Recipe: Peanut Satay Sauce

Last night, my girl and I and a couple of friends went over to a Indonesian restaurant over at Lucky Plaza to have dinner. Truly, everybody loves the authentic Indonesian vegetable dessert dish call Gado Gado.  Gado Gado is a wonderfully light vegetable dish from Malaysia / Indonesia that doesn’t follow any fixed recipe. Its ingredients consisit of any leftover vegetables ranging from beans, cabbage carrots, beansprouts, cauliflower, cucumbers and even hard boiled egg. What else? What is Gado Gado without the truly irresistible Peanut Satay Sauce (aka Sambal Kacang in Malay)?!

For those who haven’t tried the Peanut Satay Sauce, it’s a definately die die must try!! It’s rich, thick peanut sauce is filled with the aroma of roasted peanuts with a zest of lemon sauce in it. Giving you a heavenly enjoyment to your favourite meat and dishes. No wonder my friend from Philippines got addicted to the Peanut Satay Sauce!! Usually the Peanut Satay Sauce goes along with a dish called Satay. It’s a Malay version of Kebabs where you have either sliced Chicken, Beef or Mutton meat on long wooden sticks and BBQ over the flaming charcoal.

This picture shows the very yummy-licious BBQ Chicken Satay!

*Hints* If you are planning to have Satay for your BBQ, soaked the wooden sticks with water before placing it over the flame to prevent the sticks from burning!!

The Peanut Satay Sauce goes well with… almost everything from meat to vegetables!! It’s a sauce which is so versatile to use with your favourite dishes and compliments the flavouring of it, giving it an authentic Asian taste.

Ingredients:

• 2 teaspoon of peanuts (unsalted, rosted)
• 1 x shallots
• 1 garlic clove
• 6 tablespoons of coconut milk
• 1/4 cup of peanut butter
• 2 tablesspoons of peanut oil
• 1 teaspoon of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon of Chinese chili sauce
• 1/4 teaspoon of ground cumin
• 1/4 teaspoon of ground coriander
• 1/8 teaspoon tumeric powder (optional)
• 1 teaspoon of lemon or lime juice (optional)

 

Directions:

1. Mince the peanuts in a food processor and set aside.
2. In a food processor, mince the shallot and garlic.
3. Add all the remaining ingredients except the peanuts and
   process until completely smooth, about 20 seconds.
4. If you want a little deeper color, add the turmeric and blend
   again.
5. The sauce should be as thick as very rich cream.
6. Transfer to a small container to store.
7. Sprinkle nuts and add a teaspoon of lemon or lime juice over sauce just before serving.

 

Note:

• Sauce must be use within 3 days.
• Satay sauce should always be served at room temperature.
• If it has been refrigerated, bring to room temperature and stir vigorously.
• You may have to add a little peanut oil or water to thin the sauce.

Enjoy the Peanut Satay Sauce recipe! If you have your own style of recipe, do feel free to comment on it!

`jazz out;-

MV: Lenny Kravitz - I’ll Be Waiting

I woke up on this beautiful Friday morning and this song came running in my head. This is also the theme song for Death Note 3: L, Change The World.

Lenny Kravitz - I’ll Be Waiting

He broke your heart
He took your soul
You’re hurt inside
‘Cause there’s a hole
You need some time
to be alone
then you will find
what you’ve always known

I’m the one who really love ya, baby
I’ve been knockin’ at your door

and as long as I’m livin’
I’ll be waitin’
as long as I’m breathin’
I’ll be there
whenever you call me
I’ll be waitin’
whenever you need me
I’ll be there

I’ve seen ya cry
into the night
I feel your pain
can I make it right?
I realize
there’s no end in sight
yet still I wait
for you to see the light

I’m the one who really loves ya, baby
I can’t take it anymore

and as long as I’m livin’
I’ll be waitin’
as long as I’m breathin’
I’ll be there
whenever you call me
I’ll be waitin’
whenever you need me
I’ll be there

You are the only one I’ve ever known
that makes me feel this way, couldn’t on my own
I wanna be with you until we’re old
you’ve got the love you need right in front of you, please come home

as long as I’m livin’
I’ll be waitin’
as long as I’m breathin’
I’ll be there
whenever you call me
I’ll be waitin’
whenever you need me
I’ll be there

as long as I’m livin’
I’ll be waitin’
as long as I’m breathin’
I’ll be there
whenever you call me
I’ll be waitin’
whenever you need me
I’ll be there

 

Have a wonderful Friday everybody!! The weekends is here. Have a wonderful time!

