Chinese rice noodle rolls (Chee Cheong Fun)

Homemade Chinese Rice Noodle Rolls (“猪肠粉” in Mandarin). 

We enjoyed this savoury soft and silky Chinese rice noodle rolls very much. 😋

Give this popular Chinese Dim Sum a try at home too！

Recipe (4 serving)

Ingredients:

- 140g rice flour

- 60g Tapioca starch

- 40g wheat starch

- 1/8 tsp salt

- 440ml water at room temperature

- 4 tablespoon vegetable oil

-360ml water (hot boiling water)

- shrimps (depend on how much u want to put into your ccf), pls cook the shrimps and set aside for later use 

-chopped spring onions -sesame seed (roasted)

Sauce for Chinese rice noodle rolls

- 1 tablespoon light soy sauce

- 120ml water

- 1 teaspoon sugar

- 1 tablespoon oyster sauce

- 1 teaspoon fish sauce

- 1/2 tablespoon sesame oil

 

Steps for sauce

1) Combine all ingredients except sesame oil in a small pot.

2) Simmer the sauce on low fire till it boils. Off the fire and add in the sesame oil. Set aside for later use.

 

 Steps for Chinese rice noodle rolls:

1) In a big mixing bowl, combined all the flours, starch and salt. Add in the room temperature water and mix well using a whisk..

2) Add in hot water and oil and mix well .

3) Set aside for at least 30mins.

4) Boil water inside a large wok and position a steaming rack in the Center.

5) apply a thin layer of oil on a tray. preheat the tray to make ccf for 1mins. Add in 1-2 scoops of the batter (depend on the size of ur tray) and cook for 2-3 mins..

6) Remove the tray from the steamer. Add in your cooked shrimps and spring onions. Use a scrapper to loosen the bottom edge and start rolling till a roll of ccf is formed..

7) Drizzle the Chinese rice noodle rolls generously with sauce and garnish with spring onions and sesame seed. Serve it while its hot! 😄

Credit to Pots & Pans Culinary Studio dim sum class I attended on May 2023.

Bulgogi Chicken Pizza

After recent announcement on more measures to control the COVID-19 spreading in Singapore, our govt reminded us to avoid the peak hours to get the essential items from the supermarket. I decided to visit one of the 24hrs NTUC outlets to get what I need for the week very early in the morning. I am so lucky that I managed to grab 2 boxes of my favorite Farmpride Bulgogi Chicken Burger from the cold shelves. These ready made burgers allow me to prepare delicious food for my loved ones in minutes. It is Trans fat free & good source of protein too.

Stay calm and keep cooking! Personally, I felt it's a good time to have more family meals & time at home too. We can overcome the Virus! #SGunited.

Today, I am going to use this to prepare my kids' all time fav food...PIZZA!

Yes, let cook some Bulgogi Chicken pizza and enjoy together with your family too.

Bulgogi Chicken Pizza

Ingredients 

• 2 pcs ready use Pizza base
• 2 pcs Farmpride Bulgogi Chicken burgers (Pan fried till brown and diced it)
• Some diced green peppers
• Some diced tomatoes
• 1 cup pizza topping cheese
• Homemade Bulgogi sauce (refer to below on how to prepare this simple sauce)

Steps

1. Spread the Bulgogi sauce on the pizza base. If u want to make your own pizza base, please refer to this recipe. 
2. Add the cheese, Farmpride bulgogi chicken chunks, green pepper & tomatoes.
3. Bake the pizza for 15mins at 180C & it is ready to serve!

Homemade Bulgogi sauce

(For 2pcs of 20cm Pizza base)

Ingredients 

• 1 tablespoon brown sugar
• 2 tablespoon soy sauce
• 3 tablespoons water
• 1 tablespoon cooking wine
• 1 teaspoon oyster sauce
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon sesame oil
• 1 teaspoon potato/corn starch + 1 tablespoon of water to thicken the sauce

Steps

1. Put all the above ingredients together except the corn/potato starch mixture into a pan.
2. On small fire, stir the sauce mixture and bring it to boil.
3. Add in the orn/potato starch mixture slowly to thicken the bulgogi sauce. Off the fire once the sauce is thicken. Left it aside to cool for later use.

