Sweet and Spicy Prawns 嘻哈大笑 (干煎虾碌)

This prawn dish is sticky and fragrant, one can't help licking the sticky and yummy sauce coated on the prawn. And this prawn dish also a common dish that very often served during Chinese New Year as in Cantonese, the word for prawn is Ha (虾); or in Mandarin, it sounds like 哈, which means laughter and happy, Hi Ha Tai Siew .

Ikan Sumbat Sambal Kelapa ~ Coconut Sambal Stuffed fish~ 椰丝參巴醬酿鱼

This stuffed fish recipe was created after i tried few nice stuffed fish from my friend and my friend's mother . Love the citrus aroma from the Kaffir lime leaves and coconut aroma from the grated coconut. This time i used ikan cencaru or hardtail mackarel fish , but i still prefer that one i cooked with ikan kembung which the flesh was more fine.

Poached fish with Onions and Limes dressing 青柠洋葱水煮鱼

This is a very nice fish recipe that i learnt from my mother. The method of cooking this fish is using poaching method. Simmer the fish in hot water instead of the usual way of steaming it. This method resulted moist fish texture if compare to steaming method ( the flesh tasted dry if over steamed or not enjoy it immediately).

Nestum Prawns 麦片虾

This dish is buttery, sweet and savory, and crunchy from the Nestum cereal and fried garlic, who can resist this dish, especially kids love it!

Steamed Fish with Preserved Radish 菜脯蒸鱼

This is a simple Chinese home cooking dish, steamed fish topped with aromatic salty and sweet preserved radish (Hokkien we called as Chai Poh ), can have extra bowl of rice!

Hei Zho or Prawn Rolls 虾枣_2016 CNY dish_金猴报春

I have so long did not have this Hei Zho 虾枣 which is one of the Hokkien common dish serve during CNY. I remember my mother did cook this dish when i was young, sometime she also made crab version called as Ching Zho 蟹枣. But don't know since when she has stopped making this dish during CNY but instead she made the Hokkien meat balls which is nice too.

Udang Masak Merah 香辣红番茄虾

This Udang Masak Merah ( Spicy tomato prawns) recipe was featured in Y3K magazine . And now i would like to record this recipe in my blog too.

Vietnamese Style Fish with Turmeric & Dill 越式黄姜莳萝叶鱼

When i have sufficient amount of home grown fresh dill, time to cook this Vietnamese inspired fish dish.

Deep Fried Almond Prawns 香酥杏仁虾

I supposed to make this deep fry prawns during CNY, but keep delaying till now..Anyway never too late to make this, nice aroma from almond flakes and juicy prawns, and dipping with sweet chili sauce, not bad at all.

Assam Fish Curry 亚参咖喱鱼

After cooked few types of assam fish, example this assam fish using homemade assam paste , or Indian fish curry, my family currently prefer this latest version of Assam fish curry.

Longjing Tea Shrimps 龙井虾仁 ~喜气羊羊 2015

When you have Longjing tea 龙井茶, you cook Longjing Tea Shrimps ! ^_^
Longjing tea shrimps is a Chinese famous dish 名菜, is a dish from Zhejiang Hangzhou 浙江杭州.
Chinese also like to serve shrimps or prawns during Chinese New Year as 虾虾 Ha Ha means "Happy".

Chinese Tea Smoked Fish 烟熏鱼 ~喜气羊羊 2015

I have been wanted to try tea smoked method of cooking, one of the old Chinese cooking method. The other day I saw a China TV food show program which the chef of a restaurant showed his simple way of  tea smoked fish that using black pomfret. This dish also can be served during Chinese New Year. Since Chinese like the phrase of Nian Nian You Yu (年年有余) as fish (yu, 鱼) means "surplus" or "abundance".

Claypot Luffa gourds, Black fungus and Fish Maw 胜瓜云耳浸鱼肚

We tried a similar dish in a restaurant that only know by the local during our trip to Macau. This was a typical Cantonese style of home cook dish. Since I still have some dried fish maw leftover from CNY, quickly try this dish at home. To get this dish taste nice, the good stock is important.

Grilled prawns with butter and garlic, Basmati Rice with Pomegranate Seeds and Pine nuts 牛油蒜烤虾, 红石榴松子印度香米饭

Don't be scared by the long title of this post, actually these are two simple recipes. Sometime when I getting boring to cook Chinese foods, I like to have this type of grill and simple foods.

Spicy and Sour Fish Maw Soup (Foochow style) 酸辣鱼鳔~~欢喜过马年

After I deep fry the fish maw, then I used it to cook this spicy and sour fish maw soup, love this version too ! very appetizing indeed..

Indian fish Curry 印度咖喱鱼

My husband said this Indian fish curry taste very good, even better than those served in Mamak stall. I have cooked this Indian fish curry numerous times, now only got a chance to record it down here.

Pandan Salmon 香兰鲑鱼

Instead of making the normal pandan chicken (spiced chicken wrapped with screwpine leaves), this time I tried something different, pandan salmon which is rich in Omega 3.

Otak-otak in ramekins, and Happy Merdeka !!



The first time I did Otak-otak ( is a cake made of fish meat and spices) was without the betel leaf (daun kaduk) . But now I have plenty of betel leaf at the backyard, remind me I have to use it to make Otak-otak again. This time, I made it into individual serving using ramekin, kind of fun enjoy Otak-otak using ramekin.

Chinese Steamed Ginger Clams 姜蒸啦啦

Since the Little Thumbs Up even is going to end in few days time, let me quickly post this steamed ginger clams so I can submit to this month theme " Ginger". Ginger is an ingredient that you must not missed to add if you cook with any seafood as to get rid of fishy smell.

Sambal Udang Petai ( Sambal Prawns with Stink beans) 香辣臭豆虾



Petai (stink bean) is one of my favourite bean, especially cooked with sambal prawn, super yummy! And this bean has very good health benefits, read here to understand more.
Usually I like to cook Petai with sweet sambal tumis , it is very quick to use this sweet sambal tumis to cook a plate of yummy Sambal Udang Petai. But sometime when I run out of sweet sambal tumis and have yet to cook a new batch. I will cook from the scratch. I would like to share with you few tips to cook a nice and yummy Sambal Udang Petai here.