25 minutes - Cooking time : 10 minute - Serves 4 Ingredients: 350 g fresh noodles 1 teaspoon sesame oil 2 tablespoons vegetable oil 1 red onion, halved and thinly sliced 3 cloves garlic, crushed 3 cm x 3 cm piece fresh ginger, julienned 5 spring onions, cut into 5 cm lengths 1 small fresh chilli, seeded and ... Full story

Prep time : 20 minutes - Coking time : 10 minutes - Serves 4 Ingredients: 750 g rump steak 4 tablespoons canned salted black beans in soy sauce 1 tablespoon peanut oil 1 tablespoon sesame oil 1 large onion, thinly sliced 1 clove garlic, finely chopped 4 cm x 1 cm piece of fresh ginger, peeled and finely chopped 1 ... Full story

 Whenther your grill is fueled by electricity, gas, or good old charcoal briquettes, here are 10 tips to increase your fish-grilling prowess. 1. Clean the grill rack of any encrusted food 2. Noisten a cloth with vegetable oil, and rub it on the grill rack just before heating the grill 3. Preheat the rack 4 ... Full story

Lingzhi is traditionally prepared by simmering in water. Thinly sliced or pulverized lingzhi (either fresh or dried) is added to a pot of boiling water, the water is then brought to a simmer, and the pot is covered; the lingzhi is then simmered for two hours. The resulting liquid should be fairly bitter in taste, with the more active red lingzhi more bitter than the ... Full story