Everything you've always wanted to know about cooking, but were too afraid to ask
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Mar 3rd, 2010
Ingredients:
1 to 2 kg Chicken with bone and skinless, stew cut
300 gm Plum tomato whole, in can
1 tbps Parsley, chopped
2 tbps Basil, sliced
5 cloves Garlic, chopped
2 nos White onion or Holland onion, chopped
3 pcs Bay leaf
300 gm Tri color capsicum or bell pepper, cut coarsely
150 ml [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Feb 25th, 2010
Ingredients:
1 pkt Cannelloni, cylindrical shaped pasta
150 gm Pine nuts, toasted
Parmesan cheese
Spinach and Ricotta Cheese filling:
600 gm Baby spinach
300 gm Ricotta cheese
4 cloves Garlic, chopped
1 no Onions, chopped
2 pcs Bay leaves
1 sprig Fresh thyme
2 tbsp Butter
3 tbsp Olive oil
150 ml Fresh cream (cooking)
A [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Feb 20th, 2010
Pesto:
¾ cup Grape seed oil
½ cup Extra virgin olive oil
4 cloves Roasted garlic
2 clove Garlic
3 cup Fresh basil leaf
½ cup Pine nut, lightly roasted
½ cup Freshly grated parmagiano reggiano cheese or any kind parmesan cheese
Fine sea salt and a pinch of black pepper.
Method:
Mix all the ingredients [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Feb 11th, 2010
Ingredients:
1 dozen Fresh live oysters
1 can/163 ml Tomato juice
2 nos Juice from ripe roma tomatoes
5 tbsp Lemon grass juice from 3 stalks, ground with water
50 ml Freshly squeezed pineapple juice
1 tsp Finely chopped red chili
1 tsp Finely chopped coriander leaf or Chinese parsley
A few drops of Tabasco
Fine sea salt and a pinch of cracked black [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Feb 10th, 2010
Ingredients:
1 Whole duck
250 g Peanut oil or corn oil
60 g Sesame oil
60 g Shao xing wine
400 ml Chicken stock
250 g Dark soya sauce or thick soya sauce
40 g Rock sugar, crushed
5 g Star anise
40 g Dried chili, chopped
20 g Spring onion, white part only chopped
40 [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Jan 30th, 2010
Shallow fried Chicken Picatta
Ingredients:
2 pieces Chicken breast – skinless
60 gm Parmesan cheese
1 tbps Parsley, chopped
2 nos Whole egg
Flour for dusting
Salt and freshly crack black pepper
Method:
In the bowl crack the egg, beat until its mixed well, then add the parmesan cheese and parsley.
Flatten the chicken breast, using the [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Jan 25th, 2010
Ingredients:
400 g Cod fillet, portion to 100gm each
¾ cup All purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
A pinch Paprika powder
1 cup Beer – optional, you can change to milk/water
Flour for dusting
Oil for deep frying
Lemon, malt vinegar and tartar sauce
Method:
In a bowl, sieve the flour, baking powder, salt, paprika [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Jan 18th, 2010
Ingredients:
1200 g Low gluten flour or soft flour
600 g Butter
600 g Sugar
3 nos Eggs
150 ml Cold milk
Apple Filling:
1.1 kg apples (about 6 large), peeled, cored, and sliced 1/4 inch thick (about 8 cups sliced and about 900 grams sliced)
1/4 cup (50 grams) granulated white sugar
1/4 cup (55 [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Jan 13th, 2010
Ingredients:
1370 g Banana, ripe
600 g Brown sugar
300 g Sugar
275 g Corn oil
11 Eggs, whole
1 tbsp Black pepper corn crushed
675 g Soft flour or cake flour
50 g Baking powder
375 g Fresh cream
A pinch of salt
Raspberry compote:
500 g Raspberry puree
200 g Fresh raspberry
140 [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Jan 9th, 2010
Chef Kasdi has outdone himself with his sea bass fillets making them look great with his easy to assemble presentation.
He achieves good height and they have become very pleasing and appetizing to the eye.
Great stuff, Happy New Year and Happy Cooking!
