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{Ingredients} Some corn starch, some tamarind (Assam ko) + ginger slices, some salt, some garlic cloves (cut few lines or smash it)
{Directions}
1. Turn the inner side of pig maw out, put on some corn starch, tamarind+ginger slices, garlic cloves and salt to knead/rub away the sticky layer for about 2 mins, rinse through running water. Turn back the pig maw to outer layer, repeat the same cleaning steps, rinse and drain well.
2. Then, trim off fats that attached in inner side. Heat up a frying pan, put in cleaned pig maw to dry fry it for about 1 min, then rinse through running water; turn to another side-repeat the dry fry process for another side of pig maw and follow by rinse though running water (inner and outer side must dry fry). It should be totally clean now.
3. If after those process, still feel sticky or smelly, pls use more salt to continue knead/rub and rinse again.
***If cant’d find tamarind, just add in extra 3-5pcs of ginger slices.
Pig Maw Chicken Soup with Chinese Yam and Mixed Veggies
{Main Ingredients} Cleaned pig maw x 1pcs, chicken drumsticks x 2 pcs (clean, remove skin and trim off fats), some whole white pepper (smashed), garlic cloves 3-5pcs/ ginger slices x 5 pcs, white part of green onions x 3 pcs (prepare a tea bag to put in smashed pepper, garlic and gingers-optional), water 1800-2000ml.
{Side Ingredients} Chinese yam x ½ pieces (washed, peeled and cut into bite size pieces), celery (washed, remove fibrous skin, sliced), some fish and meat balls, carrot x ½ pieces (washed, peeled, cut into pieces), enoki mushroom x 1 pack (remove bottom part, cleaned), some dried beancurd sticks (washed, soak for 15 mins).
{Seasonings} Some salt.
{Directions}
1. Put all the ingredients into the pressure cooker and add in right amount of water.
2. Then, press “soup” button on pressure cooker to cook it, take out cooked pig maw, remove the tea bag inside the pig maw and cut into slices while slightly cool down.
3. Put the pig maw ‘s slices back to the pressure cooker to keep warm at least 5 mins, season with salt and served hot.
{Ingredients} Peanut butter x 180g, unsalted butter x 60g (peanut/corn oil also can), icing sugar x 60g (sweeter, use 80g), all purpose flour x 250g (sifted), salt x ¼ tsp, corn/peanut oil x 25ml, egg x ½ (beaten, for glazing)
{Directions}
1. Mix peanut butter with butter and icing sugar well in a mixing bowl.
2. Slowly add in flour and salt, add in 25ml butter/corn/ peanut oil, until it forms a soft dough, let it rest for 15 mins.
3. Then, roll it into long stripe and cut into small pieces, form into small balls shape, place onto a baking tray with baking sheet on top.
4. Use a small straw or round piping nozzle to make a small round shape on each small ball, glaze with beaten egg.
5. Pre-heated oven at 160°C(do not use the fan mode) , bake for 20 mins or until golden brown colour. Leave to cool before store in sealed container.
Traditional Egg Sponge Cake/Kuih Bahulu (Pandan Flavour)
{Ingredients} Self raising flour x 120g (can replace by all purpose flour + ½ tsp baking powder), blended rice flour x 10g (1 tbsp), pandan leaves x 3-5 pieces (wash and clean, dry it before cutting into small pcs), caster sugar 90g (sweeter and crispier, use 100-110g), pandan powder x 1tsp, salt x ¼ tsp, corn oil x 10g (or unsalted butter / coconut oil), eggs x 4.
{Directions}
1. Dry fry the self raising flour, rice flour and pandan leaves through stir-frying under lower heat, sifted and set aside (optional, can use oven to bake for 3 mins under 210°C).
2. Mix sugar, pandan powder and salt well and set aside (sugar can dry fry for 2 mins for better shelf life up to 3-4 weeks).
3. Coated the moulds with a thin layer of corn oil, preheat in oven 190°C for 15 mins (use kitchen towel to absorb excess oil).
4. Whisk the eggs with sugar (direction’s 2, divide to 2-3 times) under medium speed until form a slightly stiffer consistency, once you lift up will see s trail on the batter.
5. Sifted in direction’s 1 flour ingredients,using a spatula to fold gently until incorporated, add in corn oil and mix them well again.
6. Pour the batter into preheated moulds, bake in preheated oven 180°C (do not use the fan mode) for 12-15 mins or until golden brown colour.
***Crispier, need to increase sugar.
***Reminder: moulds must need to preheat in advance and each time bake need to coat a thin layer of oil.
{Ingredients} Oreo cookies x 12pcs(finely crushed), condensed milk 150ml (more sweet 180ml), whipping cream 380-400ml, salt x ¼ tsp, baileys Irish cream x 1 tsp .
***Chilled mixing bowl and whisk attachment 20-30mins in advance before use to whip up the cream.
{Directions}
1. Remove oreo cookies’ filling and simply crush the Oreos in a plastic bag using rolling pin.
2. Mixed condensed milk, salt and baileys well and keep refrigerated (salt and baileys is optional).
3. Whip the cold whipping cream with mixer with low speed at first for 1 min and turn to medium speed to continue beat for another 1 min, then high speed for 2-3 mins till form a firmer soft peak.
4. Add in cold condensed milk mixtures, oreo cookie and gently fold until well mixed, pour into mold.
5. Freeze for at least 8 hours before enjoy it chill, or overnight is the best.
***Confirmed DO NOT need to stir for 2-3 times after frozen for smoother texture purpose, still can get smooth texture as the whip cream’s texture is they key.
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