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Category Archives: Recipes
Cookbook review: Spice Temple by Neil Perry
I was never a big fan cooking with Sichuan pepper but its subtle nuances in this beef brisket has brought me back again. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Neil Perry’s love of Chinese food – first eating it, and then cooking it – goes … Continue reading
Goodbye 2015 ~ A Feast For Our Tummies
Time passes really quickly when you are having a good time but we prefer to say time passes really quickly when there is so much food and so little time! ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Leeuwin Estate, Margaret River, Western … Continue reading
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Beef tripe salad with coriander and grape tomato
If you are not a fan of beef tripe, this salad is just as versatile with charred squid or baby octopus from the BBQ. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ “Thanks Molly for your inspiration” I tell my friend. “I love beef tripe at yum cha … Continue reading
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Malaysian style fish ball noodles
Street food in Kuala Lumpur can be damn tasty. But nothing beats comfort street food served in the comforts of your own home. ~~~~~O~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Restoran Soo Kee, Kuala Lumpur A 1970’s retro dinner party Roast chicken … Continue reading
Indonesian Oxtail Soup
This rich oxtail soup is peppery with spicy aromas of ginger, star anise, cinnamon and cloves. It’s one of my all time favourites and especially heart-warming in the cold winter months. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:ChopinandMysaucepan – First Blogiversary
Chinese New Year of the Goat 2015, Sydney
“Gong Xi Fa Cai, Nian Nian Gao Sheng!!!” Well wishes for good health, prosperity and longevity are heard the world over as the Chinese usher in the Year of the Goat ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Chinese New Year of the … Continue reading
Punjabi Tomato Goat Curry
This goat curry is aromatic with warming flavours of cumin, cardamom, turmeric, guntoor chilli and garam masala. What I need is a warm garlic naan to mop up the glorious sauce. ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Subcontinental, Surry Hills Billu’s, … Continue reading
SYDNAYSIA, The Rise of Sydney’s Asian Street Food
Sydneysiders have a soft spot for Malaysian satay and char kway teow A craze for Japanese ramen & Chinese soup dumplings A lustful craving for Indonesian ayam & nasi goreng An addiction to pad Thai & kana moo krob More … Continue reading
Modern Japanese Inspirations from Cho Cho San
“If Marco Pierre White can grill a steak with Knorrs beef stock cubes, I can definitely barbeque these prawns with bonito butter” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ Since my lunch at Cho Cho San, I have been a little curious. “I would love to go to Japan … Continue reading
Brandied Strawberries
For better or worse, I don’t have a sweet tooth and have never been a big fan of desserts and sweet treats. Nevertheless, I can appreciate why some people are so passionate about dessert. After all, sweetness is usually associated … Continue reading
Oxtail Spag Bol
“I may not be the prettiest or the most popular girl in school. But given the chance, I have the biggest heart to love you with” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ I appreciate beautiful things in life ~ a girl wearing her beautiful smile, … Continue reading
Pork Belly Prawn Noodles
“I know this prawn noodles I cook at home in Sydney is absolutely lethal compared the meek ones at food hawkers in Malaysia” ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Food Safari, King Street Wharf, Sydney Chinta Kechil, Double Bay Temasek, Parramatta Petaling … Continue reading
How to cook perfect steak, Victor Churchill, Woollahra
Being a meat lover, one of the things I love about Sydney is that just about every suburb in this city has a local butcher that offers a delicious range of poultry, beef, lamb and pork. More related posts by … Continue reading
Teochew steamed gunard
“This Teochew style steamed fish with a heart-warming broth will rival any classic French bouillabaisse in taste and flavour.” Chopinand, Co-author of ChopinandMysaucepan ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ More related posts by ChopinandMysaucepan:Rice vermicelli in chicken broth Pan-seared mackerel with fresh chillies and soy … Continue reading
A & W Coney Dog recipe
“This meal is not only cheap and delicious, children in their adulthood will fondly remember mum for making this hot dog.” ~ Chopinand, co-author of ChopinandMysaucepan ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~
Spanner Crab Salad
“Picking crab meat from its shell need not be boring and frustrating … it’s like undressing a beautiful woman in a tricky dress.” … Continue reading
Christmas Feasts, Sydney 2012
“The main reason Santa is so jolly is because he knows where all the bad girls live.” ~ Goerge Carlin, American comedian, actor, author and philosopher ~~~~~~~~O~~~~~~~~ With the passing of each Christmas, I can’t help but think how lucky … Continue reading
Sydney Seafood School Cookbook
The Sydney Fish Market is an important organisation which has made Sydney the world-class food destination that it is today. Reputed to be among the top three largest fish markets in the world, the Sydney Fish Market is a paradise … Continue reading
Chobani Greek Yogurt
“It’s just like judgement. You can spell it as judgment too and both are correct” I say. “Okay but I prefer yogurt” Mysaucepan says. “Fine, you spell it the way you like it but I like yoghurt” I respond. Yogurt … Continue reading
Recipes – Inspirations from lunch at Mr. Wong
In the kitchen, I am generally a “traditionalist” and certainly not a fan of the fusion genre when it comes to experimenting with ingredients and recipes. But I can fondly recall two recent meals – at MoVida Aqui in Melbourne and Mr. … Continue reading
Grilled Scampi with Herb & Garlic Butter
“Lets check out Barbeque Madness at Waterloo” Mysaucepan enthuse on this dreary Saturday afternoon. “What’s that?” I ask. “BBQ sets going for crazy prices?” “It’s BBQ stalls hosted by restaurants and it’s happening all over Sydney, it’s part of Crave … Continue reading
Creamy potato gratin & French Onion Soup
Mysaucepan has a weakness for French food – she will not be fazed when cooking with lots of butter and cream or have a pot of duck leg confit gently simmering in its own fat. French baguettes, croissants and champagne … Continue reading
The debate about the origins of food – a futile food fight?
“In an increasingly transient world, I believe the origins of food are becoming less relevant although I can appreciate why some food lovers would want to lay claim to the roots of its beginning. There is nothing wrong in having … Continue reading
Chinese style fried rice
“To me, gently massaging these beautiful Chinese mushrooms as they begins to soften in cold water is a zen and gentle way to slowly bring them back to life.” – Chopinand, on re-hydrating dried Chinese mushrooms ~~~~~~~~0~~~~~~~~ Fried rice has … Continue reading
Beef Bourguignon, One Pot Winter Warmer
“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire: it is the time for home.” ~ Dame Edith Sitwell, British poet and critic Sydneysiders … Continue reading
