
Humble Japanese, trying to de-mystify Singapore cuisine and food culture. This is not a restaurant / stall rating blog.
9.29.2008
Vegetarian Nasi Briyani

9.22.2008
Penang: Retro Culinaria
9.19.2008
Nasi Briyani (not Dum) Home Made One



9.17.2008
Yong Tau Fu @ The Hakka Yong Tau Fu Home Recipe Stall



9.15.2008
Kiam Chye Ark 咸菜鴨湯
9.12.2008
Teochew Braised Duck (Lor Ark) 潮州鹵鴨

Teochew Duck sans Gravy 潮州鹵鴨
9.09.2008
KL Style Hokkien Mee Home Made One
Yong Tau Foo 醸豆腐
9.07.2008
Mee Siam Kering
I was browsing thru this lovely Malaysian regional cooking book: "Rasa Malaysia" by Betty Saw and a dish called mee siam kering caught my eye. Aparantely, it is a Johor dish. As opposed to mee siam -a noodle with sweet-sour gravy, mee siam kering is fried bee hoon. Maybe that is the reason why it is called "kering" -it should mean "dry" in Malay? This assumption needs confirmation. Mee siam kering is fried bee hoon with beef, shrimp, bean sprouts, choy sum, and lot's of onions, garnished with lime wedge and sliced chillies. Flavor is like fried rice, except it's bee hoon. I guess I need to try the original mee siam kering at Johor one of these days.
Banana Leaf Wrapped Fish
I had a stack-full of banana leaf in the freezer so I decided to experiment with banana leaf for a while. This time, I simply wrapped a whole fish and sprinkled some chopped garlic and ginger with sliced green chillies, chopped cilantro, s&p, chilli powder lime slices and butter. Threw it in the oven for mere 15min. and voila! -a sumptuous, Indian style banana leaf wrapped dish -a very eye-catching and summery -serve with fresh tomato chutney
9.04.2008
New Year's Dish -Yusheng 魚生
9.02.2008
Mee Siam Home Made One
Mee Siamについて色々語ってきたのだが、今回は海南鶏飯食堂・恵比寿店の料理長・大久保と実際に試作してみた。拘ったポイントはビーフン・グレービー(ソース)・エビ・ゆで卵である。まずはビーフン、グレービーが少し汁っぽいので、極細よりもっと麺がソースに絡む太めのビーフンを使用した。ソースの味は日本でいう味噌ラーメンと坦坦麺の間のようなコクのあるソースをタマリンドジュースの酸味ですっきりさせた。ほのかな干エビの香ばしさが印象的だ。エビはゆで過ぎずメディアム状態で仕上げた。ゆで卵も同じく、ゆで過ぎず、黄身の中心がトロっとした状態をキープ(湯で時間6分)。現地のエビや卵はいつも、茹で過ぎと感じていた為、トッピングの仕上がりには拘ってみた。付け合せのサンバルコレン(Sambal Goreng)も自家製だ。ほんのり甘辛いサンバルはタマリンドの入ったソースと良く会う。これだったら、売り物になるかな・・・
Since I've been blogging couple of times about this Singapore's famous beehoon noodle dish -Mee Siam which I really don't care too much but was curious to bring this dish up a few notch, I decided to make it on my own. Stalls at Food Centre tend to over-boil the prawns and the eggs, so I cooked them just right, namely, prawns were of medium doneness and boiled eggs were boiled for precisely 6 minutes then shocked in ice water giving yolk a creamier texture. The gravy should have a nice balance of saltiness from taucheo (miso-like sauce), good acidity from the tamarind and robustness from sauteed dried shrimp. I have used slightly thicker beehoon noodles because I believe it absorbs gravy better than the thinner type of beehoon noodles. Homemade Sambal Goreng (pic top) adds a sweet-spicy touch to the dish.