Kitchen Adventure: Steamed Pomfret Recipe

I have always been fond of eating fish and other seafood. But my Hubby Cookie isn't such a fan of them.  So, I put it upon myself to learn new recipes that will make him eat fish.

A few days ago, I was really surprised that he actually went up to me and asked me to prepare him some fish for dinner.  It's a first! So I have to really go all out and prepare something really special.  Here is what I came up with...

Wifey Cookie's Steamed Pomfret Recipe

Ingredients
     
     Fresh black pomfret, cleaned
     Ginger slices
     Scallion stalks
     Sesame Oil
     Canola Oil or Vegetable Oil
     Salt and Pepper


Procedure


1. Make diagonal slashes on both sides of the fish.
2. Lightly sprinkle salt and pepper on both sides of the fish and set on a shallow dish.
3. Put ginger slices in the slashes of the fish.
4. Pour the soy sauce, vegetable oil, and sesame oil evenly over the fish.
5. Set the dish into a steamer, and steam the fish for about 15-20 minutes until it is cooked through.
6. When cooked, remove the dish from the steamer and garnish with the scallions.
7.  Best served hot with steamed rice.

Kitchen Adventure: Kimchi Fried Rice

One fine morning, after sending Hubby Cookie off to work, I opened the fridge and found leftover rice and kimchi.  So, what do I do with it?  (Drumroll) It's time for a Cookie Kitchen Experiment!

I clicked over to Google and typed "kimchi friend rice recipe."  I found a fairly easy recipe to follow, I just tweaked it as I didn't want any meat in it.  Well, basically, I just want to get rid of the rice and kimchi sitting in the fridge taking up space.  And this is what I came up with -

Instead of red onions, I used challots, as I still have a few sitting in the vegetable tray. 

So, what's the verdict?  Kimchi fried rice... success on the first attempt! :) And being a success, it is now imprinted on a special recipe card in my recipe box. :)

Singapore Adventure: Happy New Year Cookies

We have managed to keep awake for the countdown to the new year with a little help from the telecast of the Marina Bay Countdown on Mediacorp 5. It was satisfactorily entertaining, but still not as engaging compared to the countdown shows we have in the Philippines. :P

For Noche Buena, I served Spaghetti with Meat Sauce, Barbecued Pork Liempo, Boiled Ground Nuts and Corn on the Cob, and Leche Flan for dessert. It was not a big feast, but we all went welcomed 2009 with full bellies and happy tastebuds. :D

First day of 2009 and I thought of doing another of my kitchen experiments - Happy New Year Chocolate Chip Cookies. With my (almost) trusty toaster oven, I whipped up cookie recipe I got off the internet and just crossed my fingers hoping the finished product is (at least) edible. And it is, surprisingly. I just need to do some work around with the baking time.



INGREDIENTS:

2 2/3 cup flour
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp baking powder
1 cup butter softened
2/3 cup white sugar
1 1/3 cup brown sugar
2 eggs beaten
1 tsp vanilla extract
chocolate chips

PROCEDURE:

1. Mix the first 4 ingredients.

2. In another bowl, mix the butter, sugars, eggs and vanilla extract. Blend them well.

3. Fold in the flour mixture.

4. When everything is folded in, add the chocolate chips.

5. Spoon into cookie sheet. Leave some space to let the cookies rise.

6. Bake in the oven for 10-15 minutes. Shorter baking time makes chewy cookies.

Happy New Year! ^_^

Singapore Adventure: Christmas Macaroons

Christmas is a great time to bring out the great food. Hehehe...

Well, what do you expect me to do, being stuck in SG away from my family on this festive season? So, I waited for the clock to strike 12 working in my little kitchen.

I whipped up my Cookie's favorite leche flan. I used my tried and tested recipe, of course! Once I've perfected a recipe, I don't want to experiment any further. It will just be a big disappointed to see something nice and beautiful totally defaced just for the sake of giving in to curiosity. :p

I also whipped up something new with the help of my latest kitchen toy! Macaroons! ^_^ Oh, my newest kitchen toy? A Cornell Oven Toaster, something I get to claim for my DBS Credit Card Rewards points. It is only an 8 litre toaster oven, but does the work I want it to do. Hehehe..

And so, here is the product of my latest kitchen experiment... my Christmas Macaroons.

Ingredients:

2 100 gram packs of dessicated coconut

4 eggs beaten

1 250 ml can condensed milk

1 cup light brown sugar

1/2 cup softened butter

1 tbsp vanilla essence

1 tbsp lime juice

100 pcs paper cups

Procedures:

1. Put all the ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Mix well until all the ingredients are well-blended.

2. Scoop the coconut batter into paper cups. Don't fill the cups up to the brim, keep it at 3/4 full only as the batter will rise as it baked.

3. Bake for 10-15 minutes just only until the tops are golden brown.

4. Leave to cool before serving.

5. To store, pack in airtight containers and put in the fridge.

Singapore Adventure: Next Attraction

This is what I want to learn to cook next.

Based on the posted recipe, it sounds quite easy to follow. I just hope I can pull it off. And once I have learned to cook it, I can just prepare it from home. ^_^

Wish me luck!