forum: Food, Wine and Gardening
#2941 Sun 21 Nov 10 1:49am
Lemonman
- Member Occupation Chef and daddy
- From Beijing China
- Member since Fri 10 Oct 08
Re: The Silk Road
done reading them all hehehe. Its a totally diffrent style as in the North of China ( Beijing) but as nice ![]()
What i would like to know is where can we buy the cooking book hehehe:D
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#2942 Sun 21 Nov 10 1:55am
SonomaEddie
Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: The Silk Road
I guess just print it all out and arrange it with your own index, Lemonman. ![]()
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#2943 Sat 27 Nov 10 6:04pm
Stefanie

- From Flashing my gold
- Member since Fri 09 Jul 04
Re: The Silk Road
Hi everyone! sorry I took such a long time to drag my arse in here...
Belle,good to hear from you! xx
Joy,it's to raise money for the chronically poor and 100% of the proceeds will go to them,the pre-launch is tomorrow we're going the whole shebang by doing a dinner table setting complete with a centrepiece, flowers, cutlery and a tier of desserts for display! hopefully that will attract the crowds!
Hi Ali! thanks for your vote of confidence! Keep cooking and keep reading...loads of stuff to learn on the forums, one of my favourite threads is Cookies Anonymous,haha!
Hi Lemonman, good to hear from you! Unfortunately the cookbook is only on sale locally in Singapore,but I will be happy to answer any queries or requests for recipes!
Eddie...hahaha good suggestion!
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#2944 Sat 27 Nov 10 6:09pm
Stefanie

- From Flashing my gold
- Member since Fri 09 Jul 04
Re: The Silk Road
One dish that I tried recently and it was so so so good,we polished it off in seconds.
Naughty but really nice!
Spiced Butter Chicken
4 large boneless chicken thighs, cut into bite size pieces,marinated with the below:
2 tbsp soy sauce
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
2 tsp oyster sauce
1 tsp sesame oil
1 cup self-rising flour
1 cup rice flour
Oil for deep-frying
10 stalks curry leaves
150g really good quality butter
200ml hot water
2 tbsp sugar
1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp light soy sauce
1/2 tsp ground white pepper
Method:
Marinate chicken for 15 minutes Mix both flours into marinated chicken, making sure meat is well coated.
Deep-fry chicken in hot oil until golden brown and drain in a single layer on paper towels.
In a clean wok, melt butter and before all the butter is melted, add hot water and curry leaves. Stir to mix then add in sugar, dark soy sauce, light soy sauce and pepper.
Bring it to a vigorous boil, put in fried pieces of chicken to coat it generously with the butter sauce. Serve immediately.
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#2945 Sat 27 Nov 10 7:03pm
SonomaEddie
Occupation Chief cook and bottle washer
- From Northern California
- Member since Sat 10 Feb 07
Re: The Silk Road
Sounds very good! Can I use leftover turkey and mashed potatoes for this?
(Just kidding) ![]()
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#2946 Sat 27 Nov 10 9:09pm
frizz1974
Occupation Mother of 2 working more than full time
- From Wallerawang, Oz
- Member since Wed 29 Jun 05
Re: The Silk Road
Hi Stef .. nice to see you dear one..
Glad to see the cookbook is finished.... hope the launch went really well.
That recipe looks very naughty but nice..
If we dont cross paths again before Im want to wish you & your family a very Merry Christmas.
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#2947 Sat 27 Nov 10 11:41pm
JoyYamDaisy

- From Melbourne Australia
- Member since Sun 12 Apr 09
Re: The Silk Road
Great News Stefanie,
Best Wishes for the launch and lots of money raised!
That spiced butter chicken looks amazing! I think I could try it! ![]()
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#2948 Fri 04 Feb 11 2:04pm
Stefanie

- From Flashing my gold
- Member since Fri 09 Jul 04
Re: The Silk Road
Hi everyone!
We're celebrating Chinese New Year here and man,we've all been stuffing ourselves silly!
This is one of the new cookie recipes I tried out this year,and it's amazing!
The 'burnt' butter gives it a very deep nutty flavour which is very very more-ish,hope you all love it as much as we did!
115ml burnt butter (see method)
85g caster sugar
1 egg
1 tsp vanilla extract
180g self-raising flour, sifted
Blanched almonds for decorating
METHOD:
Make burnt butter: melt butter slowly in a heavy-based pot, swirling contents now and then until a deep golden brown butter is achieved, be careful not to overcook it as it will be bitter. The burnt butter should have a rich fragrance of caramel. Let it cool and measure out 115ml.
Beat in sugar and egg. Preheat oven to 160C.
Fold in flour and vanilla to form a dough. You may need a little more flour,I always find I need to add one or two tablespoons more.
Roll 1 teaspoon worth of dough and flatten slightly, place on a lightly buttered baking tray.
Repeat until dough is used up, leaving space for the dough to spread whilst baking.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes till light golden, cool completely and store in an airtight container.
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#2949 Fri 04 Feb 11 5:15pm
Ashen
Occupation Why is the Rum always gone???!
- From out to lunch
- Member since Sat 07 Jan 06
Re: The Silk Road
chung hei fat choi stefanie ![]()
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#2950 Fri 04 Feb 11 5:31pm
nanstertoo
Occupation Retired nurse-midwife
- From High Point, North Carolina
- Member since Tue 17 Jun 08
Re: The Silk Road
Ashen, you never cease to amaze me.
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