Homemade Ginger Powder

Ginger are spicy, aromatic and nice flavor on smell and taste which are uniques. It's bring health benefits for our body too.

Ground Ginger Powder can be useful  and easier for marinate, steam, cooking and even making ginger tea.

No Oil recipes

Here my version on making Ginger Powder:

Clean the dirt on the ginger skin with brush.

Slice the Ginger with mandoline slicer

Cut to thin julienne slice

Place Slice ginger to Baking Cage.

Use "Bake", Rotating mode 130deg., 1 Hour. 

Cool completely. Blend baked ginger to Powder form.

Sieve the blended ginger form to avoid lumpy ginger.

Final Result!

Can start to use for my cooking journey!

Salmon Spaghetti w/Grill prawn

This is a last minute call meal request from Kids last evening. The original recipe is to use Tuna from Can tin. Instead of of Tuna, substitute with Fresh Salmon.

Olive Oil recipes

I use Organic Spaghetti sauce as below:

Ingredients:

3 Per      Egg Spaghetti, Cook as per packing instruction

1 Slice   Fresh Salmon

3 ea       Whole Prawn

1/2 Btl   Organic Tomato sauce with Basil

1/2 Btl   Organic Chunky Tomato Puree Basil

2 Cloves Garlic

Steps:

Equiment: Buffalo Smart Fryer (Use "Bake", 200Deg.)

1) Fresh Salmon cook in 20 Min  (Flip after 10min) 

2) Add in Prawn after 10 min while flipping the salmon.

3) Remove bones for the cooked salmon, and tear to small pieces.

Equiment: Buffalo Smart Cooker (Use "Steam" Function)

1) Add 1tsp Olive oil and Garlic to Smart cooker. Close lid and steam for 2 minutes

2) Add in Spaghetti Sauces and Salmon pieces, Close lid and steam for another minutes.

Served the Spaghetti with Salmon tomato sauce and topping with grilled prawn. Enjoy!

Roasted Chicken Wing w/ Mushrooms & potatoes

This is late post. This cook on the Christmas eve dinner for 2014.  

To speed up the roasting time, i use 2 layer method to roast the chicken wings w/ mushrooms & potatoes together in Buffalo Smart Fryer. Chicken wings on the top layer and Potatoes/Mushroom is on bottom layer. The chicken wings sauce drip on the potatoes and taste is amazing delicious.

No Oil Recipes 

Ingredients (Roasted Chicken Wing):

8 pcs   Chicken Wing

1 tsp    Homemade Garlic Powder

1 tbsp  Worcestershire sauce

1 tbsp  HP Sauce

1 tbsp  Oyster Sauce

Pinch of Pepper

Marinate chicken wings with all ingredients for at least 30min.

Ingredients (Roasted Potatoes w/Mushrooms):

10 pcs  Mini Potatoes (With skin on)

1 Pkt    Fresh Button Mushrooms

Pinch of Salt

Cut 1/2 for Mini Potatoes with added salt and cook in boiling water for 5 mins. Drain access water.

Cut 1/2 part for Fresh button mushroom.

Place the Potatoes and Mushrooms on to a Stainless steel pan. Line the chicken wings on High Rack. Use "Roast" mode, for 30 min (flip the chicken wing after 15 min roasting time).

Crispy Fried Drumstick

Crispy Fried Drumstick can simply make using Buffalo Smart Fryer.

Less-oil recipes

Ingredients:
1) 8 pcs Chicken Drumsticks
2) Homemade Garlic Powder
3) Pinch of Salt
5) "NAGO" KFC Spices Powder
6) 1 Egg white

Steps:
1) Marinate the Chicken drumsticks with Homemade garlic powder and salt for at least 30min.
2) Coat the Chicken drumsticks with egg white, then coat with KFC Spices powder.
3) Line the Chicken drumsticks on the High Rack, Spray some oil on the surface of the chicken drum.
4) Use "FRY" Mode, 230deg. and fry each side for 15 min.

Enjoy while it hot!

Fried Peanuts w/Garlic and Silver fish

This is an easy recipes. In Usual, this snack need to use lot of oils to deep fry the peanuts, garlic and silver fish to obtain the crispness. Now, with Buffalo Smart Fryer, you can use less oil and make this tasty, crispy peanuts snacks.

This is Less-Oil recipes

Ingredients:
1) 800g raw Peanuts
2) 1 Whole Garlic, peeled and sliced
3) 1 handful of Silver fish, remove the head of silver fish and clean the dirt.
4) Homemade Garlic Powder
5) Adequate Salt
6) 1 Tbsp Cooking oil



Steps:
1)  Boil the raw Peanuts for 5 Min, and turn off the fire then leave the peanuts in the boiling water for 15 mins. Drained it.

2) Mix the cooked peanuts, sliced garlic, and Silver Fish. And toss with 1 tbsp of oil. Add Salt & Homemade Garlic Power to the tossed peanuts.

3) Placed the tossed peanuts into the baking cage, use "FRY" mode, 150 deg for 40 min, and increase temp to 180 deg  for additional 20 min.

Homemade Garlic Powder

Garlic is an important ingredients required to bring up favor smell and taste to all the foods.

Garlic powder is suitable to marinate meat. My deep fried chicken, Roasted chicken, Chicken Nuggets, Fried Peanuts do contain Homemade garlic powder.

Ready-made Garlic Powder from the Supermarket cost about $8.00, and Homemade cost less than $1.00 for 5 whole garlics.