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Dancing Chef Suki Seafood Rice

We try to stay at home often due to the recent COVID-19 virus. We know that as long as we do our part, we will pull through together! Stay at home mean more home cook meals at home. Are you cracking your head what to cook for lunch or dinner today? Let me share with you this recipe which require you minimal ingredients yet you are able to taste the world without leaving home! 

I am a person who love spicy food & I am in love with this Dancing Chef Suki sauce. You can use it as dipping sauce & even add into your dishes! Dancing Chef Suki sauce is made with all natural ingredients with no artificial colour. You can get it from most supermarket easily! 

Let whip this Yummy Dancing Chef Suki Seafood Rice together!  

Dancing Chef Seafood Rice

(Serving for 2 pax)

Ingredients 

• 10 pcs shrimps
• 1 large squid 
• 2 bulbs minced garlic 
• 1 medium shredded yellow onion
• 2 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/2 bottle Dancing Chef Suki sauce 
• Some minced Chinese parsley 
• 30 ml water

Steps

1. Add in oil in heated pan. Sauteed the garlic and onions till soft and fragrance. 
2. Add in the shrimps & squid. Stir fry it for sec
3. Pour in 1/2 bottle of Dancing Chef Suki sauce, Chinese parsley and water into the pan. 
4. Stir fry it for 2 mins. Do not overcook it & it’s ready to serve! 
   

You won’t regret trying this recipe!

Time to stock up Dancing Chef Suki sauce! Yummy! 😋

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AYAM Brand Spicy Tuna Spaghetti

Due to the recent COVID-19 cases, I try to have meals at home to reduce exposure.

Let me teach u one SUPER Easy and Quick meal that you can prepare at home easily yet nutritious (Good source of Omega 3, Selenium, Niacin and Vitamin B6 and B12). Best is it is tasty too! 

AYAM Brand Spicy Tuna Spaghetti

(Serving for 4pax)

Ingredients

• 200g Spaghetti, cooked
• 2 cans AYAM Brand Spicy Tuna
• 1 handful chopped Chinese parsley
• 50g roasted walnuts
• Lime

#AyamBrand3StepsChallenge

Step 1: Open up 2 cans of AYAM brand Spicy Tuna to the cooked Spaghetti, Roasted walnuts & Chinese parsley.
Step 2: Then you just need to MIX & TOSS till well combined.

Step3: Squeeze the lime and SERVE!

Yes, it’s so easy isn’t it? What are u waiting for? 

Time to Stock up Ayam Brand Spicy Tuna. Don’t say I bo Jio ya! 

It's gone into our tummy....lol

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Coconut Cranberries Scones

Ayam Brand launched their new coconut milk in a super cool packaging (330ml).
I love the packaging which came with a screw cap. It make it easy to pour and ease of storage too!
I tried the new Coconut Milk with only 20% fat to make some quick and fast SCONES for breakfast! The extra burst of flavour and aromas made my kitchen smell so nice.
For the remaining coconut milk, I can keep it in the fridge for another 3 days and whip out another coconut dish! Cheers!

Coconut Cranberries Scones

(Make 6pcs)

Ingredients

• 200g bread flour
• 20g Desiccated Coconut
• 8g baking powder
• 30g sugar 
• 150ml Ayam Brand Coconut milk (contain 20% fat)
• 30g Honey
• 40g Dried Cranberries

Steps

1. Mix the bread flour, baking powder, desiccated Coconut, sugar together.
2. Mix the thick coconut milk & honey in a cup/bowl.
3. Create a "well" in the flour mixture & pour in the liquid.
4. Use your hands and start mixing.
5. Do not over mix, stop when u form a dough.
6. Spread out the dough, add in the cranberries & mix well. 
7. Divide the dough into 6pcs. Roll them into balls and lay them on baking sheet.
8. Apply a layer of coconut milk on each scone. 
9. Bake it in preheated oven for 18 mins at 200 C.

