I have airfried shrimp paste chicken before but this time I tried steaming it as the weather is so hot and humid, so steaming is another alternative. The chicken was delicious and tasty and it did go well with white rice or even plain white porridge. A homey and comfort dish which can be easily prepared, fuss free. Steamed Chicken with Shrimp or Prawn Paste ~ 虾酱蒸鸡 Ingredients 300 gm whole leg of chicken cut into bite size 1.1/2 tsp Lee Kum Kee shrimp paste 1 tsp sesame oil 1 tsp Shaoxing wine 1 tsp ginger strips 1/2 tsp oyster sauce 1/2 tsp light soy sauce 1/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp sugar 1.1/2 tsp cornflour a dash of pepper Chopped bird eye chillies to garnish Method Wash and pat dry the chicken, season with salt. Add in shrimp paste, sesame oil, oyster sauce, light soy sauce, sugar, cornflour and pepper. Marinate well into the chicken and preferably leave it overnight in the fridge. Remove from the fridge, let rest in room temperature. Sprin...
This is the first time that I am using self-raising flour to make muffins. Normally I would use plain flour with baking powder or baking soda but as I ran out of plain flour and only had self-raising flour at hand, I resorted to use this instead. The result was just as good. This muffin is moist and soft and the chocolate buttons paired well with the green tea flavour. I dusted them with some icing sugar to give them a more appealing look. Matcha Choc Chip Muffins ~抹茶巧克力玛芬 Ingredients 280 gm self-raising flour 2 'L'eggs 140 gm caster sugar 140 gm oil 1 cup milk 2 Tbsp Matcha/Green Tea powder 60 gm chocolate buttons (extra chocolate buttons to sprinkle on top) 1/8 tsp salt Method Sift flour, green tea powder and salt, set aside. In a mixing bowl, break in 2 eggs, add sugar and using a ball whisk, whisk till light and creamy Add in oil, mix well. Add in milk and whisk till fully incorporated. Stir in the sifted flou...