Sunday, November 8, 2009

Satay Chicken



This simple dish was cooked by my mother when I was young. It is very appetizing when eaten with a bowl of steaming hot rice. Now, I cooked it for my husband and 3 kids and they love it, especially my second son. He will finish up whatever is left on the plate, even without me asking him to. Usually, when there's still some dishes left, I would ask my kids to try to finish them, but they would normally claim that they are already very full. For this dish, my second son will have no hesitation and so far, has not said no when I asked him to finish it up. The recipe is as follows:-

Ingredients

400 g chicken breast meat
3 shallots
3 garlic
1 thumb-sized ginger
1 packet of instant satay spices


Method

1. Minced the shallots, garlic and ginger.

2. Cut the breast chicken into cubes, marinate with a little light soya sauce, pepper and corn flour.

3. Fry the minced shallots, garlic and ginger in 2 tablespoons of oil until fragrant.

4. Pour in the instant satay spices and mix well.

5. Put in the chicken meat and stir fry for 3 minutes.

6. Add in half bowl of hot water, ½ teaspoonful of dark soy sauce and stir fry until meat is cooked. Dish up and serve.

Mixed Fruit Cake



As my husband likes to eat mixed fruit cake, so I have been trying to learn to bake one. I've tried a few recipes. This is the one that my husband likes best. The recipe is from the Gold Ribbon Mixed Fruits packet.

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Ingredients

300 g mixed fruits
200 g plain flour
5 g baking powder
150 g butter
150 g sugar
3 eggs

Method

1. Beat butter and sugar together until light and fluffy.

2. Beat in eggs one at a time.

3. Sieve flour and baking powder.

4. Fold flour and baking powder into mixture.

5. Add in mixed fruits.

6. Pour contents into cake tin.


7. Bake in oven at 180⁰C for 1¼ hours.