Saturday, 31 December 2011

Korean Pork Bone Tofu Soup (Gamjatang) 韓國豬骨湯


This soup can be served as-is or we sometimes use this soup as Hotpot soup base too! Try that!!! I like to add Tofu to this soup as well.

韓國豬骨湯的烹制方法

原料
 豬骨頭 Pork Bone
Onion 
Green Onion 青蔥2-3,切成蔥段花待用  
Ginger 姜片,2-3片足夠了  
Korean Cabbage 韓國泡菜適量
Chilli Paste韓國做湯用辣椒醬 
Chilli powder 辣椒粉
Kimchi 韓國泡菜,
Korean Soybean Paste 韓國soybean paste.

做法:
1.豬骨頭先用涼水泡個半小時,這樣血水就已經去掉不少了。 
2.然後放冷水,出血水,用冷水沖幹凈,放回鍋裏面
3.鍋裏放冷水,蓋過骨頭,放入蔥段姜片,一點點酒,用大火燒開。
4.水燒開的時候,關中火煮骨頭半個小時,放入辣椒粉1-2勺,onion, 韓國泡菜,辣椒醬3- 4,黃豆醬1-2勺,鹽少許,攪拌一下,轉入中火。
5.中火慢慢煮到肉不那麼硬了,但是還沒離開骨頭,嘗味道,如果覺得味道不足,就加辣椒醬,或者少許辣椒粉,看你需要加哪種味道了。
6.出鍋。撒蔥花和少量黑胡椒粉。

Crab bisque 蟹濃湯

Over the Christmas holiday, I made this 2 times to serve party of ~10 people for each party! It is a really easy and good hot soup for small party like mine!

Ingredients:
onions (Chopped)
Dill (chopped)
Crab meat
Cream
butter
regular flour
Clam juice
Tomato paste
Vegetable bouillon
Whiskey/brand (optional)

Directions:
Melt butter in big pot then add onion
After frying the onion you add half pot of water to boil the onion
(You can keep boiling the onion until it all dissolved if you have time)
I use a faster way, after boiling the onion for half an hour over medium heat,
I blend the onion using handheld blender to blend until all onion dissolved in water.
Now, you add vegetable bouillon, tomato paste, and clam juice to the onion soup.
After the soup reboil, add crab meat and chopped dill.
Stir continously, mix flour and water and add to soup to make it thicker.
Add cream and brandy/whisky before serving.
Done!!!



Thursday, 29 December 2011

Pig pig jelly/chocolate mold

Bought this Pig Pig mold for a while. Now finally have a chance to use it for instant jello pudding! It is so cute and my kids love it!

Most popular Kid's snack: Krispies Square & Chocolate cornflakes

My older daughter has just changed school and she missed her old school buddies a lot. I sometimes brought her back to visit and of course I will made some goodies to her friends. They love Rice Crispy square and Chocolate Cornflakes!

Rice Krispies Square Recipe

Ingredients

  • 3 tablespoons margarine or butter
  • 1 (10 ounce) package regular marshmallows
  • 6 cups Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal

Directions

  1. Melt margarine in large saucepan over low heat. Add marshmallows and stir until completely melted. Remove from heat.
  2. Add Kellogg's® Rice Krispies® cereal. Stir until well coated.
  3. Using buttered spatula or waxed paper, press mixture evenly into 13 x 9 x 2-inch pan coated with cooking spray. Cut into 2-inch squares when cool. Best if served the same day.

Footnotes

  • MICROWAVE DIRECTIONS
  • In a large microwave safe bowl, heat margarine and marshmallows at HIGH for 3 minutes, stirring after 2 minutes. Stir until smooth. Follow steps 2 and 3 above. Microwave cooking times may vary.
  • For best results, use fresh marshmallows.
  • 1 jar (7 oz.) marshmallow creme can be substituted for regular marshmallows.

Chocolate Cornflakes Clusters Recipe

Ingredients

  • 4 tbsp corn syrup
  • 2 3/4cups cornflakes cereal
  • 3 1/2 tablespoons butter
  • 4 oz Semisweet Chocolate, chopped

Directions

  1. Combine corn syrup, chocolate and butter in medium size sauce pan. 
  2. Cook it over low heat till butter and chocolate have melted and everything is well blended
  3. Add the cornflakes ceral, mix well.
  4. Drop by level tablespoonfuls onto waxed paper or buttered baking sheets; cool until firm.

Wednesday, 28 December 2011

Banana bread

My favorite treat of the day: banana bread! It is very easy to make and it is healthier to make it at home by using brown sugar.

Banana bread

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan.
  2. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.
  3. Bake in preheated oven for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into center of the loaf comes out clean. Let bread cool in pan for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.

黑芝麻豆腐幕絲mousse

一啲都唔漏!好好味!

牛脷(舌)3食

買了一條牛脷返來先炆:

醬牛舌、萄汁焗、黑椒炒

Sauce that served with Rice~ Red wine sauce and Curry!

