Mixed Berries Pavlova

Meringue Cake
4 large egg whites
1/2 tspn salt
1 cup superfine castor sugar
1 tspn white vinegar
1/2 tsp vanilla essence
1/2 tbsp cornstarch (or cornflour, or arrowroot powder)

Berries and Whip Cream Topping
1/2 cup strawberry or raspberry sauce
1 cup frozen mixed berries (thawed)
1/4 cup regular Whip Cream

Method
Preheat oven to 250°F (130°C) and place rack in center of oven. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and draw a 7 inch (18 cm) circle on the paper. (I ust used an icecream bowl to mark the rounds)

Pour the vanilla and vinegar into a small cup. Stir the cornstarch into the sugar in a small bowl.

In a large bowl of a heavy-duty mixer, fitted with whisk attachment, whip egg whites and salt, starting on low, increasing incrementally to medium speed until soft peaks start to become visible, and the egg white bubbles are very small and uniform, approximately 2 to 3 minutes.

Increase speed to medium-high, slowly and gradually sprinkling in the sugar-cornstarch mixture. A few minutes after these dry ingredients are added, slowly pour in the vanilla and vinegar. Increase speed a bit and whip until meringue is glossy, and stiff peaks form when the whisk is lifted, 4 to 5 minutes.

Gently spread the meringue inside the circle drawn on the parchment paper, smoothing the edges, making sure the edges of the meringue are slightly higher than the center. (You want a slight well in the center of the meringue to place the whipped cream and fruit.)

Bake for 1 hour 15 minutes or until the outside is dry and takes on a very pale cream color. Check on meringues at least once during the baking time. If they appear to be taking on color or cracking, reduce temperature 25 degrees, and turn pan around. Turn the oven off, leave the door slightly ajar, and let the meringue cool completely in the oven. (The outside of the meringue will feel firm to the touch, if gently pressed, but as it cools you will get a little cracking and you will see that the inside is soft and marshmallowy.)

Assembling the Pavlova
Just before serving, gently place the meringue-cakes onto a serving plate. Whip the cream in your until soft peaks form. Sweeten with the sugar and vanilla and then mound the softly whipped cream into the center of the meringue. Arrange the thawed mixed berries on the top, then drizzle some raspberry sauce over it. Serve immediately as this dessert does not hold for more than a few hours.

Source: joyofbaking.com

Brick Chicken with Couscous

Ingredients

• 2 tablespoons cumin seed
• 2 tablespoons whole coriander
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
• 1 teaspoon cayenne
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 cup olive oil
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 whole free-range chicken (3 pounds), split (see directions below or have butcher split chicken for you)
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Mint Yogurt Dressing. recipe follows
• Apricot Couscous, recipe follows

Directions

Toast cumin, coriander and cinnamon in a medium saucepan over low heat until fragrant. In a clean spice grinder or coffee grinder, blend spices until fine. Add the toasted spices to a bowl with paprika and cayenne. Season with kosher salt. Stir in the olive oil and lemon juice.

Prepare chicken by splitting it down the back and removing the backbone, breast bone and rib cage. Lay the chicken out flat and rub the blended spices all over. Marinate for up to 4 hours or overnight.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.

Heat a large cast iron skillet (or other heavy oven-proof pan) over medium-high heat. When hot, add a 2 count of extra-virgin olive oil and place the chicken skin side down in the pan. Cover it with a second cast iron pan (you could also use a more traditional foil-wrapped brick) immediately so the skin doesn't have time to contract. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 10 to 15 minutes until chicken is golden brown and has a nice crust. Finish cooking in the oven for a further 20 to 25 minutes. Internal temperature between the leg and thigh should register 165 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer, when cooked through. Serve with Mint Yogurt Dressing and Apricot Couscous.

Mint Yogurt Dressing:

• 1 1/2 cups plain yogurt
• 1/2 bunch chopped fresh cilantro leaves
• 1/2 bunch fresh mint leaves
• 2 green onions, green parts only
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 lemon, juiced
• Extra-virgin olive oil
• Salt and pepper

While chicken is cooking, combine yogurt, cilantro, mint, green onions, honey, lemon juice, extra-virgin olive oil, and salt and pepper, to taste, in a blender. Blend until mixture is fully combined and has a smooth consistency.

