Cooking Your Own Dinner?

[Swisse]

2 hours ago, Balestier said:

I air fry my chicken fillet and its plain n dry. any suggestions to add flavours ??

marinate your chicken first.
I've been doing some experimenting recently and quite like the following flavour:
1 bowl small onions (shallots)
2 stems lemongrass

thumb size Turmeric (can substitute with turmeric powder - in this case don't grind together, just sprinke onto the chicken.

Grind the above together until fine paste.

 

Light Soy Sauce

Sesame Oil 
Sugar (to taste) - not too much otherwise will chowtar before its cooked

Salt

 

Combine all and marinate, 4hrs or more. Airfry.

Works well with chicken wings, and i believe you can also BBQ or deep fry this recipe.


Mum likes to use bibigo korean sauce but my aunty came up with a similar substitute:
Grind/blend pear/Nashi pear until puree
Add Soy sauce and salt, sesame oil.
if you like it spicy, add the korean gochu-jang (chilli paste)

Marinate for 4hrs or more, airfry.

[Swisse]

2 hours ago, Guest Poster said:

 

There's a bit of articles recently on brining chicken, supposedly retains moisture and adds flavour, you might wanna give that a try.

 

 

That's part of the garnish  Hope its not from the armpit.

 

ive only done brining on turkey... not really a fan coz my turkey turned out like salted fish.. super salty.... maybe i did it wrongly...

[Friendly]

lucky me i wanted to buy a air fryer but did my research and digging for information about that machine and got lots of lousy feedback about it... so i did not own one today.. What i found out what that many ppl try many method to cook food with air fryer and nothing turns out good.

[Guest Poster]

11 hours ago, Swisse said:

ive only done brining on turkey... not really a fan coz my turkey turned out like salted fish.. super salty.... maybe i did it wrongly...

 

Think there's some ratio of water/salt/sugar to the weight of the turkey to adhere to, and thoroughly rinse the bird after brining before air drying then roasting. For one I do think its way too much work

[Swisse]

15 hours ago, Friendly said:

lucky me i wanted to buy a air fryer but did my research and digging for information about that machine and got lots of lousy feedback about it... so i did not own one today.. What i found out what that many ppl try many method to cook food with air fryer and nothing turns out good.

 

 

i have a totally opposite experience to you.. i loved my air fryer but it can only "fry" food in small quantities... also you cannot fry too oily stuff eg belly pork as the oil will "fly" to the heating element and cause alot of smoke....
for 2 pax is enough but if you're like me cook banquet for more than 8 people daily then its not enough....

Edited May 16, 2017 by Swisse

[Friendly]

Thank goodness again I did not buy air fryer Lor.. Cook curry fish head for my KL visiting Friend last night.

[Balestier]

17 hours ago, Friendly said:

lucky me i wanted to buy a air fryer but did my research and digging for information about that machine and got lots of lousy feedback about it... so i did not own one today.. What i found out what that many ppl try many method to cook food with air fryer and nothing turns out good.

fried food taste better

[ThePineapple]

On 5/16/2017 at 3:58 PM, Balestier said:

fried food taste better

Baked food taste as good too
good example is
 
Image copied from Google

[Friendly]

Cook Nasi lemak bf ask for extra fish, use banana leaf no need wash plate he he

[Cube3]

Beef Cacciatore...adapted, Hunter's Beef. Savoury mediterrannean flavours, with peppers in tomato paste and red wine!

[likeitbig]

I can always dream of cooking for my loved one, I am a fan of Indian vegetarian meal, simple and healthy Chinese dishes, and of course Italian and French food.

[Cube3]

Buckwheat noodles topped with pork mince (with dried prawns & chives). Veg topping of tomatoes, carrot shreds and a sprinkle of salted fish powder. 

[sphere]

Remember seeing this thread around (but didn't really read through all previous posts though), so thought of putting my first post here too.

 

Finally started on a brand new "journey" - my very first real cooking (not instant noodles kind) last night.

(if not someone gonna say I only "nato", haha)

 

Menu for dinner: Honey garlic chicken with stir-fried vegetables and brown rice.

(do excuse the lack of presentation eh, haha)

 

 

 

[Cube3]

1 hour ago, sphere said:

Remember seeing this thread around (but didn't really read through all previous posts though), so thought of putting my first post here too.

 

Finally started on a brand new "journey" - my very first real cooking (not instant noodles kind) last night.

(if not someone gonna say I only "nato", haha)

 

Menu for dinner: Honey garlic chicken with stir-fried vegetables and brown rice.

(do excuse the lack of presentation eh, haha)

 

 

 

 

Looks delicious! Much better than my first cooking experiment!

[Friendly]

A soup would make your dinner complete. very nice presentation already... good to eat.

[sphere]

@Cube3, thanks, still have room for improvement eh, haha.

 

@Friendly, a step at a time? Haha.

But would it be "difficult" to prepare for a one-man meal - soup I mean?

 

[TopChinese]

Soups are super easy even for 1 person meal.

