FOODlog #371: Japanese Curry Chicken One of my first high viewing tiktok videos is this Japanese curry that I made. I'm really enjoying making content but more so when people watch and engage with the content, I feel that it makes it worthwhile sharing something beneficial like cooking and eating which is part of what everyone on the planet does every day. I made this Japanese curry with chicken although my go-to if I were to be making this for myself would be pork belly.…
FOODlog #372: Korean BBQ Roasted Chicken One of my colleagues cooked lunch the other day. He made some Korean Spicy barbecue chicken which he oven roasted. The sauce he got from the clarence section at a grocer which he didn't need to spend lots of time making the sauce since it was a premix. The chicken was boneless chicken thighs that he marinated then oven roasted it at 180 degrees for 30 minutes and basting it with the spicy BBQ marinate every 10 minutes. It turned out…
FOODlog #373: Birria Ramen Birria Ramen was something I saw online and decided to make it! It looked really easy but it does have lots of steps to it especially since I was doing a recording of this, it took much longer time to cook and prepare it. I start with slicing up beef tenderloin and marinating it with chipotle in adobe sauce, tomato sauce, paprika, and salt and pepper. I left it to marinade overnight and the next day, I cooked it for 2 hours until it was soft and…
FOODlog #374: Chicken Tikka Masala A friend of mine gave me some garam masala that he made recently and I decided to use it to make some Indian curry. For our first round of using it, my colleague made a popular Indian/English dish - Chicken Tikka Masala. This is a simplified version without using a tandoor to cook the chicken but the marinade and the rest of the herbs and spices are that of chicken tikka masala. The chicken is first marinated in yogurt and a mixture of…
FOODlog #375: Kewpie Mayo Roasted Chicken There was a fire drill exercise recently at where I work. I was in the middle of prepping lunch for the staff and then the fire drill took place which we were informed the previous day that this would happen so I planned an easy meal to prepare. I made my roasted chicken dish that only takes a few ingredients to make. It is the easiest roasted chicken recipe you'll ever need. All you need are, chicken, garlic, white pepper, kewpie…
FOODlog #376: Indian Lunch @ Yarl Went to Yarl the other day in Ampang to try out their crabs. We arrived around 2pm so they were sold out which is understandable since it was a late lunch for us. Other than the disappointment of not being able to get the crabs, everything else we ordered was super delicious! No complaints and only compliments. We had their rice set which comes with sides of vegetables was superb. Their vegetables were all so delicious and expertly cooked.…
FOODlog #377: Chicken & Tofu Soup with Pickled Vegetables Chicken & Tofu with Pickled Mustard Green This chicken and tofu with pickled mustard greens is a simple 1 pot dish that's appetising, a hearty Chinese stew that you have to try! Serve with rice and drizzle with chili oil to level up even further the deliciousness of this meal. What You'll Need: Chicken 1.2 kg Firm Tofu 500g 5pcs Pickled vegetables 250± g Tomatoes 250g Garlic 40g First off, saute in a pan garlic with…
FOODlog #378: Black Pepper No-Bake Cheesecake One of our chefs at the cafe made a no-bake cheesecake the other day. He was thinking of a way to finish up the cream cheese that we had left at the cafe since we changed our menu a couple months back and won't be needing to use cream cheese anymore. So he made this which is his first time making a cheesecake and boy was it delicious! 🧀🍰 This cheesecake was so smooth and silky and perfectly balanced with sweetness and earthy…
FOODlog #379: Chicken with Chili Garlic Oil and Mushrooms with Peppers My colleague cooked our lunch the other day and he made some really delicious chicken casserole and stir fried mushroom with peppers. The chicken started off with garlic oil that has Korean chili flakes. It's marinated with the chicken for overnight and allowing the oil marinade to thoroughly flavor the chicken breast. It's then cooked and seasoned with salt and pepper then it's done. A super simple…
FOODlog #380: A Chicken Burger This is a burger on the fairly new menu at the cafe I work at. It's a really good chicken burger that's juicy, flavorful, crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. The chicken is a boneless chicken thigh that we marinade in a buttermilk brine overnight. It consist of buttermilk, harbanero hot sauce, cayenne powder, paprika powder, garlic powder, pickle juice, dried oregano, MSG, and black pepper. This is brined overnight or up to 5 days…
FOODlog #381: Spaghetti all'Assassina Spaghetti all'Assassina (Assassin's Spaghetti) is a dish that originates from Bari, Italy, that's unique texturally and in taste. It doesn't start with boiling pasta that is commonly done for pasta dishes. This one goes straight into an iron skillet to cook and slowly caramelizes with the tomato sauce which makes lots of charring action go on in the pan. This develops phenomenal amount of flavor and sweetness as well as smoky flavors…
FOODlog #382: Yong Tau Foo Recently a place that closed during the pandemic opened up again their shop and I was so excited to have the food again. It's a 'yong tau foo' restaurant nearby where I live and it's been gone for a few years so I was really stoked to try it again. They serve vegetables and tofu that's stuffed with a fish and pork paste then it's either deep fried or cooked in a vegetable broth that's loaded with spring onions. I love both the fried items and the…
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