Brown Sugar Ma Lai Gao (yeast edition) 红糖马来糕 (酵母版）

Ingredients:

3 pcs          A grade eggs

160 g         Evaporated milk

3 tbsp        Pandang juice (I used plain water)
180 g         Plain flour
160 g         Brown sugar
1 tsp          Instant yeast
¼ tsp         Fine salt
1 tsp          Baking soda/sodium bicarbonate
1 tsp          Baking powder
50 g           Corn oil


Method:

1.  Line a piece of baking paper in a 9" baking pan.
2.  In a bowl, add in the eggs, milk and pandang juice. Beat well.
3.  In a mixing bowl, mix well the plain flour, brown sugar, salt and instant yeast.
4.  Pour in the egg mixture (2) while continually stirring until a paste is formed.
5.  Sieve the paste.
6.  Cover the paste and leave it for 2 hours.
7.  Spoon out 4 table spoons of the paste into a bowl, add in the baking powder and the baking soda.
8.  Stir well and pour back into the paste while continually stirring until even.
9.  Pour the paste into the readied baking pan.
10.  Place the pan into a steamer with water boiling.
11.  Cover the steaming and set to medium high fire.
12.  Steam for 40 minutes.  DO NOT open the lid in the first 30 minute.

Stewed Chicken with Mushrooms 冬菇焖鸡脚

Ingredients:

15 pcs             Chicken claws (cleaned)

10 pcs             Drried  mushroom (soak till fully swelled)  

5 cloves          Garlic   (pressed)    

10 slices         Ginger

2 pcs               Rock sugar

1 tbsp              Cooking oil

3 bowls            Water

Salt to taste

Ingredients for marinade:

2 tbsp              Oyster sauce (I used abalone sauce)

2 tbsp              Soya sauce

1 tbsp              Thick soya sauce

1 tsp                Chicken stock powder

1 tsp                White pepper powder

1 tbsp              Chinese cooking wine

Hard boiled egg is optional.

Method:

1.  Marinade the chicken claws for at least 2 hours

2.  Heat up the oil, fry garlic and ginger until brown and fragrant.

3.  Add in mushroom and rock sugar, fry till sugar melts.

4.  Add in the chicken claws and the marinade ingredients.

5.  Add in water.

6.  Add salt.  ( I did not)

7. Add Chinese cooking wine

8.  Bring to a boil and then heat with low fire for 2 more hours with the pot lids closed.

Meatballs IKEA Style

Ingredients:

15 pcs         meatballs (Marina brand)

1 pc             onion

80 g             salted butter

1/2 cup        plain flour

4 cups          plain water

2 pcs           meat stock cubes
i cup            sour cream
2 stocks       parsley (chopped)

Method:

1.  Fry the meat ball in hot oil until turn dark.
2.  Remove and leave for later use.
3.  In 2 tablespoon of oil, put in the onion.
4.  Add butter
5.  Add flour spoon by spoon, stir well.
6.  Add water and stock cubes.
7.  Add sour cream.
8.  Simmer till slow boil.
9.  Serve with chopped parsley for garnishing,