 

Chinese (Cantonese style) soups:

Start with 0.5 kg pork ribs (parboil for 3 mins first to get rid of blood), dried scallops, 3L of water. Boil and simmer. This is your Cantonese soup base 

Throw in whatever combo you like. Here are some of my favourites: 

- 西洋菜 Watercress + dried oyster

- 冬瓜 winter melon + dried squid

- carrot + onion + potato + white pepper

- peanut or black beans + extra pork ribs

Simmer for at least 1 hour. Extra credits if you cook in slow cooker

 

Western soups:

Similar to Chinese soups. Start with diced 1 onion, 1 carrot, 1 celery (this combo is called a mirepoix which is the basis of all good western soups). Throw the mirepoix into a soup pot with olive oil and fry over a low heat until soft. Throw in whatever ingredients you like to try for a quick fry before adding 3L of water and a chicken/beef stock cube. This is your western soup base. 

 

My western favourites are

- Potato and leek. This is vichyssoise which is wonderful hot or chilled.

- Tomato (squeeze with your hands out of a can), chickpeas, pasta. (Minestrone)

- Any veg (eg cauliflower, broccoli, extra carrot, mushrooms) + meat (optional) + double cream. This becomes cream of the ingredients

 

Simmer for no more than 1 hour (except minestrone which can take up to 3 hour in low heat). Cool before you put the whole lot into the blender to blend until smooth (again except minestrone, Italian problem child). If this is for a date, drizzle some good olive or white truffle oil before serving hot.

Edited September 11, 2017 by TopChinese

[sphere]

Wow, thanks for the suggestion @TopChinese, appreciate it eh.

 

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Tried out a second new dish - Lemon butter salmon (again, do excuse the lack of presentation eh, haha).

 

 

 

 

[Chocolateabs]

I cook and bake at home. 

[Cube3]

Totally scrumptious Hakka vinegar pork trotters...amazing!

[Dan25]

Any brand of pressure cooker to recommend?

[Friendly]

Don. It's better to use slow cooker. 

[armitage]

would love to see more chinese food recipes on here!

[ProMouth]

some Chinese Glutinous Rice "Loh Mai Fan" for the weekend

[Friendly]

Cook Nasi lemak for bf last night, cannot get fresh coconut milk, packet one not so lemak Lor, but still bf loved this dinner especially his favourite fish.

[Lycane]

Who likes curry.

[lovehandle]

On 29/09/2017 at 8:58 PM, Lycane said:

Who likes curry.

Erm 

dont look appetising 

[lovehandle]

On 22/09/2017 at 10:11 AM, Friendly said:

Cook Nasi lemak for bf last night, cannot get fresh coconut milk, packet one not so lemak Lor, but still bf loved this dinner especially his favourite fish.

Wat s that brown pills for??

[Zoragon]

I think those are cocktail sausages

[lovehandle]

15 minutes ago, Zoragon said:

I think those are cocktail sausages

Yup

u r right!!!! But why does it look so dark??i hope Friendly didnt fry them

[abang]

F, so nice of you to cook for your beloved.

However the stuff doesn't look too healthy and appetising to me.

 

(I am not so much a fish person)

For fish, substitute fried fish with steam beancurd.  Be creative, pour some black pepper sauce over it for a divine taste.  Try to use a toaster oven for your hot dogs.  Have some cuts on the surface so it looks like a blooming flower. Another method is to put the cut-meat in a pot of boiling water for 3 minutes.. you get the same effect.  Instead of lemak vegetables, try par-boiled the leafy greens.  Add oyster sauce to taste.

 

 

 

 

 

[Friendly]

17 hours ago, abang said:

F, so nice of you to cook for your beloved.

However the stuff doesn't look too healthy and appetising to me.

 

(I am not so much a fish person)

For fish, substitute fried fish with steam beancurd.  Be creative, pour some black pepper sauce over it for a divine taste.  Try to use a toaster oven for your hot dogs.  Have some cuts on the surface so it looks like a blooming flower. Another method is to put the cut-meat in a pot of boiling water for 3 minutes.. you get the same effect.  Instead of lemak vegetables, try par-boiled the leafy greens.  Add oyster sauce to taste.

 

 

 

 

 

I cook this two dishes every now and then. Yes steam and green veg is very healthy. Nasi lemak is like onces a month thing lor. We eat more fish then meat. 

[lovehandle]

On ‎19‎/‎9‎/‎2017 at 10:25 AM, ProMouth said:

some Chinese Glutinous Rice "Loh Mai Fan" for the weekend

 

looks so colourful and anyway, my fav all time-food

[Friendly]

[Friendly]

I having problem to down size pictures to post here lor

[sphere]

11 hours ago, Friendly said:

I having problem to down size pictures to post here lor

 

You could use the "Paint" software (under "Accessories"), then use the "Resize" function to reduce your pictures until the desired file size.

 

 

[Friendly]

1 minute ago, sphere said:

 

You could use the "Paint" software (under "Accessories"), then use the "Resize" function to reduce your pictures until the desired file size.

 

 

Thank you my friend, will try that..

[bmrg]

These days I like to mix rice, meat, etc. with a bowl of rocket salad and cherry tomatoes. Kinda like a caifan salad. Fast, easy, and seemingly well-balanced. Haha.

