Friday, July 22, 2011

RECIPE: Making beef bak kwa at home

Making beef bak kwa at home

Ingredients:
1kg minced beef
1 cup sugar
4 tbsp fish sauce
2 tbsp rice wine
1 tsp five-spice powder
2 tsp sesame oil
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tsp salt
1 tbs red food colouring



Method:
1. Mix all the ingredients except for the beef in a large bowl. Add the minced beef and marinate for at least 2 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 100C/210F. Grease baking trays. I used 2 since it was all I could fit into the oven.
3. Oil the baking trays generously with cooking oil. Spread ( using the back of 2 oiled spoons ) the marinated minced beef thinly onto the baking trays, approximately 0.5cm or thinner.
4. Place the baking trays in the oven, either on the same shelf if your oven is big enough or on two different levels. Dry the mixture for 60 - 70 minutes with the oven door ajar. Switch the baking trays halfway through if they are on different levels. Flip the beef when one side of it becomes dry/slightly charred, in order to cook the underside. The time depends on how thick you’ve spread the mixture. It might be a plus minus 60 minutes. It really depends. You just have to watch and cook it till you think it’s best.
5. When done, the mixture will be semi-dry (some liquid from the marinade may appear around the beef) and the beef will shrink slightly away from the edges of the baking trays. Remove carefully from the trays and cut into smaller squares or rectangles as you wish.
6. Place all the meat onto a baking/grilling tray or broiler and bake for a further 5 to 8 minutes on each side. It should sizzle and caramelise nicely; make sure the edges do not become charred.

cr: sarah-loft.com

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
专属天使の悪戯なKiss m(~_~)m
동방신기,
언제나 비가와도 칠흙같이 캄캄한 어둠이 와도...
그대 곁에서 기다릴께 ...
Nothing better than that...
[Color - Melody & Harmony]
誰かのために
For someone’s sake
僕らはここで
we are here,
小さな事しかできないけれど
Although we can only achieve small things,
一秒だけでも
Even just for 1 second,
世界上に涙止めて
We still want to stop all the tears in this world,
笑顔になってくれるのなろ
And turn them all into smiles
My music is my life
For you, for your smile..
.Friendster Layouts

RECIPE: Organic Chicken Jerky (Organic Chicken Bak Kwa)

Organic Chicken Jerky (Organic Chicken Bak Kwa), adapted from Little Inbox
Ingredients:

  • 1/3 lb (150gm) organic ground chicken
  • 1tbsp light soy sauce
  • 3 tsp brown sugar
  • few squirts of honey
  • 1/2tbsp cooking wine
  • 1-2tsp canola oil


Directions: Mix all the seasonings in a bowl. Add 3/4 of seasonings (keep remaining in a bowl) into ground chicken; add in cooking wine, canola oil. Mix and combine well in a separate bowl, marinating the ground chicken, set aside for about 15-20mins. Preheat oven 350 degrees F. Lay the marinated chicken onto parchment paper lining a flat baking tray. Use another parchment paper* as the "tool" (or acting like a "glove") to press down the chicken, flat and thin.

Bake at 350 degrees F for about 15-20mins (Note: Do not cover the ground chicken with *parchment paper when baking). (Note1:At the halfway mark, remove tray from oven, brush the chicken with remaining seasoning + more squirts of honey; turn chicken jerky over on the parchment paper, then brush with more seasonings + more squirts of honey - this ensures more caramelization at the surface due to the honey and sugar). Send it back to oven with other side up and continue baking for the rest of 20 mins.




☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
专属天使の悪戯なKiss m(~_~)m
동방신기,
언제나 비가와도 칠흙같이 캄캄한 어둠이 와도...
그대 곁에서 기다릴께 ...
Nothing better than that...
[Color - Melody & Harmony]
誰かのために
For someone’s sake
僕らはここで
we are here,
小さな事しかできないけれど
Although we can only achieve small things,
一秒だけでも
Even just for 1 second,
世界上に涙止めて
We still want to stop all the tears in this world,
笑顔になってくれるのなろ
And turn them all into smiles
My music is my life
For you, for your smile..
.Friendster Layouts

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

RECIPE: Homemade Pork Jerky (Bak Kwa/Yoke Gon/Long Yoke)

Homemade Pork Jerky(Bak Kwa/Yoke Gon/Long Yoke)


Ingredients:1 kg ground pork (50% fats and 50% lean meat)

Seasoning:

2 tsp fish sauce
2 tsp soy sauce
200 gm sugar
1/8 tsp 5 spiced powder
1/2 tsp cinnamon powder
1/2 tsp white pepper
1 tbsp oil
2 tbsp Chinese wine


Method:

1:Combine ground pork with all the seasoning,mix well.Pre-heat oven to 250 F.
2:Prepare 2 large baking sheet with parchment paper or baking sheet .Spread meat as thinly as possible to cover the whole sheet. Use spatula or flat knife to smooth surface.
3:Bake in oven for 15 minutes or until firm to the touch.Remove from oven and using a scissor or pizza knife to cut meat into your desire size or shape.
4:Turn oven setting to broil or you can use open grill to grill the final step of bak kwa.This is critical step,must watch the flame in order not to burn the meat.
5:Serve bak kwa with bread as sandwich or as it's...


#1:Combine the meat with all the seasoning,mix well

#2:spread the meat mixture as thin as you can on the baking sheet lined with parchment paper

#3:bake meat in the oven for 15 minutes or until firm
#4:remove meat from oven
#5:use scissor or pizza knife to cut the meat to your desire size or shape
#6:then use broiler or open grill to grill the meat for the final part..



* I wanna try this soon!!!
GOD I LOVE BAK KWA!!!

☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★☆★
专属天使の悪戯なKiss m(~_~)m
동방신기,
언제나 비가와도 칠흙같이 캄캄한 어둠이 와도...
그대 곁에서 기다릴께 ...
Nothing better than that...
[Color - Melody & Harmony]
誰かのために
For someone’s sake
僕らはここで
we are here,
小さな事しかできないけれど
Although we can only achieve small things,
一秒だけでも
Even just for 1 second,
世界上に涙止めて
We still want to stop all the tears in this world,
笑顔になってくれるのなろ
And turn them all into smiles
My music is my life
For you, for your smile..
.Friendster Layouts

Same Old Visitors