My husband like red wine sauce on anything! This night I use Ox-Tail! It is so good to serve with rice~



Another good dish to serve with rice is CURRY! Green curry chicken. Appetizer is mushroom stuffed with bacon and cheese!

日式芝士蛋糕 Japanese Cotton Cheese Cake


譜﹕
日式芝士蛋糕 Japanese Cheese Cake
 
材料﹕ Size 6

a) 
忌廉芝士
 100g
    
淡忌廉
      60g
    
             12g
    
無鹽牛油
   22g
    
低根麵粉
  15g
    
粟粉
        10g
    
蛋黃        2

     
b) 
蛋白        2 
    
            22

    
塔塔粉     1/4茶匙

     cream of tar tar
製作
1. 焗爐以180c 預熱10分鐘,餅模內加入牛油紙鋪底,用不用圍邊
2. 無鹽牛油隔熱水坐溶,待用。
3. 材料a) 忌廉芝士用慢速將打至軟滑,糖分2次加入打至無粒,加入蛋黃打拌,再將淡忌廉分3次加入打拌,最後加入己溶化的無鹽牛油打拌至完全混合。
4. 篩入低根麵粉及粟粉,用木匙拌勻至麵糊光滑無粒粒,待用。
5. 材料b) 蛋白用高速打發至沒有大氣泡後,加入塔塔粉打勻,糖分三次加入打至企身。
6. 先取1/3 份的蛋白與麵糊混合,再將餘下的蛋白加入麵糊內以輕手混合,直至單一顏色就停。 

7.
倒入模具內,然後拿起模具在桌上輕敲2(可令蛋糕內的大氣泡消失)
 

8.
用蒸焗法﹕即是將模具放在加有熱水的焗盤上,以170c 40分鐘。在最後的10-15分鐘,要留意蛋糕的顏色,如已達到你想要的顏色,可加鍚紙在蛋糕面避免蛋糕表面太深色。
 

9.
出爐後放在綱架上稍稍放涼,用小刀小心界開蛋糕邊和模邊(可令蛋糕出爐後沉降得靚d)。然後小心脫模。
p.s.
1)  如用甩底餅模,需要先在餅模外圍圍上鍚紙,以防熱水在蒸焗時,從餅模底部浸入。
2) 
蛋糕可熱食或放涼後食,不用放入雪櫃。
3) 
小堡主很怕甜,所以上材料已被小堡主減少了糖的份量。 
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: (更新日期:13 July 2006)
1) 以上的份量是用 6 吋的餅模製作
2) 如發現蛋糕焗完後沒有升高,原因可能是﹕
   a) 蛋白打得不夠企身
   b) 沒有加塔塔粉
   c) 蛋白與麵糊混合時間不可搞得太耐,因為空氣會在搞動過程中溜失,
      而麵粉也會因此增加了根性,令蛋糕質感變硬及影響蛋糕漲升的情況
   d) 焗爐預熱時間不足 (一般家庭用的焗爐最少預熱10-15分鐘)


Oreo Cream Cheese layer cake

I made this Oreo Cream Cheese layer cake as a bite size for my Thanksgiving party appetizer/snack!


Ingredients 
  • 1 cup HONEY MAID Graham Crumbs
  • 1/2 cup sugar, divided
  • 6 Tbsp. butter, melted
  • 2 pkg. (250 g each) PHILADELPHIA Brick Cream Cheese, softened
  • 3 cups cold milk, divided
  • 2 pkg. (4-serving size each) JELL-O Oreo Instant Pudding
  • 3 drops red food colouring
  • 3 cups thawed COOL WHIP Whipped Topping

Instructions
Mix graham crumbs, 1/4 cup of the sugar and the butter until well blended. Press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch pan to form crust. Set aside.
Beat cream cheese, remaining 1/4 cup sugar and 1/4 cup of the milk in medium bowl with wire whisk until well blended. Spread over crust.
Pour remaining 2-3/4 cups milk into large bowl. Add dry instant pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 3 to 5 min. or until well blended. Pour over cream cheese layer in pan. Let stand 5 min. or until thickened. Gently stir food colouring into whipped topping; spread over pudding layer. Refrigerate 4 hours or overnight. Cut into squares to serve. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.




My first cake - Black Forest Cake

My husband's birthday is on May, I would like to make him a birthday cake. Lucky that it was quite presentable. Taste is just fine but of course the texture is not as puffy as the one you bought from bakery. This is the first time I make a 3 layers cake with decorations! I use the recipe below but instead of just strawberries and cream for layer. I also put blackcurrent jello on one of the layer! So one layer filled with strawberries and cream, and the other layer filled with blackcurrent/grape jello with cream.


