Sunday, November 25, 2007

Chicken Steak in Whitewine Cream Sauce Macaroni & Broccoli


Today I had a special guests dropping by my kitchen, she doesn't really enjoy western cooking but I promised that she would at least be able to swallow my cooking hahahaha... when I asked what she like to try and she of cause replied conservatively..." Chicken would be nice :) " and that's why I decided to prepare this no nonsense dish which is easy to cook and not too heavy on the taste buds to whom already had way too much MSG and Chinese Yan Chow Fried Rice !

200g Single boneless skinless chicken breast meat
100g of fresh Broccoli
150g of Cooked Macaroni drained
100g of Frankfurt's sausages diced in small cubes
1/2 of large onion finely diced
1/2 cup of heavy cream
1 cup of White Wine
2 table spoon of Parmesan Cheese
1 table spoon of salted Butter
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of dried mixed herbs
1 teaspoon of white pepper powder
1 teaspoon of black pepper powder
1/2 teaspoon of red chili powder flakes

Boil up a pot of water with a little pinch of salt. Once the water is bubbling, turn off the heat and quickly bath the cloves of broccoli into the hot water, rinse and drained after a few secs. Set it aside.
Heat up a frying pan with no oil at all. Once there is smoke coming off the hot surface put in the butter and immediately place the chicken meat over it. Now take a pinch of salt, white pepper and herbs with your fingers, sprinkle over the chicken meat on the top. Let the chicken cook for about 2 mins and flip it over. Repeat the seasoning on the this side of the chicken too. Don't use too much salt. Just a little pinch will do. Now use a wooden ladle and press down on the meat to help it cook better. After 2 mins flip it over again and repeat the last step. Cook and press for another 2 mins or so then lift the chicken breast out of the hot pan and set it aside on a large serving plate. Place the cooked broccoli on the plate too.
Now with all the juices still in the pan add in the white wine and onions. Cook for about 5 mins and then add in the cream and cook for another 5 mins. Once it ready season with salt and black pepper to taste. Add in the diced sausages and 1 teaspoon of Parmesan cheese. Cook for another 5 mins and turn off the heat.
Before you add in the Macaroni please fill up a small bowl of the sauce and set it aside. Now add in the Macaroni and stir it all nicely till everything is coated well in the sauce. Now serve the Macaroni onto the side of the Chicken Breast and the broccoli. Serve immediately with a little bit of the sauce you set aside earlier in that small bowl over the chicken breast and the broccoli. sprinkle a little bit of the Parmesan cheese over the Macaroni too. Enjoy !!

Monday, November 12, 2007

Steak with Pink Potatos & Broccoli




Today I felt really hurry for some reason haha... maybe due to skipping lunch I guess.. anywayz was at happy hours with my friends at Bangsar, on my way out I just decided to have steak at home tonight :)


250g Tenderloin Steak ( not chilled or frosted )
150g of Pink Potatos
150g of Broccoli ( anyways you can use other vegetables too )
2 tablespoon of salted butter
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1/2 cup of heavy cream
100g of large onions finely chopped
1/2 cup of White Wine
1 tablespoon of Parmesan Cheese


First boil the Potatos in a pot for 15mins , remove and set aside.

While the water is till boiling, just rinse the vegetables for about 15 secs or so.

Drain the vegetables and set aside. Now heat up the pan till its smoking hot. Next set the heat back to medium from high before, immediately season the steak on both sides with little salt and black pepper followed by adding the butter into the heated pan. Next follow by placing the whole steak on top of the butter. Cook the steak on each side for no more then 2 minutes, take the steak out and set it on the large serving plate with the vegetables and potatos.


Next, use back the same pan with the left over butter and steak juices from before, add in the white wine and onions, cook for 4 mins or so till the onions are nice and transparent. Next add in the cream and cheese. Cook for about 4 mins , add in black pepper and Parmesan cheese. Carefully spoon the sauce over the beef steak and serve immediately !!

Enjoy it ! I sure did hehe..:)

Saturday, November 10, 2007

Spaghetti in RedWine sauce



This is one of my favourite type of Pasta, its not too dry and not too wet. It absolutely easy to cook, just takes you 25 mins from start to end. Its what I usually cook when I am just lazy :P, dont be fooled by its simple ingredients cause it packs a flavourful punch like Mike Tyson.


