Udang Telur Masin

First time saya jumpa masakan ni semasa di Manila, April 2007. Rata-ratanya masyarakat sekitar Metro Manila (where Tebby and I was staying for 6 days) memang suka makan 'ba alif ba ya'. Walaupun kami diberitahu KFCnya halal, dek sebab ragu-ragu maka kami tak sentuh ayam or daging sepanjang di sana. Seafood.. YES!! Sehari dua okaylah. Masuk 4-5 hari, naik jelak jugek! Dalam puluh-puluh kedai makan tu ada jugaklah satu dua yang halal dan diusahakan oleh muslim. Kebanyakannya macam lauk-pauk kita juga - ikan goreng, gulai (gulai nangka pun ada!), telur dadar etc.

Saya makan 'Prawn with Salted Egg' di area Greenhills, tempat menjual mutiara berkualiti (saya pun tak tau bab-bab mutiara ni but kawan-kawan yang saya berikan pearls as souvenirs said so) murah-murah. Di samping itu juga ada banyak fake designers handbags (which I did not buy any selepas memborong di Seoul tahun sebelumnya) dan baju-baju branded yang murah-murahan. Kalau tak mengenangkan imigresennya yang muka masam dan garang sesangat tu, harus saya borong sampai sendat-sendat bag.

Ok, back to the recipe.

Bahan-bahan

Udang - 500gm

Telur Masin - 1 biji

Bawang Putih - 2-3 ulas, hiris

Halia - hiris

Garam - secukup rasa

Gula - secukup rasa

Daun Ketumbar - secukup rasa (boleh tukar dengan daun bawang if you don't like coriander leaves)

Cara-cara

- Gaul udang dengan sedikit garam dan perapkan seketika

- Panaskan sedikit minyak dan goreng udang seketika

- Angkat dan toskan udang

- Tumis bawang putih dan halia hingga naik bau

- Masukkan udang dan goreng lagi

- Pecahkan telur masin dan kacau hingga telur masak dan sebati

- Masukkan separuh dari daun ketumbar

- Perasakan dengan garam dan gula

- Hiaskan dengan baki daun ketumbar

- Hidangkan panas-panas

ps - kalau ada rezeki saya ke Manila lagi, harus saya membeli-belah dengan gamak di Greenhills tu... qada balik...

Chicken Ball

I pre-prepared this for weekdays dinner. To add up to a bowl of soupy noodle.


Ingredients:
2 pcs - chicken breasts, washed, drained, cubed
1 pc - chicken cube, grind into powder or use the powder form straightaway
Corn flour - just a bit
Salt & Pepper to taste
1 slice - wholemeal bread, grind, pan-fried without oil until a little bit crispy


Steps:
Mix all ingredients together. Rub a little bit of cooking oil onto your hands. Make balls while ensuring enough oil while doing it to prevent the balls from sticking together.


and VOILA.....

Garlic Rice With Prawn

Did this recipe last two weekends. I modified the original version, which can be found in About.com: Southern U.S. Cuisine. The result was just right in taste and texture.

Ingredients:
2-3 cups - rice, washed and drained
12 prawns - shelled and cleaned
1 1/2 tbsp - butter
1 tbsp - lemon rind, grated
6 cloves - garlic - minced finely
1 pc - chicken cube
A few strand - coriander leaves
to taste - salt & pepper

Steps:
- Heat butter in a pot.
- Add garlic and lemon rind. Fry for about 10 minutes.
- Add prawn and cook until they turn orangy.
- Add chicken cube and a bit of water. Bring to a boil.
- Add more water and add rice. Add coriander leaves.
- Transfer into a rice-cooker.