Apricot Couscous:

• Extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 small red onion, small dice
• 1/4 cup dried apricots, coarsely chopped
• 1/4 cup whole almonds toasted, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, warm
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon zest
• 2 scallions green parts only
• 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, roughly chopped
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves, roughly chopped plus leaves for garnish
• Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper

In a medium saucepan add a 2 count of extra-virgin olive oil. Add the red onion, apricots and almonds and saute gently over low heat until translucent and slightly fragrant. Add the couscous then dump in the warm chicken broth. Stir with a fork to combine, add lemon zest and cover. Let sit for 10 minutes, then uncover and add the scallions, mint, and cilantro. Fluff again with a fork. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.

Serve family-style on a large platter and garnish with fresh cilantro.

Source: Tyler's Ultimate

Blueberry cheesecake

blueberry cheesecake recipe.


Bahan Base
150 gm biskut chipsmore [mesinkan/hancurkan halus]
2 sudu besar butter [suhu bilik]

Bahan Kerim
250 gm cheese cream philidephia
300 ml yogurt [perisa blueberry ]
100 gm gula halus [gula kastor]

Larutan agar-agar cair [panaskan]
130 ml air
1 sudu besar agar-agar serbuk cap bintang
[jika gunakan brand NONA gunakan 2 sudu besar]

Hiasan [kacau sebati]
250 gm Filling blueberry
1 s/b air suam

Cara
1. Gaulkan biskut chipsmore dengan butter dan tekankan dalam loyang.

2. Pukul cheese cream dan gula sehingga kembang [sebati].
3. Masukkan yogurt dan kacau rata
4. Masukkan larutan agar-agar cair dan kacau sebati.
5. Masukkan dalam loyang. Sejukkan dalam petisejuk beberapa jam.
6. Keluarkan dan letakkan filling blueberry.
7. Hidangkan.

Source: Izyan Ainaa Izani

Roti John Tuna

1 tin tuna
1/2 biji bawang besar - potong dadu kecil
garam
4 biji telur
daun sup - cincang halus
sedikit lada sulah
minyak@butter
Roti Hotdog (boleh dapat 6-7 roti - bergantung kepada banyak mana inti yang diletakkan)
Sos Cili@Tomato dan mayonis

Cara-cara
1) Tumis bawang besar hingga naik bau. Masukkan tuna. Perasakan dengan garam. Masukkan lada sulah dan masak hingga agak kering.
2) Di dalam mangkuk lain, kocok2kan telur, masukkan tuna tadi dan juga daun sup. Kacau.
3) Panaskan butter@minyak sedikit ke dalam kuali. Tuang telur dan tuna tadi. Belah roti tak putus dan di dalam keadaan roti terbuka, letakkan roti di atas telur. Jika menggunakan kuali besar bolehlah buat banyak sekaligus. Tak perlu balik2kan. Bila telur dah masak, angkat terus roti dari kuali.
4) Paipkan sos dan juga mayonis. Boleh juga jika ingin letakkan salad , tomato dan seangkatannya. Kemudian lipat semula roti itu. Potong dan siap dihidang.

Kek Coklat Kukus

Bahan-bahan (loyang 8"/9" bulat)

100 gram serbuk koko *

250 gram gula kastor* (boleh letak 230 gm )

1 tin susu isian cair*

200 gram minyak masak sayuran*

250g susu pekat*(boleh letak 230 gm )

4 biji telur - dipukul sehingga berbuih

150 gram tepung gandum

1 sudu teh soda bicarbonate

1 sudu teh baking powder

Cara-Caranya:-

1. Campurkan kesemua bahan bertanda (*) dan masak dengan api perlahan sehingga licin. Tak payah sampai menggelegak.

2. Satukan dengan telur yg di pukul tadi dgn mixer.

3. Gaulkan bahan-bahan kering dan ampurkan sedikit-sedikit sehingga sebati.

4. Masukkan ke dalam tin yg dilapik dan diminyakkan. Kukus selama 1 jam dgn api sederhana. Pastikan air telah menggelegak sebelum di kukus.