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Dec 26th, 2009
Ingredients:
285gm/ 10oz uncooked prawns, peeled tail on
¾ cup All purpose flour
1 tsp Baking powder
A pinch Paprika powder
1 cup Beer—optional, you can change to milk/water
Oil for deep frying
Lime wedges
Method:
Peel the prawns leaving the tail intact.
In a bowl, sieve the flour, baking powder, salt and paprika powder mixing [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Dec 20th, 2009
Ingredients
Custard
1 liter of Milk
2 tsp Vanilla essence
8 nos Egg yolk
200 g Sugar
Caramel
200 g Sugar
30 ml Water
Preparation
Caramel
Place the sugar in a sauce pan & using a medium heat, let the sugar melt.
Stir the mixture slowly, once all the sugar turns to caramel, add the water, then [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Dec 15th, 2009
Ingredients:
250 gm Flour, low gluten/soft flour
2 tsp Baking powder
60 gm Soft butter
350 ml Milk
3 eggs
150 gm Cheddar cheese, grated
180 ml Clarified butter or corn oil
Paprika powder
Salt and pepper to taste
Preparation:
In a muffin mould, add 1 tablespoon of clarified butter to each mould, place in an [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Dec 13th, 2009
Ingredients:
500 g Idaho Potatoes
2 stalks of Rosemary
3 tbsp Parmesan Cheese, grated
1 tsp Paprika powder
Fine sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper corn
Method:
1. Clean the potatoes & boil them in salted water until half cooked, strain and set aside.
2. While they are still hot, cut them into [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Dec 11th, 2009
Ingredients:
500gm Prawns, preferably tiger prawns
150gm Mixed lettuce or mesclun mix
1 Lemon
1 Farmers Loaf
10 ripe cherry tomatoes
Extra virgin olive oil
Cajun Cocktail Sauce:
200 gm Mayonnaise
1 tsp L&P Sauce
2 tsp Cajun Seasoning
2 tbsp Tomato ketchup
2 tbsp Chili Sauce
1 tbsp Fresh lime or lemon juice
½ tsp [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Dec 5th, 2009
Ingredients:
1 head Romaine Lettuce
Caesar Dressing:
200 gm Mayonnaise
2 tbsp Flat parsley, chopped
1 can Anchovies fillet
4 cloves Roasted garlic, chopped
Tblsp Fresh lime or lemon juice
½ tsp Fine sea salt
a dash of fresh cracked black pepper
Grilled Chicken:
2 nos Chicken breast, skinless
1 tsp Paprika powder
3 tbsp Extra virgin olive oil
Oil for grilling, fine sea salt and crushed black pepper [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Nov 1st, 2009
Dear Readers, it gives me great pleasure to have guest chef Andrew Brown (Executive Chef at the Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort Pattaya, Thailand) contribute his first recipe, Sautéed grain fed beef fillet with creamed potato cubes and a beetroot glaze.
Recipe serves 4
Ingredients:
220g x4 Grain fed beef fillet
220g Potatoes – diced
400ml Chicken [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Oct 23rd, 2009
Ingredients:
20gr Vanilla pods
160gr Eggs
80gr Sugar
240gr Egg whites
120gr Sugar
200gr Hazelnut fine powder
100gr Cake flour
20gr Vanilla compound
20gr Lemon rind/skin
20gr Icing sugar
50gr Diced Hazelnuts
Method:
Scrape the vanilla out of the pods and place it in a metal bowl, add the egg yolks and sugar. Whip together until it [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Oct 19th, 2009
Ingredients:
80 gm Tapioca Pearl or Sago
1 liter of water
250 ml coconut milk or low fat milk
150 ml palm sugar syrup or brown sugar syrup
Fresh Banana
A pinch of salt
Method:
In a pot, pour in the water and let it come up to a steady boil. Then add the [...]
Posted in 2) Recipes, Cooking on Oct 15th, 2009
Ingredients:
100gr Sugar
30gr Water
200gr Milk
50gr Fresh Cream
150gr Smooth pumpkin puree
250gr Eggs
100gr Egg Yolk
140gr Sugar
Method:
Boil the sugar and water together until the mixture caramelizes and pour 5grams of the mixture into the bottom of some timbale moulds.
Bring the fresh cream and milk to a slow simmer and [...]
