Butter Prawns

If you have access to fresh prawns, this is a recipe you should try. Butter is a great ingredient to be added into certain dish to enhance the flavour of the dish. Butter goes very well with meat as well as prawns. Below is a list of ingredients for cooking this butter prawn recipe.

• cooking oil for frying
• 600 g large prawns
• butter
• cili padi
• curry leaves
• garlic
• salt
• oat flakes
• honey
• soya sauce
• grated coconut

Steps:

1. Heat the oil in a frying pan and stir in the large prawns and cook them for a few minutes. Then remove them and set aside.
2. Melt the butter in the frying pan and add in the cili padi, curry leaves, garlic, salt and oat flakes. Fry for another 2 minutes until it is fragrant.
3. Add in the prawns, honey, soya sauce and grated coconut and cook for a further 1 to 2 minutes. Then serve immediately.

Sambal Squid with Nuts

I love Malay food and my all time favourite food is nasi lemak. Nasi lemak often comes with fragrant rice cooked with coconut milk, ikan bilis, peanuts, slices cucumbers and sambal. For those who wish to add dishes to go together with nasi lemak, fried eggs, curry chicken, rendang chicken, sambal squids and mutton curry are some of the local choices.

To cook yourself sambal squid with nuts, you will need the following ingredients:-

• 60ml vegetable oil
• 1 spoon of tamarind sauce
• 125ml of coconut milk
• salt and sugar
• 3 spoons of crushed peanuts
• dried squids
• red onions (big and small) and garlic
• shrimp paste
• chili paste

Steps:

1. Start by heating up the oil in a skillet and stir in the red onions, shrimp paste and chili paste until it is fragrant.
2. Add in the tamarind sauce, coconut milk, salt and sugar for taste.
3. Lower the fire and continue cooking until the sauce thickens. Then add in the crushed peanuts.
4. Add in the squids and cook for another 2 minutes. Then remove from heat and serve it with rice or nasi lemak.

Baked Potato Skin

Potato can taste very bland if you were to take it steamed or boiled. Frying is a good alternative but it is not very healthy considering that fried potatoes takes up a lot of oil from the pan. So what other ways can you cook potatoes in order to enjoy them fully. One good way is to bake them. No oil, no fuss, and most important of all, it tastes great.

Ingredients:

• 4 large baking potatoes, baked
• 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 tablespoon grated parmesan cheese
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1/4 teaspoon paprika
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 8 slices bacon, cooked and crumbled
• 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese (8 ounces)
• 1/2 cup sour cream (optional)
• 4 green onions, sliced (optional)

Directions:

1. Cut potatoes in half lengthwise; scoop out pulp and discard (or save for another use) leaving 1/4-inch shell.
2. Then, place the potatoes on a greased baking sheet.
3. Mix the oil, parmesan cheese, salt, garlic powder, paprika and pepper and brush all over potato skins.
4. Thereafter, bake at 475° for about 8 minutes and turn over.
5. Bake for another 8 minutes or so and then turn right side up.
6. Sprinkle bacon and cheddar evenly inside of skins.
7. Bake 2 minutes longer or until cheese is melted.
8. Top with sour cream and onions, if desired. Then serve warm.

Pork Chop Recipe

This recipe is simple and easy to cook. If you wish to teach your child how to cook a decent meal, you may try this pork chop recipe. All you need is a few ingredients and time. To make enough for 3 to 4 persons, prepare 2 -4 pork chops and cut them into 1/2 inch to 3/4 inch thick - depending on your very own preference. The thicker the better as the moisture that comes from the meat is contained in the meat making the pork chop juicy and moist. You will also need 1/4 cup of chicken broth, 1/8 cup honey, 1/8 cup soy sauce - for taste, 1 tablespoon ketchup, 1/4 teaspoon ginger and 1/8 teaspoon garlic and salt.

To start of, brown chops on both sides in a pan. Then place the pork chops onto a greased casserole dish. Mix all remaining ingredients and pour over pork chops. Thereafter, bake the pork chops uncovered at 350 degrees for about one hour or until it is cooked thoroughly.