Oh

I am going to have 28MCs next sem.

I have developed a taste for food blogs. They always have these great pictures in them. Anyway, I think I shall share a recipe with you all. It's one of the few of mine which is tends to be successful 85% of the time, if I don't modify it.

Herby Yogurt Chicken

Ingredients:

1 whole chicken, skinned and cleaned, salted and peppered.
1 tbs chopped fresh herbs (thyme, rosemary and oregano)
2 tbs diced garlic
2 tbs diced onions
1/2 a cup of yogurt

1. Mix everything together around the chicken.
2. Marinate for anywhere between overnight to 15 minutes.
3. Grill in microwave oven for 30 minutes.
4. Carve and serve.

Hainanese Boiled Chicken

1 whole chicken with skin on
1 knob of ginger
1 tbs soya sauce
1 drop of sesame oil

1. Put ginger and chicken in pot breast down and cover with water.
2. Turn flame down the moment the water boils.
3. Simmer for 15 minutes. Turn chicken around.
4. Simmer for 30-45 minutes depending on chicken size. DO NOT OVERCOOK.
5. Remove immediately and put in a basin of ice cold water.
6. Remove skin, carve. Serve with soya sauce and ONE DROP of sesame oil.

Vege Dish

1 head of broccoli, floretted
2 medium carrots, sliced
mushrooms
10-15 prawns
a bit of garlic
salt, pepper

1. Blanche broccoli for 3 minutes.
2. Blanche carrots for 5 minutes.
3. Heat a bit of stock/olive oil in a frying pan, put the garlic in.
4. When it smells nice, add mushrooms, stir around till cooked.
5. Turn off flame, add prawns and stir around WITHOUT FLAME.
6. Put broccoli and carrots in a nice bowl, add a bit of chopped thyme if you like. 7. Pour your mushrooms and prawns on top.

Tom Yum Goong

My favouriteee!!!

2 cups prawn stock/chicken stock
prawns, peeled and de-veined if you like.
lemongrass
lime leaves
lime juice
sliced chili padi
mushrooms if you like
tomatoes if you like
cabbage if you like
Tofu if you like
tomyum spicepaste (well, it simplifies things)
(other if you likes: chicken, fish, squid, shellfish)

1. Add spice paste to pot with lime leaves. Add stock.
2. Add the if you likes. Add chili padi.
3. Bring to boil, then simmer till dinner. Add lime juice to taste.
4. Turn off flame just before serving. Add prawns (with flame off) and stir around till they turn pink. Serve.

I am hungry lah...