[shyc]

That is actually one of the easiest for single person meal. Can also cook your rice and ingredient in rice cooker. Measure the rice required and amount of water needed. Adjust water base on what type of ingredient you are using. i.e. Produce that would gives off more water than reduce the water amount. Can rough chop or cut into chunks your ingredients and place on top of your rice in the cooker. You have option to season your cooked mixed rice after cooking or flavoured your water with seasonings before the cooking process. Ingredients you place to cook with the rice can also be place in staggering timing i.e. Fresh greens can be place right at the end of cooking while hard veg like carrots, sweet potatoes can go together with the rice. If using meat produce, depending on the size of cut, some might need a short quick stir fry before adding into the rice to finish cooking process. 

 

Do do note that this cooking method tend to wear out the inner tub of the rice cooker faster. 

[Friendly]

2 hours ago, shyc said:

That is actually one of the easiest for single person meal. Can also cook your rice and ingredient in rice cooker. Measure the rice required and amount of water needed. Adjust water base on what type of ingredient you are using. i.e. Produce that would gives off more water than reduce the water amount. Can rough chop or cut into chunks your ingredients and place on top of your rice in the cooker. You have option to season your cooked mixed rice after cooking or flavoured your water with seasonings before the cooking process. Ingredients you place to cook with the rice can also be place in staggering timing i.e. Fresh greens can be place right at the end of cooking while hard veg like carrots, sweet potatoes can go together with the rice. If using meat produce, depending on the size of cut, some might need a short quick stir fry before adding into the rice to finish cooking process. 

 

Do do note that this cooking method tend to wear out the inner tub of the rice cooker faster. 

So confused... just cook rice. When rice is cook add in  chicken meat(season with oyster sauce,black sauce and pepper} Then add some vegetable..ta da... when all cook can eat already lor.

[shyc]

Yes, doing it that way similiar to Claypot style method. PIlau or Briyani style methods takes a bit more steps. More variations for keen people to attempt. But for quick fix, bmrg's method of mixing cooked rice with various pre-prepared sides aka Bibimbap style is still fastest. 

[lovehandle]

On ‎23‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 2:54 PM, shyc said:

Yes, doing it that way similiar to Claypot style method. PIlau or Briyani style methods takes a bit more steps. More variations for keen people to attempt. But for quick fix, bmrg's method of mixing cooked rice with various pre-prepared sides aka Bibimbap style is still fastest. 

all of u making me hungry now as I only have a porridge at the hawker just now

 

On ‎22‎/‎11‎/‎2017 at 12:34 PM, bmrg said:

These days I like to mix rice, meat, etc. with a bowl of rocket salad and cherry tomatoes. Kinda like a caifan salad. Fast, easy, and seemingly well-balanced. Haha.

oooops bmrg; erm seemed like cold and hot, just like what u mentioned mixed rice cold salad...fusion of western and local, hmmmmmmm, not sure can I stomach it well

[bmrg]

On 11/25/2017 at 9:23 PM, -Ignored- said:

oooops bmrg; erm seemed like cold and hot, just like what u mentioned mixed rice cold salad...fusion of western and local, hmmmmmmm, not sure can I stomach it well

 

Haha I find it helpful for appetite and digestion. These days I feel a little nauseous whenever I think of eating a clump of rice with no dry greens.

[lovehandle]

5 minutes ago, bmrg said:

 

Haha I find it helpful for appetite and digestion. These days I feel a little nauseous whenever I think of eating a clump of rice with no dry greens.

interesting body composition

[abang]

I prefer to eat cooked tomatoes although the following report says otherwise:

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Consistent with previous studies, vitamin C content decreased by 10, 15 and 29 per cent respectively when compared to raw, uncooked tomatoes. However, the research revealed that the beneficial trans-lycopene content of the cooked tomatoes increased by 54, 171 and 164 per cent respectively.

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I use my rice cooker frequently for one dish meal.  I add mixed vegetables into the rice.  Throw chicken breast. soya sauce into a shallow plate and just place them in the steamer in the rice cooker.   Add green vegetable about 20 mins later (or 5 mins before finishing time). 

**Picture from Internet.

[Zackling]

 

 

This is what I like to do all the time when i am alone

[Zackling]

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZlMkdGjznjREAY-DHGcIR9cvVIaMVc8SDIG9U0/?hl=en&taken-by=zacko78

 

This is just a normal staff meal item that I used to cook for staffs at the work place. 

 

seabass trimming with orange reduction sauce. 

[lovehandle]

12 hours ago, Zackling said:

https://www.instagram.com/p/BZlMkdGjznjREAY-DHGcIR9cvVIaMVc8SDIG9U0/?hl=en&taken-by=zacko78

 

This is just a normal staff meal item that I used to cook for staffs at the work place. 

 

seabass trimming with orange reduction sauce. 

nt bad to have a caring chef

though cant see the link it s gd to have seabass! and fish at meal time

 

many restaurants the most gave pork and chicken plus one vege and egg

[Zackling]

 

Chilean Seabass with Orange Reduction sauce. This was one of the staff meals i cooked for my staffs

[trumpeter]

SAw lots of white rice ... Nobody into brown rice?