take 2 - shrimp with stir fried vermicelli

feb 26, 2024 (mon).............made 2nd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber (dream chef home) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XGX98jypn5E

introduction

- shrimp is always a good friend to vermicelli/ thin type rice vermicelli

- you can play around with seasoning to make it asian country specific.............eg add in lime juice, fish sauce, chili to make it thai/ vietnam style cuisine 

- i picked a taiwan you tuber........so this recipe is more taiwanese style (not spicy, focus on taste of soy sauce and balance sour flavor from black vinegar)

main ingredients

- 7-10 x shrimps (mine is no head)

- shrimp head/ shell <-- best to have shrimp head coz tomalley contains delicious/ distinct taste and creamy texture

- 100g x vermicelli (you can use glass noodle)

- garlic

- onion (replaced by shallot coz available)

- bits of bell pepper (optional only giving color to the dish) 

- bits of carrot (optional only giving color to the dish)

- chinese celery (skip coz i cant find it here)

- spring onion/ cilantro

take 3 - korean rolled omelette (gyeran mari)

feb 21, 2024 (wed).............make a 3rd attempt

benchmark blog (chung's k food) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFHW-0P0w4o

introduction

- one of popular side homemade dishes in korea

- very easy to prepare

main ingredients (1 person serving)

- 2 x eggs

- bit of onion (optional)

- bit of carrots (optional, give color to the dish)

- 1 stalk x green onion

- pinch of salt

supermkt shopping (4th post)

this is to record purchase of stuff from supermarkets.............to compare price difference if any.............you can judge yourselves whether food stuff here is expensive than your home country

1) asparagus tips (£2.00)

-size : 125g

-country of origin : peru
-bought from : morrisons

-purchase date : nov 20, 2023 (mon)

mussels in white wine sauce with spaghetti

feb 3, 2024 (sat).............replicate a dish from you tube video and cook this not easy to fail seafood dish

benchmark video (you tuber bob's your uncle) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=50Et6EGvZ_Y&t=316s

introduction

- hong kongers love eating seafood and lots of seafood variety is available there

- there is a belgium restaurant (frites) famous for mussels in hong kong............choices of cooking in white wine, beer, laksa etc

- i personally prefer white wine

- last time cooked mussel without pasta...............this time cook spaghetti altogether in 1 go (just lazy :p)

main ingredients

- mussel (this pack ~1kg)

- white wine (2 cups)

- smoked bacon/ speck

- shallot

- garlic (4 cloves)

- fennel

- butter

- parsley

- pasta of your choice (i follow tradition and use spaghetti)

sleeping mat & bag

wanna stay warm reading book/ surfing internet without switching on heating

1) medium sleeping mat (member price £79.00)

-brand : exped

-series : versa

-color : navy blue

-size : 183 x 52 x 8cm

-packed dimension : 28 x 14cm

-spec : 2r

-bought from : go outdoors (online)

-country of manufacturing : taiwan

-purchase date : jan 13, 2024 (sat)

-delivery date : jan 16, 2024 (tue)

take 3 - taiwanese braised beef noodle soup

jan 27, 2024 (sat).............made a 3rd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber (dream chef home) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZCfJWXBsBk

ii) you tuber (yuzu mama serves dishes) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrxVTWhBkj0 <-- suits sweet tooth

introduction

- it is a very signature taiwanese dish............loads of restaurants specialized selling beef noodle soup alone in taiwan

- normally in 3 different beef noodle choices : clear stew, braised and spicy braised

- braised beef noodle soup is strong flavor dish

- each shop or home cooked beef noodle soup has its own style and recipe

main ingredients

- ~500g beef cut (authentic to use beef shin...........short ribs/ beef skirt/ ox cheek also acceptable)

- 1/2 pc x onion

- spring onion

- 4-5 slices x ginger

- 4-5 cloves x  garlic

- 1 tablespoon (add more if you like hot and spicy) spicy chili & garlic paste

- small rock sugar

- 4 tablespoon x soy sauce

- 3 tablespoon x rice wine (i use shaohsing cooking rice wine coz available)

- noodle

- greens (i use siu tong choi............but supermarket named it pak choi)

moliuliu store - asian food ingredient

sourced another place to order asian food ingredient..............they have retail shop in manchester..............if order online................order threshold >£60 will free delivery charge............delivery charge of order <£25 is £5

1) longdan dried shitake mushroom (£3.00)

-size : 100g

-country of origin : vietnam

-bought from : moliuliu store (online)

-purchase date : jan 2, 2024 (tue)

-del date : jan 6, 2024 (sat)

take 2 - lemongrass lemon drink (sweet)

dec 30, 2023 (sat).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (廚娘的365日) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JklkGg26hHQ

introduction

- lemongrass drink is very typical in thailand

- original recipe aims for a more hong kong/ cantonese style that adds chinese barley and cooked barley.............it gives the drink a wellbeing purpose ie release toxic and reduce edema (body swelling)

- coz i cant find nmic barley..............therefore i give up wellbeing function and leave it a relaxing drink

main ingredients

- 3 stem x fresh lemongrass (if you prefer mild lemongrass flavor, reduce to 2 stems)

- 1 x lemon

- 30g rock sugar

take 2 - beef brisket in clear broth with rice vermicelli (cantonese style)

dec 25, 2023 (mon).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video 

i) you tuber (singsingkitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bNtdJfNHUQI&t=1356s

ii) you tuber (bobo's kitchen) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pdkdGELjJLY&t=320s

introduction

- it is a very iconic and signature cantonese dish............but not easy to nail the broth

- many different recipes available..........each has its own style............highly personal to pick 1 that matches your taste 

main ingredients

- ~500g beef brisket (beef skirt 崩沙腩)

- beef bone (short ribs)

- 1/2 pc x mooli

- spring onion

- 8 slices x ginger

- 1/2 pc x garlic

- 1 rock sugar

- shaohsing cooking rice wine

- 80ml fish sauce

- rice vermicelli

take 2 - stir fry mushroom pasta with miso (japanese style)

dec 23, 2023 (thu).............made a 2nd attempt

benchmark video : 

i) you tuber (taiji's kitchen) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fD-g5TFBQCI&t=449s

introduction

- i learn this veggie dish from you tube

- very easy to cook and healthy

- this is the japanese way of cooking western pasta (eg using soy sauce)..............it is quite close to hong kong way which commonly add oyster sauce as well

main ingredients

- combination of 3-4 different types of mushrooms, important to pick those that bring strong mushroom flavor (bought shiitake mushroom, enoki mushroom, shimeji mushroom and baby portobello............will be nice to have porcini, wild mushroom but i cant find it near)

- spring onion

- 1 clove garlic

- white wine (replaced by japanese cooking sake coz available)

- butter

- 3 teaspoon x soy sauce <-- depending on the portion of spaghetti and preferred saltiness

- 1 teaspoon x miso (i use red miso coz available) <-- free to increase portion if you prefer more balanced miso taste

- black pepper

- olive oil

- salt

- spaghetti