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Yummy Juicy Pork Neck Steak with Apple sauce
Posted by blurcheryl in Healthy, My Cook Book, Pork, Western on August 22, 2011
I made a bottle of applesauce from the remaining red apples in the fridge that I’ve kept for about 2 months.
*screams* That is long right? The apples are still in pretty good condition, did not wrinkle or turn bad, just less crunchy. So I prefer to cook it instead of throwing the apples into the bin.
To make applesauce
1. Core the apple and cut into wedges
2. Cook the apple with sugar until soft.
3. Use a blender to blend the apple until it became smooth paste.
Then the applesauce was left in the fridge for another month until I made a pork steak recently.
I bought 2 slice of pork neck steak cut from Cold Storage and its a good size to make steak. The marbling meat makes this an ideal cut for a juicy succulent meat to be grilled, bake or even pan fried. Look at the meat, it is so nice!!
All I did was rub some salt on the meat, add freshly ground pepper and pan fried with a little butter for about 8-10 minutes depending the steak thickness. Remove the meat and set aside to cool.
Deglaze the pan with a little bit of water, add a teaspoon of olive oil and squeeze a bit of lemon juice into the pan.
While doing that, I boiled some fresh potatoes in salted water until soft. Then cut the potatoes into wedges and throw it into the pan with all the juicy bits and coat potatoes with the sauce. Remove from heat and serve.
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Easy Sunday brunch of Oatmeal Porridge with Eryngii Mushroom
Posted by blurcheryl in 30 minute Quickmeal, Asian, Healthy, My Cook Book on August 15, 2011
I have been so occupied and busy lately. I got not much time to cook too and while rushing out for a movie after cleaning the house its time to go for a long- postponed – want to go see movie – Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 (Finally!!)
I made this quick and healthy brunch, like I said I am really rushing and chasing time:
This is a real quick less than 15 minutes prep and cooking time.
First, slice thinly the Eryngii Mushroom, add olive oil, some pepper, some red wine vinegar, a bit of soy sauce and put it into the oven to roast for 10 minutes. I even roasted Garlic at the same time.
[Then I have a quick shower while the oven doing its work]
After that, cook the oatmeal in a pot, bring to boil and cook about 5 minutes until it thickens and resembles porridge.
Serve the porridge with Eryngii mushroom and some baked garlic.
Easy, healthy and Yummy!
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TalkChef Bruschetta
Posted by blurcheryl in 30 minute Quickmeal, Bake, Bread, Cheese, Healthy, Just Food, My Cook Book, The Husband & Wife Daily, Western on July 12, 2011
I guess I am not very good with making a quick 5 minute meal or perhaps the person who is lazier than me has a better idea on how to make this simple finger good food. I said this because I charred the first half of the french bread after I got carried away watching food channel.
My hubby’s face was as black and charred as the charcoal after that. heheheh He said he dont like wasting food so I still put the black bread on his plate. *palm on my face*
This time, with the other half of the french bread left and his supervision – hmm the appetizer turn out not bad!! Even better!
For your info, he doesn’t know how to cook but he seems to have many ideas when comes to food. I shall say he is a TalkChef! Talk only! In this circumstances I am the executor, sous chef he call it.
This bruschetta was his idea. Toasted French Bread Bruschetta with Garlic butter, top with Cheese, Salami and mustard.
Cold Noodles with Tuna
Posted by blurcheryl in 30 minute Quickmeal, Asian, Healthy, Noodle, Pasta, Vegetable on July 7, 2011
Hubby ask me what’s for dinner a million time on the way back from work and I replied him bluntly that he should just have cornflakes with cold milk. He of course not happy with my reply but sometimes I prefer to skip cooking dinner so I have to pretend I am in bad mood to get my ways. When we got home and as I reach for the fridge for milk, * SCREAMS* No cold MILK!! Damn Damn Damn.
Hubby of course didn’t know what’s going on so I told him I am such a good wife, eventhough I am moody I will still cook him a nice meal. I have to think of something to cook randomly.
Aiyooooh.. Weather is so hot! What to eat? Porridge make me sweat more. Soup make me sweat too. Spagetti ah? Everyday also spagetti. Have to weigh my options based on weather this time. Hubby said I always on the aircond in the living room and the electricity bill skyrocketed. Cannot blame me what? Its the weather! I am forbidden to open wide the sliding door at the balcony or else all the freaking hateful bloodsucking mosquito would come in and attack the mosquito magnet. (mosquito magnet here refers to my hubby).
Check my fridge and here’s what I have
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A pack of zuchinni bought from Cold Storage for RM5.99
Check the can food section
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Still got Tuna in chilli oil
I still have lots of varieties of noodle left. I always stock up on noodles and if something happen during the Bersih 2.0 I think my supplies can last me for 2 weeks at least. heheheheh
I have to reduce my noodles stock anyway, I decided to make cold noodles. I am not a fan of cold noodles and I hardly order any cold soba when I dine at any Japanese restaurant as I prefer piping hot noodles to burn my tongue so that I dont eat too quickly.
I think cold noodles is a perfect dish for ridicously hot weather, its light and healthy too.
Here’s how I make them.
