Siew Mai

Ingredients:

3x Water chestnut (chopped)
300g Minced meat (mixed)
250g prawns (clean & diced)
30g dried Shiitake mushroom
1 stalk spring onion
1 stalk coriander leaves
salt, pepper
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp corn oil
2 tbsp corn starch (mondamin)

1 big red chilli, deseeded (chopped)
1 can crab meat (optional)
1 egg white

250g Wanton wrappings
water

Method:

Pour boiling water over the dried shiitake mushrooms and soak till soft for about 20 mins. Slice and then dice in small pieces. Chop spring onions and coriander leaves finely. Mix them all together with the mince meat and prawns, adding salt, pepper and sesame oil, oil and corn starch. Mix well and cover, and leave aside in the fridge for about 15 mins.

Take about a teaspoonful of filling into a piece of wanton wrap. Wet the ends with water. Fold the rectangle half, making it a triangle. Now take the bottom 2 ends and wet them and press this firmly together. There are videos available to show you how to form them. You could try forming them into a cup by gathering the ends of your round wrap. But I found it much easier to shape them like won tans. Grease your steamer , and steam them for 12-15 mins. This make about 50, so make sure you either have multiple stories of steaming baskets or you’ll have to do them in different turns.

Norwegian Baked Fish

3/4 lb. Whitefish Fillet
1 Tbsp. tomato puree
1 1/2 Tbsp. oil
1 Tbsp. butter
1 1/2 Tbsp. bread crumbs
1 1/2 Tbsp. chopped onion
1 1/2 Tbsp. chopped parsley
1 1/2 Tbsp. dry white wine or lemon juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Preheat oven to 450 F. Grease a baking dish and lay fish in it.
Mix together the onion, tomato puree, parsley, oil and wine and pour
over fish.
Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Sprinkle bread crumbs over this and dot with butter.
Bake for 20-30 minutes or until done.
Serve with mashed potatoes and green salad, vegetable, Or KFC Coleslaw.

Starbucks Gingerbread Loaf

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 1/4 teaspoons ginger
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon orange extract, optional
1 cup applesauce
1 teaspoon baking soda

FROSTING
1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon orange extract
2 1/2 cups confectioner's sugar

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. Grease and flour a 9 inch
square pan.

In a medium bowl, mix together flour, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, and
salt. Then set aside.

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy. Stir in
orange extract.

Mix baking soda into applesauce and stir into creamed butter
mixture.

Add flour mixture. Mix until smooth.

Pour batter into prepared loaf pan.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 40 to 50 minutes or until a
toothpick inserted into center of cake comes out clean.

FROSTING:
Beat cream cheese until fluffy. Beat in vanilla and orange extract.
Slowly beat in confectioner's sugar.

Once the cake has cooled, evenly spread the frosting on top.
Decorate with chopped candied orange peel or candied ginger.

10 steps to baking success

10 Steps To Baking Success

1. Read the recipe thoroughly.

2. Use fresh ingredients.

3. Ensure the ingredient are at room temperature for better
mixing. Remove from refrigerator 15 minutes before you start.

4. Measure all the ingredients before you begin mixing.

5. Use standard dry mixing cups for dry ingredients and standard
liquid measuring cups for liquid ingredients.

6. Level off dry ingredients when measuring (don't use a heaped
measure), measure wet ingredients on a level counter top for an
accurate read.

7. Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients slowly and just until
combined (don't over mix, otherwise the batter or dough will become
tough).

8. Preheat the oven to correct temperature (use an oven
thermometer to confirm it's accuracy), and use the center rack for
the even heat distribution (unless your recipe stated otherwise).

9. Line baking pans with non-stick foil to prevent sticking and to
help with cleanup.

10. Use the pan size specified in the recipe.