My second Twitch.tv livestream covered one of the more popular menu items from my Orange Grove Market days - wonton (aka sui gow) noodles with chicken char siew - I’m still tweaking my broadcasts, so I appreciate your patience re: screen layouts, audio, etc. etc. You’ll notice in this second livestream that I’ve tried to make it more » Read More
How to Cook Rice Noodles with Silky Egg Sauce
February 7, 2017 By
My first ever Twitch broadcast! Apologies for the audio issues (esp. the dead silence in the middle) - I’d actually had everything set up to go but switched to a different type of microphone at the eleventh hour because of construction noise outside and in the process I overlooked some configurations. This particular noodle dish comes in a » Read More
How to Make Fresh Rice Noodles (Hor Fun)
January 25, 2017 By
In the broadcast I experimented with a higher ratio of tapioca flour; I wasn’t entirely happy with it, so here’s the tweaked version. Fresh Rice Noodles Recipe INGREDIENTS: 150g rice flour 2 Tbps tapioca flour 2 Tbsps wheat starch 500ml water 1 Tbsp oil ½ tsp salt Oil for brushing *You will need - steamer, suitable » Read More
Laksa Nyonya Recipe from My TAFE NSW Masterclass Presentation
January 23, 2017 By
I know I’ve posted various iterations of this recipe in the past; this one has been adapted to reflect the steps and ingredients I used during the TAFE NSW Open Day Masterclass I ran last week. Serves 8 Laksa Nyonya Recipe INGREDIENTS: 2 cups onion, quartered 3/4 cup garlic cloves 4 Tbsps minced galangal 2 Tbsps minced turmeric » Read More
How to Make Prawn Stock Paste for Instant Noodles
January 16, 2017 By
RECIPE - Prawn Stock Paste for Instant Noodles INGREDIENTS: 8 cups prawn shells including heads ¾ cup chicken powder ¼ cup sugar 2 tsps pepper ½ cup peeled garlic cloves ½ cup oil METHOD: Combine prawn shells and garlic cloves and fry about 2 minutes or until most of the moisture has been reduced. Add oil and fry » Read More
How to Cook Ginger and Shallot Yee Meen Noodles
December 16, 2016 By
Ginger and Shallot Yee Meen Noodles Recipe INGREDIENTS: 1 cake of yee meen (or substitute with any type of noodles) 8 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed 1 ½ - 2 inches ginger, cut into chunks 3 shallots, cut into 2-inch lengths 1 Tbsp oyster sauce 1-1.5L water or stock 1 tsp chicken powder ½ tsp pepper ½ tsp sugar 1 » Read More
How to Make Homemade Egg Noodles
December 14, 2016 By
Homemade Egg Noodles Recipe INGREDIENTS: ½ kg plain flour 1 Tbsp gluten flour (optional) 1 egg 200ml water 1 tsp lye water or baking powder 2 tsps salt 3-4 Tbsps tapioca flour for dusting METHOD: Combine all ingredients (except tapioca flour) in a dough mixer. Mix at medium speed for 5 minutes. Allow to rest for » Read More
How to Cook Mud Crab with Ginger & Shallots & Noodles
November 24, 2016 By
In this broadcast, I cooked a popular Cantonese-style crab dish, with some minor tweaks to accommodate what I had in my pantry - ie. dried pho noodles and seafood stock. Mud Crab with Ginger, Shallots & Noodles Recipe INGREDIENTS: 2 mud crabs, cut into pieces (approx 1 ½ kg) 2 eggs 2 Tbsp tapioca flour (or cornflour) Oil for » Read More
How to Make Laksa Nyonya (Thermocook Method)
October 3, 2016 By
Here is the recipe and replay of Episode 4 of the Southeast Asian Cooking Masterclass Series – Recipe - Laksa Nyonya INGREDIENTS: 1/2 cup onion, quartered 6 garlic cloves 1 inch galangal 1 inch turmeric 1/2 Tbsp belacan powder 4 Tbsp soaked dried shrimp 2 inch length of lemongrass 1/2 cup chilli paste (from soaked, » Read More
How to Cook Crab Bee Hoon
July 8, 2016 By
Full disclosure - I’ve never had this in Singapore; in fact my only exposure to Crab Bee Hoon has been on TV courtesy of Anthony Bourdain. I Googled it and found a version that’s basically a glorified fish head vermicelli recipe. I’m confident that’s NOT the same dish that Mr. Bourdain ate in Geylang, so this is my take on it after further research » Read More