Twitch broadcast #3 and yes, I know it looks like my studio suffered a bomb blast right before I went On Air. To be fair, I was just trying to follow advice to take it easy and make everything from scratch - live streaming on Twitch is all about inviting your buddies to virtually hang out with you in your kitchen, not, they say, a formal, » Read More
How to Cook Rice Noodles with Silky Egg Sauce
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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)
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