Wednesday, January 28, 2009

Happy Niu Year gatherings

we started this CNY clebrations with the usual round of makan sessions, starting with Boon Peng and Joyce's place on CNY eve.

it was a magnificent spread with delicious contributions from everyone. In particular, Shirley's vege soup was excellent, so was Gillian's fragrant braised pork and Clara's char bee hoon! as usual the curry gravy disappeared in a jiffy

Robina and I prepared baked sole fish.

Wei Wen's blueberry pie and strawberry pie were excellent!

after dinner activities was mainly setting off fireworks, fire crackers and sparklers with the rest of Beijing.

Friday, January 23, 2009

baked sole fish

did a test run for our CNY eve dinner gathering. baked sole fish in oven, smeared with sambal and XO sauce. plus ginger slices, chopped basil and garlic.
turns out quite well. especially when the aroma of the sambal starts wafting out of the oven!
did a simple stir fry of kai lan and prawns. Robina like it a lot, probably cos I added a dash of red wine vinegar for a tangy zing. end result, we ate too much and too fast. both of us in stupor after dinner.
Sally was not left out. she got baked cod for dinner, which cost more than the sole fish!

Sunday, January 18, 2009

braised lambshanks


roughly followed this recipe, quite simple actually. bought lambshanks from market, very cheap, approx S$1 each! coated in flour, salt n pepper. browned the lambshanks, chuck in pot with vegies. braised with white wine and chicken stock for 2 hours until the meat was practically falling off the bone. the broth was very tasty with stewed vegetables.

nice braised lambshanks. tender meat with lots of collagen! simple recipe for cold winter day.

Saturday, January 17, 2009

roast tenderloin

bought a piece of tenderloin. decided to do a simple roast. just smear the meat with lots of dried herbs, salt and pepper. rolled it, tied up with string and roast in oven.
Robina's special roll with sprigs of fresh rosemary. even Sally got a slab of beef, but without spices and salt.
oven roasted potato wedges with dried herbs.

Thursday, January 01, 2009

New Year's Day meal


I made lambs chops for New Year's Day makan. marinated quite simply in salt, pepper, mint and thyme. followed this recipe with some modifications.


pan fried for 3-4 minutes on each side until slightly charred and browned on each sides.


juicy and tender lamb chops. actually from Inner Mongolia bought from butcher in wet market. frenched, frozen and vaccuum-sealed in plastic.


To go with the lamb, I made a simple Mediteranean style vegetables stir-fry with onions, zuchini, egg plant, green peppers, carrots and baby potatoes in olive oil.

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