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Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on May 31st, 2010
2 Cups All Purpose Flour 2pc Eggs (beaten) 2pc Egg Yolks 1 no Roasted pumpkin – medium size 1 Cup Ricotta cheese 2 Teaspoons Fresh Chives (chopped) 1/2 Teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper 1pc Egg (beaten) Method to make the pasta: Place the flour in a mound on a smooth top work area. Create a [...]
Posted in Celebrity Chefs on May 27th, 2010
Gordon recently visited the Eastern & Oriental Hotel and I have to tell you, I prepared myself for the barrage of insults that I perceived would be very soon forth coming. On his arrival he was very tired as he had just landed from a very long journey, but he still found the time to [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on May 26th, 2010
Ingredients 1pc Whole chicken cut into 8 pieces A Lemon 3 Tablespoon Cajun Spices 2 Tablespoon Olive Oil 80ml Cooking oil for fry An Egg 2 Onions, sliced 200ml Chicken Stock 100ml Brown stock Salt & Pepper to taste Flour for dusting Method Cut & clean the chicken and mix with the Cajun spices, [...]
Posted in 6) Celebrity chefs, politicians and famous people on May 24th, 2010
We recently had the pleasure to have “Chef in Black” Emmanuel Stroobant visit the Eastern & Oriental Hotel and we had a great time. He came on behalf of US Potato association where he cooked a few dishes in our ballroom in front of a live audience thereby entertaining them. I must say that he [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on May 22nd, 2010
Ingredients: 4 Tablespoons Olive oil 200 gm Onions, sliced 150 gm Carrot, sliced 150 gm Celery sliced 5 large Shallots, sliced (about 1 cup) 2 tablespoons Chopped fresh rosemary or 2 teaspoons dried 4 no’s Lamb shanks 30gm All purpose flour 2 1/2 cups Dry red wine 2 1/2 cups Beef broth 1 1/2 Tablespoons [...]
Posted in 6) Celebrity chefs, politicians and famous people on May 20th, 2010
Rick Stein came to visit us for a few days whilst he was filming one of the episodes from the “Far East Food Odyssey”, he was a kind gentleman for whom I have nothing but praise. He spoke to people as a well mannered chap who continuously flew the English flag with pride during his [...]
Posted in Personal on May 11th, 2010
I received a letter about 6 months ago that brought to my attention a possibility that never occurred to me for a second as something that may be true. The letter made compliments to my autobiography Chef’s Tales, they wrote to tell me how they had enjoyed the book and lamented on how it had [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on May 11th, 2010
Ingredients: 1kg or 2 pounds of flank steak, ask your butcher to trim it for you Sea salt Freshly ground black pepper Marinade Ingredients: 1/3 Cup olive oil 2 Cloves garlic, minced 2 Tbsp sherry vinegar 1/3 Cup Kikkoman soy sauce 1/4 Cup honey 1/2 Teaspoon freshly ground black pepper Score the surface of the [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on May 7th, 2010
Ingredients 4 pcs Lamb shanks 3 pcs Tomatoes 200gm Fried shallots 300gm Briyani powder 350gm Yogurt 250ml Milk 150ml Lime juice 30gm Coriander leaves 30gm Mint leaves 250gm Tomato puree 800ml Water 200ml Ghee 150ml Cooking oil Salt & pepper to taste Fried items 200gm Onions, sliced 20gm Cardamom seeds 20gm Cloves 20gm Cinnamon sticks [...]
