Mom's Khmer Cuisine

Fried Fish with Ginger Soy Bean

2011-07-27T01:55:00.000-07:00

Hey people, here's another recipe! I got a request for the khmer style beef jerky, but i can't do that until it gets a bit warmer ya know? but any hows this is also easy. Just deep frying the fish is the hardest.

Ingredients :

Fish : any 2 fish, In this case we used 2 flounders but snapper is recommended by my mommy lol
Ginger : 1 ginger or how ever much you like more or less
Salted Soy Beans : 2 tablespoons worth
Garlic : 2 cloves
Vinegar : 1 teaspoon
Sugar : 2 teaspoon
Cooking oil

Instructions :

Prepare the fish if you caught it. Scale and gut etc, but we didn't in this case lols...
Dice the garlic, chop the ginger to small thin and long pieces.
Deep fry the fish. The temperature has to be pretty high so be careful ayy. Fry 'till cook ya know?!
Heat a pan with cooking oil in it. Add garlic and fry till it gives off an aroma.
Add ginger fry and stir until its a little bit dehydrated.
Add the salted soy bean, vinegar, sugar and fry for roughly 2 - 3 minutes and that's done.
When the fish is cooked, put it on a plate and add the ginger soy bean fried mix to the top of it.
Ready to servvvveeee!

Sorry abot the presentation but it look good right?

Looks good right? right?

Right?! right?! lol

This is also something easy! I hope its easy for you anyways. Feel free to make suggestions and feedback! Any questions just ask yeah. Hope you likey like. Peace n <3

Beef Lok Lak

2011-07-27T00:58:00.000-07:00

Sup people, I've been CBF and sick lols! but mostly CBF ahaha but its all goods. I will keep posting as much as possible! This is something really easy and fast! Give it a try!

Ingredients:

Beef : 200g
Lettuce : 1 head
Tomatoes : 2
Onion : 1/2
Garlic : 2 cloves
Soy Sauce : 1 tablespoon
Crushed Pepper : 1 tablespoon
Sugar : 1 teaspoon
Oil or Butter for cooking =D

Note: You can make a sauce for this. Ingredients for the sauce is 1teaspoon each of lemon or vinegar, pepper salt, and soy sauce and of course stir to mix ;P

Instructions :

Slice the beef into thins slices and place into a bowl
Add the sugar, soy sauce and crushed pepper and mix. Leave to sit.
Now wash the lettuce, tomatoes, and onion. Dice the onion. Slice the tomatoes into thin slices. Rip the lettuce into big portions.
Place the lettuce on a large plate, followed by the sliced tomatoes and then the diced onions.
Now dice up the garlic and add to a heated pan with the cooking oil or butter.
Fry the garlic until golden and then add the beef and lightly fry it
Do Not Over Cook the BEEF lol! once cooked add on to the top of the plate of lettuce, tomato and onion.
You are done chuurrrrr!

Note: the beef should be soft like in the pictures below :)

MmmmmMMMMm beeef

MmmmmMMMmmmmm more Beeeefff

MMMmmmmmmm Rice toooo! lol

Anyways give it ago, real easy to do and also. Make any suggestions and feel free to contact me about questions. I will contact you as soon as I can! Peace and love!

New Years Chili Honey Soy Chicken

2011-06-19T02:35:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone, here is a dish that me and Vibol Duch made during our time up at Whitianga. It was really nice so yeahhhh I decide to do it this week. Really easy to make so give it a go :)

Ingredients :

Chicken drumsticks : 10
Honey : 3 - 4 tablespoons
Soy Sauce : 15 - 20 shakes
Dark Soy Sauce : 1 shake
Garlic : 3 cloves
Chili : 2
Coriander : 1 stem

Note: it is totally up to you how sweet, salty or spicy you want the chicken to be. Just make adjustments yaaah =P

Instructions :

Defrost and thaw the chicken if frozen (DUH!) lol and place into a mixing bowl
Add the honey and mix until it is even
Now add the soy sauce and dark soy sauce
Cut the garlic into thin slices and add into the mixing bowl
Now chop the chili into the slices and add it to the mix, slice however thick you like but I generally do it quite thin
Now chop the coriander and add into the mix and Start mixing thoroughly
Leave it to sit and preheat the oven on fan bake to 180 degrees
Tin foil the oven tray and place the chicken in
Do not let the chicken overlap each other, and try to have a little bit of room between each piece for even cooking
Now turn the chicken once over when it is has become a golden brown. Usually takes about 15-20 mins. But because is it chicken you can never be to sure lols. Then your done!

