Spaghetti Seafood Marinara

T.H.E R.A.M.B.L.I.N.G.S

At times, when I do my groceries, this question will pop into my head. Does other people do the same as me, counting everything that I take? For example, if I wanted to buy prawns, not only will I choose the good ones and the large ones too, I will also count the numbers of prawns that goes into the plastic. I think I am allergic to numbers.

I can still remember, when I was much younger, I used to follow my mom to the market. And when the shopkeeper is calculating (using a calculator) the total amount, I, at the same time was doing mental maths and will be very proud enough if I win. Nobody knew what I was doing and nobody needs to know. It's just for my self satisfaction! Hahahaha...

So, is there anybody as weird as me, counting almost everything that is countable? Hahahaha.....

Note :

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T.H.E R.E.C.I.P.E

After looking at Nor Secubit Garam's photo of her Spaghetti Marinara, I paid a visit to Ayu's blog as Nor said she took the recipe from there. And after reading the recipe and found it very easy enough to prepare as it's similar to how I normally prepare my bolognaise, I went 'fishing' in my refrigerator and in my 'cute pantry'. Yes... it's MISSION POSSIBLE! I have most of the ingredients... and wallah... it's a right decision to make. Even my mom enjoyed her bowl of Spaghetti Seafood Marinara. Thank you to Nor for 'torturing' me with your photo and to Ayu for sharing this lovely recipe with us. I'll post the recipe according to how I had done it.

SPAGHETTI SEAFOOD MARINARA

Posted by MamaFaMi
Source : Ayu of Curlybabe's Satisfaction

Ingredients :

1 packet spaghetti

some olive oil

salt (I omit)

water

Boil all the above till al dente and drained

Sauce :

2 garlics diced/chopped

1 big onion diced

1 tablespoon chillie paste

1-2 tomato diced/chopped

1 carrot shredded diced

1 piece celery stick - sliced thickly

1 cube chicken stock

1 bottle Kimball Traditional spaghetti sauce + 1 bottle water (same bottle) or more

some medium prawns

some squids

1 small can button mushrooms slice

1 tablespoon dried oregano

1 tablespoon dried sweet basil

salt to taste

1/2 teaspoon of sugar

olive oil

* mozzarella cheese shredded sprinkle on top

* cheddar cheese shredded sprinkle on to

* parmesan cheese sprinkle on top

(* I didn't sprinkle any cheese on top as my mom doesn't eat cheese)

Have a nice day!

Ketam Masak Lemak Cili Padi

At the moment, I am strucked by the L.A.Z.Y virus, to the scale of 4 out of 5. It was 5 previously but I think, I am getting much better in fighting it. Wish me luck in my battle of the virus! Hahaha....

I wasn't kidding when I said the above. I had to cook because my mom is with us at the moment. Otherwise, the kids will have to make do with all those simple and effortless menu. Poor kids!!! But I don't think they'd mind because Fatin is not a rice kind of person. And Syahmi, well that boy is easily pleased, which makes the mama 'naik lemak!!! And dearest hubby...he's very simple. Anything will do. Am I the lucky one or not! Muahhh...love you guys with all my heart!

Anyway, before the virus gets the best of me, let me just post this crab recipe I had tried a few weeks ago. We went to Bagan Lalang, just to see the place after hubby's friend told him about it. On our way back, we came by the stall selling fresh fish, crabs and prawns. Since it had been quite a while I didn't eat crabs, we bought just 2 pieces. And the best thing is, the lady helped to clean the crabs and the fishes. All I have to do when we got home was just to wash it with lime and ready to cook! So this was the end result of the crabs.... yummy! Thanks Rinn!

KETAM MASAK LEMAK CILI PADI
Source : Rinn

Ingredients :

4 medium crabs, cleaned and halved
5 shallots ~ minced
3 cloves garlic ~ minced
1 inch fresh turmeric
1 inch ginger
5 bird eye chillies (more if you prefer it hot) ~ minced
enough coconut milk
1 piece dried tamarind
lemon grass ~ bruised
Tomatoes ~ quartered
salt to taste
cooking oil

Method :

1. Heat cooking oil in a pot. Add in the minced ingredients till fragrant. Add in lemon grass.
2. Stir for a while then pour in the coconut milk.Keep stirring.
3. When the gravy starts boiling, add in crabs. Leave for a few minutes before adding the dried tamarind and tomatoes. If you have sliced pineapple, add in as well.
4. Add salt to taste and leave to cook.
5. Remove from heat.

