Thursday, June 4, 2009

Japanese Cheese Cake




Serves:
12

Ingredients:
  • 140g sugar
  • 6 egg whites
  • 6 egg yolks
  • 1/4 tsp. vinegar
  • 50g butter
  • 250g cream cheese
  • 100 ml fresh milk
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 60g sifted cake flour
  • 20g sifted cornflour
  • 1/4 tsp. salt
  • 1 tsp. baking powder


Directions:
1. Melt cream cheese, butter and milk over a double boiler. Cool the mixture. Add into the flour, baking powder, cornflour, egg yolks, lemon juice and mix well.

2. Whisk egg whites with vinegar until foamy. Gradually add in the sugar and whisk until soft peaks form.

3. Add the cheese mixture to the egg white mixture and mix well. Pour into a 8-inch round cake pan.

4. Bake cheesecake in a water bath for 1 hours 10 minutes or until set and golden brown at 160 degrees C (325 degrees F).

Bihun Goreng Malaysia/ Malaysia Fried Bee Hoon


Serves: 2 people

Ingredients:
  • 150g bee hoon (soaked in water for about 20min or until bee hoon is soft and drain away the water)
  • 50g beef slice (marinate with 1 tsp soya sauce)
  • 1 tsp soya sauce
  • a pinch of salt
  • 2 tbsp tomato sauce
  • 2 tbsp
  • 1/4 med onions (2 shallots) sliced
  • 2 cloves garlic chopped
Chilli Paste:
  • 4 tbsp chilli powder
  • 2 tsp garlic
  • 1/2 tsp belacan
(Blend the above ingredients)
  • 1 cup oil
  • 3 tsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp ikan bilis
Directions:
  1. Chilli paste - Heat oil then add in the ikan bilis and fry till crispy then put in the blended paste and sugar and stir together till color darkens. Put paste in a serving bowl but leave about 1 tbsp of paste in the frying pan.
  2. Add oil to the chilli paste and allow it to heat up. Add in onions and garlic and fry till brown then add in sliced beef and tomato sauce and stir till beef is cooked.
  3. Next add in the bee hoon and mix it well. Add in a little water if it's too dry. Add in salt and soya sauce and mix them well. Break the bee hoon while mixing and cooked for another 5 min.
  4. It is ready to be served with the chilli.