Strawberry Liqueur

Strawberry season is here. I was reading 'Blue Lotus' blog and she did this strawberry liqueur. Since strawberries is so cheap now I thought maybe I should give this liqueur a try. Is really simple and all you need is a glass jar or bottle, strawberries, rock sugar, white liquor and some slice lemon. I not too sure what this white liquor is so Carlos suggest that I used either vodka or rum.

What you need :

2 packets of Strawberries - wash and drain well.
2 lemons - remove the skin, seeds and the white part and slice thinly
1 packet of rock sugar
1 bottle of vodka or rum

Arrange strawberries, lemon slices and rock sugar in the jar. Pour liquor into the jar/bottle enough to cover the fruits and sugar and seal well. Leave jar /bottle in a cool dark place for two months or liqueur turns nice and red. Strain to remove fruits and transfer to clean bottles.

Note : You can use any kind of sugar and the amount is up to you. It all depend on the sweetness you want.

Sweet Peppers

Look what I found at Sam's Club yesterday. Some really colorful and pretty small peppers. It looks very much like chili but it taste more like bell pepper and no hint of spiciness at all.

So, what can I cook with it? It too small to be roasted so I end up stuffing it with some ground meat and prawns. The peppers is really sweet. Have to think of what to do with the rest of the peppers. Any suggestions?

Wonderful Weekend

Zuraida drop by to visit us over the weekend. She lived at Harrisburg and is a long drive here but since her husband came around this area for work so she thought it will be a good idea to spend a day with us . As usual we women will talk about cooking, baking, gardening , working life and also some personal stuff. We cooked a few dishes and also some traditional kuih. The kuih didn't turn out too well . But I was really glad that Zue taught me how to cook 'Kale' Saw this veggie very often at the supermarket but don't know what to do with it. Thanks for the company Zue and hope to see you again soon and hope we will do better with our kuih the next time ;)

Our lunch : Rendang ayam and 'Kale' masak lemak cili padi

Empanades so beautifully pleated by Zue.

The Apam that didn't 'burst' at the top as it should :(

'Pink' Kuih Talam

Fried Wontons

Ingredients

1 Ibs of ground chicken (or pork)
1/2 Ibs of prawns (chopped in small pieces)
4 water chestnuts (chopped into small pieces)
2 spring onions (chopped finely)
1 sprig of cilantro - optional (finely chopped)
1 egg white
1 tbsp of corn flour
1 tbsp of oyster sauce
2 tbsp of light soy sauce
1/2 tsp of white pepper
1/2 tsp of sugar
salt to taste

1 packet of wonton wrappers


In a mixing bowl, mix all the above ingredients together. Set aside for half an hour.

Place 1 tsp of meat of filling in the middle of the wonton wrapper. Wet the edges with water to seal.

Heat up oil in a wok and deep fry wontons until golden brown. Serve with chili sauce or sweet and sour sauce.