Rosette Cookies / Kuih Rose / Kuih Loyang / 蜂窝饼

I was gifted with the rosette mould last year, tested it and it wasn't successful. For Chinese New Year, I thought I give it a go again and have to say I am getting the hang of how it works. I am happy with the results.

Recipe : https://mykitchen101en.com/how-to-make-thin-and-crispy-honeycomb-cookies-kuih-loyang-rosette-cookies/

Beef shank with game sauce { Vadas marhaszelet }

https://cookpad.com/hu/receptek/1924563-vadas-marhaszelet?fbclid=IwAR3JqsEYBBJZvgL6jK3e3Y6NLA-7x3L2EPaccH9bnWDHfVOUxjHtioKALxk

Chocolate Babka

Green Beans Rice

Green Beans Rice
serves : 3-4 portions

Ingredients
Instant rice, cooked and cool
1 Tbsp Oil for stir frying
1 Onion, mince
2 cloves Garlic, mince
70g tomato paste
1 tsp smoked paprika
salt to taste
450gm frozen green beans, defrosted
2 sticks Carrots, sliced

Method
1) In cooking pan, on medium heat, heat up the oil, saute mince onion until transparent. Add in mince garlic. Cook until fragrant.
2) Add in sliced carrots, cook for 5 mins. Then add in green beans and cook another 5 mins.
3) Next put in the tomato paste, smoked paprika, salt to taste and a little water, cook for another 2 mins.
4) Finally add in cooled cooked rice, mix well with spice and paste-. Cook until rice is hot.
5) Serve hot.

Hungarian Fried Bread { Lángos II }

Over the years I have tried to recreate the nation's favourite street food at home, with so-so but acceptable (to me) results. See https://cookingeasttowest.blogspot.com/2015/11/hungarian-fried-dough-langos.html and https://cookingeasttowest.blogspot.com/2016/05/native-american-fried-bread.html

Am glad I found this following recipe which is easy and comes with video instructions.

Hungarian Fried Bread { Lángos II }
via https://www.nosalty.hu/recept/igazi-strandos-langos
Makes 4 regular-size / 7 mini-size

300gm Bread flour
10ml lukewarm milk
150ml water
25g fresh yeast
1 tsp salt
1 tsp icing sugar

Topping suggestions
3 cloves of garlic, mince
200ml sour cream
200gm cheese

Method :-
1) In a cup, add lukewarm milk, fresh yeast and icing sugar for 10 mins. to activate the yeast.
2) In a bowl, sift in bread flour and salt, make a well, add in the proof yeast and about 150ml of water. Mix it well and let it rest for an hour at a warm place covered with kitchen cloth.
3) Heat up vegetable oil to deep fry. Tear a ball off the dough, stretch it (see video in link given) and fry until golden brown.
4) Serve hot , top with topping of choice.

Hungarian style fried Hake < Sült hekk >

https://cookpad.com/hu/receptek/1926385-sult-hekk

Baked Malaysian Satay

On Sunday at the last minute I decided to try out this satay recipe that I've seen the night before. I have to say I did not follow the recipe completely due to lack of ingredients. Despite this, the meat turned out satisfying especially it was done in the oven and not bbq.

Chicken satay
Recipe by : Lauren's Kitchen

Ingredients A For Chicken satay :
Makes: 25-30 skewers
5 shallots
3 cloves garlic
4 stalks lemongrass ( white part only)

15g ginger
25g galangal
15g turmeric

600g chicken meat
1 tsp salt
2tbsp sugar
1 stick lemon grass (to spread oil on satay while bbq)

Method:
1. Blend all the ingredients (A) . Mix the blended ingredients with chicken , add salt and sugar , combine well . Cover with cling paper and marinate in the fridge for at least 1 hours or even over night if you want.
2.Soak Skewers in water while you are marinating chicken to prevent them to burning.
3. Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers .
4.Grill it until cook using bbq method / grill in oven (180°c ,10-15min both side) , brush oil on top (both sides) using lemon grass stick .

served with peanut sauce and fresh vegetables

Using the stove to add some smoke flavour