Q's Daging Rendang Dendeng

One day a friend of my ask whether I cook Daging Rendang Dendeng before. Well to think of it the answer is no.  So as usual, I when thru google for recipes.  I print out a few and compared.  After looking at it for days, I mixed & match the ingredients and methods. This is what I have come out with. Give it a try you will be surprise with the taste.

Clock-wise from left - Fried and blend to fine powder
 (3 nos Cardamon Seed , 5 nos Clove, 2 nos Star Anise
& 5 gm Cinnamon Stick)

Clock-wise from left - Blend (4 nos Lemongrass, 140gm Shallots,
 15 nos Dried Chilli, 15 gm Gelanggal, 10 gm Ginger & 10gm Garlic)

Clock-wise from Top - 200 ml Thick Coconut Milk,
1 tsp Tamarind & 250 ml Light Soya Sauce)

Trim and wash clean beef.  Boil till beef tender. Keep about
300 ml beef stock

Slice thin the beef and pound

Slices of fine thin beef after pounded.

Marinate the beef in a big bowl mixed with all the spices and
sauces for at least 8 hours

Pour in the marinated beef, coconut milk and beef stock. Bring
to boil. Turn fire to low and cook till beef cook and gravy
thicken.

Remove and serve with rice or bread.

Q's-Pelampung (Beef Lung)

Perak has it's own specially dish. Just to name a few that I'm aware ie. Rendang Tok, Ayam Lengkuas, Pelampung and etc. Here I like to share with you the Recipe - Pelampung.

Wash, clean and boiled 1 kg Beef Lung. Once cook remove,
leave it to cool and cut into small cube.

From top right  clockwise - Fried and pound fine 3 nos Cardamon
seed, 10 nos Cloves, 2 nos Star Anise &  2" Cinnamon Stick,
500 ml Coconut Milk,  Sliced - 20gm Garlic, 80gm Shallot & 30 gm
 Ginger, 1 no Chili half & remove seed, 1 stick Lemongrass mash,
and 2 pcs Tanrmirin skin.

Boiled 500 ml Coconut Milk mix w 500 ml water  till "break".
Then add in all ingredients and stir till well blend. 

Cook in mid-low fire till gravy all dry up.

Remove and serve.

Q's-Seaweed Jelly

There are many methods to cook this fresh seaweed. Some prefer it as drink and some prefer it in jelly. You can also add in ingredients like Dried Longan, Kei Chee, Pak Hub, North and/or South Almond or even Sea Coconut.
Here I like to share with you the step-by-step on how to cook the Seaweed Jelly my way.

Step 1 - Weight 50 gm of the dried seaweed and
soak in pipe water for about 8 to 10 hours or till it is soft
and is clear in colour.

Step 2 - This is how it look like after number of hours soaking.
Drain dry.

Step 3 - Here I add in (from top left clockwise) 10gm Pak Hub,
20gm Dried Longan,  50gm Cube Rock Sugar,
10gm North/South Almond and 2 liter Water

Step 4 - Boiled in medium fire and keep stirring till
seaweed dissolved. Portion out and once cool store in fridge
overnight.

Step 5 -  Now it's ready to eat..

You can also substitute water with Fresh Soyabean Milk.  The step is the same as above. Below is how it look like.

Give it a try. It sure taste nice.
Cheers

Q's Chicken Burger

Ingredients
4 nos Burger Bun (Cut half, spread thin layer of butter and lightly grill)
1 no Tomato (Not to ripe. Slice thin)
1/4 no Cucumber (Remove skin and slice thin)
4 pcs Cheddar Cheese Slice

Sautee Mushroom
100 gm Fresh Sliced Button Mushroom
1/2 no White Onion (Slice thin)
10 gm Butter (for sautee)

Chicken Pattie
400 gm Mince Chicken (only lean meat)
1/4 no Pepper Green, Yellow and Red (Chopped fine)
1/2 no White Onion (Chopped fine)
3 tbsp Oyster Sauce
1 tsp Black Pepper
1 tsp seasoning

Methods
Sautee Mushroom
1. Heat butter in non stick pan
2. Stir in white onion for about 2 minutes
3. Add in mushroom
4. Stir till all ingredient mix
5. Cook till mushroom soft. Remove to cool

Chicken Pattie
1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing bowl
2. Divide the mixture to four round pattie
3. Heat 20 gm butter in grill pan
4. Grill pattie till golden brown or cook
5. Remove to and place on the bun

Q's Baked Cheese Rice

Ingredients
A. Carbonara Sauce
50 gm unsalted butter
50 gm plain flour
400 mL milk
Seasoning to taste

B. Seafood or Meat or Poultry
1 clove garlic finely chopped
1 no big onion finely chopped
100 gm fresh button mushrooms, finely sliced
Cut chunk 100gm prawn (remove shell), 50 gm mussel and 100 gm fish fillet or
200 gm meat or poultry
Butter or olive oil, extra

300 gm cool rice
300 gm Low Fat Mozzarella Cheese

Method
1. Heat and melt butter in a medium non-stick saucepan
2. Sauté garlic and onion for a few minutes.
3. Add either combination of seafood or meat or poultry and fry gently.
4. Add mushrooms and fry till all ingredient mixed well and cooked.
5. Whisk milk and flour mixture in a bowl.
6. Pour into the saucepan and bring to boils and thickens.Then remove to cool.
8. Heat oven at 200 degree celcius.
7. Portion the cool rice in the pie / bake pan.
8. Scoop carbonara mixture over the rice.
9. Sprinkle cheese on top of the portion.
10.Place the pan in another pan that is fill with water.
11. Bake it for 30 minutes.
12. Remove and serve.