Kalo Dapur Tak Berasap.... 1

....bermakna mak ngah merajok/mogok. heee... Iye puan-puan, hari ini kita akan mencuba resipi baru yang disukai ramai. :D Lauk yang popular di antara golongan remaja mahupun kalangan "KerTu" (Ke arah Tua.. ehek...) ialah tak lain tak bukan "Daging masak pedas manis @ Daging Sweet Spicy". :D

Personal joke : Join 2 words together and you came up with a part of the anatomy. hahahaaa!
Now that's hilarious!

OMG! I myself am getting goosebumps reading what I just wrote. Urgh! My Malay so rabz, think I'll just stick to what I know eh. This, is much better. :) malu nyer...

Well anyways..
I'm so pumped yo'all!
What with the unofficial New Year just tmr, try as u might, you cannot escape from having resolutions all listed down so as to better the humankind in general. I say go for it! Change starts first with the man in the mirror so with that oh-so positive note, your dearest fren here is about to enter the year 2008 with much drive, focus and what can I say...I'm aiming high. :D Insya Allah. I've just single-handedly prepared yet another dish. Mak did help to open the tomato puree can but other than that, I was the sole chef for the evening. Happinesssss!!!

Pen to paper to remember much better, so here goes :

~ daging - cut away the fats and to wash and rinse with a lil' salt. (salt actually takes away the smell and makes the meat turn a nice red. Go figure.)

~ bawang besar, bawang putih, chili kering - chili kering to soak 1st with hot/warm water. Wash. Dice the bawangz and wash. Blender the ingredients with lil' water till liquidify.

- titik lemongrass.

~ heat wok with a lil' oil.

~ Pour the blended itmes into wok bit by bit. Add the lemongrass. Leave till garing skit.

~ add the meat cubes. Gaul.

~ salt and sugar to taste. ajiNOmoto for me although mak insisted for me to add just a dash but I won't allow it. I love my hair too much to scrutinise the taste of ma food.

At this stage, the dish is already completed to me. It is Spiceeeeeeeey... But because the other members of my family can't take spice well esp abah and an extremely annoying bunny, I added tomato puree to tone down the pedas w/o adding more sugar. At a girl! Woo hoo!!

Cooking is fun! I like this. Going forward to be a better person I mean. Insya Allah God will guide me the whole journey through. I sure hope this is not one of those typical times for me where the flame burns bright but extinguishes faster than you can say "empty resolution". Insya Allah I will be guided and Insya Allah I can be as good a chef as me mum. Amin.

Kinda hesitant to put up this pic.. The wok is not what i would call "Ikea-standard" but mak insisted that it's the wok that brings the taste in the food. hahahaaa! Mum knows best!

Wah la! Not bad for a first attempt I must say. Yes, the chili slices are but a garnish to the dish. I'm a strict follower of the mantra" eat with your eyes, not just your mouth." Isn't it simply pretty!!!! I am shameless... I know. :S Heee...

Looks isn't everything. Beauty is but skin deep... It lies in the eyes of the beholder... blah blah blah.. ya da.. ya da.. ya da... Dun mean to boast, but a picture paints a thousands compliments and abah here is one satisfied diner. He gave me a "B"! The only reason he didn't give me an A was because it was meat instead of his favourite crabs.. Wat? I'll take that as an A then. :P


hmmm... the thumbs up don't look convincing ar....



Ready for take! Take 2!
Ahhhh ... Much better! (nak makan pon tak sonang. hahahaaa!!!)

What's next on the menu? You'd love to find out wouldn't ya. *winkz*