Turmeric Grilled Fish with Banana Leaf

I cooked this for Mid-autumn Festival Family Gathering. Thanks to Wendy for giving me an idea to use wok for grilling.

The colour didn't turn up as 'delicious' as Wendy's but the taste was yummy! Probably the way I wrapped the banana leaf was incorrect - too loosely wrapped? Look at the picture how I wrapped it!!! hahahaha....

Ingredients :-
- 3 ikan selar or Scad (washed and marinated with salt and turmeric powder)
- some banana leaves for wrapping (washed)
- turmeric powder
- salt

Method :
1) Wrap the fish with banana leaf.

2) Grease the pan with cooking oil and put in the wrapped fish.

3) Cook at medium high heat until aromatic. Then, flip the fish over to the other side until you can smell the sweet aroma of banana leaf.

4) Dish out and serve immediately with Sambal Kicap.

Sambal Kicap : 

Mix minced garlic, chopped cili padi (bird's eye chili), kicap manis pekat ( sweet caramel sauce) and calamansi juice.

I like this sambal kicap. :)

Buttered Prawns

Buttered Prawns for the Mid-autumn Festival family gathering

Ingredients :-

- 1 kg medium sized prawns (removed veins, leave the heads and shells on but cut off the eyes part and pat dry)
- Oil (enough for deep frying)
- butter (enough to cook the prawns)
- 3 sprigs of curry leaves (washed)
- 4 tablespoons of evaporated milk
- garlic (finely chopped)

Seasonings : (to taste)

- salt
- sugar
- soy sauce

Method :

1) Heat oil and deep fry the prawns. Drain and set aside.

2) Melt the butter. Fry garlic and curry leaves until fragrant. Add prawns, salt, sugar, soy sauce. Stir and mix well over high heat, stirring frequently. 

3) Add evaporated milk and give it a quick stir.

4) Serve immediately.

Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup

I was introduced to soup as a child and I just love soup and couldn't get enough of them! And now having a family of my own, my children also love soup; any variety of soup, be it chicken soup, herbal soup, vegetable soup, etc.

Chinese soup is easy to prepare. Last Mid-autumn Festival family gathering dinner, I prepared a simple Chicken and Sweet Corn Soup for the reunion dinner (my mum, 3rd and 5th younger sisters' families and mine).

All you need is :-

- 1 whole chicken (washed and cut into chunks. Scalded)

- 4 ears of corn (washed and cut into chunks)

- 3 medium sized carrot (washed and cut into chunks)

- 1 big handful of mushroom stems (washed) (I used to keep all the mushroom stems)

- 1 handful of red dates (washed)

- 1 tablespoon of wolfberries (washed)

- some peppercorns (washed and crushed) - to taste

- Salt (to taste)

Method :

Fill a big pot with water. Bring it to a boil. Add all the ingredients except salt and bring to a boil again. Then, simmer for an average of 3 hours. Season with salt when it is done.