Cute Bear Milo Pancakes 可爱熊熊美禄松饼

It's been a long time I never make pancake art because the boy has taken over the morning chores preparing breakfast. When he was busy with HBL,  it's my turn to play with food :D  Transformed the pancakes into adorable bears, they're soft and yummy bear pancakes!

HBL: home based learning (during COVID19 outbreak circuit breaker)

Made some Milo pancakes to clear the going-to-expire Milo packet drinks and the unsweetened Milo powder aka Milo kosong that I wrongly bought. Yeah, it happened when ordering groceries online especially when I need to secure the delivery slot after midnight >.<  


Ingredients: 
材料

Recipe adapted from The Simplest Pancake Recipe

1 cup Self Raising Flour 自发粉 1杯

2 tbsp Unsweetened Milo Powder 美禄粉 2汤匙

1 cup Milo (from packet) 美禄饮料 1杯

1 Egg 鸡蛋 1粒

Pinch of Salt 盐 少许

1 tbsp Coconut Oil 椰子油 1汤匙

Optional: 2 tbsp Sugar  糖 2汤匙，也可以不放

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Method: 步骤

1. In a bowl, lightly whisk egg. Add milo, salt and sugar if using. Stir in flour and Milo powder. Mix till no more lumps. Stir in oil, mix well.
鸡蛋打散，加入美禄饮料，盐和糖，拌均。加入自发粉和美禄粉，拌均。加入油，拌均。

2. Wipe some oil in a non-stick pan. Add a ladle of batter, cook until bubbles appear on the pancakes, flip and cook till golden brown. Serve right away. Leftover can be kept frozen, reheat in microwave before serve.
平底锅抹一层油，加入面糊，起泡后翻面，煎至两面上色即可。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Stir Fry Pork With Shrimp Paste 虾酱炒肉片

Quick and easy Stir Fry Pork With Shrimp Paste, a flavourful and delicious dish to go with rice. This recipe was adapted from an old recipe that I found in my mom's collection, modified a little to make it kid-friendly for my boy who doesn't eat spicy food. 

Stir-fry pork with shrimp paste along with fish ball veggie soup and sardine & tomato egg stir-fry, a simple yet comforting meal.
Photo updated: Sept 2022

Stir-fry pork with shrimp paste
 Photo updated: July 2023

Ingredients: 材料

250g Pork (shabu-shabu/ sliced thinly) 猪肉片 250克

1 Onion (white or red) 洋葱 1粒

1-2 Red Chili, sliced 红辣椒/指天椒 1-2 条
(use chilli padi/ bird's eye chilli for the spicy version)

3 cloves Garlic, chopped 蒜头 3 瓣

Some oil for cooking 油 适量

Marinade: 腌料

1 tsp Tapioca Flour 木薯粉 1小匙

1 tsp Sesame Oil 麻油 1小匙

1 tsp Shrimp Paste/ Prawn Paste 虾酱 1 小匙

1/4 tsp Sugar 糖 1/4小匙

1/4 tsp Oyster Sauce 蚝油 1/4小匙

Sauce: 酱料

1 tbsp Shrimp Paste/ Prawn Paste 虾酱 1 汤匙
(use 1.5 tbsp if you like it more flavourful 喜欢重口味的可以用1.5汤匙）

1.5 tbsp Sugar 糖 1.5汤匙

1/2 tsp Corn Flour 玉米粉 1/2 小匙

Some Water 水 适量

Optional: Coriander for garnishing 芫荽 少许点缀

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Method: 步骤

1. Mix pork and marinade ingredients, marinate for 1 hour. 
肉片加入腌料，腌制1小时。

2. Heat oil, stir fry garlic and onion till fragrant. 
烧热油，爆香蒜头和洋葱。

3. Add in pork, stir fry till half cooked. Stir in chilli and sauce.
加入肉片，炒至半熟。加入辣椒和酱料。

Note: For the spicy version, use bird's eye chilli, fry the chilli with garlic to bring out the flavour. 