`jazz out;-

Relax and Enjoy

After so many days of school, work and so many other stuffs to do since Monday. I’m dead beat. I need to relax today but I still got some stuffs to settle.

It’s a not-so-productive day for me as I laid back on my armchair and take a deep breath with my aromatherapy and have a sip of my camomile tea as I chill out with some jazz beats.

Take a deep breath, close my eyes and relax my mind. Enter into a whole new world.

That’s my life. Lush.

`jazz out;-

Jazz on a bluey Monday noon

Woke up very late this morning with a pain in the head. I guess I didn’t sleep well last night. After that, had a coffee and my whole day does not feel right. I guess too much late night exercises is causing me to lose my sleep.

Spent my whole afternoon singing and mastering songs from Jamie Cullum and Michael Buble. I simply love the all time evergreen “Fly Me To The Moon” and my favourite “Come Fly With Me” . It’s such a swingly jazz song which got me swaying to the notes.

Practice makes perfect and I will never give up!

`jazz out;-

Blogsite Image Header Updated!

I was looking through some of my photos collection and found this rather beautiful photo of a seaview in at one of the tranquil spots in Singapore. This picture I find that it gives a still sense of relaxation. Furthermore, it’s not being photoshop at all. Original as it is. heehee..

This image header looks brighter than the previous one which shows a far view of Singapore at far out in the sea. Hope you people will like it.

`jazz out;-

Happy Mother’s Day!!

Today, on May 11th. It is marked as Mother’s day throughout the world. I believe that mothers play the most important role in bringing up a child. Teaching them the correct values and nurturing them and helping a child grow. Even before a child is born, the mother is already taking care of it in her womb. After 9 months of discomfort and worries, and going through labour in extreme pain. We can feel that mothers bear such a huge responsibility in raising up a child.

I would like to wish all mothers in this world a Happy Mother’s Day!!

A poem here to all mothers.

M-O-T-H-E-R

• “M” is for the million things she gave me,
• “O” means only that she’s growing old,
• “T” is for the tears she shed to save me,
• “H” is for her heart of purest gold;
• “E” is for her eyes, with love-light shining,
• “R” means right, and right she’ll always be,
• Put them all together, they spell
• “MOTHER,”
• A word that means the world to me.
• - Howard Johnson (c. 1915)

A Mother’s Love

A mother’s love! What can compare with it! Of all things on earth, it comes nearest to divine love in heaven.

A mother’s love means a life’s devotion - and sometimes a life’s sacrifice - with but one thought, one hope and one feeling, that her children will grow up healthy and strong, free from evil habits and able to provide for themselves. Her sole wish is that they may do their part like men and women, avoid dangers and pitfalls, and when dark hours come, trust in Providence to give them strength, patience and courage to bear up bravely.

Happy is the mother when her heart’s wish is answered, and happy are sons and daughters when they can feel that they have contributed to her noble purpose, and in some measure, repaid her unceasing, unwavering love and devotion.

- Anonymous

Happy Mother’s Day once again!

`jazz out;-

Sichuan Mala Steamboat Dinner @ Geylang!

Oh yes… I went Geylang last night for a wonderful steamboat dinner! This place is so popular with many steamboat diners as we walk down those rows of shophouses, I can easily see all the different types of steamboats. From Herbal steamboat, Tom Yam steamboat to Chongqin steamboat, Sichuan mala steamboat etc. You name it, Geylang has it!

Met my darling and her friends at Kallang MRT station at 6pm. Surprisingly those girls are there early. (I wasn’t late ok?! The time in the train shows 5:58pm when I alight). I guess they can’t wait for the food. Haha… We made walked into the many “lorongs” of Geylang. Encountered a few mamasans and some hookers along the way. =X Luckily they never come to approach me, because of the complicated background in this red light district, I actually brought a knife with me for self-protection.

When we reached the steamboat restaurant, we ordered a yuanyang steamboat. There is a partition in between the steamboat to have two different type of soup in it. So we ordered a Herbal chicken soup & a yummy-licious Sichuan mala soup. I love the taste of the Sichuan mala soup but it’s a little oily. I guess Singaporeans will love it. It just spice up your taste buds and leave a numbing (嘛）sensation after that.

