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Seafood Rice A La Paella

Seafood Rice A La Paella
I’ve been craving for paella for quite some time already and since I don’t have saffron, I once again explored my creativity just to satisfy my palate. Since I have frozen mixed seafoods ready, I tried my best to make it look and somehow taste like real paella. My version is very easy, all I did was mixed everything together.
INGREDIENTS:
5 cups steam-cooked rice, whatever kind you prefer
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 medium onion, chopped
2 cloves garlic, chopped
250g mixed seafoods, mine is frozen
2 cups mixed vegetables (corn, peas, carrots) – add more if you like
2 tbsp. Kikkoman soy sauce
2-3 tbsp oyster sauce
2 tbsp tomato puree
2 egss, hard boiled
1/2 tbsp. dried parsley, fresh can also be used

salt and pepper to taste

METHOD:
1. Bring the saucepan half filled with water and the mixed seafoods to a boil and let cook. Add a dash of salt and pepper. Drain. – I do this because some frozen seafoods are so chewy when not thoroughly cooked.

2. Use a huge pan to have a good space for mixing, use wok if you have. Heat the oil and sauté the onion until translucent. Add in the garlic and sauté for a few seconds not letting the garlic burn. Tip in the drained mixed seafoods and mix well with the onion and garlic. Cook for about 2-3 minutes. Add in the mixed vegetables and cook for another minute.

3. Pour in the Kikkoman soy sauce, oyster sauce and tomato puree. Simmer for about a minute to seal the taste. Now, it’s time to add in the rice. Continue mixing until the mixture is evely distributed with the rice. Spinkle the parsley and mix.

4. Arrange the hard boiled eggs the same way as the picture and sprinkle with a little more parsley to garnish.

Now, you have seafood rice a la paella. Happy Home-Cooking! =)
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January 27, 2010 Posted Under Featured Posts, Rice, Seafoods & Fish

Chocolate Cupcake with Special Toppers/Picks

Chocolate Cupcake with Special Toppers/Picks
My daughter will be leaving the Nursery before the Christmas break so I thought of making something special and memorable for the teachers to keep and so I made an audio-visual presentation of her nursery life. And since it’s Christmas I thought of making cupcakes too with the pers[...]
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January 23, 2010 Posted Under Cakes & Desserts, Featured Posts

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus and Cream Cheese with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and White Wine Vinegar Dressing

Bacon Wrapped Asparagus and Cream Cheese with Extra Virgin Olive Oil and White Wine Vinegar Dressing

The name of this dish says it all. This is my come back entry for FTF. I missed Mommy Willa and the rest of the FTFters..

This is very easy, very healthy and you can get the kids help. They’ll surely get excited to taste what they made without knowing that they are having something healthy. Remember that Asparagus contains no cholesterol and is low in calories and sodium. And because it’s green, it’s healthy.


INGREDIENTS:
6 pcs asparagus
3 bacon , preferably rashers
few pieces of iceberg lettuce
3 tbsp. cream cheese
1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
2 tbsp. white wine vinegar

METHOD:
1. Blanch the asparagus. To blanch, bring a pot of water in a medium high heat and cook the asparagus until it becomes very green. It should only take 3 minutes if the asparagus is thin and about 5 minutes for thick ones. The spears should just barely bend when they are picked out of the water. While it’s cooking, get a bowl half filled with iced water and place the cooked asparagus on it to refresh and to stop it from continuing to cook.

2. When the asparagus has been refreshed, lie 2 asparagus on each bacon rashers and spread the top with cream cheese (kids can help in this process). Roll the bacon to cover the cheese and asparagus and fry on a non-stick frying pan. There’s no need to add oil because the bacon will release its excess oil when cooking. At this stage, you can already smell the aroma of the cheese and bacon.

3. While the bacon is cooking, prepare the lettuce on the plate and in a small bowl, mix the extra virgin olive oil and white wine vinegar. When the bacon’s done, lay them on the bed of lettuce and pour the vinegar dressing all over it. Done.

My Alyssa enjoyed munching on this as much as preparing it. I hope your kids would love it too. Happy home-cooking!
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January 21, 2010 Posted Under Featured Posts, Pork, Vegetables
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