4. Simmer till the pork is cooked through and the sauce is thickened. Garnish with coriander and serve warm with rice.
焖煮至熟，收汁，即可。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Crispy Air Fryer French Fries 免油炸薯条

During the circuit breaker, we have to stay at home. Our favourite MCD was closed, when we order fries from food delivery, it usually turned out oily and soggy. So when we crave french fries, we have to DIY.  I usually cooked fries using my air fryer. This time, I tried using Ninja Foodi, it's faster than my old air fryer and the fries turned out very nicely golden and crispy! With this Ninja Foodi at home, I guess my air fryer can retire already... :D 

Made some crispy french fries for the kid to snack during HBL (home-based learning).
These french fries were cooked from frozen, just 15 minutes,
using Ninja Foodi Air-Crisp function, the fries turned out so crispy. 

The Ninja Foodi multi-cooker that I'm using is a combination of a pressure cooker and air fryer in one pot, it's super-efficient and time-saving. The heat distribution is even and it heats up real fast compared to my other air fryer. The deep pot could prevent oil/ residues splatter all over the crisping lid making it easy to maintain and clean. 

The one in front is my Ninja Foodi OP300 after 6 months of heavy usage, the crisping lid still as good. The one simple step is to wipe it clean with a damp cloth after use. Easy? 
The one at the back is a new unit. :D  

Besides pressure cooking and air frying, there are other functions such as steam, slow cook, sear/ saute, bake/ roast, grill, dehydrate, sous vide, yoghurt, and keep warm. This cooker helps prepare quick meals without hassle, which I highly recommend to everyone who loves easy and hassle-free cooking with fewer pots and pans to wash. If you're interested, you can use our exclusive discount code to buy at the best market rate. I've attached the details and links below for easy reference.

SINGAPORE:

Ninja Foodi can be purchased from Ninja Kitchen Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MIKISNSG to get a 10% discount for any Ninja-Shark products.

MALAYSIA:

Ninja Foodi can be purchased via Ninja Shark Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MFAOP300 to get the lowest price deal.

<< Read more about Ninja Foodi product reviews >>

Ingredients: 

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200g Frozen Fries (do not thaw)

Some Salt, add to taste

Appliance: Ninja Foodi Multi-Cooker OP300.

<< Read more about the Ninja Foodi OP300 and where to buy Ninja Foodi at the best price >>

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Note: I'm making small portion, so I shorten the cooking time to 15 minutes. Stir/ toss the fries once (halfway cooking). If you're making bigger portion, follow the cooking time in the recipe booklet that comes with the Ninja Foodi package. 

Preheat Ninja Foodi for 5 minutes, cook the fries from frozen.

Nicely golden and crisp after 15 minutes.

Watch video tutorial for method/ steps. 步骤详细在视频里👇 

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Brown Sugar Boba Pearls/ Tapioca Pearls Bubble Tea 波霸/黑糖珍珠奶茶做法/食谱

Few days back, the boy told me he won a cup of bubble tea from an online quiz but he can only redeem when school re-open after 1 June (if Circuit Breaker ended by then...). 

He has been talking about the bubble tea since then and said he really wish he could have it now. Lucky him, I have bought a packet of Okinawa brown sugar few weeks back. So I told him to make his own and he did it!....well, actually WE did it :D ... The texture and taste is perfect, except the shape is not perfectly round.

It's totally fine if it's not in perfect round shapes...
DIY with kid, what do you expect ?! :D 

Hazelnut White Coffee Frappe With Homemade Boba/ Tapioca Pearls
School reopened but bubble tea shop remain closed :D
The boy insisted to make another batch of boba pearls LOL..
This was for me, he made his own with just brown sugar boba pearls and milk.
Photo updated June 2020

Ingredients: yield 3-4 servings, depends on how much you served in each cup ;)
材料

Tapioca Pearl Ingredients:
珍珠材料

90g Water 水 90克

65g Dark Brown Sugar 黑糖65克

130g Tapioca Starch 木薯粉 130克
(more for coating)


Brown Sugar Syrup Ingredients:
黑糖浆材料

75g Dark Brown Sugar 黑糖 75克

100g Water 水 100克

I used this brown sugar from Japan. It has deep and rich flavour. 

