In My Kitchen

1995 was a stressful year. i had to cook. i had to cook for 6 housemates (all of whom are seasoned chefs - kan eti kan) and i had to do it every week. it was embarassing...i couldnt even fry an egg. it took me 2 hours to make 2 simple dishes. so very the malu!

now, 13 years on, i can safely say i'm doing ok in the kitchen. i'm not a great cook, hubby calls me a good cook. but "good cook" is subjective. good for hubby because i cook what we like to eat. it may not be everyone's cup of tea but we (that's hubby, me and the boys) enjoy what i cook.

i cringe when people ask me for recipes. why? because it may not be nice and people would go...eh tak sedap pun. that's what happens when i only cater for our taste. my food have to be extra masam to suit hubby, extra salty to suit him, absolutely not hot at all to suit me and slightly on the sweet side for me.

the steak i made recently, for example, contained so much vinegar it may turn all the 'tom, dick and harry's off but hubby loves it.

my lauks may get the gasps for being too black (i love masak kicap), too bland and having no colour (i hate chillis and sambals) but we love them.

i dont think i've ever served anyone my cooking. well, no one except for mock and maya. man man and ckn had the pleasure of tasting my lauk sometime back. that's about it.

so to all who asked for recipes, here they are. make them and eat them with a word of caution from me...kalau tak sedap, sorry haa. ni suitable untuk eiseai je.

steak
marinade the beef with olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, oregano, basil. leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours. put in the oven for 15 minutes 1 side, turn and leave for another 10 minutes.

















shephard's pie
boil skinned potatoes. mash with butter and salt.
sautee diced onion.
put in minced meat, diced capsicum and carrots.
let water from the meat flow out. cornflour can be added to make it less watery.
season with salt, pepper, oregano, basil.
put the meat mixture in a baking tray and top with the mashed potato.
bake till the top is brown.

















chicken chop
coat chicken with egg, then breadcrumbs.
put in deep fryer (wonderful invention this is)

















baked chicken wings
marinade chicken wings with barbeque sauce for 2 hours. marinade together with sliced potatoes. bake in oven.

















i wont put our normal masak kicaps, masak lemaks, tumis airs because everyone can make them.