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Scallop and Shrimp Pasta
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The other day I didn’t have the right ingredients in the fridge to make my usual Malaysian dishes. No eggs, either, so I couldn’t even make a simple fried rice without leaving out what I think is a key ingredient. Digging through the freezer I found a bunch of seafood I could use, and…
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Char Kway Teow
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One of my mom’s favorite dishes is char kway teow, specifically the one from Madam Kwan’s. Their char kway teow is indeed very good – a very savory, flavorful sauce, generous amounts of chicken and shrimp, and wonderful wok hei. The problem is, ordering Madam Kwan’s too often can make a visible dent on…
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Boiled Cassava (Tapioca) with Shredded Coconut
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Growing up in the East Coast of Malaysia, I remember the seemingly endless, gentle rain during monsoon season. Most of the time the rain wasn’t too heavy, but it could go on for weeks. You could literally see damp patches form on the brick walls as they get saturated with rainwater. However, the monsoon…
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Beef Soup
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One of our go-to meals to prep and bring on our camping trips is this Malay-style beef soup. The hearty, comforting combination of meat and potatoes, as well as the warmth of the peppery, gingery spiced broth, makes this soup the perfect dish to have on a cold evening by the campfire. We would…
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Lamb Curry
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Our freezer was getting a bit too full for comfort, so I felt pressured to clear it. I found some lamb leg meat stashed in a corner of the freezer, so I started looking around for recipe ideas for it. At first I considered making some fancy Middle Eastern or Indian rice dish, but…
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Duck Asado Pandesal
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I had some duck breast meat that has been sitting in my freezer for ages. I initially wanted to use them for making duck andouille sausages, but let’s just say, it has been quite a while since I made that plan. Since I was certain I won’t be putting in time and effort to…
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Pandan Coconut Pau
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This has been on my back burner for a while now. Perhaps I’ve been a little apprehensive about making the coconut filling, because I was worried about not getting the right sugar-to-coconut ratio. Regardless, recently I finally got off my butt and made these pandan coconut steamed buns, or pandan coconut pau (bao).
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Maggi Goreng
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I had some leftover fried chicken tenders the other day. I figured it would be great to chop them up and toss them into some sort of wok dish, such as fried rice or fried noodles. It so happened that I also had a craving for Maggi goreng, so I decided to make just…
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Bachelor-style Fried Macaroni
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The first time I made Khairul Aming’s “bachelor-style” fried macaroni was during Ramadan last year. As expected, suhoor is an important meal we need to have, yet most would feel too groggy to eat a full spread of complicated dishes. I needed meal ideas where all we needed to do was shovel the food…
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Sun Dried Tomato Focaccia
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I had a jar of leftover sun-dried tomatoes in the fridge, and needed an excuse to use them up. A pasta dish, or some form of bread were both possible ideas, but recently I felt motivated to revisit making focaccia. After a few failures and misses, I’ve been a little circumspect with no-knead bread…