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Cambodian style fish with spicy tomato sauce

Tue, 05 Oct 2010 14:58:53 +0100

Sprinkle fish with cornstarch.
Heat 2 tablespoon of oil and fry fish, when it's golden brown remove from wok.
Clean wok, heat 1 tablespoon of oil and fry garlic and onion about 1 minute, add celery, dried chili and tomato, stir and fry 4 minutes.
Add fish sauce, soy sauce, sugar and black…

Steamed tofu stuffed with shrimp paste

Fri, 01 Oct 2010 14:25:45 +0100

Wash shrimps, cut out heads, remove shells and vein.
Mix shrimps, egg white, salt and white pepper in food processor.
Drain tofu, cut it into 6 squares, hollow each one, sprinkle with potato flour and fill with shrimp paste.
Arrange tofu on a plate and steam 5 minutes.
Mix soy sauce with sesame oil…

Tomatoes tart

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:35:08 +0100

Knead flour with butter till the butter is equally mixed with flour without big butter chunks.
Add buttermilk to knead uniformed dough. Do not prolong it, too much warm emitted by your hands may spoil shortcrust pastry.
Place it in a fridge for minimum 30 min.
Meanwhile, wash tomatoes, slice…

Zucchini pickles

Wed, 29 Sep 2010 12:10:30 +0100

Mix zucchini and onion slices and sprinkle with salt.
Transfer salted zucchini and onion slices to a Japanese pickle maker and screw down the top. Let sit 1 hour.
Combine the vinegar, sugar, honey, mustard seeds and curry in a small saucepan and simmer for 3 minutes. Cool down vinegar mixture.
After about…

Cambodian style fish with soy bean paste

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:46:09 +0100

Mix water with garlic, ginger, sugar, fish sauce, soy bean paste, hot chili pepper together in a skillet.
Add fish and simmer till fish tender and water reduced (about 10 - 15 minutes), while cooking turn fish over.
When fish cooked, add green onion and white pepper.
Serve garnished with basil and mint…

Brioche with peach and cottage cheese

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 14:24:49 +0100

Use 1/2 cup of warm water, dissolve yeast, 1 tablespoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of flour.
Wait till yeast mixture doubles.
In big bowl, sift flour, pour in yeast, add 2 tablespoons of sugar, salt and eggs. Knead well till ingredients are well combined and dough is smooth and uniformed.
Add soft…

Leeks & apples soup

Wed, 22 Sep 2010 13:43:53 +0100

Melt butter in a pot, fry onion and leek, till translucent.
Add carrot, potato, apple, pour in water, add stock cubes, salt, pepper and nutmeg.
Bring to boil, reduce heat, simmer 20 minutes.
Mix soup with blender.
Serve sprinkled with mint leaves, spring onion and almonds.

XO Beef

Fri, 17 Sep 2010 12:03:10 +0100

Mix meat with soy sauce and potato starch. Let it marinate for 1 hour.
Heat oil and fry garlic and XO sauce for one minute, then add onions and yellow pepper and stir-fry 2-3 minutes.
Add meat and stir fry just until it loses its pink color, then add sugar, salt, and…

Chanterelle omelet

Tue, 17 Aug 2010 08:53:49 +0100

Heat butter, fry onion, mushrooms and zucchini till done.
Mix egg with 1 tablespoon of water and pour into frying pan, season with salt and pepper.
Reduce heat and cover frying pan with a lid.
Once egg is set, serve.

Gougères

Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:12:37 +0100

Boil water with butter in a pot.
Remove pot from stove, add salt and flour, mix well.
Return pot to the stove and keep stirring till there is no lumps.
Remove from stove and add eggs, one by one, keep stirring till dough looks "thick mayonnaise".
Add grated Gruyère.
Place dough in fridge for 10…

Grilled trout with salsa verde

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 10:40:05 +0100

Marinate fish in lemon juice.
Brush with oil and grill 8 minutes, flip side and grill another 5 minutes.
Meanwhile, place all the salsa ingredients and mix in food processor.
Serve grilled fish topped with salsa verde.
It's good match with grilled polenta.

Zucchini & cheese lasagna

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:56:30 +0100

Mix ricotta, egg, mozzarella, parmesan, white pepper, nutmeg and oregano.
Butter heatproof dish, place layer of lasagna pasta, top with zucchini slices, pour 1/4 of cheese mixture, top with zucchini slices, basil and tomato sauce.
Repeat layers using remaining ingredients.
Last layer of lasagna pasta should be only sprinkled with cheese mixture…

Crepe bundles with zuchini and camembert

Thu, 12 Aug 2010 09:21:20 +0100

Mix all ingredients for crape.
Fry in non-sticking frying pan.
Cool down ready crepes and set aside.
To assemble bundles, divide filling between crepes, start with grilled zucchini, add tomato, top with slice of camembert cheese and tablespoon of yoghurt, gather edges of crepe together and tie with spring onion.
Once bundles are ready…

Grilled olives and thyme polenta

Mon, 26 Jul 2010 11:44:21 +0100

Boil water, slowly add polenta while stirring, till it thickens.
Add olives, parmesan and thyme, mix.
Oil square container, pour in polenta, wait till it cools down and sets.
Cut polenta into smaller rectangular pieces, smear with oil and grill 10-15 minutes in preheated oven (180 C degrees).
Serve with BBQ meat or fish.

Redcurrant yeast muffins

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:40:44 +0100

Mix yeast with 1/2 cup of water, 1 teaspoon of sugar and 1 tablespoon of flour. Keep in warm place and wait till it doubles.
Mix soft butter with honey and 1 egg, till mixture becomes smooth.
Sift flour, add pinch of salt, pour in yeast mixture, 1/2 cup of milk and…

Tofu and mushrooms stuffed peppers

Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:08:54 +0100

Mash tofu with fork, add egg, champions, soy sauce, dried shrimps and sesame oil, mix well.
Scoop stuffing into bell peppers and sprinkle with nori.
Heat oil in frying pan, fry peppers upside down about 10 minutes then flip side and fry another 3 minutes.
Serve as side dish.

Spicy chicken rice noodles

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 13:53:50 +0100

Marinate meat in sake and soy sauce.
Cook rice noodles according to directions on the package.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil, fry ginger 30 seconds, add chicken, fry 4-5 minutes till done. Remove from wok.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil, fry zucchini about 3 minutes. Remove from wok.
Heat 1 tablespoon of oil and…

Fruity yeast cake

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:01:53 +0100

Melt butter in a pot, add milk and sugar, mix till sugar dissolves. Cool down, add eggs and yeast mix well.
Keep it over night or minimum 6 hours.
Add flour, knead dough.
Transfer dough into baking tray, sprinkle with fruits and cinnamon.
Bake in preheated oven about 1 hour, till golden brown (180…

Asparagus tart

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 14:23:24 +0100

Mix flours, sprinkle salt, add slices of butter and rub them into flour, finally add water and knead dough. Form ball and cool it down in a fridge about 30 minutes.
Peel lower parts of asparagus, trim tough ends and steam them about 5 minutes.
Mix eggs, yoghurt, cottage cheese, parmesan, spring…

Summer soba

Tue, 22 Jun 2010 09:06:37 +0100

Marinate bream fillets in teriyaki sauce about 30 minutes.
Cook soba according to instructions on the package.
Wash asparagus, cut off ends and discard.
Steam asparagus about 3 minutes.
Grill fish about 5 minutes each side, pour with teriyaki sauce several times.
Mix eggs with 1 tablespoon of mirin and 1 tablespoon of water.
Fry…