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Chicken Chowder with Roti Prata

A quick way to make a heart warming and delicious Chicken Chowder by using Knorr Savorrich Chicken Concentrated Seasoning. I do not need to have/made any chicken broth because by adding a couple tablespoon of Knorr Savorrich Chicken Concentrated Seasoning into my dish, it give a meaty flavor just like homemade broth. This mighty bottle of seasoning can be use in many dishes too. Why not grab a bottle when u see it in the supermarket to give this recipe a try?

Super delicious!

Chicken Chowder with Roti Prata

(Make 4 serving)

Ingredients

• 2 skinless boneless chicken thighs, diced (season with salt and black pepper)
• 1  cup russet potatoes, diced
• 1 yellow onion, diced
• 1/3 cup carrots, diced
• 1/3 button mushroom, sliced
• 1/3 cup french beans, diced
• 400ml milk
• 500ml water
• 3pcs bay leaves
• 3 tablespoons plain flour
• 4 tablespoon Knorr Savorrich Chicken Concentrated Seasoning
• Salt & Black pepper to marinate the chicken thighs
• Some olive oils
• 4 pcs of frozen roti prata (Some egg yolk mixture to spread on the roti prata)

Steps:

1) Sauteed the yellow onions with olive oils till soft in a big pot.
2) Add in the marinated chicken and stir fry it for 5 mins.
3) Add in the potatoes, carrots, french beans, button mushrooms & bay leaves and stir fry it for another 5mins.
4) Add in Knorr Savorrich Chicken Concentrated Seasoning and mix well with the ingredients.
5) Add in the plain flour and mix well.
6) Add in the water and bring it to boil. Keep stirring to prevent burnt at the bottom. Let it chowder cook for 10-15 mins under low fire.
7) Add in milk & black pepper and mix well. 
8) Dish the chicken chowder into small ramekin. 
9) Cut the roti prata into big square and lay it on the ramekin. Apply some egg yolk on the roti prata.
10) Bake the Chicken Chowder with roti prata for 10 mins at 180C or once the pastry turn golden brown & it is ready to serve. 

Note: If u want to save the hassle, the chicken chowder is good to serve without adding any pastry on it too. 

 Thanks Knorr for the collaboration!

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Sardine Fried Rice

Want a quick yet healthy meal in 15 mins? All you need is a can of AYAM BRAND Sardine in Extra Virgin Olive oil, 2 eggs, some cooked rice, some spring onions, salt & pepper. Yes! Simple ingredients can produce good nutritious dish to your family! It is not fishy yet a great source of OMEGA 3 for my loved ones! I am going to stock up MORE cans of AYAM BRAND Sardines for busy days. You confirm CAN lah too! 

NATURAL SOURCE OF OMEGA 3

100g of sardines provides you with more than 2000mg of Omega 3, your weekly needs.

Calcium and essential nutrients: sardines contain two times more calcium than milk and also provide your body with Iron, Magnesium, Zinc, Phosphorus, Copper, Manganese, Lycopene and Vitamin B.

Source: Here

Sardine Fried Rice
(Make 2 servings)

Ingredients

• 2 bowls cooked rice
• 1 can AYAM BRAND Sardines in Extra Virgin Olive oil
• 1 stalk spring onions
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 1 clove sliced shallot
• Salt & Black pepper to taste
• 2 eggs, pan fried it with some oil and served on top of the fried rice 

Steps

1. Use the olive oil from can to pan fried the sardines till crispy. Scoop the sardines out from the pan for later use.
2.  Use the same pan, sauteed the shallot & garlic till brown.
3. Add in the cooked rice and stir fry well.
4. Add in the sardines, salt, pepper & spring onions and stir fry well. Sardines break into small pcs very easily, don't worry about the bones. It's harmless. 
5. Dish out and serve with sunny up egg & more spring onions. Yummy!

Thanks AYAM BRAND for the collaboration!

