Just another stir fry…
June 10, 2021
Malaysian Chicken Curry – with shortcuts
December 19, 2019
Sometimes I get asked to make large amounts of food for parties, and some Malaysian dishes are.. well.. not dishes I’m expert at. At least, not to cook from scratch anyway. But given my nearby well stocked asian super market, I can make good approximations of certain Malaysian favourites, so here’s a how-to guide for … More Malaysian Chicken Curry – with shortcuts
Tempeh & bitter gourd in black bean sauce
August 18, 2019
Ever wondered what’s in a store bought black bean sauce? Turned the jar and read the ingredients? What makes it so savoury, so fragrant, so delicious when it’s from the restaurant / takeaway.. but.. so… hmmmm.. bland(?) when you buy a jar of sauce from the local hypermarket? Well, the main ingredient in your jarred black … More Tempeh & bitter gourd in black bean sauce
Insta-stirfry
April 11, 2019
Aromatics Meat Veges Oversimplification, but this is *really* how I cook. Shortened for convenience yes, but not in any way dumbed down for non-east-asians. The photos in this blog post feature a beef with celery, ginger & spring onion dish. Flavoured with gochujang (korean red chilli paste) and oyster sauce. I have to admit that … More Insta-stirfry
A long time coming
June 27, 2018
Hey hey hey!! I’m back!!!!!!! Wow, it’s been 6 months since the last post!! Well I apologise.. i had a bad breakup and it took me a while to stand up from that fall, and life just gets busy once you start dating, yaknowwhatimean?? *wink* wink* I’ve also gotten fat… at first from eating so … More A long time coming
The not-falafels
January 8, 2018
So…. I had already cooked a stir fry today… a damn delicious one… but I needed to make more food – i didn’t have enough lunchboxes. I looked into the fridge and I saw courgettes.. Hrm… courgettes.. I wasn’t in the mood to make courgette stir fry…. they just….. aren’t that great… So I huffed … More The not-falafels
A Mainly Celery Stir Fry.
January 7, 2018
Cooking cheers me up…. so when I found myself at 1145 curled up in bed bawling my eyes out…. I dragged myself out to cook…. This is a mainly celery stir fry… with pork pieces, tom yum paste and some choy sum I had left from last week. Ingredients : 4 cloves garlic 1 whole … More A Mainly Celery Stir Fry.
Choy Sum with Tofu Puffs & Mushrooms
January 2, 2018
After the gluttony of Christmas and New Year… I really fancied some leafy greens so I got some choy sum from the supermarket, and made a stir fried with rehydrated shiitake, rehydrated cloud-ear and some tofu puffs. The new ingredient? Tofu Puffs. So… a lot of people I’ve spoken to about tofu have said they … More Choy Sum with Tofu Puffs & Mushrooms
Kale & prawns in salted egg egg drop gravy
January 1, 2018
Ingredients: 5 cloves garlic 1 cup prawns 200g cavalo nero – slice into 1.5 inch pieces half packet tofu puffs 1 large egg 1 salted egg (substitute with normal egg and some salt if unavailable) 2 cups boiling water 2 tbsp oil 1 tbsp corn starch in 1/2 bowl cold water Method: Heat oil Fry … More Kale & prawns in salted egg egg drop gravy
Hae Kor / Petis Udang
December 31, 2017
Next up in the sauces series is…. What we in Malaysia call ‘Hae Kor'(Hokkien). or ‘Har Gou’ (cantonese). It is commonly found in squeeze bottles, ready for adding to a dish called Asam Laksa – a famous hawker center / street food / night market food in Malaysia. It is also often used as the … More Hae Kor / Petis Udang
My No Fuss Kitchen 