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Method:
步骤

Prepare Tapioca Pearls:
准备黑糖珍珠

1. Heat water and sugar in a saucepan, cover with a lid and bring to boil. Stir in half of the flour to form a soft dough. Remove the saucepan from heat, add in the remaining flour, stir to combine. Transfer the soft and sticky dough onto worktop, dust with some flour and knead to form a pliable dough.
水和糖煮滚，加入一半的粉，拌均后离火，加入剩余的粉，揉成面团。

2. Roll out the dough, cut into small pieces and roll into small balls. 
把面团切小，搓圆。沾上粉。

This rolling part is quite tedious, let the kid do it with you! :D 

Make sure to coat each pearl with flour to avoid sticking.
To do this, just sprinkle some flour into the bowl and gently shake the bowl.

3. Bring a large pot of water to boil, add in tapioca pearls and cook for  about 12-15 minutes. When it's done, transfer the pearls into cold water.
煮滚一锅水，加入黑糖珍珠，中火煮大概12-15分钟，捞起浸泡冰水。

4. Meanwhile, prepare the syrup. Heat sugar and water, bring to boil. Add in cooked pearls and simmer for 5 minutes or till slightly thicken. When it's cooled, serve with cold milk, ice milk tea, ice coffee etc... Enjoy!
另一个锅里把黑糖和水煮滚，然后加入黑糖珍珠，小火焖煮5分钟或至浓稠。待凉后即可加入鲜奶/奶茶/咖啡等等，一起享用。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Tomato & Plum Sauce Chicken 梅酱茄汁鸡

Crispy chicken chunks coated with sweet & savoury sauce. This dish is very appetising and loved by both adults and kids.

Love the crispy chicken with sweet savoury sauce.
Photo updated: June 2020

Ingredients:  材料

200g Chicken Meat 鸡腿肉 200克， 切块

1 Tomato, cut into chunks 番茄 1 粒

2 cloves Garlic, sliced 蒜头 2 瓣，切片

1 Onion, cut into chunks 洋葱 1 粒，切块

6pcs Spring Onion (white part) 青葱 6 （白色部位）

1 tbsp Castor Sugar  细砂糖 1汤匙

Some Potato Starch 马铃薯粉 适量

Some Oil for cooking 油 适量

Marinade: 腌料

1/2 tsp Corn Flour 玉米粉/粟粉 1/2 小匙

1/2 tsp Garlic Salt/ Salt 蒜盐/ 盐 1/2 小匙

Dash of White Pepper 胡椒粉 少许

1/2 tsp Shao Xing Hua Tiao Wine 绍兴花雕酒 1/2 小匙

Sauce: 酱汁

2 tbsp Plum Sauce 酸梅酱 2汤匙

1 tbsp Ketchup 茄汁/蕃茄酱 1汤匙

1/2 tsp Soy Sauce 酱油 1/2小匙

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Method: 
步骤

1. Mix marinade with chicken, let marinate for 30 minutes. 
腌料加入鸡肉，拌均后腌制30分钟。

2. Coat chicken with potato starch, shallow fry/ deep fry till golden and crisp, set aside.
鸡肉沾上马铃薯粉，炸至金黄色/ 熟透。

3. Pour away the oil, reserve about 1/2 tbsp in the pan. Add in garlic, onion and spring onion, stir fry till fragrant. Add in tomato and sugar, stir fry for a few seconds.
锅里留少许油，把蒜头，洋葱和葱爆香。加入番茄和糖，翻炒。

Additional Note: Before cooking the sauce,
add some water in the sauce to dilute the thick plum sauce.