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40 cloves Garlic Chicken with Mashed Potatoes

This is a very delicious & simple chicken dish to prepare at home. Don't be turn off by the 40 cloves garlic, it will not stink your mouth after you eat it. Hee hee! The caramelized garlic add sweetness to the dish. The garlicky gravy served well with bread & rice but I am going to prepare some mashed potatoes to go with it.

I am given 12 PCS set of very pretty polywood cutlery set by Tramontina. I simply love it as the outlook of these steak knives & forks look so sleek & classic. These cutlery were made with stainless steel blades, their polywood handles are assembled with aluminium rivets. Their cutlery come with a 5 years warranty too & it is dish washer friendly too! 

I am going to use them to serve my lunch today! 

The Chicken is so tender!

40 cloves Garlic Chicken with Mashed Potatoes
(Make 4 servings)

(Reference from Nigella's Website & did some modification)

Ingredients for Garlic Chicken

• 5 chicken drumsticks
• 40 cloves peeled garlic (I used only 25 pcs)
• 1.5 tablespoon butter
• 2 coriander roots
• 1 bowl of chicken broth
• Salt & Black pepper to taste
• Some corn flour & water to thicken the gravy 

Ingredients for Mashed Potatoes

• 4 russet potatoes
• Salt & Pepper
• 30g butter
• Some dashes parsley flakes

Steps for preparing Mashed Potatoes

1. Boiled the Potatoes in a pot for 25 mins
2. Peel the skin of the potatoes 
3. Mashed it with the mashing tool, add in butter, dried parsley flakes, salt & pepper and mix well. Set aside for later use.

Steps for preparing 40 cloves Chickens

1. On a pan, use some oil to pan fry the chicken drumsticks on both sides. Remove the chicken from the pan.
2. Add in butter & pan fried the peeled garlic till golden brown.
3. Place the chicken drumsticks back to the same pan.  Add in the coriander roots & chicken broth.
4. Bake the whole pan in the oven for 20 mins @ 200C
5. Remove the chicken drumstick from the pan & serve it on the plate.
6. Mashed the garlic cloves with the sauce left on the pan. On the stove fire and thicken the sauce with corn flour and water mixture.
7. Use a handheld blender to blend the sauce till smooth. I will use the sauce to serve on the mashed potatoes & chicken.

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Crispy Seafood Toast

These seafood toast are SO simple to prepare and are a very tasty finger food for party. Each toast has a layer of generous seafood spread and a layer of crisp bread sandwich. You can use any bread you love but I do recommend thinner bread as it absorb less oil when we deep fry it. 

Today, I am using Borges's Grapeseed oil for frying. Do you know Grapeseed oil are very suitable for deep frying as well as normal daily cooking? It's smoking point can be up to 210-245ºC. They are a healthier choice of oil as it is Cholesterol Free, contains vitamin E & A, acid linoleic essential fats, etc.  In addition to this smoking point, Grapeseed oil has other positive attributes in relation to cooking. It has a clean, light taste that can be described as “nutty”. 

Crispy Seafood Toast
(Make 14pcs)

Ingredients

• 120g shrimps 
• 120g squid
• 1 egg white
• 10g ginger
• 25g corn
• Some spring onions
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 2 teaspoon corn starch (Sorry not in picture)
• Dashes of black pepper (Sorry not in picture)
• 4 tablespoon of sesame seeds 
• 7 slices breads (Trim away the side and cut into half)
• Borges Grapeseed oil for deep frying

Steps: 

1. Put squids, shrimps, egg white, corns, spring onions, ginger, salt, sugar, black pepper into a blender.
2. Blend it well and add in cornstarch. Blend it into a sticky paste.
3. Spread a generous layer of seafood paste on the bread and sprinkle the white sesame seed on it. Repeat the spreading till you use up all the paste.
4. Heat Borges Grapeseed oil in a pot. Use a leftover bread stick to test whether the oil is ready for deep frying. If there is bubbles on the bread, you may start frying the seafood toast.
5. Slowly place the seafood toast with sesame down to fry first for 1-2 mins. Turn over to brown the bread layer. Yummy crispy seafood toasts are ready to serve! 

