Spaghetti with Meat Balls

Ingredients

(a) For spaghetti

300 g spaghetti
1 litre (5 cups) water
5 g (1 tsp) vegetable oil

(b) For meat ball

100 g lean beef, minced
100 g (6 slices) wholemeal breadcrumbs
60 g (1) egg
90 g (1) onion, diced
30 g (3 pips) garlic, chopped
3 g (1 tsp) parsley
3 g (1 tsp) ground pepper
salt to taste

(c) For spaghetti sauce

750 g (5) ripe tomatoes, diced
180 g (2) onions, diced
30 g (6 pips) garlic, chopped
150 g (1/2 cup) tomato sauce
30 g (2 tbps) brown sugar
3 g (1 tsp) oregano
3 g (1 tsp) salt
20 g (2 tbsps) vegetable oil
150 g cheese, diced
450 ml (2 1/2 cups) water
6 g (2 tsps) ground black pepper

Method

(a) To prepare spaghetti

1. Bring water to boil, add spaghetti and allow to cook for 20 minutes.
2. Drain and place under running water for a few seconds.
3. Mix with a little oil to prevent spaghetti from sticking.

(b) To prepare meat balls

1. Mix all ingredients. Shape into small balls.
2. Bake in an oven at 170oC for 30 minutes or until cooked.

Note: Bredcrumbs can be made from bread pieces which are then toasted until crisp.

(c) To prepare spaghetti sauce

1. Saute onion and garlic. Stir for a few minutes.
2. Add tomatoes, tomato sauce, brown sugar, salt, black pepper, oregano and water.
3. Bring to boil. When cooked, lower the heat. Add cheese and mix well.
4. Add meat balls to sauce.

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CHICKEN CHOP

Bahan-bahan:

1 ekor ayam sederhana besar, dibersihkan dan dipotong 6
Tepung gandum, utk menyalut ayam
2 biji telur, utk mencelup ayam

Bahan perap :

2 sudu besar rempah kari
1 sudu besar sos tiram
1 sudu besar cili kisar
1 sudu kecil serbuk lada hitam
1 sudu besar minyak masak

Cara-cara:

1. Gaulkan ayam dengan bahan perap selama 3 jam.
2. Golekkan ayam ke dalam tepung gandum.
3. Kemudian celupkan ke dalam telur yg telah dipukul.
4. Goreng ayam (Deep fry) hingga garing.

Bahan hiasan:

Broccoli, dicelur
Carrot, dicelur
Baby Corn, dicelur
French fries
Coles slaw

SOS LADA HITAM

1 bawang besar, dicincang halus
3 bawang putih, dicincang halus
3-4 sudu besar serbuk lada hitam
2 sudu besar sos tomato
3 sudu besar kicap
3 cawan air rebusan daging
2 sudu besar tepung jagung, dibancuh dgn sedikit air
1 1/2 camca teh garam
1 sudu besar gula
minyak utk menumis

Cara-cara:

1. Tumis bawang besar & bawang putih hingga layu dan wangi.
2. Masukkan air rebusan daging.
3. Masukkan sos tomato, kicap, lada hitam dan tepung jagung. Kacau sebati.
4. Masukkan garam dan gula.

Corn Muruku

Ingredients

3 tbsp butter or ghee, melted
2½ cups water or thin coconut milk
Oil for deep frying

A:
1½ cups gram flour (muruku flour)
½ cup rice flour
60g Nestle Corn Flakes, finely ground
2 tbsp toasted sesame seeds
1 tbsp aniseeds
1 tbsp asafoetida (jemuju)
½ tsp soda
Salt to taste

Method

1. Combine ingredients A, mix well.
2. Stir in melted butter and mix until it resembles fine breadcrumbs.
3. Make a hole in the centre of the flour, stir in water or coconut milk a little at a time. Mix until it turns into a soft dough.
4. Rest dough for 30 minutes. Spoon mixture into a muruku mould and press on to a piece of plastic.
5. Gently lift and drop into hot oil. Deep fry in hot oil until golden brown.
6. Cool completely, store in airtight containers.

Ice-cream cocktail

Ingredients

1 cup vanilla ice-cream
1/3 cup concentrated orange juice
1/4 cup light cream
1 cup diced pineapple
1 cup ice-cream soda
4 ice cubes

Method

Blend all ingredients and serve immediately.

Frothy Hot Chocolate

Ingredients

1 tbsp cocoa powder
500ml hot milk
500ml cold milk
2 tbsp castor sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla essence

Method

1. Blend cocoa powder with hot milk and bring to a gentle boil.
2. Add castor sugar and vanilla essence. Stir well to dissolve sugar.
3. Pour mixture together with cold milk into a blender and whisk until frothy.
4. Serve hot or cold.

Strawberry Milk Shake

Ingredients

Two scoops of vanilla ice cream

A cup of Dutch Lady strawberry UHT milk

A handful of fresh strawberries

Method

1. Rinse strawberries with water and cut into quarters.

2. Mix all ingredients in a blender. Process until frothy and well-blended.

3. Serve on tall glass garnished with strawberries.

Kuah Lemak Sotong Pulut

Ingredients

500g medium-sized squids
100g glutinous rice
1 packet (400ml) coconut milk
100ml water
1 big onion, sliced
1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
3-5 cili padi (optional)
1 stick lemongrass, pound
salt to taste
satay sticks, cut to 2-3cm long
red chillies (for decoration)

Method

1. Clean the squids, separate body from the head.
2. Wash glutinous rice and stuff into the squid, plug with squid's head and prick with the satay stick to close the opening.
3. Mix the other ingredients into a pot, with the stuffed squids going in last.
4. Stir slowly over medium fire. When it starts to boil, stir slowly over low fire until cooked.
5. Decorate with red chillies.

Ikan Patin Masak Tempoyak

Ingredients

1 slice of patin
5 shallots2 garlic
2 stalks lemongrass, pound
1 brown cucumber
Bunch of daun kesum
Small piece of fresh turmeric
Small piece of ginger
Some cili padi
4 tablespoons tempoyak
Salt to taste

Method

1. Pound or blend shallots, garlic, fresh turmeric, cili padi and ginger. Mix the ingredients with tempoyak.
2. Slice the cucumber (after taking out the insides).
3. In a pot, combine the mixed ingredients with water - depending on how thick you want the gravy to be
4. Add in lemongrass and cucumber slices, followed by the fish.
5. Stir slowly over medium fire. Add salt to taste, and stir until cooked.