thermomix taiwanese dishes

taiwan lu rou fan/ taiwanese braised pork

step by step using the thermomix

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fuzhou pepper biscuit

both dishes were done by hubs!

these pics were stuck in my draft since 2014!

super baby porridge !

 organic green lentil

 2 handful

 turbo few secs

 add vegetables : broccoli , carrot, quinoa, half cup rice

quinoa must be soaked and rinse

add broth/soup/water

broth will be the most nutritious of all

check out my bone broth 

 how much broth/water?

adjust accordingly

for half cup rice, i usually filled the broth till the blade is immersed.

most important, water content for porridge is sufficient

water/broth/soup can exceed, at most the porridge has more gravy or becomes soupy

if water content is lacking, the porridge becomes gooey and there might be burnt marks at the bottom.

cook 20 mins, 100 degrees, speed 1

high protein complete meal for the baby!

try it!

sausage rolls

ive done this so many times this month!

this will be my favourite bread recipe for now!

what is the criteria for a good bread recipe?

no 1. 

texture of baked products is excellent! soft and tasty!

no2. 

easy to shape!

some recipe gives sticky dough, which is difficult to shape.

just blob them into the bread tin and bake.

no 3.

dont need to make starter dough.

no nonsense recipe

just make right away , whenever we feel like it

why do i say so?

tang zong bread means we need to plan in advance.

sometimes our schedule is spontaneous so it is difficult to plan in advance

:(

i like to plan in advance but with 2 kids in tow and a spontaneous husband,

it is better for me to let go. -____-''''

musnt get so up-tied, according to hubs.

grrr

burger pau and mushroom soup

thermomix mushroom soup recipe:

15g olive oil
300g mixed mushroom (fresh/ dried shitake, any mushrooms)
2 clove garlic
1 small onion
10g butter (estimate, means don't need to be accurate)
dried italian mixed herbs
500g water + 1 maggi chicken stock (or chicken broth)
cream (optional)
sea salt , pepper to taste

methods:
1. garlic, onion, mushroom, olive oil, butter. Varoma, Reverse, speed 2. sauté for 10 mins
2. speed 6 to puree it. add in water, chicken stock (or broth) , cook for 20 mins. 100 degrees. speed 4.
3. add cream, herbs, salt and pepper. serve.

OR traditional method (jamie oliver) :

• Olive Oil
• 300g mixed Fresh Mushrooms (shitake, oyster, portabello, button) - cleaned and sliced
• 2 cloves Garlic - peeled and finely sliced
• 1 small Red Onion - peeled and finely chopped
• ½ tablespoon Butter
• 1 teaspoon Dried Thyme (or a handful of fresh thyme leaves)
• 500ml chicken or vegetable stock, preferably organic
• Sea Salt and Freshly Ground Black Pepper to taste
• a handful of fresh Parsley - roughly chopped
• 2 tablespoon Cream
• 1 lemon - grate for zest & juice
• Truffle Oil (Optional)

Instructions

1. Heat up a medium pot, add about 2-3 tablespoon of olive oil and your fresh mushrooms. Stir around very quickly for a minute, then add your garlic, onion, butter and thyme. After 1 minute, you'll probably notice moisture cooking out of the mushrooms. Carry on cooking for about 10 minutes until most of the moisture disappears.
2. Season to taste, and add your stock. Bring to the boil and simmer for around 20 minutes. Remove half the soup into another pot and whiz it up to a purée with a hand blender (or pour into a blender to puree), then pour it back in.
3. Garnish with parsley & drizzle of cream
4. You can serve this soup as you like, or you can try Jamie's suggestion. Quickly stirfry some nice-looking mushrooms like oyster and sprinkle these on top of the soup with lemon zest and spoon some lemon juice. When you go to eat it, stir it in and it gives a wonderful flavour. If using truffle oil, a few drips on the top just before serving and leave out the lemon.

back-up breakfast: 10 grain rice

kayjay's favorite.

takes me 20 mins to prepare with thermomix.

if i did not plan ahead on what is for breakfast,

this would be the back-up.

thank god he loves something nutritious.

he is a sugar-addict by the way.

at home, I'm the boss, so it is under control.

;)

 a healthy mix of grains.
cost about RM 20 - 30 per packet