Spinach Spaghetti with Shrimps

Here is a recipe that I would like to share.. I did not have some of the ingredients, I changed to my version. They turned out to be very good! Yum-yum!!

Hope y'all have a good Halloween weekend and be safe.. :))

You can get the original recipe here.

Below is my version....

Ingredients:

1/2 pound dry spaghetti

6 tablespoon olive oil, divided

1 (10 ounce) package frozen chopped spinach

3/4 pound shrimps (medium to large)

4 cloves garlic, sliced, divided

1 small can sliced mushroom, drained

1 (10.75 ounce) can condensed cream of celery soup

1 cup chicken broth

salt and black pepper to taste

Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Add pasta and cook until 8 to 10 minutes, drain and reserve.

Meanwhile, heat 2 tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-low heat and add spinach. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Saute spinach until wilted and no longer watery, about 8-10 minutes. Remove spinach from skillet and toss with pasta; transfer and keep warm.

In the same skillet, heat 2 more tablespoon of olive oil and add 2 cloves of sliced garlic and shrimps. Season with salt and black pepper, stirring frequently for 3-5 minutes or longer for larger shrimps, or until they appear opaque. Remove and keep warm.  

Using the same skillet again, heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Add the remaining sliced garlic and saute until golden. Add mushroom, soup and chicken broth to the skillet. Stir occasionally until sauce is a smooth consistency. While the sauce is simmering, place the mixed spaghetti and spinach on to plated or bowls. Top with sauce and shrimps. Serve hot with home-made garlic bread.

Delicious Stuffed Potato Pancakes

I was browsing for some recipes online and I found a recipe that sounds and looks delicious. Delicious stuffed potato pancakes. Potato; checked! Ground beef; checked! So I decided to make these for dinner. Well, I think this dish can be eaten any time.. be it for breakfast, lunch, dinner or maybe supper..

I do agree with the contributor, this is just a basic recipe. One can add spices, herbs and cheese or use sausage instead of beef and top with sour cream.. Yum-yum!!!  You will enjoy it more if you make it your way... :)


Ingredients:

8 potatoes, peeled and shredded

1/4 cup all-purpose flour

1/2 tsp baking powder

3 eggs

salt and black pepper to taste

Filling:

1/2 pound ground beef

1/2 onion, grated

1 pinch garlic salt

1 egg

1/4 cup bread crumbs

2 tsp vegetable oil

Mix together the potatoes, flour baking powder, eggs, and salt and pepper in a bowl. In another bowl, for the filling, mix the ground beef, onion, garlic salt, egg and bread crumbs until well-combined.

Heat the 2 teaspoon vegetable oil in a skillet over medium-low heat, and drop a rounded tablespoon of potato mixture into the hot skillet. Spread and flatten the pancake out a little, and place about 2 teaspoons of beef mixture on the pancake, spreading the filling out almost to the edges of the pancake. Drop another rounded tablespoon of potato mixture on top of the beef, and spread it out to completely cover the beef. Fry until the bottom of the pancake is golden brown, about 5 minutes, then flip and fry the other side until golden, 1 to 2 more minutes.

"Sorry, forgot to take a pic to see the fillings. was too hungry.. LoL"

Cheezy Tuna Melts I

Tuna melts are super easy and delish! A perfect recipe for a light lunch or dinner. It's good with some fruit, salad or potato chips.

I have not had tuna melts for a while so I decided to make these for dinner today. Since I do not have English muffins or other types of bread, I just used hot dog buns and regular white bread. Next time, I'll post more tuna melts. :)

Here is my recipe:

Ingredients:

1 (6 counce) can tuna, drained

2 tablespoon Miracle Whip

1 fresh key lime (Mexican Lime) juice

a pinch of garlic & salt seasoning

a pinch of  black pepper

2 hot dog buns and 3 slices of white bread, toasted

slices of tomatoes

black olives

slices of sweet onion

slices of american cheese

Preheat oven to broil. Mix tuna, Miracle Whip, lime juice, black pepper and garlic and salt seasoning in a small bowl. Spread tuna mixture onto the bread and place them on a baking sheet. Top with a slice of tomato, a slice of sweet onions, some slices of black olives and a slice of cheese. Broil until cheese is melted, about 3 to 5 minutes.

This is my burnt cheese tuna melt but still taste good! ;)

Fried Carrot Cake

To my readers, I apologize for not been updating my blog lately as I was away for about a month. But now I'm back!!! :) So today's post is about Fried Carrot Cake (Chai Tow Kway). This is not that cake you see at the dessert corner. This is a popular dish with Singaporeans eaten throughtout the day, breakfast, lunch, dinner or supper. When I saw Makansutra website and videos... dang!! its making me super hungry and missing Singapore's local food... :(

The main ingredient is white radish. It is grated and mixed with rice flour. Together with water, the mixture is stirred while cooking. Then the thick mixture is poured in a round pan and steamed to form the carrot cake. The carrot cake is cut into pieces and stir with eggs, minced garlic, spring onion, preserved radish. You could even add sweet black sauce if you want the dark version of fried carrot cake. If you like you could even add small shrimp or diced mushroom to give it added texture and taste.

A skillful hawker will not burn the egg when it is stir fried with the carrot cake and will also making you drool with just the aroma alone. If you like it a little spicy, you can ask the chef to put in a small amount of chili.. yum yum!!! I would recommend all visitors to Singapore, should try Fried Carrot Cake. :))

My white fried carrot cake did not look like Mr See Toh's carrot cake pizza.. but it still taste good!!! gonna make the black fried carrot cake next time..

Ingredients:

Radish Cake:

350gm rice flour

600g water, room temperature

600g hot water

20gm carrots, julienned

20gm radish, julienned
1 tsp salt

Fried Carrot Cake:

4 tbsp vegetable oil

2 tbsp minced garlic

1 tbsp preserved radish, chopped

2 nos eggs, beaten

1 tbsp fish sauce

1 sprig spring onion, chopped

Optional:

20gm ikan bilis 

30gm beansprouts

Here is the VIDEO (<--Click) to make Carrot Cake from KF See Toh, Ambassador of Food or many have called him the Makan Guru. :)

Some pics of the carrot cake I whipped up..

My white fried carrot cake with sambal (chili paste) on the side.

Yum-Yum!!!

Bubur merah, bubur putih

This dessert is not unusual with Malay families in Singapore. Usually served at birthday parties or at a thanksgiving feast. My mom would make this dessert using the red color sugar but since I am unable to get any red color sugar here, I used the brown sugar. Many used the glutinous rice but others would use regular rice. The brown/red part is usually sweet and the white part is a little salty. My first time to make this delicious dessert. Wonderful.

Ingredients:

1 cup glutinous rice, washed

2 pandan leaves (screwpines), knotted

water

1/2 cup coconut milk (used 1 cup regular 2%milk)

salt to taste

brown sugar or gula melaka

sugar

In a pot, cover glutinous rice with enough water and milk. Add the pandan leaves and salt to taste. Let it boil under a medium heat. Stir often to avoid the rice from sticking on the bottom of the pot. Once the rice has soften, from 1/3 of the amount of rice. Set it aside. The remaining 2/3, add the brown sugar and stir well. Add the white sugar is not sweet enough.

To serve,  scoop the brown glutinous rice first then drop a tablespoon of the white glutinous rice. Enjoy!