FOODlog #418: Honey Soy Prawns I cooked this cripsy light batter prawns coated in a sticky sweet honey soy sauce makes this such an appetising and satisfying meal with rice for our staff meal the other day. I used peeled frozen prawns which is great to use especially when you don't have the time to prep them from scratch. I thawed them in water then straight into a flour drench and into the deep fryer at 170 degree Celsius for 3 minutes. I then make the sauce and heat it in…
FOODlog #419: Nasi Lemak with Rendang Cockles My kitchen staff colleague cooked staff meal dinner the other day and she made some amazing Nasi Lemak with cockles cooked in a rendang sauce. The rice is steamed with coconut milk and some aromatics like garlic, shallots, and pandan leaf that she Sautéed in oil. It's all thrown into a rice cooker to cook. For the cockles, she made a rendang sauce using Turmeric leaves, Kaffir Lime leaves, and loads of aromatics like ginger,…
FOODlog #420: Spiced Meatballs OVEN BAKED MEATBALLS These chicken meatballs were so tender, juicy, and flavorful. One of the easiest meatball recipes you'll ever find, an all in one pan oven baked meatballs. Its a base Meatball mix that you can use any protein you like whether its beef, pork, veal, chicken, or even turkey, and it'll be the juiciest and tastiest Meatball you've ever tried. What's great about this base mix is not only the protein that you can switch around but…
FOODlog #421: Mutton Ribs & Ladies Fingers Scramble It was my turn to cook again for the staff. I went to buy some mutton ribs over my off days to prep for this meal. I got around 2kgs of mutton ribs and I marinated it overnight with some herbs and spices seasoned with salt and pepper. The next day I cooked it in the Combi oven at 180 degrees Celsius for around 2 hours and then deep fried it to get a nice crispy exterior. It wasn't my best attempt at this as I usually boil…
FOODlog #422: Malaysian Ayam Masak Merah with Quail Eggs My colleague chef cooked this for our staff meal on Monday night for dinner. Man was it delicious! 'Ayam Masak Merah' is a Malaysian dish which translates to Chicken Cooked Red. As you can see the dish is reddish in colour and that comes from the sambal gravy it's cooked in. Onions cut into rings are added at the end to give the dish and Sambal and extra added sweetness which pairs so well, making the dish that much…
FOODlog #423: Laksa Johor Laksa Johor is a noodle dish that comes from the South of Malaysia. Today we had it cooked by our other chef for our staff dinner. Superb tasting and coincidentally on the birthday of the Sultan of Johor. Creamy and thick with that blended up Tenggiri fish together with a light drizzle of coconut milk, chilies, shallots, garlic, Galangal and Lemongrass, makes this broth absolutely amazing! Top it with a Hardboiled egg, iceberg lettuce, bunga kantan,…
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