Delicious Cuisines

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Makes: 4 servings

INGREDIENTS

• 1 package (12.8 oz) SeaPak Salmon Burgers
• 2 Tablespoons chipotle pepper sauce
• 1/4 cup ranch dressing
• 4 slices red onion
• 4 ripe vine tomatoes
• 4 leaves green leaf lettuce
• 4 slices pepperjack cheese (if desired)
• 4 hamburger buns

DIRECTIONS

PREHEAT grill to medium-high heat.
COMBINE chipotle pepper sauce and ranch dressing, set aside.
GRILL salmon burgers according to package directions. Remove from grill.
PLATE by placing salmon burger on bun and topping with lettuce, onion, tomato and cheese. Spread chipotle-ranch sauce on inside of hamburger bun top half. Serve immediately.

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 18 minutes

Makes: 12 sliders

INGREDIENTS

• 1 package (14 oz) SeaPak Tilapia Tenders
• 1 package, 12 ct., prepared dinner rolls
• 1 tomato, sliced
• 1 onion, sliced
• Your favorite kind of cheese, sliced
• Your preferred sauce, try Ketchup, Honey Mustard, Buffalo Sauce or Mayo

DIRECTIONS

PREHEAT oven to 425F.
PLACE the frozen tilapia tenders on a baking sheet and bake according to the package instructions.
SLICE each roll in half to create a top and bottom bun.
PLACE one fully cooked tilapia tender on the bottom-half of each roll.
TOP with cheese, lettuce, onion, tomato and sauce, as desired.
FINISH the sliders by adding the top bun, and enjoy!

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 15 minutes

Makes: 8-10 servings

Ingredients

• 2 packages (12 oz each) SeaPak® Popcorn Shrimp
• 8-10 flour tortillas, heated according to package directions
• 14 oz bag cole slaw mix (shredded cabbage)
• 8 oz white cheddar cheese, shredded
• 1 large tomato, diced
• 2 cans sliced black olives
• Lime wedges, if desired
• Sauce
• 8 oz sour cream
• 1 oz packet ranch dressing mix
• 1.25 oz packet taco seasoning
• Milk, as needed to thin

Directions

1. BAKE shrimp according to package directions.
2. COMBINE sauce ingredients, adding taco seasoning to taste. Thin sauce if need with 1-2 tablespoons of milk.
3. SPREAD a tablespoon of sauce over each warm tortilla, shredded cabbage, cheese, tomato and olives. Top with cooked shrimp. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

Recipe courtesy of Gina Reid, Recipe Contest Grand Prize Winner

View of the restaurant

“Nan Ru” Pork Ribs

Steamed Bean Curd Top With Minced Spinach

“Zhen Jiang” Pork Ribs With Buns

Mani Chai Fried With Egg

Deep Fried Crispy Soft Shell Crabs

I’ve posted about an earlier meal at Xin Tsui Siang sometime back. Today, we headed back to the restaurant for another lunch but with a slightly diffrent choice of dishes. The food was good with the exception of the vegetable dish. Overall, this meal for 5 only cost us $91, so it was considered averagely priced.

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

Sorry for the one month’s absence. I have not enjoyed or tried any dishes that was worth posting about, thus, the reason for the lack of post. Anyway, today I would like to share with you our local favourite cake, The Nyonya Yam Cake Recipe. It was my mom’s first attempt and the result was pretty good, if I may say so. Take a look for yourself!

Right side is what it looks like before garnishing is added

Ingredients

Part 1

400 g diced yam

4 tablespoon oil

Part 2

3 cups of water

200 g rice flour

5 g tapioca flour

Add salt, pepper, five spice powder, sugar according to taste

For Garnishing

Dried shrimps, minced garlic, oil, diced red chilli, fried shallot and diced spring onion (which we ran out of and did not include it)

Methods

1. Fragrant diced yam with oil, add in ingredients Part 1 and keep on stirring until mixture thickens. Pour everything into baking pan and steamed for 20 minutes.

2. Fragrant dried shrimps with minced garlic and then mixed with the rest of the garnishing ingredients. Sprinkle on top of yam cake. That’s all there is to it.

Here’s another quick and easy recipe courtesy of Quaker Maids.

Ingredients

• 1 package of Mama Lucia Italian Style Meatballs
• 8 small pita breads
• 1 cup shredded mozzarella cheese
• 1 cup cubed feta cheese
• 1/2 cup chopped black olives
• 1/2 cup chopped shredded lettuce
• 1/2 cup chopped onion
• 1/4 cup parmesan cheese grated
• 1 teaspoon of red pepper flakes
• 1 teaspoon of oregano

Heat the meatballs on the stove top with red pepper flakes and oregano. Heat the pita breads in the oven on low heat until warm. Once heated, place 2-3 meatballs in each pita bread. Top with feta, mozzarella and parmesan cheeses. As cheese begin to melt, top off with lettuce, onion and black olives. Serve “taco style” for a snack or main meal.

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

Summer is in full swing and before we know it the school bell will start ringing. Parents are swamped between running kids from, summer activities to soccer practice to dance class then getting dinner prepared can add more stress to the day. Recipe below is courtesy of Quaker Maids:

 Ingredients

• One 15 oz. can whole potatoes, drained, rinsed, cut into chunks
• 1 cup chopped onions
• 14.5 oz. beef broth
• 32 oz. tomato sauce
• 1 cup water
• 1/2 tsp Italian seasoning
• 1/4 tsp ground black pepper
• 12 oz. frozen mixed vegetables
• Approx. 15 oz. meatballs

In a large saucepan, combine potatoes, onions, beef broth, tomato sauce, water, Italian seasoning, pepper and vegetables. Bring to a boil on stovetop. Cover, reduce heat and simmer for 8 minutes. Add meatballs, cover and simmer for 8 to 10 minutes.

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.