This restaurant is very special, only vegetable dishes are left on the buffet table for you to pick. For the meat dishes, although it’s buffet style, you order it ala carte and the chefs prepare freshly it in the kitchen for you to ensure the quality of all dishes. There are more than 20 dishes on the buffet table to choose from and more than 30 meat dishes to be ordered from the ala carte buffet menu. The most unique thing is there are more than 15 different types of condiments for you to mix your own special “potion” to go along with your favourite food.

It looks like this. The soup is definately good at this restaurant.

And the food is really very nice and special because they prepare it the traditional Sichuan style. There are so many food which I’ve not seen before in the usual steamboat restaurants. I can’t wait to try everything that is on the table. Like fried sweet potato, beancurd skin, pig’s ear, chicken liver and my favourite Sichuan sauce chicken which is really heavenly. The sweet, tender and juicy meat bouncing in the mouth.

We ordered lots more dishes. Sorry I never take any photos at all as I was so busy eating. There are so many stuffs on the table. Sorry no fishballs and hotdogs here. They serve all high grade food over here. They have their famous Dumplings, Turkey Ham, Prawns, Fish slice, Crabs, Wantons, Beef slices, oyster mushrooms, giant crabsticks… so much more.

I’m sure we all had a really great great dinner. Each person paid about $20++ each and we had such a tremendous dinner!

• Service: 10/10
• Food: 9/10
• Ambience: 7/10
• Overall: 8/10

Very good!! Must Try!!!

`jazz out;-

Super Duper Busy Days!

• 6:30am - Wake up!!
• 6:45am - Morning exercise
• 7:15am - Bath & Brush teeth
• 7:30am - Breakfast
• 7:45am - Get changed and prepare for school
• 8:00am - Leave house
• 8.45am - Reach school
• 9am - Morning Lectures
• 12pm - Lunch Break
• 1pm - Afternoon Lectures
• 4pm - School Ends
• 4:30pm - Reach home
• 4:45pm - Dinner
• 5pm - Get changed and prepare for work
• 5:15pm - Leave house
• 6pm - Start work
• 10pm - Finish work
• 10:30pm - Reach Home
• 10:45pm - Bath & Brush teeth
• 11pm - Do my own stuff
• 12pm - Sleep

That’s my routine for the past few days….

I will always remember this quote from my korkor.

“Success is linked with action. A successful man never stops working until they succeed!”

*tired* I’m gonna sleep. Good night!

`jazz out;-

API in On The Beat 3 Premier Episode 6 May

You may have watch us in Channel U On the Beat 1 and On the Beat 2. Now watch us in On the Beat 3, premiering this Tuesday, 6th May at 8pm. Episode Synopsis:-Channel U’s most popular magazine-style infotainment programme is back! Bringing viewers the latest and most interesting in and around Singapore, On the Beat 3 returns on Tuesday nights to adorn viewers with the latest lifestyle trivia! This new series even takes hosts Vivian Lai, Charlyn Lin, Lee Teng and Jeremy Chan to other countries such as Korea, Japan and Taiwan to show us the latest and hippest trends in Asia! MediaCorp newcomer Wang Hua Jing also joins the host ensemble as this season’s ground trooper in charge of scouting for new places and activities to recommend. Each episode has 3 segments that cover a range of topics and activities including: 1. Unusual stories, people and places 2. Entertainment reports etc. 3. Food and cuisine – latest eateries, exotic dishes etc. 4. Fun activities including sports and outdoor activities 5. Interesting jobs and occupations In Episode 1, the hosts take viewers on a rare tour behind the scenes of Singapore’s latest attraction, the Singapore Flyer, check out the latest Laksa Steamboat in town and stake out a mysterious grave hidden on a hilltop in Woodlands.

Raymond with Mediacorp Artists on location in Woodlands Cemetery

Other interesting news…

During the filming of this Episode, there was allegedly some unexplained occurences… read it HERE.

 

`jazz out;-

Lost Puppy (Funny Picture)

I came across this picture while surfing the internet.

LOL!!! OMG… poor puppy..!! I guess da big mama must have sat on it and it got stuck between her humongous butt-cheeks. This picture certainly made my day!! Whahahahahaha….

`jazz out;-