Japanese Ainame Fillet, Orange Fennel Salad, Ginger and Kikkoman Dressing

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Japanese Ainame Fillet, Orange Fennel Salad, Ginger and Kikkoman Dressing

by Felix Chong

Known to be a seasonal fish, this beauty is a real catch and can be enjoyed in different ways. Watch and learn as Chef Felix Chong adds his spin on this fish by complementing it with an Orange Fennel Salad with Ginger and Kikkoman Dressing. The light salad and dressing ensures that the Ainame Fillet is truly the star of the dish!

Cuisine : Asian Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 30 mins Cook : 5 mins Ready in : 35 mins Serves : 2


INGREDIENTS:

  • For the Ginger and Kikkoman Dressing
    • 1 tbsp Kikkoman soya sauce
    • 1 tsp Ginger, grated
    • Dash of Sesame oil
    • 3 tbsp Extra virgin oil
    • Pinch of White sesame seed
    • 1 tsp White wine vinegar
  • For the Orange, Fennel Salad
    • ½ pc Orange
    • ½ pc Fennel
    • Pinch of Chives, chopped
    • 3 leaves of Basil
    • 2 pcs Cherry tomatoes
    • ½ pc Beetroot

DIRECTIONS:

For the Ginger and Kikkoman Dressing

  1. Toast the sesame seeds till fragrance comes out, leave aside to cool down.
  2. Remove the ginger skin and grate finely.
  3. Place all ingredients and mix well.

For the Orange, Fennel Salad

  1. Remove the skin of orange, dissect the orange.
  2. Slice the fennel with a slicer machine very thin and soak in ice water.
  3. Halve the cherry tomatoes.
  4. Place all ingredients in a mixing bowl and toss lightly with salt and extra virgin oil.
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Grilled Steak with Pesto

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Grilled Steak with Pesto

by Anil Singh

Get the secret to a perfectly seasoned Grilled Steak with Pesto with this recipe shared by Chef Anil Singh!

Cuisine : European Course : Main Skill Level : Novice
Prep :1mins Cook : 20 mins Ready in : 35 mins Serves : 1


INGREDIENTS:

  • 2 tbsp Olive oil
  • Required amount of Black Pepper
  • Required amount of Sea Salt
  • 2 tsp Ground Paprika
  • 5 sprig Fresh Rosemary, finely chopped
  • 2 tsp Garlic Powder
  • 1 tsp Nutmeg
  • 2 tsp Mexican Oregano
  • 3 tbsp Green Pesto
  • 1 tsp Lemon Juice
  • 1/2 tsp Chicken Powder

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a bowl, add olive oil, black pepper, ground paprika, sea salt, fresh rosemary, garlic powder, dried Mexican oregano and nutmeg and mix it.
  2. Place the beef in the bowl and mix it together with the marinated spices.
  3. Sear the marinated beef on a searing pan until the desired temperature.
  4. In a bowl, add green pesto, lemon juice, chicken powder and excess oil form the seared-beef and mix it well.
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Apple and Raspberry Crumble

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Apple and Raspberry Crumble

by Susanne Despature

Try this delicious pairing of apple and raspberry with a buttery crumble recipe by Chef Susanne Despature!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 25 mins Cook : 25 mins Ready in : 50 mins Serves : 6


INGREDIENTS:

  • 6 Apples (Golden delicious, Pink lady…)
  • 20 g Butter (A)
  • 200 g Raspberries
  • 50-80 g Brown sugar (A)
  • 70 g Brown Sugar (B)
  • 80 g Salted Butter, soft (B)
  • 1 Egg yolk
  • 70 g Almond Powder
  • 1 tbsp Vanilla Sugar or essence
  • 100 g Plain flour
  • 25 g Corn starch
  • 1 g Double Baking Powder
  • Icing Sugar

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Peel the apples, cut it into 4 and remove the core. Cut each segment into 4-5 pieces.
  2. In a pan, melt butter (A) over medium heat – add apples and brown sugar (A) , then sauté for 4-5 minutes, until the apples are slightly translucent at the outside, but still firm in the inside.
  3. Transfer to an ovenproof dish and add the raspberries on top. Preheat oven to 180°C.
  4. In a bowl, combine soft butter (B) , brown sugar (B) and egg yolk and mix with a spoon until soft and creamy.
  5. In another bowl, combine all dry ingredients of the second paragraph and mix with a spoon.
  6. Add dry ingredients to soft butter cream and using a fork, crumble everything using a fork and spread on top of apples and raspberries.
  7. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes until golden brown
  8. Take out of the oven and dust with icing sugar.
  9. Serve with ice-cream.
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Alphonso Mango Mousse Cake in a Jar

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Alphonso Mango Mousse Cake in a Jar

by Lin Weixian

Moist cake, fresh mangoes and all stacked beautifully in a jar – what’s not to love? Give this as a gift or party favours – they’re bound to be a hit! 