Note: Always double check that the chicken is cooked ayyyyy, don't wana get sick and that.

Sorry but there are no photos at the moment I will surely upload them sumtime next week. Want to play Warcraft right now lol ;) Anyways Hope you enjoy and please feel free to comment and make any suggestion and also share with your friends =D Peace and <3

UPDATE: Photos are here... :D

Here's the chicken fresh out of the oven. Nice golden brown yeah!

Guess what else i have on my plate? lols

Char Keow Teow Mom's Style

2011-06-13T02:11:00.000-07:00

Monday 13th June 2011

Char Keow Teow with Khatna (Fried Beef Noodles with Chinese Broccoli)

Hey peeps, this is a day late, because I was kinda not in the condition to be doing this kind of thing on Sunday... reasons beyond my control...lol. Any hows today I learnt how to make fried noodles! it doesn't take long to cook, BUT it does take a while to prepare for. Anyways nice and tasty like always.

Ingredients :

Thick white rice noodles : 175g (roughly half a pack)
Top side beef : 200g
Chinese broccoli : 5 stems/branches
Garlic : 2 cloves
Eggs : 1 per dish
Soy sauce : 6 dashes roughly
Dark soy sauce : 1 dash
Oyster sauce : 3 dashes
Oil

Note: If you like it chili, just add the chili sauce when the dish is prepared. =D

Instruction :

Firstly put the noodles into a container and add water until it has softened. This can take up to 2 hours. If you can not be bothered waiting that long then boil a kettle and use the hot water speed up the process, however it is not as tasty
Now get the beef and finely slice it into thin thumb size pieces. Be careful not to cut yourself ya know =D
Now get the Chinese broccoli and wash with water. Now cut it into small pieces, however when you cut it, cut it on a 45 degree angle
Put the Chinese broccoli into a container and add boiling water. Leave to sit for 2 -3 minutes and then drain
Now chop and finely dice the garlic
Heat a wok pan with oil to a medium high temperature and fry the garlic until golden
Add the beef and fry until cooked
Now add in the oyster sauce and soy sauce, about 3 dashes each. Mix well and thoroughly
Remove from the wok pan, drain the noodles and add into the wok pan.
Fry the noodles and add 3 dashes of soy sauce and 1 dash of dark soy sauce and mix well until there is an even colour
Now place the Chinese broccoli into the wok pan and mix well with the noodles for roughly 2 - 3 minutes
Now put the beef into the wok pan and mix thoroughly for another 2 - 3 minutes
Now get a small frying pan and fry the amount of eggs you want to fry. 1 per dish is sufficient
Now you are done and ready to serve! enjoy =D

Note: chili sauce is to be added after the dish is served. Like a the iceing on a cake, the chili is good assss lol.

MMMMMM friend noodles with egg on top....

Hope you guys try and make this! easy cooking just longer preparation :S but it's worth it. Also make any suggestion or feed back. Also.. Alan McCorkindale wine, like the facebook page =D. Peace <3 & Happiness!

Ba Bor Mouan

2011-06-05T00:10:00.000-07:00

Sup people, today I learnt about Ba Bor Mouan. I actually didn't make it because I was kinda too tired from last night -_- but any how, this meal is good as. Just takes longer then the normal Ba Bor.

Ingredients :

Rice : 1 cup
Water : 12 cups
Chicken : half of one
Salt : 3 teaspoons
Garlic : 2 cloves
Carrot : 1
Spring onion : 2 stems
Coriander : 1 stem
Bean sprout : however much you like
Cooking oil : approx. 1 teaspoon

Instructions :

Cut the carrot into small slices
Dice the the garlic into tiny tiny pieces
Dice the spring onion and coriander into the size you like best
Get a pretty big pot, put the water in and bring to a medium boil
Once boiled add the carrot and chicken
Boil until the chicken is cooked
While the chicken and carrots are cooking get a frying pan and heat the oil to a medium temperature
Add the garlic into the frying pan and fry until golden
When the garlic is done wash the rice and then place into the frying pan (at this stage the rice is still raw)
When the chicken is done remove and place the fried garlic and rice into the boiling pot and add the salt
With the chicken, rip the meat into small piece
Once the rice becomes fluffy add the chicken pieces into the pot and simmer for 5mins
Wash the bean sprouts and you are ready to serve

Note : i prefer the bean sprouts at the bottom of the bowl when serving, but its really up to you. Also you can add chili sauce or pepper when serving. If the meal is too bland you can add soya sauce to add in extra flavour.