Udang Cili Madu 3

MADU...
There are a few meanings to this word in Malay. One of it is HONEY, produced by the bees and most enjoyed by Winnie The Pooh. Hahaha.. just kidding. All of us likes honey and it seems, honey contributes something towards health care. If you've been following my fotopages when I first started, then you surely have read the goodness of "Cinnamon and Honey" in there.

Another meaning is second or maybe third or fourth illegal* legal wife. (*Thanks Lin for pointing out my mistake. Taip lepas tengah malam, manalah tak keyro!) This, for sure, is not to the liking of most women. Everytime when this Madu 3 is being mentioned, I will always remember a film directed by the most talented artist in Malaysia, Allahyarham P.Ramlee, MADU 3. I love to watch all of his comedy movies but not the sad ones. When watching Madu 3, I can never fail to smile, not only because the movie is funny, but also, I can never forget my hubby's reaction when he watches this movie, especially the part when the second wife said," Saya kooooorek biji mata awak"... Hahaha....

Why am I writing about madu today? It's because I wanted to post this dish that I had tried a couple of days ago. Dug it out from Ummi's 'garden'. Ummi's garden is full of juicy stuffs, always ready to be plucked! Hahaha... Thanks Ummi and Kak Mon for this lovely prawn recipe. Thousand apologies if the photo doesn't do justice to your recipe, but that's the best that I can do.... at the moment...... Allow me to translate (though with broken English... hahaha) the recipe and re-post it here so that hopefully, many more will be able to try it....

UDANG CILI MADU 3

1 kg tiger prawns ~ I used whatever prawns available in my freezer

To be blended :
5 shallots
5 cloves of garlics
1/2 onion
5 fresh red chillies
1 piece candlenut (buah keras)

Ingredients for sauce :

3 tablespoons Thai Sweet Chillie
3 tablespoons Lingam Chillie Sauce (I used Life chillie sauce, from the KFC sachets)
5 tablespoons chillie paste
1 tablespoon oyster sauce
3 tablespoons honey
juice from 2 limes
salt to taste
cooking oil
spring onion for garnishing

Method :

1. Heat cooking oil in a wok and add in the blended ingredients. Fry till fragrant.
2. Add in all the ingredients for sauce and continue cooking on medium heat.
3. Add in prawns, honey, line juice and salt. Cook for 5 minutes.
4. Remove from heat and onto the serving plate.
5. Sprinkle with some chopped spring onions and ready to serve.


Have a nice and safe weekend everybody!

Sweet Sour Fish

SWEET SOUR FISH

Source : Hanieliza's Cooking

Ingredients :

1 whole fish ~ I used Promphet

salt

turmeric powder

For the sauce :

5 shallots (sliced)

3 garlic (sliced)

1 cm ginger (sliced finely)

1/2 cup tomato ketchup

3 tablespoons chillie sauce

2 fresh chillie (sliced)

1/2 cup water

1 fresh tomato (wedged)

spring onion

salt to taste

sugar to taste

cooking oil

Method :

1. Coat the cleaned fish with salt and turmeric powder. Fry till cooked.

2. Heat oil and add in shallots, garlic and ginger. Fry till fragrant.

3. Add in tomato ketchup, chillie sauce and water.

4. Add in the sliced chillie, salt and sugar.

5. Once the gravy thickens, pour onto the fried fish.

6. Garnish with spring onion and sliced onion.

IKAN MASAK MASAM MANIS

Sumber : Hanieliza's Cooking

Bahan-Bahan :

1 ekor ikan siakap [dibersihkan dan kelarkan] ~ Mama gunakan ikan bawal

garam dan kunyit

Bahan untuk sos :

5 ulas bawang merah (dimayang)

3 ulas bawang putih (dimayang)

1 sm halia (dihiris halus)

1/2 cawan sos tomato

3 sudu besar sos cili

2 biji cili merah (dipotong nipis)

1/2 cawan air

1 biji tomato (belah 6)

1 pokok daun bawang & daun sup (potong pendek)

Garam dan gula secukup rasa

minyak

Kaedah penyediaan :

