Mango Pudding 芒果布甸

Today I found case of mango on sale. 18 mangoes per case. $11.99 each case. I can't wait to use them for tonight's dinner dessert. But I believed it will be better if they are more ripened  . They are not sweet enough yet. 

Ingredients: Serve 8
1 box of mango jelly powder
1 envelop of Knox gelatin powder (or 1Tbsp Gelatin powder)
3 mangoes (pureed)
2/3 cup boiling water
1 can of evaporated milk (370ml)

1/2 tbsp sugar (optional - add only if Mango is not ripe or sweet enough) 

1 mango diced for garnish
1/2 cup coconut milk (optional)

Directions:
Combine jelly powder, gelatin, sugar (if needed) and boiling water in medium sized bowl. Mixed with egg whisk until all powder dissolved. Mix in evaporated milk and pureed mango. Pour in container and cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, at least 4 hours. Put some diced mango and coconut milk on top before serving.

TIPS:
• Use pineapple or orange jelly in place of mango jelly. Do not use fresh pineapple as it will prevent jelly from setting.

Japanese Style Sukiyaki Beef Hotpot

I always love hotpot. And most of the time, I am justing making the Hong Kong Style hotpot. Tonight, I want simple dinner with my girls. So I decided to transform my ordinary hotpot into something more tastier and more presentable. All I need is to make a special sauce to make it done. Sukiyaki sauce is what I need to prepare here.

Hotpot ingredients:
Sukiyaki Beef
Vegetables
Assorted Kind of mushrooms
Immitation crab stick

tofu

Fish cake

Egg

Sukiyaki Sauce (serves 2-4)
100ml (1/3 cup) Light soya sauce
100ml Mirin
100ml Sake
3 Tbsp Sugar ( I reduced to 2 Tbsp)

Direction:
Boil all ingredients in small pot until the sugar melt.
Put vegetable on base of pot.
Then place all other ingredients on top.
Pour sukiyaki sauce into the pot.
Cover pot and bring to boil. Open cover and let all ingredients simmer in the sauce until they are cooked. Serve with rice or udon.

Green Tea Waffle 綠茶窩夫(格仔餅)

I recently got a free electric waffle machine from Airmiles points redemption. And I usually like to make something other than original flavor. I was thinking about chocolate waffle and green tea waffle. I chose to make green tea waffle first. And will try the chocolate flavor next time. 

 

Recipe: 10 servings

Ingredients:

2 cups of self-raising cake flour

2 tbsp Matcha green tea powder

3 tbsp sugar

2 large eggs, beaten

1 1/2 cup milk

1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)

3 tbsp vegetable oil

To serve:

 2 tbsp sweetened red bean (canned)

1 scoop of vanilla ice-cream

Icing sugar (sieve on waffle for garnish)

Some chocolate syrup (optional)

Directions:

Mix together flour, green tea powder and sugar in a medium bowl.

In another small bowl, mix together milk, oil and eggs. Add to the bowl of mixed flour. Use a whisk to mix well until it is lumps free and smooth.

Preheat waffle machine. Pour half cup of batter to machine. Cook according to your machine instructions.

 

 Serve warm with ice cream and red bean or other fruits.

 

You can always make more. You can freeze the waffles and reheat it with toaster or microwave for future breakfast or snack.

Avocado Crab Salad 牛油果蟹肉沙律

This is a very easy salad or appetizer. 

Recipe:

Crab meat 1 can

One ripe avocado 

mayonnaise 2 Tbsp or according to taste

1/2 tsp salt

1/2 tsp pepper

1 tbsp lime juice

1 tbsp fresh dill (chopped)

Direction:

Cut avocado in slices

Mix crab meat, mayo, salt, pepper, lime juice and dill together. Serve cold.