This is Less-Oil recipes

Ingredients:

1) 5 Whole Garlic, Peeled and cut to slice
2) 1 Tbsp oil

Steps:
1) Mix Sliced garlic buds with 1 tbsp cooking oil, and toss it well.
2) Put all the sliced garlic buds into baking cage w/ rotating function, use Low Temp 130 deg. for 30 min.
3) Increase temp to 150 deg. for another 30 min.
4) Leave to cool, and blend into powder form.
5) Store in air-tight container. you may store in fridge.

* Tips:
- Recommend to use low temp to fry the garlic to avoid burn (which cause bitter taste)
- Use dry spoon to scoop the garlic powder, this is to avoid water penetrate into powder, and cause lumpy form.

Easy Chicken Nugget

All kids love to eat Chicken Nuggets. Instead of buying frozen ready-made chicken Nugget, it would be a good idea to make your own. Without preservative, fresh, healthier and last things.. U can use your choice of ingredients to suit your taste buds! 

This is Oil-free recipes.

This is my version of Easy Chicken Nugget:

Ingredients A:

1) 500g Mince chicken breast with 10% chicken fat

2) 1 Chopped Onion 

3) 1 tbsp Garlic Powder (Homemade Garlic Powder)

4) Pinch of salt and pepper 

6) 3 tbsp Nestle Nestum cereal (Cereal is for hold all ingredient together)

Steps:

- Mixed all Ingredients A together and marinate at least 20 minutes.

- Make to desire shape for the marinate mince chicken.

Ingredients B (Coating): 

1) 1 egg, beaten

2) Plain Flour

3) Adequate breadcrumbs

4) Parmesan Cheese (Optional)

Steps:

- Shaped mince chicken to coat with Ingredients B.

  1st coat with flour, 

  2nd coat with egg mixture, 

  3rd coat with breadcrumbs and Parmesan cheese. 

Line the Chicken Nugget on the tray (piece by piece) and Freeze the nugget for at least 30mins or hold till in shape.

Use Buffalo smart fryer,  placed the chicken nugget into cage, select "fry", rotating for 20mins..
Enjoy oil-free, flame-free and smoke-free cooking!

Tips:

* You may make few batches of chicken nuggets, and store in ziplock bag for next consuming.

* You may added mushroom, carrot, celery, onion to your chicken nugget. 

* Instead of Cereal, you may use oatmeal.

Kueh Momo

During Chinese or Malay festive season, Kueh Momo is a MUST HAVE Snacks. This is my version of Kueh Momo using Buffalo Smart fryer to bake it. 

It's simply sweet and delicious!

Ingredients:

1 kg plain flour

1 cup Full cream milk powder

1 medium can 'QBB' brand ghee (545gm)

250g icing sugar, and some icing sugar for coating

Steps:

1)    Fried the plain flour in a wok without added oil, till it dried and fluffy.

2)    Add milk powder and icing sugar into fried flour and mix well.

3)    Add Ghee oil to the flour and form into a dough.

4)    Use a 1 tsp spoon to measure, and roll into a round shape, line on a grease proof paper.

5)    Use “Bake” mode, 160 Deg. For 13 min

Let it cool for few minutes, and coat with icing sugar. Store in a air-tight container after cooled completely.

Snow Cheese Cake

Snow Cheesecake is simple, and yet delicious. This cake is my family all time favorite cake.

Although this is called Cheesecake, the cake itself are Chiffon cake base and do not contain cheese. A layer of cheese frosting spread on top of the Chiffon cake, and sprinkle with shredded cheddar cheese. 

My version is thin layer of cake, and if  you would like the thicker layer, you may double the ingredients. I bake the cake using Buffalo Smart Fryer. 

Buffalo Smart Fryer vs Traditional oven:

- Heat circulation effectively throughout the fryer, and cake cooked evenly.

- Colour texture are nicer.

- You can see the cooking progress on the glass lid.

- All the material inside the Fryer are all Stainless Steel and do not contain Teflon or paint coat.

Buffalo Smart Fryer are Smart, Safe and Healthier choice to use.

Chiffon Cake Base:

Ingredients:

(A)

3 Egg yolks

10g Sugar

40g Fresh Milk

30g Corn oil

60g Bake King Hong Kong Flour (or Top Flour), Sieved

B)

3 Egg whites

30g Sugar

1/8tsp white vinegar

Steps:

1) Egg Yolks +  Sugar, Mix together till combined.

2) Add in Fresh Milk and Corn oil, and mix together.

3) Add in Flour mix till combine.

Bake using 7" square pan, using "Bake" mode, 160 Deg. for 30 min.

Cool complete, before remove from pan.

Tips:

** Chiffon Cake pan grease with corn out and lined with grease proof paper.

Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients:

(A)

125g Philadelphia cream cheese,room temperature

25g Sweetened condensed milk (may add or reduce as per your prefer)

(B)

60g Nestle cream

(C)

KRAFT cheddar cheese, shredded

Steps:

1) In a mixing bowl, place in cream cheese and condensed milk, beat the mixture and combine till smooth texture.

2) Add on Nestle cream and till combine. Frosting are ready to use.

Tips:

** Frosting can be keep in the fridge for next consuming for at least a month period.

And Now, Cover the top of the cake with the frosting, and coat the whole cake with shredded cheddar cheese. chill the Snow Cheesecake at least 1 hour before serving.

Cut into small cube to serve. Enjoy!