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 20 mins Ready in : 40 mins Serves : 2


INGREDIENTS:

 

Classic Genoise

  • 240g Whole eggs
  • 120g Sugar
  • 22g Unsalted butter, melted
  • 5g Vanilla extract
  • 135g Cake flour, sifted
  • Strawberries, as needed
  • Simple Syrup
  • 100g Water
  • 100g Sugar
  • For the Mango Mousse
  • 90g Mango puree
  • 120g Cream
  • 35g Sugar
  • Fresh mango, as needed

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Prepare the workstation.
  2. Scale the ingredients.
  3. Whisk up eggs and sugar till ribbon stage.
  4. Remove a small portion of the whipped up egg mixture and mix together with the melted butter and vanilla extract. Set aside.
  5. Fold sifted cake flour into the egg mixture, do not over mix. Carefully fold in the reserved butter mixture.
  6. Spread the batter onto a paper-lined sheet pan. Bake at 220ºC until light brown and springy to the touch.
  7. Set aside for assembling.

    For the Mango Mousse

  8. Prepare the workstation.
  9. Scale the ingredients.
  10. Place mango puree and sugar in a pot and heat it high enough to melt the sugar. Set aside to cool it down.
  11. Whip up cream to medium-stiff peaks.
  12. Gently fold cream and mango puree mixture.

     

  13. Assemble the Alphonso Mango Cake in Jar using the baked genoise, mango mousse and fresh mango to your liking.
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Caramel and Honey Nut Tart

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Caramel and Honey Nut Tart

by Thripti Hinduja

Enjoy the Caramel and Honey Nut tart with a rich caramel honey filling topped with chopped mixed nuts baked in a flaky pastry tart!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 30 mins Ready in : 50 mins Serves : 4-6


INGREDIENTS:

  • 125g Flour
  • 35g Icing sugar
  • 60g Butter(cold)
  • Milk as required
  • 30g Sugar
  • 60g Honey
  • 20g Butter
  • 100g Fresh Cream
  • 140g Mixed nuts (chopped and roasted)

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Stir the flour and the icing sugar together.
  2. Chop up the butter and crumble it into the flour.
  3. Add enough of cold milk to form a dough.
  4. Cling wrap and refrigerate for 20 minutes.
  5. Roll out the dough on a floured surface and line a pie tin with it.
  6. Place a sheet of baking paper over the pastry and fill it with beans or any pie weight.
  7. Bake it in a preheated oven at 180 C for 20 minutes or until evenly browned. Remove the pie weights in between the baking.
  8. Place the sugar and honey in a pan and stir over low heat until the sugar melts. Bring to boil.
  9. Cook the mixture for 2 minutes.
  10. In separate pan heat butter with the cream and the salt until hot. Add it to the sugar mixture and simmer for 2-3 min.
  11. Mix in the nuts and spoon the mixture over the hot pastry.
  12. Return to the oven for 5 – 7 minutes remove and cool. Serve at room temperature.
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Mocha Roulade

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Mocha Roulade

by Jehanne Ali

The Cooking Doctor shares her childhood favourite with us – make these for a perfect afternoon snack along with a cup of tea!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 30 mins Cook : 15 mins Ready in : 45 mins Serves : 4-6


INGREDIENTS:

  • 5 Large eggs, separated
  • 90g Sugar
  • 100g Cake flour
  • 20g Cocoa flour
  • 1 tsp Instant coffee granules
  • ¼ tsp Cream of tartar
  • 50ml Melted butter (or vegetable oil)
  • 50ml Hot milk
  • 1 tsp Vanilla paste
  • ½ tsp Salt

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Whisk the egg whites with cream of tartar and half of the sugar until pale and fluffy.
  2. In a separate bowl, whisk the egg yolks with remaining sugar and vanilla until homogenised.
  3. Mix the coffee granules with hot milk and melted butter.
  4. Sift in the cake flour along with salt and cocoa powder to the batter.
  5. Finally fold in the stiff egg whites.
  6. Pour the batter onto a greased and lined swiss roll pan and bake for 15 mins at 200°C.
  7. Once the cake is cooled, spread some whipping cream and melted chocolate on top.
  8. Roll tightly into a roulade.
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Siew Mai with Scallops

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Siew Mai with Scallops

by Trish Yee

Learn to make Siew Mai, a Dim Sum classic filled with pork and shrimp is incredibly juicy and flavourful with Chef Trish Yee’s recipe!

Cuisine : Asian Course : Appetizer Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 40 mins Cook : 12 mins Ready in : 52 mins Serves : 4pcs


INGREDIENTS:

  • 4 pcs of Wonton Wrappers
  • 100 g Pork Collar or Chicken Thigh, Minced
  • 3 pcs Fresh Shrimp or Prawn, Shelled
  • Few Sprinkles of Spring Onion
  • 1 tsp Dried Shitake Mushroom, Chopped
  • 1 tsp Water Chestnuts, chopped
  • 1 tsp Hua Tiao Wine
  • 1/2 tsp Sugar
  • 1 tsp Corn Flour
  • 1 tsp Garlic Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Sesame Oil
  • 1/2 tsp Chicken Seasoning Powder
  • Dash of Pepper
  • Scallop Slices

