Prep Time: 10 min. Cook Time: 5 min.

Ingredients:

• 2/3 cup chunky peanut butter
• 3/4 cup FRANK’S® REDHOT® Sweet Chili Sauce, divided
• 1/3 cup hot water
• 2 tbsp. light soy sauce
• 1 1/2 lbs. boneless chicken breasts, cut into long strips

Method:

1. MIX peanut butter, 1/2 cup Sweet Chili Sauce, water and soy sauce. Transfer to serving bowl.
2. ARRANGE chicken on metal skewers. Brush with remaining 1/4 cup Sweet Chili Sauce.
3. GRILL chicken over medium heat on greased grill about 5 min. until cooked. Serve with peanut sauce.

Makes 6 servings
Tip: Toss 1 lb. hot cooked linguine in peanut sauce and serve warm.

Recipe courtesy of Frank’s RedHot.

This is the very famous stall which started from Bormill Estate.  The owner’s wife was interviewed by Ah Hung (Taiwan Chef) and featured on Astro sometime back. Apart from that, this stall has also been featured on other local food channels. They have now branched out to a stall in Sekama and another in Hui Sing. The Bormill stall has moved to this new coffee shop at Tabuan Laru, called “Tien Chen“, which is located just opposite Tan Sri  Ting Pek Khiing’s house.

I had a short interview session with the Tau Keh Nio (woman boss) who runs the stall and she told us that she started her stall in 1996. That’s more than 13 years’ track record and they are still running strong despite the competitions. As you can clearly see from the picture above, a regular bowl cost $4 and large/special cost $5 per bowl. My rating is 4 out of 5.

Apart from Ah Yu Laksa, there are other stalls like Kolo Mee, Mee Sua, Seafood Mee and a Seafood Stall which operates at night.

View of our own local millionaire, Tan Sri Ting Pek Khiing’s house from the coffee shop

Tarot Cafe is situated at Jalan Tun Ahmad Zaidi Adruce, next block to Bing! Coffee. As the name goes, the decor in this cafeteria comprises of tarot cards framed up nicely and displayed on a section of the wall. Foodwise, it serves a mixture of Western, Malaysian and simple Chinese dishes.

My rating for food is 4 out of 10. Nothing to shout about.

Ayam Masak Merah with rice

Nasi Lemak with Rendang Chicken

Spicy Chicken With Salted Fish

The Noodles Expert is one of the most sought after kopitiam (coffee shop)  which sells Kolo Mee. It is located at Kenyalang Park, the new shops on the right hand side after the Shell Station. The noodles used for this dish is handmade and the texture is just nice. The price for one regular bowl of Kolo Mee is $3.00. Mind you, you have to be prepared to wait for at least 1/2 an hour for your order but trust me, it’s worth the wait! It’s definitely one of the BEST KOLO MEE in Kuching.

Roti canai (pronounced “chanai”) is a type of flatbread sold in Mamak stalls. It is also known as roti prata in Southern Malaysia and Singapore. Basically, it is made from dough with the combination of ghee (clarified butter), egg, flour and water. The mixture is kneaded, flattened, and then oiled, before being folded repeatedly. It is then left to proof and rise. Thereafter, the dough will be flattened, coated with oil and then cooked on a flat iron skille with oil. Roti canai is served with its’ gravy which is called dal or ‘dhal’ (lentil) curry.

The above is the picture of my favourite Roti Telur, which is Roti Canai with egg added to its ingredients. These days, there are a variety of roti canai such as roti telur, with fried eggs, roti tisu (tissue bread), a paper thin and flaky roti, roti bawang (onion bread), roti boom (bomb bread), roti planta (stuffed with margarine and sugar), roti sardin (stuffed with sardine) and roti pisang. The average price of Roti Canai starts from $1.00.

 No prize for guessing - My all time favourite Kangkong Belacan with rice ($7)

 MixedVege Rice

Fried Crispy Tomato Noodles

Stove Kitchen is a new outlet located at Jalan Song, amongst the new row of shophouses. You can’t actually view it from the roadside and have to drive in. The outlet is fully airconditioned, one of the very reason we went there that humid day. Being a new place, my colleagues and I decided to play safe and ordered the “You Can Never Go Wrong” type of food above.

Can you guess from the last two pictures what Stove Kitchen specialize in? Yep, it’s Steamboat. Looking at their menu, I would say it’s quite costly compared to other Steam Boat outlets. Overall, the food was nothing great. Just a 2.5 out of 5.

Super Cafe is located at Jalan Pending, corner lot but same row as Sun Lun Workshop (or opposite the old Proton Edaran) . The Mee Jawa here is possibly one of the best in town. Please excuse the look of the dish as I got too excited and immediately had a mouthful before I realized that I had forgotten to take the photo. The Mee Jawa’s gravy is more concentrated, looks darker and  is more tasty than other stalls I had tried. Mee Jawa comes with slices of beef, a half piece of boiled egg, dried tofu and bean sprouts (which is not available in the photo because I don’t take bean sprouts). Priced at $4 per bowl, I give this stall the two thumbs up!

Ajiten is located at the ground floor of Crown Square Shopping Centre, Jalan Pending. Catering to Japan, Thai and Fusion Food, it also provides free delivery for minimum order of $50. Since it’s our first time there, we decided to play safe and ordered Belacan Fried Rice and Nasi Lemak with Chicken Rendang.

Belacan Fried Rice

Nasi Lemak With Chicken Rendang

Verdict :

3 out of 5 (Food)

At the end of a hectic day, quick one dish meals can be a wonderful solution for dinner. Regardless as to whether or not you have children at home who are wanting their dinner NOW, you will still find that these dinners are a great solution to your otherwise busy schedule. If you only have 1 or 2 people for whom you are cooking, you should not forgo these meals either. In fact, they will leave you with some great leftovers for your next meal, making things even easier.

Most one dish meals can be cooked in just 30 minutes. Nevertheless, these meals are still very tasty and filling. You simply have all of your meat, vegetables and extras (like pasta or rice) in just one dish. This means that you will only have a pan or 2 to clean. Furthermore, you will also find that these meals are also a lot more healthy for you than the fast food that you may have opted for before you knew just how quick and easy these meals were to make. Of course, this will also save you a lot of money since fast food is so expensive these days.

As you can see, there are a lot of benefits to one dish meals, which is why so many people love to make them. So, the next time that you need something quick for dinner, you really should try a one dish meal like fried rice, chicken in crockpot, chicken & sweet potato soup, baked lasagna, etc.  These will provide you an excellent, homemade option for your hectic lifestyle.

Madam Tang’s was listed as one of the past winner of best Sarawak Laksa in Kenny Sia’s Hawker Food Award. Unfortunately, I beg to differ after trying out their dish at their newly opened stall at The Spring Shopping Centre. It was not only pricey at $5.80 for a regular bowl but it was TOO OILY for my liking. Trust me, I’m such a huge fan of Sarawak Laksa that 99% of the time, I will finish every drop of the soup but I could not even finish half the soup this time. Furthermore, I hated that they used boiled egg cut in half instead of the usual shredded omelette.

My rating : 2 out of 5