This is my stepmom’s recipe which is influenced by the beef rendang style of my home state of Negeri Sembilan, but with her own “Chinese” twist to it through the use of soya sauce. Beef Rendang Recipe INGREDIENTS: 500g beef, sliced 3 onions, peeled and quartered 6 dried chillies, boiled with water until soft 6 cloves garlic, » Read More
How to Make Sambal Ikan Bilis
January 6, 2017 by
Sambal Ikan Bilis Recipe INGREDIENTS: 2 large brown onions 1 cup chillies or ½ cup chilli paste 1 Tbsp minced lemongrass 2 tsp belacan powder (shrimp paste) - optional 2 tsp chicken stock granules 5 Tbsp sugar 3 Tbsp tamarind concentrate (amount varies depending on type) 4 Tbsp oil 2 cups dried anchovies - rinse, » Read More
How to Make Malaysian Coconut Candy
January 5, 2017 by
Malaysian Coconut Candy Recipe INGREDIENTS: 3 cups desiccated coconut 1 ½ cups water or coconut juice ½ can condensed milk (about 200g) ½ can evaporated milk (about 200ml) ⅔ cup sugar 3 Tbsp rose-flavoured syrup (Rose brand - from Singapore) METHOD: Combine all ingredients in a saucepan. Cook on low-medium heat until » Read More
How to Make Scallop-stuffed Meatballs
January 5, 2017 by
Scallop-stuffed Meatballs Recipe INGREDIENTS: 250g chicken mince 350g boneless fish fillets (Basa) ½ onion (or equivalent amount of dried onion) 1-2 Tbsps tapioca starch (or cornstarch) 1 Tbsp chicken powder 1 tsp pepper ½ cup scallops, cut in half, seasoned with pinch of pepper and chicken powder and drenched with tapioca » 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
Baby Noah and Jackie on a Cruise
November 21, 2016 by
A couple of months ago, a group of women from the Inner West Mums Facebook group decided to raise money to pay for Noah and me to go on a cruise. (Story here >> https://jackiem.com.au/2016/10/06/baby-noah-channel-tens-studio-ten/ ) I was hesitant about sending the wrong message if I were to accept these women’s generous offer; I didn’t want » Read More
My Food Philosophy
November 16, 2016 by
When I started my Malaysian food business in Sydney back in the 90s, my mission was to recreate the flavours of my favourite dishes that I missed so much from my upbringing in Malaysia. This culinary raison d’être has by and large remained intact to this day, much to the chagrin of fad dieters and allergy sufferers. I do dabble in shortcuts, » Read More
Asian Ingredients – Asam Pedas Paste, Asam Laksa Paste, Hoi Sin Sauce
November 14, 2016 by
Update 12 Jan 2024: One of my followers alerted me to the fact that the video that was originally embedded in this blog post was displaying that it was "no longer available" - I'm going to put it down to an attempt at housecleaning my YouTube channel content that went awry sometime back. Nonetheless, I will update this blog post in written form » Read More
How to Cook Stir-Fried Asian Vegetables
November 3, 2016 by
Summer Fruit Festival Recipe #8 - Stir-Fried Asian Vegetables INGREDIENTS: 1 bunch kailan aka Chinese broccoli or any Asian greens, cleaned and cut into 3-inch lengths 3 tsps minced garlic 3 slices ginger (optional) 1 Tbsp Shaoxing cooking wine (optional) 1 Tbsp oil 2 Tbsps oyster Sauce 1 tsp soya Sauce 1 Tbsp tapioca » Read More
How to Make Pisang Goreng (Fried Bananas)
October 28, 2016 by
Summer Fruit Festival Recipe #7 - Pisang Goreng (Fried Bananas) **Pisang Goreng (Fried Bananas)** INGREDIENTS: ½ cup plain flour ½ cup rice flour ¼ cup sugar 1/2 cup water ½ teaspoon salt ¼ cup desiccated coconut (optional) ½ kg bananas, cut into halves or quarters METHOD: Combine batter ingredients in dough » Read More