torch ginger flower Archives - Just Julie https://www.julieolive.co.uk/tag/torch-ginger-flower/ A Malaysian lost in Britain Thu, 15 Aug 2024 21:54:54 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 134825744 Asam Stingray, Ray Wings (ikan pari) https://www.julieolive.co.uk/2024/08/12/asam-stingray-ikan-pari/ https://www.julieolive.co.uk/2024/08/12/asam-stingray-ikan-pari/#respond Mon, 12 Aug 2024 13:57:32 +0000 https://www.julieolive.co.uk/?p=6912 Asam stingray, ray-wing (ikan pari) I have been hankering for something Asam quite awhile now. I know today is going to be HOT and it might end up being the hottest day of the year 2024 in UK but I have bought these skate wings on Saturday and they must be eaten by today. I …

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I have been hankering for something Asam quite awhile now. I know today is going to be HOT and it might end up being the hottest day of the year 2024 in UK but I have bought these skate wings on Saturday and they must be eaten by today. I do not want to freeze them. The chap selling did tell me I could freeze them but I prefer them inside my tummy.

So it’s kinda a, if needs must cook/eat time. I woke up early to water my plants and then started in the kitchen. I wanted to finish cooking before the midday sun. Today I have decided to part with half of my precious frozen torch ginger. No point in saving it for a rainy day. Just eat. kekekekeke

I did not have any fresh tomatoes as the ones left in my little kitchen garden are still green So for the different level of sourness, I decided it’s time to rinse out that bottle of tomato sauce that I have been saving too. I am happy to report that it works!

During the summer in UK when the weather is like now I am usually blessed with an abundance of laksa leaves or Vietnamese mint. I know people freezes them and I do too but when there is a plenty I like to use them fresh. Today I cooked with my own laksa leaves and chillies. Them chillies has a bit of a kick.

I repeat again, my recipe is a guide so please make it your own. I made extras kuah today because hubby said he wants some tomorrow. So tomorrow I will add in a tin of sardines and maybe more red onions and he would be a very happy man. Weird kwai loh that he is!

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Ingredients

My Asam Paste

  • Ginger
  • Galangal
  • Onions (shallots)
  • Garlic
  • Dry chilli + fresh chillies + Kashmiri chilli powder
  • Lemon grass
  • Torch ginger flower

Seasonings

  • Asam Jawa – tamarind juice
  • Salt & Pepper
  • Sugar
  • Asam keping
  • Tamarind juice

Extras

  • Laksa leaves
  • Red chilli slices
  • Okras aka ladies' fingers or Aubergines
  • Fresh tomatoes
  • Tapioca flour
  • Turmeric flour
Rinse the grinder, don’t waste

bought 2 ray wings
dusted with tapioca flour + turmeric
I prefer to pan fry all my seafood before adding to the cooked sauce because I like textures with my food.
I can happily eat them on their own doused with the asam kuah. No need for rice

Adjusting the taste with asam jawa sauce before adding the skate wings and fried aubergines in
So ready to be eaten

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Pomelo, prawns and cellophane noodles salads is my final decision.

A friend gave me a pomelo a couple of weeks ago and I have been wondering what to do with it. I know that some medicines may interact dangerously with pomelos and some pomelo hybrids, including grapefruit, some limes, and some oranges and I am taking one medication that makes it not so great for me to mix pomelo though I am very partial to the pink fruit variety. Hence I have been wondering what to do with my gift. I wanted something fresh. 

As luck would have it, the friend is coming here for lunch so I have decided to feed it back to her in the form of a salad, a pomelo, prawns and cellophane noodles salads. To my utter surprise the hubby love it too!

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Pomelo, prawns and cellophane noodles salads

Ingredients

Pomelo or grapefruit

  • 350 g Pomelo
  • For the Pork Belly
  • 2 strips pork belly
  • 1 stalk lemon grass
  • 5 to 7 kiffir lime leaves
  • 1 to torch ginger flower
  • 1 lemon and juice
  • pinch salt

For the Dipping

  • 2 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 mince chilli
  • 2 tbsp soy sauce.
  • Assemble with Seasoning
  • 200 g prawns
  • 100 g cellophane noodles
  • 1 Carolina chilli reaper minced or birdeye chilli
  • 1 lemon juice
  • 1 bunch coriander
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • 1 tbsp fish sauce
  • freshly ground pepper
  • 1 tbsp brown sugar optional
  • 1 tbsp crispy shallots
  • 1 tbsp crispy garlic

Instructions

  • Peel the pomelo and separate the flesh.
  • Place the pork belly, lemon grass, kiffir lime leaves, torch ginger flower,lemon juice and salt. Bring to boil and keep boiling for 20 minutes or so then turn off heat and let it cool down before removing the pork belly and slice thinly.
  • Vinegar, chilli and soy sauce dip – adjust to your taste.
  • Bring the stock to boil again and give your prawns a rinse.
  • Soak the cellophane noodles in the stock of your pork belly till soft. Remove and set aside.
  • To assemble mix the prawns with the cellophane noodles and add in the minced chillies. Season with lemon juice, coriander, soy sauce, fish sauce and freshly ground pepper.

Notes

Please add a tablespoon of brown sugar into the seasoning if you like. As I have to be on a sugar ration I usually omit. Adjust the recipe to suit your taste. A bit more sour, sweet or spicy is entirely up to you. TIP – Prepare and pack everything in your fridge and assemble at the last minute as this salad is served cold. Very easy if you’re going out shopping with friends then come home for a cuppa and an impressive light lunch.

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