STEAMED SUNQUICK MANDARIN ORANGE/BLACKCURRANT FA GAO

Steamed Orange/blackcurrant flavour Fa Gao. Today I got a fluffy yummy flavor Fa Gao. Happy that I doesn't process the flour taste like the normal instead it is tanggery orange and abit very little sourish of blackcurrant when the blend together it is so perfectly balance.








Fluffy and soft










STEAMED SUNQUICK MANDARIN ORANGE/BLACKCURRANT  FA GAO

Ingredient 

100 g mash yellow sweet potato puree (You steamed it first then mash to 100g  puree)
20 g full cream milk powder (or any other full cream milk as per own preference)
40 ml Sunquick Mandarin Orange  + 20 ml Sunquick Blackcurrant flavor.
170 g Wheat flour
90 g castor sugar
50 ml plain water
1 egg ( sieve)

1 tsp double action baking powder
1 tsp instant yeast

Direction 

Mixed Ingredient till  well combine and lump free and set aside for 30 minutes to proof until batter double the size. 

Stir the batter to release trap air till well combine 

Pour the batter 90 % full into the mould and set aside to rest.

You may notice that it is still expanding.. and proofing.

In another 10 minutes. you may notice there batter has further expand and proof more firmly..this is the time when you use a scissors dip it into some cooking oil .shake to remove excess oil and cross cut the the batter into 2 lines verticle and horizontal ..looking like a cross lines. Do the same for other cupcakes. 

Steamed for 35-40 minutes /depending on your steamer heat in actually fact.. till ready .

Do not open your lid.. rules number one, otherwise the batter may sink and it may not be success if you close and continue to steam ..unless as and  and when you open the lid they are already 80 percent blooming which we cannot see unless the lid is transparent ..do take note

Note:
Ensure steamer water is boiling hot before putting the fa gao into the steamer.
Do not open the steamer for at least 25 minutes...
Opening the lid may leads to unsucessful blooms and rise


Allow the batter to proof till double .
This is how my batter consistency looks alike..abit slightly thick right?


Prepare water to boil 






This is my way ..my steamer.. lol..old fashion way ..You may use any type of your own preference steamer. Heat /fire must be to the maximum high and water very boiling hot. The size and depth of water plays a very important roles too during steaming process. 
eg too little water, not boiling hot enough may also cause the batter not to bloom beautifully.
Pour the batter 90 % full into the mould and set aside to rest, You may notice that it is still expanding.. and proofing.

In another 10-15 minutes. you may notice there batter has further expand and proof more firmly..this is the time when you use a scissors dip it into some cooking oil .shake to remove excess oil and cross cut the the batter into 2 lines verticle and horizontal ..looking like a cross lines.. as shown. 









Steamed for 35-40 minutes /depending on your steamer heat in actually fact.. till ready .
Do not open your lid.. rules number one, otherwise the batter may sink and it may not be sucess if you close and continue to steam ..unless as and  and when you open the lid they are already 80 percent blooming which we cannot see unless the lid is transparent ..do take note.

Tara... fully bloomed and ready 
There are 2 sizes here one is big and another 2 is smaller..
For the smaller size one.I steamed for 25-30  minutes only..well this is not so good..
I steamed my 2nd batch for 35-40 minutes and it was a sucessful blooming.. 
Well all this depend on our steamer.. and not so much of the times actually so do take note on how your steamer react. 
Well do not worry .. for the smaller ones.. just resteam them later cos they are edible just not perfectly bloomed  .lol 










SMILE.....

Beautifully bloom ..soft and fluffy yummy fragrant 


















PAPRIK PRAWNS ALA THAI STYLE


Paprika Prawns
10-12 Prawns 
4 tbsp cooking oil

Ingredient to saute
2  red onions, thinly sliced
2  cloves garlic, thinly sliced
3 cm lemongrass thinly sliced 
4-5  kaffir leaves
3 green chilly or  chilly padi

Seasoning sauce to combine
1 tsp blended fresh chili
2 tablespoons  Chili Sauce
2 tablespoons  Tomato Ketchup
1 tablespoon Oyster Sauce
1 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp Sweet sauce 
400 ml water

2 cm length spring onions

50 g  carrots - peel and sliced
10-15 sugar snap peas
100 g cashew nuts
cornstarch solution ( 2 tsp cornstarch + 4 tsp water)

Direction 
  • Heat up 4 tbsp cooking oil in a wok add and saute onions,garlic lemongrass,green chilli and kaffir leaves till fragrant. 
  • Add in carrots stir fry till lightly soft follow by snow pea
  • Add in seasoning sauce, Add in prawns combine well
  • taste salty and sweetness add or reduce as per own preference
  • Sprinkle cashew nuts and spring onions
  • Give it a  good stir and allow them to simmer add in a little corn flour solution to get the lightly thicken gravy consistency as per your own preference. ..
  • Paprik prawn is ready to serve..wala.
Note: 
You could use chicken breast .squid etc as your own preference
or even add cauliflower, baby corns, long beans etc



KAFFIR LEAVES

SEASONING SAUCE AND CORNSTARCH SOLUTION 

HEAT UP  4 TBSP OIL  AND ADD  ONION,GARLIC LEMONGRASS., GREEN CHILLY AND  CARROTS STIR FRY TILL  FRAGANT AND LIGHTLY SOFT

ADD IN SNAP SNOW PEAS

ADD IN SEASONING SAUCES AND KAFFIR LEAVES

ADD IN PRAWNS AND TASTE AS PER PREFERENCE , LASTLY ADD IN CASHEW NUTS AND  ADD IN CORNSTARCH SOLUTION .COMBINE WELL TILL LIGHTLY THICKEN  & DISH UP


AUTHENTIC PENANG LOR BAK .

Authentic Penang Lor Bak......
Following my Dad's recipe...simple n delicious!Now known as Ah Kong's Lor Bak.....!




Authentic Lor Bak......
Following my Dad's recipe.....simple n delicious!...Now known as Ah Kong`s Lor Bak,......!

Recipe:
600 gms. pork meat  (lean meat more, must have some fats too), 

1 big handful of chopped turnips (sengkuang),
1 handful of chopped big onion (both squeezed away the water), 
1 egg, 1 tbsp tapioca flour, 
1 tbsp corn flour, salt, sugar,5 spices powder (ngor hiong), pepper n soy sauce (estimate)

Method
Mix everything together n marinate (at least 1 hr.). You can adjust the seasoning according to your taste....NB, Cut the meat into strips.

RECIPE ADAPTED FROM AGNES THOR