Recipes & Cooking : Shrimp
(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) Last week, when I was atAppetite for China, Diana’s post about her trip to Hong Kong and her bowl of divine wontop soup had me gawked at my computer and then drooled all over my keyboard. A bowl of sinfully plump shimp wontons swimming in supreme stock, whispering “eat me eat me” in…
Sambal Udang or prawn sambal is a very popular Malaysian dish and there are many different recipes available. The one I love the most is my late mother’s sambal udang recipe, a very simple prawn sambal dish that I will share with you all one day. My second favorite will have to be my friend Salt and Turmeric‘s authentic Malay…
(Chinese recipes, prepare authentic Chinese food now!) When it comes to Chinese vegetables, simple is best. There is really no need for a complicated recipe for vegetables. The key to success with Chinese greens is freshness–you want to just barely cook them, and with the most basic ingredients. That was exactly what I did with these bok choy mui (菜苗)…
A few months ago, I made some satay peanut sauce from scratch, remember? I made so much that I still have the leftover, contained in a small bottle, silently and sadly sitting at an obscure dark corner in the fridge. I’ve almost forgotten about it until I cleaned my fridge the other day. The thing about satay peanut sauce is…
I am back to the normal posting cycle and most importantly, the comfort of my home. Let’s just say that I am just very happy to be home, so much so that I was practically lying there on my bed and couch for the whole weekend–doing nothing and consuming only Indomie instant noodles but still feeling utterly happy. Happiness lies…
I haven’t been dishing out too many home-cooked foods lately, as you all know, I was busy with Menu for Hope 4. The campaign ended with a whopping US$82,611.00 raised, so this means that I am back to my regular posting schedule and will be serving up even more scrumptious and mouthwatering food content for your reading and viewing pleasure. Today,…
Today, I am presenting a shrimp dish–fried shrimp balls. Don’t you think these shrimp balls look oh-so-adorable with their fringy outfit? This dish is inspired by my favorite restaurant in San Francisco–Ton Kiang, a Chinese restaurant that I absolutely love and strongly recommend. (I heard Robin Williams is a regular there!) Ton Kiang serves the best fried shrimp balls in…
Tau Hu Ky, or fried shrimp wrapped with bean curd skin is a must-have appetizer for me whenever I go to Vietnamese restaurants. The reasons are very obvious: 1) I love bean curd products, especially bean curd skins; 2) I live to eat shrimp (check my recipe index and you will know what I mean); 3) Bean curd skins +…
There is a saying or myth in Penang about Char Hor Fun (炒河粉)–one that is only Penang’s I am sure–if you are a bachelor and would like to win the heart of your girlfriend, you would seek out the best Char Hor Fun in town and make sure you take your girlfriend there, if possible, frequently. And if you wanted…
Following the cutesy creation from the leftover ingredients in my fridge, here comes the sexy ones. Flirting with the world with their perky tails while wrapped tightly with golden outfits, these fried shrimps are seductress to the taste buds and make everyone wanting and crazing for more after first bite, aka love at first bite. Inspired by this and Rice…