Blanch Is great, it really makes a difference...

Hey guys...

Just wanna share something simple...

Selain Steaming

(just luv steamed broccoli tabur black pepper & a little pinch of salt
same goes with snow peas... buat beberapa minit jer dah siap & lagi sedap dari yg kita order kat kedai Shushi2 tuuu...satu plate dlm RM3-4 kan..kita beli snow peas baru less than RM2...lagi crunchy, fresh & sweet )

Blanching vegetables is a basic technique everyone knows kan...

Just about any vegetable can be blanched...

Bahan2 yg perlu cuma...

Veggies

Water

Ice @ Cold water

Salt @ a pinch of baking soda

Bekas besar @ drainer

Large Pot

Cara2 :

Bring water to boil over high heat

Cut the vegetables into uniform sizes

Add a couple of tablespoon of salt - ikut citarasa

@ a pinch of baking soda

This is to maintain color & improve flavor

Masukkan veggies ke dlm air

dlm 1-2 minit 
@
 agak2 lah yer ikut firasat masing2.

Angkat, 
tapis 
& 
terus masukkan ke dlm Ice Water 
or run cold water over them...

Bila vegetables are no longer warm...

Tapis dan boleh di simpan untuk masakan seterusnyer...

For me, 

sekarang ni if nak masak 

Kailan Masak Belacan, 

Sawi goreng Ikan Masin, 

Brokoli Tiram,

Beef with Snow Peas,

Sayur goreng campur

(cabbage, carrots, cauliflower etc etc)

 Sayur Lemak Kacang Panjang,

dan pelbagai lagi hidangan sayur2ran...

Me/Mum akan blanch dulu sayur2 tersebut...

dan kuah atau cara masakan yg kita nak tuu 

di buat asing dlm kuali lain...

Bila dah siap..

...ie masak belacan ker,
 goreng ikan masin ker...

or whatever... 

Time nak makan just add jer 
blanched veggies tuuu...

 Make sure to barely heat them up 
and not cook them again.

Hidangan itu...

akan rasa crunchy/ranggup x layu 
dan

 warna veggies pun cantik saja...

cuba try buat ok...

If you were to serve these vegetables 
right out of the pan,  
let say tumis all the onions 
and add cut veggies terus ke dlm masakan...

they would continue to cook and become too mushy....

kadang tuu warna pun cam dull jer...
x cantik menarik tertarik...

kids pun cam oh ok... sayur goreng...
ermmm ambil udang jer lah...

Niii bila kita tukar cara masak sikit... 
Kids bila tengok warna hidangan 
sayur cantik2, terang2 jer...

yang dulu x makan sayur pun terliur nak ambil....

**************

My simple Kailan Goreng Belacan ..

Kailan potong ikut suka hati

- diblanch & keep a side

Tumbuk sehingga lumat 

seulas bawang putih, 

beberapa biji cili padi
me biasa guna 4-5, 

sedikit belacan, 

sebiji bawang merah kecil..

Tumis bahan2 tadi sehingga wangi

 + sedikit gula
 + kicap manis
 + kicap masin ...
ikut sukatan masing2.

Bila semua dah rasa dah ok...

 & nak hidang...

barulah di + kailan blanch tadi...

 Lebih kurang ginilah yer...

Yg ni my anak dara bongsu yg rajin nak tumbuk2 tuuu laahhh....

cam ada yg halus ada yg kasar cilinyer...

"Happy Cooking..."

xoxo

Sue Md