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Shell the prawns and devein prawns and place it in a bowl and marinate with ½ tsp of sugar. Mix well and allow it to marinate for a few minutes.
  2. In the meantime, soak the mushrooms in hot water until softened, then rinse. Remove stems from the shitake mushrooms, dice finely.
  3. Mix the marinade(hua tiao wine, sugar, corn flour, garlic oil, sesame oil, chicken seasoning powder, pepper) and marinate the minced meat.
  4. Add the mushrooms and garlic to the marinated meat.
  5. Add in corn flour and mix well. Slice each prawn into 2cm-wide pieces and add in the pork mixture.
  6. Place a tablespoon of the meat mixture in the middle of each wonton wrapper.
  7. Using a finger to dab water on the edges of each wrapper, then fold up the sides and gently pinch to create folds, leaving the top of the dumpling open.
  8. Place the wrapped dumplings in a bamboo steamer lined with a sheet of parchment paper.
  9. Gently press the sides of the siew mai to create a cube-like shape.
  10. Garnish with scallop slices. Steam for 12 minutes, then serve hot.
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Vanilla Sponge Cake

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Vanilla Sponge Cake

by Philia Ng

Learn the best way to bake a classic vanilla sponge cake with Chef Philia’s simple yet delicious recipe!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Dessert Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 20 mins Cook : 35 mins Ready in : 55 mins Serves : 6-8


INGREDIENTS:

  • Group A
  • 225g Fresh eggs
  • 180g Castor sugar
  • Group B
  • 85g Melted butter
  • 180g Full cream milk
  • Group C
  • 195g Blue Jacket Plain Flour
  • 8g Baking powder

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Whisk Group A (Fresh Eggs & Castor Sugar) together until ribbon stage.
  2. Add in Group B(Melted Butter & Full Cream Milk) and alternate it with Group C (Blue Jacket Plain Flour & Baking Powder).
  3. Mix well and bake the cake in an 8 inch round pan for 35 mins at 175 degree Celsius non fan mode or until a skewer inserted is clean.
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Spicy Meatballs

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Spicy Meatballs

by Audra Morice

Add a twist to regular meatballs! This recipe incorpoarates the use of veal mince and a combination of different herbs and spices that will complement the meat perfectly. Make this for a dinner today! 

Cuisine : European Course : Appetizer Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 30 mins Cook : 30 mins Ready in : 60 mins Serves : 4


INGREDIENTS:

    • 250g Veal mince (or beef)
    • 250g Pork mince
    • ½ stalk Leek, washed well, finely chopped
    • 6 cloves Garlic, peeled, finely chopped
    • Small bunch coriander stalks, finely chopped
    • 1 tbsp Homemade onion jam (optional)
    • 1 tsp Ground cumin
    • 1 tsp Sweet paprika
    • ½ – 1 tsp Dried chilli flakes
    • Cracked pepper
    • ½ tsp Sugar
    • 1 tsp Salt
    • 1 tbsp Breadcrumbs

    Sauce

    • 700g Passata
    • ¼ cup Red wine (optional)
    • ½ tsp Dried oregano
    • Parmesan, freshly grated
    • 400g Dried pasta or homemade pasta

DIRECTIONS:

  1. In a wide non-stick saucepan, fry the leek and garlic in some olive oil over medium heat until tender. Set aside to cool.
  2. Mix together with all meatball ingredients. Knead lightly until well mixed. Make round meatballs the size of golf balls, you should get about 18 – 20. Set aside.
  3. In the same pan, heat some olive oil over medium-high heat, add meatballs in a single layer and fry until nicely browned all over. Pour in passata, red wine and oregano. Fill the passata bottle with about ½ cup of water, cover, shake and pour into the saucepan. Lightly stir to avoid breaking up the meatballs. Cover and simmer for 20 minutes. Taste and adjust flavours with sugar and salt.
  4. In the meantime, cook pasta according to instructions, drain and add to sauce. Toss through gently and serve with grated Parmesan, chopped parsley and extra chilli flakes.
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Cake Puffs

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Cake Puffs

by ToTT

Here’s how to make gooey, cheesy, garlicky pull-apart bread, one step at a time! Addictively buttery and cheesy with each piece and bursting with fresh herb and garlic flavours!

Cuisine : Baking Course : Appetizer Skill Level : Novice
Prep : 10 mins Cook : 20 mins Ready in : 30 mins Serves : 6


INGREDIENTS:

  • Japanese Vanilla Sponge Cake Group 1
    • 45g Full cream milk
    • 40g Melted unsalted butter or Sunflower oil
    • 15g Castor sugar
    • 50g Cake flour
    • 40g Egg yolk
    • 1 tsp Vanilla essence
    • Group 2
    • 90g Egg whites
    • 35g Castor sugar

    Cream Filling

    • 200g Dairy whipping cream

DIRECTIONS:

        Japanese Vanilla Sponge Cake

  1. Mix group 1 together.

  2. Whipped group 2 until stiff peak and fold in together with group 1.

  3. Spoon the batter into the silicon cavity until ¾ full.

  4. Bake at 180°C, non-fan mode for 10 mins.

    Cream Filling

  5. Whip dairy cream in a bowl until soft peaks form.

  6. Add in icing sugar and whip until stiff peaks form.

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