1. Ikan dilumurkan garam dan kunyit. Gorengkan sehingga garing. Terbalikkan dua-dua belah supaya masak rata.

2. Panaskan minyak dan tumiskan bawang merah, bawang putih dan halia.

3. Apabila wangi masukkan sos tomato, sos cili dan air.

4. Masukkan juga cili potong, garam dan gula.

5. Setelah kuat pekat, tuangkan ke atas ikan siakap yang digorengkan tadi.

6. Hiaskan dengan daun sup & bawang dan hidangkan bersama nasi putih dan juga lauk lain.

Sambal Ikan Bilis

SAMBAL IKAN BILIS

Ingredients :

3 tablespoons of chillie paste
4 shallots ~ blended/pounded
1 garlic ~ minced
salt to taste
a bit of tamarind juice
1 teaspoon sugar
dried anchovies
cooking oil

Method :

1. Fry dried anchovies and leave aside.
2. Heat oil in a wok. Add in the chillie paste. Fry till fragrant.
3. Add in the blended/pounded shallots and garlic. Stir well.
4. Add in tamarind juice and a bit of water if necessary.
5. Add in salt and sugar.
6. Off the fire and let it cool slightly before putting in the fried anchovies. Mix well.

Note : The amount is just roughly estimated. You can adjust the chillie paste according to how hot you want it to be. We like it hot and spicy to give us more Umph.....

Fish Soup

FISH SOUP

Ingredients :

2 slices of fish
Fish Spice
Ginger ~ minced
Shallots ~ minced
Garlic ~ minced
Salt to taste
Enough water
Fresh red chillie
Tomato ~ halved
Cooking oil

Method :

1. Clean and rinse fish and set aside
2. Heat oil in a pot.
3. Add in the ginger, onion, garlic and the loose spices in the Fish Spice packet. Fry till fragrant.
4. Add in water and Fish spice bunjut. Let it boil.
5. Add in fish, fresh red chillie, tomato and salt. Leave to simmer till fish is cooked

Asam Pedas Ikan Kembung

ASAM REBUS IKAN KEMBUNG
Source : Masz 73 from MyResipi

Ingredients :

4 fishes of your choice

To be pounded/blended * :

* 4 dried chillie (cut and soaked)
* 1/2 inch ginger
* 2 garlic
* 3 shallots or 1/2 onion
1 tamarind slice
salt
Zeal
Enough water
5 pieces ladies finger/okra
1 round brinjal
* a bit of shrimp paste (optional)

Method :

1. Pound all the ingredients in *.
2. Place the poinded ingredients in a pot and add water. Let it boil.
3. Add in the fishes and let it boil for a few minutes than add in the brinjal, ladies fingers, salt and zeal.
4. Add in dried tamarind. We add this last or otherwise the vegetables will take time to soften.




ASAM REBUS IKAN KEMBUNG
Sumber : Masz 73 dari MyResipi

Bahan-bahan ( 4 orang )

4 ekor ikan kembung

Bahan-bahan untuk ditumbuk * :

* 4 biji cili kering (potong dan direndam)
* 1/2 inci halia
* 2 ulas bawang putih
* 3 ulas bawang merah atau 1/2 biji bawang besar
1 keping asam keping/gelugur
garam
serbuk perasa
Air secukupnya
5 biji bendi
1 biji terung bulat (dipotong)
* sedikit belacan (jika mahu)

Cara-cara :

1. Tumbuk bahan-bahan bertanda * sehingga lumat (tumbuk pakai lesung batu lagi umpph.. dari blender)
2. Dalam periuk masukkan bahan-bahan yang telah ditumbuk tadi bersama-sama air dan didihkan
3. Setelah mendidih, masukkan ikan dan biarkan mendidih sebentar kemudian barulah dimasukkan terung, bendi, garam dan serbuk perasa.
4. Setelah itu barulah masukkan asam keping (jika masuk awal, sayur lambat lembut)
5. Apabila ikan sudah masak, sayur sudah lembut, rasa asam garam sudah cukup, tutup api dan hidangkan..

Nota :

1. Resipi asal menggunakan ikan pari, tapi mama gantikan dengan ikan kembung.
2. Mama tida memasukkan sayur bendi dan terung, tetapi mama masukkan celery.
3. Mama tidak menggunakan belacan.