Sweet, heres a photo, didn't take many my bad! was kinda not feeling 100%

So yeah hope you make this meal this winter you will not regret it ;) and also feel free to make any suggestion or feed back =D

Char Kroeung

2011-05-29T01:02:00.000-07:00

Sunday 29th May 2011

Hey all, today we made Char Kroeung. This involves a lot of herbs so it is very flavour-awesome. You could say its kind of a like a yellow curry, but with less things like potato and that. Also note that these ingredients is for a whole chicken lols.

Ingredients :

Lemon Grass : 1 stem/branch (whatever you call it)
Garlic : 3 cloves
Turmeric : 0.5 teaspoon
Kaffir Lime Leaves : 5 (cut into halves)
Chili : 2
Salt : 0.5 teaspoon
Sugar : 1.5 teaspoons
Chicken : whole chicken
Water : 0.5 cup

Note: you could also use beef or lamb.

Instructions :

Cut the chicken into small portions
Finely dice the lemon grass, garlic and then place into a herb crusher
Add turmeric into the mix and begin to crush the garlic, lemon grass and turmeric until it becomes paste-like
Dice the chili and place it into the herb crusher and mix it
Heat a frying pan to medium high temperature, and place the mixed herbs
Fry until it produce an aroma of the herbs, then remove the herbs into a small bowl
With the same frying pan, fry the chicken on medium to high temperature with the left over herbs until the chicken is cooked
When cooked, place the herbs into the frying pan
Now add the salt, sugar, water and the kaffir lime leaves
Stir and simmer until the herbs become attached to the chicken
And Ta-daaaaa you done lols

Note: You can also add fish sauce and/or oyster sauce to the frying pan if you please =D

Here is the dish!

This is us trying to be fancy like restaurants...lols pass or fail?

If you have any suggestions, feel free to let me know! Churrrr =D

Salted Deep Fried Fish

2011-05-21T21:07:00.000-07:00

Sunay, 22nd May 2011 Part 2

Here is a great complimentary dish to go with Ba Bor Sor (white rice porridge). Its salted fish which has a lot of flavour.

Ingredients :

Fish : 500g
Salt : 1.5 teaspoons
Sugar : 2.5 teaspoons
Sesame Salt : 0.2 teaspoons
Oil : As much as you need to deep fry the fish lol

Instructions :

Prepare the fish such e.g. scaling and cutting the guts out
Cut the fish into small portions
Place the fish into a bowl, a bowl you can mix the ingredient
Add the salt, sugar, and sesame salt into the bowl and MIX thoroughly i mean THOROUGHLY! lol
Now you are ready to fry
Place oil into a sauce pan or whatever you can use to deep fry
Heat to 180C (roughly that temperature if its too hot the oil will explode or something)
Lightly place the fish in
Cook the fish for about 3-5 minutes each side or to your liking

note: don't drink and fry, safety first D: also, drain the fish by placing paper towels into a plate prior to serving.

Also big ups to Mom Hou and Vibol Duch for their assistance Churrr =D

MMMMMM fishhh

Ba Bor Sor (white rice porridge)

2011-05-21T20:43:00.000-07:00

Sunday, 22nd May 2011

Since winter is coming upon us fast, I have decided to learn how to make Ba Bor Sor (white rice porridge). This meal is great for winter and for when you are sick as it warms you up and is easily digested.

Ingredients :

Rice : 1 cup
Water : 6 - 7 cups
Salt : 1 teaspoon

Extras: coriander, spring onion, soy sauce

Instructions :

Put 1 cup of rice into a pot and rinse 2 - 3 times

Add 6 - 7 cups of water into the pot

Add 1 teaspoon of salt into the pot

Place pot on the element and bring to a boil

Turn down the element and let it boil softly while having the pot lid half off

Let it boil softly until rice becomes fluffy

Remove top layer of starch regularly through out the boil

notes: for a more or less watery meal just simply put in more or less water accordingly. Also fried fish is great with this meal.

Lid Half off ;)

More Watery

Less Watery with spring onion and soy sauce

My first Blog

2011-05-13T23:21:00.000-07:00

Alright, Its time to start learning to cook from Mum! Next weekend!