5. Sejukkan dahulu sebelum dihiaskan dengan ganache.

Bahan Untuk Ganache/Icing:-

* 1 tin susu pekat - (boleh guna 3/4 tin)

* 1 sudu teh esen vanila

* 1/2 cawan minyak jagung/apa-apa minyak masakan

* 1/3 cawan serbuk koko

* sedikit garam

Cara Membuat:-

1. Campurkan susu, serbuk koko dan minyak ke dalam periuk.

2. Masakkan di atas api yang sederhana panas sehingga pekat sambil dikacau selalu dengan whisker.

3. Kemudian masukkan garam dan esen vanila, kacau lagi.

4. Setelah adunan agak-agak pekat (tidak perlu sampai menggelegak), tutup api.

5. Biarkan icing betul-betul sejuk barulah disapu ke atas kek tadi.

Popia Ayam Cheese

The Filling

2 CUPS OF DICED ROASTED CHICKEN

HALF BAG OF MIXED VEG-

I ONION -CHOPPED

HALF CAN OF CREAM OF MUSHROOM/CORN

HALF A CUBE OF KNORR CHICKEN STOCK

SALT AND PEPPER TO TASTE

2 CUPS OF GRATED CHEESE(OPTIONAL)

Method

MELT 2 TABLESPOON OF BUTTER, SAUTE THE ONION

THEN THE MIXED VEGETABLES.AFTER A FEW MINUTES

ADD IN CHICKEN,STOCK,SALT PEPPER AND MIX TOGETHER.

GIVE ABOUT 5-7 MINUTES , POUR IN THE CREAM

OF MUSHROOM .STIR WELL.THEN ADD IN CHEESE INTO

THE MIXTURE.LEAVE IT TO COOL AND REFRIGERATE.

CASE-PUFF PASTRY,CURRY PUFF DOUGH,POPIA SKIN

Kentang Putar dan Kuah

Bahan-bahan untuk Kentang Putar :

6 biji kentang yang bersaiz besar.

2 sudu besar mentega

5 sudu besar susu segar

Garam dan serbuk lada hitam secukup rasa.

Cara-cara :

1. Kupaskan kentang dan potong dadu. Rebus kentang sehingga empuk. Bila dah empuk, toskan air. Untuk mudahkan kerja, lenyek kentang dalam keadaan kentang masih panas.

2. Masukkan susu segar dan mentega. Gaul rata. Rasakan dengan garam dan serbuk lada hitam.

Tambahan : Sekiranya ada stok simpanan double cream atau whipping cream dalam peti ais. Boleh juga gunakan salah satu sebagai penambah rasa dalam kentang putar. Sedap. Bertambah lemak.

Sos Kentang Putar.

Bahan-bahan :

650 ml air

1 biji bawang Holland - cincang halus

1 batang saderi- cincang halus

3 sudu besar serbuk Pati Ayam/ 1 1/2 kiub Pati Ayam Maggi

4 sudu besar mentega

4 sudu besar tepung gandum

1 sudu besar sos tomato

1 sudu besar sos tiram

1 sudu kecil serbuk lada hitam

garam secukup rasa

Cara -cara :

Masak air dengan masukkan serbuk pati ayam, daun saderi dan bawang besar. Masak sampai mendidih. Renehkan sebentar dengan api perlahan selama 10 minit. Tapis ke dalam mangkuk.

Dalam periuk yang lain, cairkan mentega dalam api sederhana panas. Biarkan cair. Masukkan tepung gandum sikit demi sedikit. Kacau perlahan sampai tepung tak melekat di periuk. Pastikan api perlahan ya.

Tuangkan air rebusan perlahan-lahan. Sedikit demi sedikit. Kacau sampai kuah menjadi likat.

Masukkan sos tomato dan sos tiram. Kacau sebati.

Masukkan kicap pekat. Tambah kicap sekira mahu kuahnya berwarna gelap.

Masak sehingga pekat. Rasa dahulu sebelum masukkan garam. Sekiranya anda sudah berpuas hati dengan rasa yang sedia ada. Tak perlu tambah garam. Sekiranya mahu masin lebih. Baru tambahkan garam.

Akhir sekali, taburkan serbuk lada hitam. Kacau lagi sampai serbuk lada hitam sebati dengan kuah. Masa ni kalau nak kuah pekat. Kacau lama. Suka kuah cair. Boleh dah tutup api.