EASY COOKING FOR LAZY PEOPLE ...... LIKE ME

Wednesday, June 18, 2008

BROCHETTES DE POULET


Ingredients
1kg chicken breast, cubed chicken thigs or wings can also be used
4 green pepper, cut into 1 inch sizes
Skewers

Preparation
Thread the chicken alternately with the green pepper onto the skewers.

Grill chicken in a preheater griller, turning every now and then till well cooked.

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

LAKSA PERANTAU

Delicious, fast and easy laksa .....





BAHAN-BAHAN

Laksa kering yg direbus

Dua tin sardin (yg dibasuh utk dibuang minyaknya)
Seikat daun kesum
Seikat daun mint (kalau takde daun kesum, kalau ada dua dua pun boleh)
Sekuntum bunga kantan
Sebatang serai (kalau takde bunga kantan, kalau ada dua dua pun boleh)
5 ulas bawang merah
Sedikit belacan.
Cili kering (yg direndam dalam air panas, quantiti terpulang pada diri sendiri, kut rasanya nak ulang alik gi bank kecik banyak kali, sila silalah letak bebanyak)
3 asam keping
Air dan garam secukup rasa

Cara-cara membuat kuah
Blend air, belacan, sardin, daun kesum, daun mint, bawang merah dan cili kering. Kalau tak muat, buat dua round.
Masukkan bahan² blend tadi ke dalam periuk besar.
Masukkan asam keping, bunga kantan dan serai.
Biarkan sehingga mendidih, kacau sekali sekala.
Bila dah mendidih baru letak garam.
Hidangkan panas² dgn laksa yg telah direbus bersama dgn hirisan timun, bawang, salad dan telur rebus.

Selama ni ingat susah bebeno ler buat laksa, rupanya ada version express punya hik hik hik. Tak payah susah susah nak rebus ikan, asingkan isi dan tulang. Time is gold ahaksss.

Monday, June 16, 2008

GRILLED CHICKEN SKEWERS

Actually I wanted to do the Yakitori (japanese grilled chicken) but looking at the ingredients in which contains alcohol, I had to change it.

So, it's not really Yakitori hih hih hih. Ingredients
1kg chicken breast, cubed chicken thigs or wings can also be used
Skewers

Sauce:
1 spoon white vinegar (cuka)
6 spoon soya sauce
1 spoon oyster sauce
1 spoon sugar
150ml water
1 chicken cube
1 spoon corn flour

Preparation
Bring the sauce to boil for 5 min or till its thicken then set aside.

Thread the chicken onto the skewers

Grill chicken in a preheater griller, turning every now and then till well cooked.

Pour the sauce along the chicken and cook for a minute.

Sunday, June 15, 2008

EASY BUTTER CAKE




Ingredients
250g butter
200g sugar
210g flour
1 tsp baking powder
5 eggs

Mix well butter, sugar and eggs about 10min in a mixer.

Add in flour and baking powder and mix well.

Bake in an oven around 160C around 50min.

Friday, June 13, 2008

ROAST LAMB





INGREDIENTS
Big portion of lamb.
Any kind of spices.
Salt.

Steps:
Steam lamb till it's half cooked.
In a plate to put in the oven, spread the spices and salt all over the half cooked lamb.
Cook in the oven till it turned brown.
CHOICES FOR SIDE DISH
French bean
1. Steam french beans till it's half cooked.
2. Cut garlic and onion to small pieces.
3. In a wok with a bit of oil, heat garlic and onion till it turn yellowish
4. Add in a spoon of oyster sauce.
5. Lastly, add in the steamed french beans, mix it all for about a minute.
Buah berangan
1. Goreng tanpa minyak buah berangan yg dah direbus terlebih dahulu.
2. Habis cerita hih hih hih.

Kentang
1. Steam kentang yg dah dibuang kulit
2. Bila dah masak, hiris setebal 1cm dan masukkan dlm bekas.
3. Panaskan 2 sudu besar mentega, garam secukup rasa dan campurkan daun coriandre yg dihiris halus².
4. Campurkan mentega ke atas kentang tadi dan kacau.

Thursday, June 12, 2008

BEEF AND CHEESE SPRING ROLLS



Ingredients
Spring roll wrappers
cheese (any kind of cheese)
Beef
garlic
oyster sauce
2 spoon of oil

Preparation
Chop finely the beef and cheese.

Wash and dice the garlic chives.

Heat the wok over medium-high to high heat.

When the oil is hot, add the garlic and stir-fry until aromatic.

Add the beef and oyster sauce.

Stir-fry until it's cooked through and finally add in the cheese, mix well. Set aside.

Clean out the wok. Pre-heat the oil for deep-frying to 360 degrees Fahrenheit while preparing the spring rolls.

Lay a spring roll wrapper in front of you so that it forms a diamond shape. Use your index finger to wet all the edges with water or a cornstarch/water paste.

Place approximately 2 tablespoons of filling near the bottom. Roll over once, tuck in the sides, and then continue rolling.

Seal the top.Deep-fry the spring rolls in 3 to 4 batches, cooking until they are golden brown and crispy (about 3 minutes).

Remove with a slotted spoon and drain on paper towels.

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

AYAM GOLEK SANDWICH(CHICKEN SANDWICH)

Here's what you can do if you have your AYAM GOLEK MADU left from yesterday's dinner.

A fast and delicious chicken sandwich .
Ingredients:
Left over AYAM GOLEK MADU
Bread
Cheese
Butter
Mayonaise

Toast your bread in a toaster then apply some butter.
Add in the cheese and mayonaise.
Finally add in your AYAM GOLEK MADU.



Tuesday, June 10, 2008

NASI MINYAK BERTAKHTA NENAS(PINEAPPLE RICE)



Ingredients:

3 cups of rice
1 tsp of tumeric powder(serbuk kunyit)
1 pandan leaf(daun pandan)
1 cinnamon stick (kayu manis)
3 star anise (Bunga lawang)
5 cardamoms(Buah pelaga)
250ml ghee (minyak sapi)
200ml milk(Susu cair)
400gm pineapple: cut into little cubes(Nenas)

Sliced:
1/2 onion
3 garlic
2cm ginger

Steps:
Wash the rice and put aside.

In a rice cooker, Hat ghee and add in the sliced ingredients together with the cinnamon, star anise, cardamoms and fry until golden brown.

Add in the pandan leaf, tumeric powder. Mix well .

Add in the rice, pineapple, milk and salt.

Finally add in water according to your need.

Tips:
How to know the right amount of water when cooking a rice in a rice cooker?

I used my mom's old method.

Measure the rice with your finger.
Then put your finger on top of the rice.

The water level( milk + water) must be the same as the level of the rice.

Monday, June 2, 2008

HONEY CORNFLAKES


Ingredients
¼ cup butter ( 50gm )

¼ cup honey

1 tbs sugar

4 cups cornflakes


Steps:
1. In a frying pan, melt sugar and butter.

2. Add in honey, mix it quickly.

3. Add in cornflakes and mix it well.

4. Pour in paper cups

5. Bake in oven around 180° for 5minutes.