Mee kari

Aman is at home now. He should be studying for the coming exams, but most of the time I caught him napping. We attended a wedding feast in the afternoon and went shopping afterwards.

For breakfast I cooked 'Mee kari'. Cik tutor told me that her culinary skill has improved. Her close friends and even the landlady's daughters loved her home-made brownies. She would like to try other dishes, so may be she can try this simple but delicious recipe.

Ingredients :

300g mee (blanched in hot water) or boiled spaghetti

A (chicken stock)
1 chicken breast - cut into bite size pieces.
3 cups water

B
6 dried chillies* - soaked in hot water
1 medium onion*
2 clove garlic*
0.5 cm ginger*
1 small packet meat curry powder
50 g ikan bilis*

C
1 cup coconut milk
2 Tablespoon cooking oil
2 lemon grass
salt and sugar

Garnishing :
calamansi lime (limau kasturi)
mint leaves
red chillies
hard-boiled eggs
fish cakes/fish balls - cut into small pieces
1 piece bean-curd - deep fried and cut into pieces.
1 stalk sawi

Method:
1. Simmer chicken pieces in water until cooked.
2. Blend the ingredients marked *
3. Heat the oil in the pot. Saute sliced onions and crushed lemon grass. Saute the blended
ingredients until fragrant. Then add in the curry powder. Stir.
4. When the oil separates, pour in the chicken stock and the chicken pieces. Simmer for 10 minutes.
5. Add the fish cake and the fried bean curd pieces.
6. Add coconut milk and the sawi. Put salt and sugar to taste.
7. Served the noodle with halved calamansi lime, sliced red chillies, boiled egg and sliced mint leaves. Pour piping hot sauce over the noodle when it is time to eat.

Mee Sua

'Abang dah perfected resipi untuk mee sua. Gerenti sedap.' berkata suami tersayang bila dapat tahu saya selalu menulis resipi dalam blog. Bila duduk sorang-sorang kat labuan, suami kena masak sendiri bila cafe tutup atau malas nak keluar ke pekan . Suami tak cranky bila lapar sebab kat rumah dia ada banyak ration makanan. Setiap kali pulang ke Ipoh, en suami akan shopping untuk foodstuff.

'Abang bagitau resipi dan hajar tulis kat blog' pintanya bersungguh-sungguh.

Kali pertama makan mi sua ketika bertandang ke rumah kawan. Cepat dimasak dan sedap dimakan. Ramuannya pun senang didapati dan yang lebih mustahak, mengenyangkan. Saya tak pernah menggunakan kiub ayam dalam masakan ini. Boleh juga gunakan instant mee tanpa perencah jika tak jumpa mee kering.
Bahan utama adalah mi kering jenama cintan. Selalu beli mi kering yang bersaiz lebar ala-ala kue teow. Enak dimakan sebaik saja siap dimasak ketika masih panas. Jangan tunggu lama-lama nanti dikebas orang mee jadi kembang dan kuahnya kering. Makan dengan home-made sos cili padi berkicap. Baru kick!

Mee Sua Saad

Bahan-bahannya:

3 - 4 keping mee kering
1 bahagian dada ayam - hiris
3 ulas bawang putih - crushed
2 sudu makan minyak maak
3 tangkai kailan atau baby kailan
3 sudu sos tiram
1 kiub ayam knorr (optional)
5 cawan air

1. Panaskan minyak dalam kuali. Tumis bawang putih dan masukkan hirisan ayam.
2. Kacau selama 5 minit. Masukkan air.
3. Bila mendidih masukkan sos tiram dan kiub ayam.
4. Akhir sekali masukkan mee kering dan kailan.
5. Masukkan garam ecukup rasa dan sedikit lada hitam .

Sos cili padi
6 biji cili padi
2 ulas bawang putih
4 sudu kicap
1 sudu minyak masak

1. Tumbuk cili padi dan bawang putih.
2. Panaskan minyak dan tumiskan bahan tumbuk dengan api perlahan.
3. Bila agak garing, masukkan kicap. Tutup api.