Recipe:
朱古力海綿蛋糕:(7.5 吋蛋糕模):
材料:
雞蛋… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 5 隻
砂… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 1 3 0 g
低筋麵粉… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 1 0 0 g
可可粉… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 2 0 g
無鹽牛油溶液… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 2 5 g
冧酒糖水:
材料:
白砂糖… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
熱水… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
冧酒 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
裝飾:
材料:
甜忌廉… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
士多啤梨(切粒) … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
朱古力碎片… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
煮食用朱古力 (用作圍邊裝飾) … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
糖霜… … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … 適量
做法:
( 1 ) 雞蛋、砂糖一起打至奶白色。
(2) 慢慢加入麵粉和可可粉, 最後加入溶牛油拌勻。
(3) 入模, 以攝氏170 度底面火焗約30 分鐘。倒扣放在雪櫃約30 分
鐘至完全冷卻。
(4) 將甜忌廉打起。製作將將糖水: 將白砂糖將熱水拌勻至糖溶將, 加
入將將。入後將蛋入切入入片。
(5) 於於一片朱古力蛋入片上於上適量將將糖水, 於上忌廉, 於上士多
啤梨粒, 再於一層忌廉。
(6) 放上於放片蛋入, 於上適量將將糖水, 於一層忌廉, 於上朱古力碎
片, 再於一層忌廉。
(7) 放上於入片蛋入, 於上適量將將糖水, 於蛋入面於一層忌廉, 入後
將四周的忌廉抹勻。
(8) 製作朱古力圍邊, 最後加入朱古力碎片、士多啤梨及糖霜作裝飾。

Smoked Salmon cream cheese wrap

I love Smoked Salmon! If you like too, smoked salmon cream cheese wrap is a great appetizer or snack!

Making Sushi and Chocolate banana dip

Kids were out of school during March spring break. In order to occupied their time, I prepared some ingredients and let's made sushi together!







Banana dipped with Chocolate!

Alaskan King Crab in Vancouver

The best season to eat Alaskan King crab is Feb/March in Vancouver. We bought a 6.6lbs crab home and cooked it! It was a really small crab compare to the one we ate in restaurant. But it is good enough to feed 4 adults and 4 kids!
Seperated it to different parts: legs, body and crab shell.

Steam with Ginger and green onion

Steam with minced garlic

Crab shell Fried Rice

One crab made 6 dishes.

Hello Kitty cookie mold

啲曲奇模好得以,香港買回來的!

紙包蛋糕

個廚房好香蛋味呀!平均每個蛋糕仔要一隻蛋,自己造平出面買好多。

可做6杯份量
材料:
雞蛋 5
牛油(butter, 奶油) 50
牛奶 (milk) 60毫升
低筋麵粉 100
80
雲呢拿香油(vanilla extra, 香草精) 1/4 茶匙
塔塔粉(cream of tartar 1/4 茶匙

做法:
1.  先把牛油用微波爐融解。把5隻雞蛋,小心地分開蛋白和蛋黃。把焗爐預熱至180C
2.  將已融解的牛油,加進牛奶中,並篩入低筋麵粉拌勻。跟著,加入5隻蛋黃和雲呢拿香油打勻成粉漿,備用。
3.  用攪拌器 mixer把蛋白打至略企,加入塔塔粉再打勻一會。隨後,逐步加糖,把蛋白打至起角及企身。
在上述粉漿中,分三次拌入打好的蛋白,輕手拌勻。放入已鋪牛油紙 (baking paper)的模內(請參看:如何鋪紙在杯模中的 video)。放入已預熱的焗爐中,焗2530分鐘,即成。

西餐

Love aged Prime rib in Medium Rare! We like to buy meat either at Granville Island or Seafair gourment meat (their meat are all aged) at No1/Francis. My husband always wants me to make him the Veal Shank. But it is extremely expensive. I only did that in big day only! Hehe

木糠布甸 (Serradura / Sawdust Pudding)

The most popular dessert at my party! Not too sweet 又易入口。口感像吃雪糕一樣。



6杯份量 (每杯80ml) 
材料: 馬利餅  100g (20)
      淡忌廉 (whipping cream)  250ml
      煉奶  60ml
      雲呢拿油  1/2茶匙
 
烹調步驟:
(1)    用電動攪拌機將馬利餅打碎成粉末狀
(2)    淡忌廉, 煉奶和雲呢拿油用電動打蛋器快速打至紋路慢慢清楚, 而且消散的時間減慢, 轉慢速續打至軟滑忌廉狀, 用拂提起時呈尖峰, 可寫字的狀態
(3)    將馬利餅碎平鋪在餅模底層, 鋪上一層忌廉料 (1cm)
(4)    再鋪一層馬利餅碎, 鋪上一層忌廉料(1cm)
(5)    面層再均勻鋪上馬利餅碎
(6)    置雪櫃雪最少4小時至凝固即成
 
小貼士:
(1)    淡忌廉一定要夠凍才能打起, 故應存在雪櫃, 一取出便馬上打起
(2)    淡忌廉打至可寫字的程度便可, 過度企身會令布甸不夠軟滑
(3)    做木糠布甸材料很簡單, 做法並不複習, 最難的反而是每層布甸要鋪得均勻, 馬利餅要碎成粉末狀, 這樣才能做出層次, 配合成軟滑的質感.