It still taste good even it is cold. Great snack for kids to bring to school too! I will continue to use these healthy oil for my daily cooking for my family. What about you? :)

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Huiji 8 Teasure Dessert Soup

Oh man, the weather is so cold in Singapore this week & Chinese New Year 2018 is coming too, I am going to have some prosperous number for this dish too. 8 is a very lucky numbers to Chinese. LOL~

Today's Herbal Dessert is going to warm & nourish your body definitely. You do not have to buy many different herbs to make it too. All you need is a bottle of Huiji Waist Tonic to standby in your kitchen. It really save my hassle of getting different ingredients and cooking time.

Huiji 8 Teasure Dessert Soup 

Ingredients

• Peach Gums (Soaked overnight and remove the impurities)
• Soaked White Fungus (Soaked till soft and remove the hard stem & impurities)
• Snow Lotus Seeds (Soaked overnight)
• Dried Longan
• Bai Guo
• Lotus seed (Soaked in hot water for 1 hr before use)
• Lily Bulbs (Soaked in hot water for 1 hr before use)
• Red dates
• Pandan Leaves
• Honey Rock Sugar
• Some Huiji Waist Tonics

Steps: 

1. Add the prosperous 8 ingredients and pandan leaves into a pot. Add in enough water to cover all the ingredients and boil it for 30 mins. Add in honey rock sugar to taste. 
2. Before serve, add a teaspoon of Huiji Waist Tonic to each bowl. Yes, it is just so easy and fast!

Note: For kids/Adults that can't accept too herbal stuff may omit adding Huiji Waist Tonic.

Pumpkin Creme Brown Rice Spaghetti with Crispy Onions

2017 is coming to an end soon! I hope most of you had accomplished most of your to do list for 2017. I wish my post today are able to encourage you to cook more healthy food at home for your loved one. I really love the bonding time during our meals.

Thanks for San Remo and Singapore Home cooks again for this healthy hampers. I love San Remo's 100% organic brown rice spaghetti which is free of dairy products, egg & yeast. Don't worry about having the impression that this Brown rice pasta's texture is hard and try after cook. Trust me, it taste awesome! 

Let go meatless to end our 2017. These earthy pumpkin puree & sun dried tomatoes paste with cream create a prefect spaghetti sauce. I pan-fried the red onions with olive oil till crispy and served it together with the spaghetti.  This quick, easy & healthy dish is very aromatics & yummy!

Pumpkin Creme Brown Rice Spaghetti with Crispy Onions
(Serve 3 pax)

Ingredients

• 250g San Remo Brown Rice Spaghetti
• 6 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 cup thin slliced red onions
• 1 clove minced garlic
• 8 tablespoon Pumpkin puree
• 1.5 tablespoon San Remo Sun-dried tomatoes & Garlic sauce
• 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
• 1 teaspoon dried chilli flakes, optional 
• 120 ml of pasta water
• 6 tablespoon cream
• salt to taste
• Some fresh parsley for garnish 

Steps

1. Cook the spaghetti in salted water according to the package direction. Drain the spaghetti and reserve the pasta water for the sauce later.
2. Heat a skillet, add in olive oil and red onions. Sprinkle some salt on the onions and cook it over medium high heat till it brown and crispy. Do not let the onions burnt. Scoop out the crispy brown onions on a plate for later use. 
3. Use the same skillet, add in the garlic, dried chilli flakes, dried parsley flakes, sun-dried tomatoes & garlic sauce, pumpkin puree and give a good stir. Add in the pasta water and bring the sauce to boil. Do adjust your the volume of the pasta water to get the consistency you preferred. Once the sauce is boiling, lower down the fire and add in creme and mix well. Add in salt to taste. 
4. Lastly, add in the cooked spaghetti and toss it well with the sauce. Serve it on plate. Add the crispy onions on the spaghetti and garnish with some fresh parsley. It's ready to serve!