4. Add in sauce, bring to boil. Toss in chicken and serve right away.
加入酱汁，煮滚后加入鸡肉，拌均后即可享用。若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。

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Quick & Easy Pressure Cooked Roast Chicken 快速高压烤鸡

Tried roasting a whole chicken using the pressure cook + air fry method. Started with "Pressure Cook" mode to cook the chicken, followed by "Air-Crisp" to crisp up the skin and enhance the colour and flavour. 

Verdict: The overall result was satisfying. I'm using a small chicken which is just nice for a family of 3. The cooking time is 8 minutes on high pressure, finished up with 8 mins air-crisp. In just 16 minutes, the chicken is cooked through to perfection. Compared to baking in the oven which usually required 40-50 minutes of baking time, this method is quicker and the meat turned out to be more moist and tender.  << Read more about Ninja Foodi product reviews >>

Ninja Foodi TenderCrisp Roast Chicken.
I added potatoes and carrots, increased the AirCrisp time to crisp-up the veggies and chicken.
Turned out perfectly golden, even the boy who doesn't like roasted potatoes ate 4 large pieces of potatoes, it's super-duper delicious!!  
Photo updated: 5 Dec 2020.

Ingredients: 
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1 Small Chicken (about 1kg)

Marinade:

1.5- 2 part Light Soy Sauce 
(adjust the amount based on the saltiness of soy sauce)

1 part Sugar

1 part Mirin

1 part Sake 

1 tsp Sesame Oil 

Pinch of Garlic Pepper

Optional: add some dark soy sauce if you like a darker colour

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Method: 

Marinate the chicken overnight. Reserve the marinade, follow the steps in the video to cook the chicken. 


Note:  

- This cooking time is based on 1kg whole chicken (at room temperature). If you're using larger chicken/ frozen chicken (up to 2.3kg whole chicken), do adjust the cooking time accordingly. There's a guide in the recipe book for standard-size roast chicken, you may refer to that. 

After 8 mins pressure cook + 8 mins air crisp, the internal temperature is above 75'C.
If you're using large chicken or frozen meat, do increase the cooking time.

- Many have asked me if this cooker is easy to clean. YES! it is easy to clean. After I removed the chicken from the pot, I let the pot cool for a few minutes, then poured some water to soak the Cook & Crisp basket in the pot. I took a video (refer to the video below the recipe video) to show how easy to rub off the residue. So basically after use, just soak the pot for a while and wash it off with a sponge with dish detergent. Use a toothbrush/ small brush to clean the bottom of the Cook & Crisp basket. ;) 

🌟The Ninja Foodi that I'm using is a combination of a pressure cooker and air fryer in one appliance. Besides pressure cooking and air frying, there are other functions such as steam, slow cook, sear/ saute, bake/ roast, grill, dehydrate, sous vide, yoghurt, and keep warm. This cooker helps prepare quick meals without hassle, which I highly recommend to everyone who loves easy and hassle-free cooking with fewer pots and pans to wash. If you're interested, you can use our exclusive discount code to buy at the best market rate. I've attached the details and links below for easy reference.

SINGAPORE:

Ninja Foodi can be purchased from Ninja Kitchen Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MIKISNSG to get a 10% discount for any Ninja-Shark products.

MALAYSIA:

Ninja Foodi can be purchased via Ninja Shark Official Website. Cart out with Promo Code: MFAOP300 to get the lowest price deal.

<< Read more about Ninja Foodi product reviews >>Watch the video tutorial for method/ steps. 步骤详细在视频里👇 若喜欢我的食谱，可以LIKE和追随我的面书专页，不要错过最新食谱发布。If you like my recipe, click here, LIKE & follow Miki's Food Archives Facebook page or follow us on Instagram: mfa_dingoozatfood  to receive more recipe updates. Don't forget to change the setting to 'SEE FIRST' if you wish to see my post on your Facebook news feed. 

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By Janice Goh