Posted by Eric.N
A friend of mine gave me a big bag of fresh lemons, hand picked from her lemon tree in the backyard two weeks ago. No matter how hard I tried to use them in making myself and roommates honey lemon juice drinks, in cooking, and even as an acid to clean the hot water dispenser, half bag of the lemons still remains.
Today, I walked into my kitchen and opened the fridge. When I was still thinking of what to prepare for my dinner, I saw a piece of chicken breast storing inside the fridge. Bingo! An idea just came across my mind. Since I wanted to finish the lemons before they perish, I asked myself what else I can cook other than making a simple and tasty lemon chicken dish.
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Posted by Eric.N
One of my favor party starters is Chinese egg roll. It is made by wrapping a combination of vegetables and meat in a sheet of dough, and then it is deep fried until golden brown. I love eating it since I was a kiddo. Well, I suppose everyone especially kids like the crispy food. I still remember my family always prepared this dish during the Chinese New Year. My sisters and I would help my mom to wrap the egg rolls, and then my mom would deep fry them. Believe it or not, I could finish up 20 egg rolls continuously in less than 10 minutes.
Since my home isn’t equipped with a fryer, it took me quite sometimes to deep fry all the rolls. For those with a fryer at home, you have advantage of doing this. Anyway, if you never try this recipe before, I personally recommend you to at least try making it once at home even you don’t have the fryer. Trust me, you will enjoy toward the last bite of the last roll!
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Posted by Eric.N
Hey guys, party was over and it is time to get ready for accommodating the new year of 2010. Unfortunately, I had a minor problem so called “Party Aftermath” - leftover rice. How to deal with it? Porridge or fried rice? It has been a while since we made the Indonesian Fried Rice, so I decided to go for fried rice. This time I’ve prepare the Nasi Goreng Pattaya.
Nasi goreng pattaya, or simply nasi pattaya, is one of the common dishes around Malaysia which usually can be found at Malay hawker stalls. In Malay, nasi means rice and goreng means fry. So, you can name it Rice Pattaya as well. The name comes from Pattaya, Thailand. It is actually a chicken fried rice wrapped with fried egg and usually served with chili sauce and cucumber.
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Posted by Patrick.C
There were some leftover red fermented bean curds (南乳) in the fridge. So I decided to utilize them to prepare the fried pork with red fermented bean curd for tomorrow’s lunch. I prepared this dish using pork loin instead of streaky pork (五花肉) because I preferred to have leaner meat this time. But I suggest you to use the streaky pork in order to keep the perfect tenderness and natural juiciness of the pork after deep frying. It is also recommended to marinate the meat overnight in the fridge so you are able to enjoy a robust flavor of the meat.
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Posted by Bel.C
What’s the best thing to do if you have too much leftover rice? Fried Rice of course. In Indonesia or Malay, it is called “Nasi Goreng”. Nasi means Rice; Goreng means Fried. One main thing to remember when preparing fried rice is best to use cooked rice that has been cooled down ahead of time or refrigerated overnight, so the fried rice will not be soggy. You can combine a variety of ingredients of meat and vegetable to make the fried rice. This time I was cooking the Indonesian Fried Rice that includes chicken and shrimp with red chili that gives you the extra spicy kick on it as well as a fried egg on the side.
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