Side note:

How to make pumpkin puree: Use fresh pumpkin. Remove skin and cut into cubes. Steam it for 20 mins and blend it well with a blender.

Good news! As we welcome 2018, San Remo is here to make your new year even better! Three lucky winners will get to win a San Remo hamper worth more than $100 each! Check out http://bit.ly/2ClIDSX

More info on where to get these wholesome pasta: San Remo Organic Brown Rice Pasta is available in 3 different variants - Spaghetti, Penne and Spirals at $3.95 each. Now available at selected Cold Storage, FairPrice Finest outlets, and RedMart.

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Casa Rinaldi Mystery Box Challenge & a giveaway

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle all the way...Count down 7 days to Christmas!

Ding Dong! Yippee, I have received a mystery box from Casa Rinaldi. I love to receive presents like everyone here.. In the mystery box, it contained Casa Rinaldi Bay Leaves, Casa Rinaldi Dried Tomatoes In Vegetable Oil, Casa Rinaldi Extra Virgin Olive Oil 100% Italian In Spray Bottle, Casa Rinaldi gnocchi, Casa Rinaldi Black Balsamic Pearls (Perla Nerla) & a $20 Supermarket vouchers to purchase ingredients needed for the cook off. The challenge given is to use all the items received to whip out a meal. :) I am ready for the game! 

I am going to prepare a Christmas lunch for my hubby. I hope this post can give u some ideas for the upcoming Christmas treat preparation too! 

Among the ingredients received, I love the Casa Rinaldi Black Balsamic Pearls (Perla Nerla) the most! My first time using & fall in love with it. We love the pearls bursting in every bites when eating. It’s so refreshing & tasty. It’s great for garnish & add flavor to the dish too! 

Egg & Cheese salad served with sun dried tomatoes & balsamic vinegar pearls

(Serves for 2 pax)

Ingredients

• 1 head Romaine Lettuce
• Some cream cheese wedges 
• 1 hard boil egg
• Balsamic vinegar pearls 
• 2 slices sun dried tomatoes
• Some salt & pepper to taste
• Extra virgin olive oil 

Steps:

1. Plate the lettuce first. Assemble the eggs, cream cheese, sun dried tomatoes & top with some balsamic vinegar pearls. Lastly, spray some extra virgin olive oil, salt and pepper before serve. 

Bay leaves stew chicken served with Gnocchi

(Serves for 2 pax)

Ingredients

• 3 chicken thighs 
• 10pcs bay leaves 
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley flakes
• 6 cloves garlic
• 3 slices sun dried tomatoes 
• 400ml chicken broth 
• Some Salt & black pepper
• Some Extra virgin olive oil 

Prepare the Gnocchi

• 300g gnocchi

- Boil water in a pot. Add in some salt & oil. Add in the gnocchi when water is boiling. Cook for 5mins. Drained it & set aside for later use. 

Garnish

• Balsamic vinegar balls 
• Dried parsley flakes 

Steps

1. Washed and dry the chicken thighs with kitchen towels. 
2. Marinate it with some salt, black pepper & extra virgin olive oil. 
3. Heat up the skillet. I spray some extra virgin olive oil on the pan. Pan fried the both side of the chicken thighs for 5 mins each. 
4. Transfer the chicken thighs on a baking dish or cast iron pot. Add in the chicken broth, sun dried tomatoes, bay leaves, garlics, dried parsley. Give it a quick mix and send the dish to oven to baking for 30 mins at 170C. 
5. Plate the cooked Gnocchi on a plate, Lay a pcs of nicely baked chicken thigh, add the sauce on top of the chicken & gnocchi & garnish with some dried parsley & balsamic vinegar pearls. It’s ready to serve! 

Collaboration with #CasarinaldiSG. May this season brings you joys & gifts of happiness. They are giving away 3 Casa Rinaldi mystery box with $168 worth of products at http://bit.ly/2BkHcq2 

Casa Rinaldi products are available at NTUC finest & red mart

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