200g of Spaghetti ( boiled for 15mins and drained dry )
1 cup of Red Wine
1 cup of Heavy Cream
2 tablespoon of grated Parmesan Cheese
2 tablespoon of salted butter
100g of any meat slices ( beef steak, lamb steak, take care its not frosted or wet with thawing )
1 tablespoon of black pepper
1 teaspoon of salt
1 large onion finely diced


Heat up a frying pan. Turn the heat up to max and wait several minutes until you see theres vapour coming from it. Sprinkle the pepper and salt on the meat and then add in the butter into the smoking pan immediately followed by the meat steaks on top. Turn the heat down to low and shear the meat for 2 mins. Then flip the meat and shear for another 2 mins. Remove the meat from the pan but leave all the oil and juices in the pan.


Now be very careful while your adding the red wine, sometimes it catches fire but dont panic just let the alcohol burn out in a couple of minutes. Next add in the onions and stir the sauce for about 1 min and a half, next add in the cream slowly to see how much sauce you want. Finally add in the cheese to taste.


Now place the spaghetti and meat on a large flat serving plate. Next spoon the boiling sauce slowly on to the spaghetti and a little on the meat. Yes you can bath the meat in the sauce if you like ~ ~! hehehe serve immediately with a dash of Parmesan cheese for taste :D


Pasta Spicy Soup

It was a cold morning.. after going out most of the night and morning, it started to rain hehe... so I thought to myself " nothing could be better but a nice hot bowl of spicy soup to get the blood moving hehehehe"


300g of corn bits
2 large egg
300g of pasta
300g of minced meat
1 tablespoon of spicy red chili flakes
1 tablespoon of honey
1 table spoon of extra virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of black pepper
1 large finely diced onions
4 cups of chicken or beef stock ( you can use stock cubes if you want )
1/2 cup of red wine
First heat up a nice deep soup pan with the olive oil, after 1 min add in the onions and stir fry em for 4 to 5 mins till they are transparent. Now add in like 500 ml of boiling water and then the pasta. Cook the pasta in the soup for about 15 mins then add in the beef stock or chicken cubes. Boil for another 5 mins and add in the meats, any herbs, chili flakes to taste, salt to taste, all the honey and corn in. Finally, beat the eggs in a bowl and then slowly add the eggs in while constantly stiring the pot. Boil for another 10mins and serve piping hot with a dash of black pepper !

Sunday, November 4, 2007

Macaroni & Cheese



This is a traditional American favourite :D its easy and fast to make from start till end in less then 15 mins. Truly the winner of TV Dinner awards. Its what they call in the US , the maggie mee of US of A hehehehe.

300g of Macaroni
150g of Salted Butter
100g of Cream Cheese
1/4 cup of Table White Wine
1 teaspoon of Mixed Herbs
150g of Chicken Sausages Frankfurt's diced

Heat up a deep pan and water, boil the Macaroni for about 15mins , drain and set aside
Next heat up the pan and add the butter, slowly melt it in and take care not the bring the melted butter to boil. Next add in the cream cheese and slowly stir in for about 5 mins or so.
The thing is, keep in mind the longer and hotter you cook cream cheese, they eventually become butter :P so always remember to maintain a low heat flame and cook it long enough for the cheese to be soft and sticky.

Now add in the herbs and Sausages and stir fry for 3 mins or so and add in the white wine.
After that add in the macaroni and tossed them well. Serve immediately :D !

Spaghetti in Green Peas & Sausages


This has to be the craziest creation yet, the ingredients are so easy to find the a guinea pig can cook hahaha, anywayz it was what I could find around the kitchen at that time really, some left over spaghetti , a can of green peas and some sausages. Easy and great tasting :)
300g of cooked Green Peas
300g of Spaghetti
300g of Sausages Frankfurt's
1/2 cup of water
1 teaspoon of chicken stock powder
1 large Onion finely diced
2 tablespoon of honey
150g of Salted Butter
1/4 cup of Table White Wine
300g of grated Parmesan Cheese
Heat up a deep pan of water and cooked the spaghetti for about 15mins, drain and set aside.
Next heat up the deep pan and melt all the butter slowly, add in the diced onions in and cooked over a slow medium heat for about 10 mins or till the onions turns transparent.
Now add in some water and add in the chicken stock powder. Next after about 2 mins add in the white wine and stir sizzle over low medium heat for another 5 mins or so.
Now add in the sausages and half of the Parmesan Cheese. After about 4 mins, turn off the heat and immediately add the spaghetti in and start tossing till well coated. Serve immediately on warm plates with a dash of some of the grated Parmesan Cheese on top.
Enjoy !!