First, boil a a large pot of water with a couple of salt added. When the water is at boiling point, add the noodles and cook until al dente. Once the noodle is ready, remove it immediately from the salt water and give it a cold ice water bath, ideally. Or you can just leave it aside and add a couple of ice cubes on the noodle and leave it alone to cool at room temperature so that the ice melt or chuck it into the fridge.
Get your can of tuna ready, discard the chilli oil you dont need it. Leave aside
Blanch the sliced carrot and zucchinni with another pot of hot water until slightly soft. Do not overcook it or the texture of the vegetables will turn mushy. Leave the vegetable to cool, or again add ice cubes. Meanwhile, thinly slice onion and you dont need to cook it at all. set aside.
Mix the vegetables and slice onion together, add some olive if you have. Throw in the cold noodles and toss (discard the ice water please).
Then you may add the tuna in chilli, a couple teaspoon of olive oil, a pinch of salt and toss/mix again.
Tadaa!! Cold Noodles with Tuna
To add a bit of zing to your palate on this dish, eat this cold noodle together with the garlic tomato puree!!
TweetRed Potatoes Salad
Posted by blurcheryl in 30 minute Quickmeal, Chicken, Fruity, Healthy, My Cook Book, Salad, Vegetable on July 1, 2011
Recently have been going to Tropicana City Mall quite frequently for movie and also grocery shopping at Carrefour. Wow, to my surprise Carrefour has improved quite a lot, we found many products that we couldn’t find in the usual Tesco we went, and their fruits and vegetables are really fresh too even cheaper.
Then I saw they having promotion for the red potatoes and they do look fresh so I bought a few. Red potatoes are less starchy compared to Russet, and easier to cook. The red colour is pretty as well and its ideal for a quick salad.
First, cut the red potatoes into wedges, leave the skin on.
Then season the potatoes with olive oil, I use Chilli Olive Oil my boss bought for me from Italy, then some basil, salt and pepper. Mix Well
Bake for 15 minutes or until potatoes are soft. I throw in some leeks and rose scallions to bake too.
Then mix your own salad! Mine has some baked potatoes with leek, mustard chicken, spinach and thinly sliced yellow onions.
Does my salad looks oily? I use olive oil as a dressing, with a squeeze of lemon juice.
TweetWhet your appetite with Garlic Tomato Puree
Posted by blurcheryl in 30 minute Quickmeal, Healthy, My Cook Book, Salad, Western on June 30, 2011
First time write in Malay
Satu Biji Tomato dibiarkan di dalam peti sejuk sejak dua minggu yang lalu. Sebelum ia rosak saya terpaksa memikirkan satu resipi untuk memasaknya. Tetapi saya malas nak masak, tak ada apa-apa yang nak dimasak, tiada ilham.
Sudah ada pengisar baru kat dapur mestilah kena guna, nanti abang marah tak baik lah. Jadi saya buat pes tomato sajalah. Kan Senang? Bunuh dua burung dengan satu batu (kill two birds with one stone).
Pes ni, bukan pes biasa tau? Tak boleh buat pes pasta dengan satu biji tomato je, jadi kena buat sesuatu yang mudah dan boleh disimpan berbulan-bulan ke. Oleh sedemikian saya memutuskan untuk buat pes macam salsa.
Orait la, inilah resipinya. Aku tulis bahasa orang putihlah, nanti ada orang tak paham.
Recipe for Tomato Garlic Sauce.
Firstly, peel and chop 2 cloves of garlic and one tomato. Add Garlic and tomato into the blender, squeeze 1/3 of lemon juice, season with salt and puree. Turn on heat, add 1 teaspoon of olive oil into a pan, add the tomato garlic puree and cook in slow heat for 10 minutes. Let the tomato and garlic puree to cool before transfer to a jar with airtight lid. Keep in the fridge for up to 3 months.
Nikmatilah pes tomato ini dengan pelbagai makanan dan pelbagai cara. Saya gunakannya untuk mee sejuk, roti panjang perancis dalam bahasa orang putih baguette, untuk tortilla pun boleh, dimakan bersama sayur mentah yang dipanggil salad tu pun boleh, guna sebagai sos celup ke, makan bersama ubi kentang bakar ke.. idea tak terhingga macam mana nak makan ni.
Silalah cuba!
TweetYogurt Oatmeal
Posted by blurcheryl in Dessert, Fruity, Healthy, My Cook Book on May 12, 2010
Kekekekeke let me show you my Terrific Healthy Lunch. Yes, my lunch last Saturday is actually a dessert.
It’s a Yogurt Oatmeal with Orange and it’s really easy to make.
Ingredients that you need:
- 3 tablespoon / 1 small cup -1 minute instant Oatmeal
- 2-3 tablespoon milk
- 1 can of flavoured yogurt. I used Mango flavoured.
- Small plastic container
- Orange
Methods:
Firstly, pour the whole can of yogurt into the plastic container, fold in oatmeal and milk and stir evenly. Keep in the fridge for 1 hr at least. Serve chilled with orange slices and you may add some cucumber/avocado thinly sliced.
Its really delicious when you eat the Yogurt Oatmeal with orange. See how to easily remove the orange skin.
Done! Yogurt Oatmeal with orange
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