Kristygourmet Cook Book

Ingredients : 3 ikan kembung (chubb mackerel) gutted & scaled 8 slices asam keping/gelugor )dried tamarind skin) 6 kaffir lime leaves 20 stalks daun kesum/Vietnamese coriander/mint 4 TB brown sugar 3 tspn  salt 1 tspn  seafood granules 400ml  thick coconut milk 3 cups  water 1 pkt dried thick vermicelli. soaked an hour before boiling(EKA brand) Garnish : 1 small  cucumber, julienned 1/2 pineaaple, julienned 1 red onion, thinly sliced 2 red chilies, thinly sliced 6 stalks  mint leaves, stem removed 2 bunga kantan/torch ginger, thinly sliced 2 lime, cut into wedges Ingredients for Blended Paste   : 7 dried chilies, soaked in warm water & seeded 7 red chilies, seeded and cut into pieces 10 shallots, peeled and cut 1 large onion 2 stalks lemongrass, bottom third only, thinly sliced 3 inch galangal (100gm) 2 inch fresh turmeric (peeled) 6  candle nuts  (optional) 1 TB   belacan  (shrimp paste) (Blend ingredients into paste with some w

The very delicious Hong Kong style Lao Po Bing @ wife biscuit with soft fillings. Hope you will like it too. Enjoy ! Ingredients for  winter melon filling  : 100gm  candied  winter melon , chopped 20gm   roasted sesame seeds 100gm  sugar 140gm  cooked glutinous rice flour (koh fun) 40gm    shortening 230ml   boiling water Method :   Combine cooked glutinous rice flour, sugar & shortening and rub till well cooperated. Now, add in winter melon & sesame seeds then stir in boiling water till soft dough is form. Leave to cool. Finally, divide into 12 portions. Set aside. Ingredients for Pastry Doug h : (A)  Water Dough 100gm all purpose flour 25gm icing sugar 25gm butter 40gm water (B)  Oil Dough 100gm all purpose flour 45gm shortening ** Egg glazing : 1 egg yolk mixed with 1 tspn milk Method : (1) in one bowl, combine ingredients (A) except water, rub butter & the dry ingredients till well cooperated. Then add in water to f

Here's my all time favourite zhongzi 粽子.  I always love my zhongzi loaded with beans and this round made something slightly healthy. Less glutinous rice which is tummy friendly for some elderly. I made with 50% of brown rice and 50% of glutinous rice or maybe you may use Japanese rice @Calrose rice. This zhongzi is very well received by friends who had tried it cause it tastes a bit like 5 grain rice. Still I love the beans .....  haha....  Please read on for more. Ingredients for fillings : 250gm  mushroom, soaked till expand 80gm   dried shrimps, soaked for 30 minutes 1 TB garlic chopped 1 shallots, chopped 4 TB  oyster sauce 3 TB  light soy sauce 2 tspn  pepper powder 1 tspn  vegetarian granules 1 cup water *Thickening : 2 tspn  cornflour mixed 2 TB water Method  : (1)      Drain off soaked dried shrimps and set aside then drain off mushroom and slice into chunks. (2)      preheat wok with 5 TB cooking oil, fry shrimp till fragrant then stir