Wednesday, 9 December 2009

Rosti with Sausage

Whenever I visit Marche, the first thing that I must have is its Rosti with Sausage. No matter how many times I have it, I will never get sick of it. So, I came up with my own recipe with some pointers from my good friend, xinyi, and tadaaa! You can have have delicious rosti at home and its a really simple to make.

Ingredients: (2 Servings)

2 large US russet potatoes
2 tablespoon butter
Salt and pepper to tatse
Frozen cheese sausage (Can be found in NTUC or Cold Storage)
Sour cream

Method:

1. Peel the potatoes and boil it in a pot of water for 5 mins.
2. Remove the potatoes from the pot and rinse it under cold water.
3. Use a grater with large holes (as shown in photo) to grate the pototoes. Be careful, it can still be very hot.
4. Melt 1 tablespoon of butter into the frying pan. Make sure that it is sufficient to cover the whole pan, if not add more.
5. Add half of the grated pototes into the frying pan, making it into a nice round shape.
6. Sprinkle with a pinch of salt and pepper.
7. Leave the rosti to brown on one side first, before flipping over.
8. Spinkle another pinch of salt and pepper on the other side of the rosti.
9. Do the same for the remaining of the grated potatoes.
10. Pan fry the cheese sausage according to package directions.
11. Serve rosti and sauage with sour cream if desired.

Monday, 7 December 2009

Soya Bean Curd (with Azuki Beans)

I have always been a fan of soya bean curd. The smooth and silky texture that melts in your mouth, is an unfathomable feeling that I'm sure soyabean curd lovers can identify with.

Since I had some unsweetened soyabean milk left in the fridge, I decided to turn it into soya bean curd. The results were amazing, and this homemade beancurd tasted even better when topped with Azuki beans.



Ingredients: (Serves 2)

Soya Bean Curd
700ml unsweetened soyabean milk
3/4 teaspoon lactone
1 tablespoon cornstarch
1/8 cup hot water
Muslin cloth or fine sieve
Azuki beans (optional)

Syrup:
6 tablespoon sugar
1/2 cup water
Pandan leaves (optional)

Method:

Soya Bean Curd
1. Bring the soyabean milk to a boil and remove from heat.
2. Mix lactone and cornstarch with hot water and stir till smooth.
3. Have a clean pot ready. Mix soyabean milk and lactone mixture into the pot and stir until the mixture is completely smooth.
4. Pour the mixture over muslin cloth or a fine sieve to remove any clumps.
5. Do not stir. Let the mixture set for at least 1/2 hour or until firm.

If you like your soya bean curd chilled, leave it in the fridge overnight before serving.

Syrup
1. Pour water into a pot. Add in the pandan leaves and bring it to a boil.
2. Add in sugar and dissolve completely.
3. Leave the mixture to cool.

When serving, scoop the soya bean curd that has set, add 2 sugar syrup according to your likely. Top with Azuki beans if desired.

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