How to cook Kikiam

A street food recipe for you to try at home. 

Kikiam is of chinese origin and has been an all time favorite as a snack or even as part of the meal. 

If you go to china town is soemthing that probably every chinese restaurant would have as part of their menu.

Ingredients are simple yet its packed with Lots of flavor. 

INGREDIENTS: 

1 Kilo ground pork 

1/4 kilo ground shrimp 

1 carrot medium size diced 

1 white Onion dice 

1 large Onion leaks cut into small pieces 

2 Tbs Oyster sauce 

1Tsp liquid seasoning or 1 tsp chicken powder 

1 Tbs brown sugar 

1 Tbs sesame oil 

1/2 tsp 5 spice powder (you can put half initially then do a proof tasting by cooking a small amount. if you want more flavor add ) 

salt and pepper to taste 

 INSTRUCTION: 

Put all ingredients together and mix with the ladle or spatula by folding and turning it in one direction i.e. clockwise. 

I mentioned clockwise so you develop a web of meat binding to each other. 

Best way to do it is by hand. blenders or processors make it easy but the authentic once are never done by machine. 

I've tried it but it always comes out too consistently smooth. 

So do it by hand. 

 let it rest for at least an hour. Then get half a tsp of meat and pan fry to taste if you added enough seasoning. 

I normally adjust on the 5 spice depending on its strength. Preparing the Taope "bean curd wrapper" 

INGREDIENTS: 

10-12 pcs Taope wrapper 

1 tsp corn starch 

half cup water basting brush 

Instruction: 

 A. Rememeber, proof taste before wrapping. if your satified with the flavor then your ready to wrap 

 B. Dissolve the corn starch in half a cup of plain water (this will serve as your sealer) 

1.  Lay the Taope wrapper on a plate 
2. On one end of the wrapper, add 3 heaping table spoons of filling across the edge of the wrapper or divide filling into 12 to accommodate all 12 wrappers 
3. Arrange the filling to a large sausage like form across the edge of the wrapper and roll a quarter way of the filling to cover the filling with wrapper 
4. Paint the remaining 3/4 sheet with cornstarch water (this will allow the wrapper to roll easier when forming the Kikiam) 
5. Then roll all the way to the end (slight slide and press gently across the wrapped filling for even distribution)  

Sauce

1 Tsp 

2 Tbs oyster sauce 

3 Tbs sugar

1/2 Onion diced

1 Tbs cooking oil

INSTRUCTION:

Mix cornstarch, oyster sauce, sugar and 3/4 cup water

fry onions till golden brown

then add the mixture until it thicken

Note: 
You can freeze this and directly cook it on a frying pan even if it was frozen, just make sure you cook it on low flame to prevent it from burning. if thawed then cook normally on medium heat until you get the desired color That's it!  

Enjoy eating your home made KiKiam.

How to cook SOPAS

Have you ever tried some SOPAS

Soup based meal that's served all day 

I consider this as an alternative to Congee 

If you like slightly creamy soups then this is for you

INGREDIENTS:

1/2 Kilo ground pork

1/2 Kilo  Macaroni noodles

1 Medium sized cabbage

1 Carrot

2 Stalks celery with leaves

2 Cubes of chicken stock

4 Pcs sausages red is preferred cut into small cylinders

1 whole Garlic diced

1 Whole Onion diced

1 Small can of evaporated Milk

10 Cups of water

1 Tbs Margarine or Butter

INSTRUCTION:

1. In  deep casserole, saute Garlic and Onions
2. Add ground pork until fully cooked where its  juices reduced until only the pork oil is left
3. Add the water and allow to boil
4. Add the noodles
5. Add your cabbage, carrots and  sausages
6. Add your celery
7. Drop  2 chicken cubes
8. Add  salt and pepper to taste
9. Add a table spoon  of Butter or margarine
10. Pour a small can of evaporated milk

Best when served after cooking to prevent the noodles from absorbing too much water

Enjoy!

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Sautéed Vegetable with Quail Eggs

This recipe requires preparing quail eggs which is optional, but works well with plain boiled quail eggs.

This is a 2 part recipe by preparing the eggs day before to mix with the sautéed vegetables the next day.

Lets start

Part 1

Ingredients for Braise Quail eggs:

2 dozen quail eggs set at room temperature for about 15 min

half cup soy sauce

half cup water

1 large onion leek cut into small pieces

1 white onions chopped fine

4 tbs brown sugar

1 tbs vinegar or mirin

1 tsp sesame oil

1 tsp roasted sesame seed 

Glass bottle enough to fit all eggs

Instructions:

1. Put quail eggs in pot with water and boil on medium heat. once boiling turn off then cover and let sit for 20 min.
2. Get all the eggs and submerge in cold water. 
3. Once cool peel the eggs
4. Put all the eggs in inside a bottle enough to fit all of them
5. Add all the ingredients and refrigerate overnight

Note: if in case the eggs are not submerge in the sauce, your bottle maybe too big or you may have to add the mixture with the same proportion of seasoning. so you either change the bottle or add more sauce 

Part 2 

Ingredients:

Half a cabbage chopped according the your liking

12 pcs snow peas

12 pcs string beans

1 carrot slice into strips

1 Red Bell pepper sliced into strips

1 Tbs finely chopped Garlic

1 Tabs Dice onions

2 Tbs Oyster sauce

1 tbs Liquid seasoning or chicken seasoning

Salt and Pepper to taste

1 dozen Quail eggs 

1 tsp sesame oil

Instruction:

1. Saute onion and  garlic
2. Add Carrots , snow peas lightly cook
3. Add the cabbage until half way cooked
4. Add add the seasoning
5. Get a dozen quail eggs the rest can be left as a snack good for a couple of days if refrigerated
6. Salt and pepper to taste
7. 1 tsp sesame oil 

Pork Tofu with Tausi

This dish doesn't need any introduction. 

You can cook this with pork, chicken or fried breaded fish. 

Its an all time favorite over white rice so lets dive into it.

Ingredients:

500 grams Pork 

500 grams 1 inch square Firm tofu deep fried

1 Tbs Garlic

1 Tbs Onion

1 Tsp ginger

2 Tbs Black Beans

1 Tbs Soy sauce 

3 Tbs Oyster sauce

1 Red Bell pepper

Salt and Pepper to taste

4 Tbs Cooking oil

1 cup water

1 tsp liquid seasoning or a dash of MSG

10 step Instruction:

1. Deep fry Tofu in 1 cup cooking oil until golden brown, drain and set aside
2. add 4tbs cooking oil and Saute Garlic, Onion and Ginger
3. Put in pork until lightly brown and all its juices have been extracted
4. Add soy sauce 
5. Add oyster sauce
6. Salt
7. Black pepper
8. Add water and simmer for 20-30 min
9. Add fried tofu and mix
10. 1 tsp liquid seasoning or dash of MSG