Cooking Delights

Cooked dinner again. This time was more elaborate then yesterday's. I invited Grandma over to teach me how to cook ginger chicken and supposingly hiam bak (chilli pork). But dad thought it was too many dishes cause I'll also be attempting cereal prawns, I told her we'll just stick to the prawns and chicken.

She called in the morning and told me she got the leaves for my cereal prawns so I don't have to go and search for it already. And, bought pork so she'll be bringing over to cook.

So before we started, I was like weighing each and almost every item. But the problem with pro chefs is that they don't go by the book. Everything is up in their head.
So when I ask her, how much of this and that to put in?
The answer I get is just put a bit. But, how much is that bit?

Then I took out the weighing machine, spoons and stuff to measure. She was laughing at me cause when she is about to like do each step, I'll be like, "WAITTTTT!!! Measure first."
Oh well... The silly things I do.

Anyway this is what she cooked.
The hiam bak...


Immediately after she cooked, she was like, "girl want to try some?" The moment I took a piece of that piping hot (temperature) meat, I was hooked! Although its supposed to be chilli pork, it wasn't that hot (spicy), unlike those outside. She didn't make it that spicy cause she has this impression that I can't really take spicy food.
So she was amazed when she saw this...

There were 2 plates of the meat. I finished half of one of the plate.. Erm... Within 30 minutes, alone.
See the spoon there... It was like calling out to me to use it to scoop the meat and pop it into my mouth.
What was I to do? It was so nice leh... Did I mention piping hot? Yes I did.. But I have to mention it once more.

Garden salad anyone?

So traffic light.. Hahahaa...

Shredded Ginger chicken...

Cooked under the guidance of grandma.
Result turned out not bad, but could have been nicer with more ginger.
The gravy's good especially if its drizzled on top of rice.

Saute mushroom meant for my baked potatoes.

They're so good you can even eat it on its own.
But after mixing with my Twice baked potatoes, the taste just kinda clashed. =(
It was those mushrooms used in those typical chinese dishes. In this case, east doesn't go well with west.
Never mind... There will be a next time.

My Twice Baked Potatoes with Mushrooms

I know the picture can't really see any trace of mushrooms. I should have cut into half or something.
But... I actually forgot to take a pic of the pototoes before almost all were finished. Then this was actually the left over and already placed in the container to keep. But its not nice to just cut it for a pic cause I was leaving it for Bro to try.
So I'll just make do with that pic.

Omelette which was the remaining ingredient of the cereal prawns.

Its actually not that much lah. But I just went to take it in such a way that it looks like there's a lot.

Then... My very first attempt of frying cereal prawns...

It wasn't too bad, neither was it fantastic. Prawns were good cause they were not overcooked and still springy despite being shelled. But I was trying to save on butter. So the cereal wasn't crispy.
I will definitely try it again cause I still have a big tin of cereal left. Perhaps I could do a variation.
Cereal fish? Cereal chicken? Cereal ____?

To provide my invited food critics with a full meal, I went to buy kiwi, ice cream and ice cream puffs. But the meal was so filling, they raised their white flag after the kiwi.