Mango Pudding

Sooch ~ I've made mine!
Is your turn now... :)

Ingredients
100 gm blended mango (puree)
200 gm mango cubes
100 ml whipping cream
20 gm gelatine
80 gm sugar
300 ml water
250 gm of mango ice-cream

Steps
1. Mix water, sugar and gelatine in pan. Boil over slow fire until sugar and gelatine dissolve.
2. Leave the mixture to cool. When cool, add mango puree, mango cubes, whip cream and ice-cream.
3. Stir mixture until all ice-cream is melted. Pour into small cups and leave in fridge to set.

Nyonya Chicken with Mango Salad

Had our weekend in Birmingham...
Really enjoy the weekend...though was quite tired...
Went for a movie, bought a bookshelf, then to friend's house for dinner...
Was asked to cook a dish and so I chose crispy chicken with mango salad...
is something that he had asked me to make long time ago but ....(cant be bothereD!)
But, I've tried it last weekend, and everyone loves it! ...

These are the dishes that we had..
Seaweed soup....Rendang chicken....spinach + vege.....and of course the chicken with mango salad...
so much variety....so much to eat! and drink...

After the movie, came back and prepare for the chicken ...
Ingredients:
chicken breast
1 tsp chopped garlic
1 tsp minced ginger
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 egg
Tapioca starch for dusting chicken
Oil for deepfrying

Sauce:
2 tbsp oil
½ tsp garlic
1 small onion chopped
1 tbsp chopped lemon grass
1 tbsp lime juice
8 tbsp thai sweet chili sauce

Green mango salad:
1 large green mango, shredded
1 medium red onion, sliced
1 pc chilli padi, cut into small pieces (more if you want)

Method

1. Marinate chicken with garlic, oyster sauce and ginger for at least 2 hours or overnight. Before deepfrying the chicken, add in the egg and mix well. Dust chicken with flour and leave it aside for about 15 mins then deep fry until golden brown. Chopped up chicken into serving size.

2. Heat up some oil in a pan. Saute garlic and onion till fragrant, then add in the lemon grass, lime juice and Thai sweet chilli sauce. Bring to a boil and spoon over the chopped chicken.

3. Toss the salad ingredients together and top over the chicken. Serve immediately.

Spicy Pork Chops with Mango Salsa 31st December 2007

Our 'last meal' before year 2008

Instead of eating out, we thought of cooking TOGETHER. Yes, he helped! :)

For the salsa:
1 ripe mango, pitted, peeled, and cut into small dice
2 plum tomatoes, seeded and cut into small dice
1/4 cup small-diced red onion
2 scallions (white and light- green parts), thinly sliced
3/4 cup loosely packed, roughly chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup fresh orange juice
2 Tbs. fresh lime juice
1/2 tsp. Tabasco
Kosher salt
1 Tbs. peanut or canola oil

For the pork:
1 Tbs. cumin seeds
1 Tbs. freshly cracked coriander seeds
1 Tbs. ground dried chile (chipotle is good, but ancho or New Mexico will work, as will a mild chili powder)
1 Tbs. kosher salt
1 Tbs. freshly cracked black pepper
4 bone-in center-cut pork chops (1 to 1-1/2 inches thick)
2 Tbs. olive oil; more if needed

Steps:
Salsa:

In a small bowl, combine the mango, tomatoes, onion, scallions, cilantro, orange juice, lime juice, and Tabasco. Toss gently to combine. Season with salt to taste. Drizzle with the oil and gently toss again.

Pork Chop:

1. Combine the cumin, coriander, ground dried chile, salt, and pepper in a small bowl. Pat the pork chops dry with paper towels and rub each side evenly with the spice mixture.
2. Heat the olive oil in a very large sauté pan over medium-high heat until hot but not smoking. (If you don't have a sauté pan large enough to fit the chops without crowding, use two smaller sauté pans, heat 1-1/2 Tbs. olive oil in each, and cook two chops in each.)
3. Cook the chops until well browned on one side, 3 to 5 minutes. Turn and cook the other side until the meat is done, 2 to 4 min. (If they start to burn, turn down the heat slightly.)
4. To check for doneness, make a small cut near the bone and look inside—the pork should have a hint of pinkness. If it's still red, cook for another minute and check again. Transfer the chops to a plate, tent with foil, and let rest for 3 to 5 min. before serving with the salsa.