Carrot cake with Frosting

Ingredients:
Carrot Cake


Frosting:
300gm Cream Cheese, soften
120gm Butter, soften
300gm Icing Sugar


Method:
1. Combine icing sugar, butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl.
2. Beat until smooth.
3. Spread on cooled cake.
4. Chill in the fridge for 1 hour and ready to serve.

Steam Pork Ribs with Black Bean 豆豉蒸排骨

Ingredients:

300gm Pork ribs, chopped into 1 inch cube

1 tbsp fermented black bean, chopped

1 tsp chopped red chili

1 tsp chopped garlic

1 tsp chopped ginger

1 tbsp oyster sauce

3 tbsp water

1/2 tsp salt

1 tsp corn flour

dash of sesame oil and pepper

some chopped spring onion for garnish

Method:

1. Combine all ingredients and marinate for at least 30 minutes.

2. Steam for 30 minutes.

3. Sprinkle chopped spring onion.

4. Serve hot with steam rice.

Chicken Pie

It has been awhile I didn't update my cooking blog. With the wonderful ramadan timing now, I should be able to do some catch up :-)


Yesterday, I decided to make chicken pie for dinner. It has been awhile I didn't make this dish. I was delighted that it came out well... :D


Ingredients:
Chicken (skinless and boneless), diced into 2cm size
Button Mushroom, diced into 2cm size
Carrot, diced into 2 cm size
Potato, diced into 2cm size
Peas
Onion, roughly chopped
Garlic, chopped
Dried Tarragon
Cream
Salt & pepper
Ready made Puff Pastry
Egg

Method:
1. Marinate the chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Saute onion with oil in a pot until soft.
3. Add in garlic continue to saute till golden brown.
4. Add in chicken and cook for 2 minutes.
5. Add the tarragon, carrot and potato and cook for 2 minutes.
6. Add the peas and mushroom and cook for 1 minute.
7. Pour in cream. Mix well and put the lid on, simmer in slow fire for 5 minutes.
8. Season with salt and pepper to taste, continue to cook for 2 minutes.

9. Portion into ramekins/pie dish, seal the top with puff pastry and brush with egg wash.

10. Bake in a preheat oven 180c for 15 minutes or until the puff pastry is golden brown.
11. Ready to serve with some salad and bread.