Assam Laksa THIS THURSDAY, Malay Chinese

No surprise when I Wikipedia Assam Laksa, It is listed as number 7 on World’s 50 most delicious foods on CNN international, It is a sour, fish –based soup with main ingredients of shredded fish, normally kembung fish or mackerel, and vegetables including cucumber, pineapple, lettuce, onions and mint. The combination may sound weird but the taste is exceptionally good. Assam Laksa doesn’t have coconut milk like the curry laksa and taste very refreshing.

Sadly, Assam Laksa is not readily available in Sydney like in Malaysia/Singapore. Only a few places does it such as Malay Chinese, Petaling Street and Albee’s Kitchen. Lucky I worked one street away from Malay Chinese and that is my “must visit” every month. Since they only make that once a month it is important to be checking their Daily Special to make sure you don’t miss it.

It is available this coming Thursday Sep 27^th. Say hi if you see me

 

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Address:

Shop 1, 50-58 Hunter St, Sydney
opening hrs: Mon – Fri: 11:00-19:00, Sat: 11:00-17:00, Sunday closed
Ph:+612-9231-6788

Getting There:

Parking: Pitt St

Train Station: Wynyard

 

Roast Portuguese Chicken Butterfly Style

Who doesn’t like eating a good roast chicken? The more and more I cook, I found myself cooking a lot of chickens compare to other meats, because it is so easy and quick. Cooking chicken is relatively easy, and once you’ve mastered the techniques, you can create more dishes than you can imagine. No doubt about it, for lazy person like me whom is a overworked woman will agree that the oven is probably one of the greatest invention. It enable us to roast a whole chicken without oil splashing everywhere, with enough foil you may even avoid washing the baking tray!

I’ve tried this recipe many many times, but for some reason the inside of the chicken close to the bone is still pink. This time I’ve decided to butterfly the chicken, this not only give me a quicker cooking time but the Portuguese marinated was fully absorb inside the chicken making it even more tasty. A very detail video can be find on YouTube here – How to butterfly a chicken.

Ingredients:

1 medium size chicken

Marinade

2 tablespoons olive oil

half lime juice

3 garlic cloves, crushed

1 teaspoon chilli flakes

2 teaspoons salt

2 teaspoons ground coriander

1 teaspoon sweet paprika

1 teaspoon dried oregano

Directions:

1) First you need to butterfly the chicken by removing the back bone and breast bone, trimming off the excess fat then rinsing under the cold water. Pat dry it completely before rubbing on the marinade. A very detail video can be find on youTube here – How to butterfly a chicken.

2) Pre-heat oven to 200°C.

3) Using a mortar and pestle, mix and crush together marinade ingredients until a paste texture is form. If you do not have a mortar and pestle you can just whisk all marinades in a bowl making sure the garlic are crushed using a crusher.

4) Pour marinade evenly over the chicken and rub all over it, you can stuffed some of it underneath the skin pocket to create more flavours.

5) Place the chicken on a baking/roasting tray elevating with a roasting rack and bake for 50 mins or until cooked through, starting skin side down and turning half way through,  insert a toothpick in the thickest thigh to make sure juice runs out clear.

6) serve with your favourite salad and enjoy!

 

crushed and mix til the marinade become a paste form

pat try chicken completely so the skin will be nice and crispy

rest for 5 mins before cutting

 

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