Product Review: Mak Nyonya Instant Portugese Sytle Steamed Fish Sauce

I hardly use any instant mix.. and then i went to my mom for lunch and have this delicious steamed fish.. i asked for recipe and she gave me this..

have u ever try those portugese grill fish that is cook in aluminium foil? well this is exactly like that.. that yummy sour-ish taste.. really delicious.. well at least to my taste..

when i made this, i just use a non-stick pan.. i don't have a steamer.. but it tastes the same.. i also usually add some vegetables in it.. so i don't have to cook too may dish..

have a try and you won't regret it.. it's available at tesco for Rm4.80..

Easy Cook: Smoked Salmon Open Sandwich

Ingredients
Smoked Salmon (as many as u like)
Salad (anything to your liking and as many as u want)
1tbsp capers
Pinch of salt
1tsp extra virgin olive oil (EVOO)
Fine grated parmesan cheese
2slices bread
(i usually use the pre-packed pre-washed salads. it's available at most supermarket and will cost u about RM6 - RM7. A bag of salads usually can feed 3 - 4 people.

Steps
1. Mixed your salad in mixing bowl with salt, capers, and EVOO
2. Toast your bread with butter. i usually make my garlic toast.
3. put the bread on a plate, put salads on top of it.
4. put the smoke salmon on the salads
5. sprinkle the parmesan cheese on top

Cooking Experiment: Smoked Salmon

smoked salmon is one of my favourite foods... last year i went to Melbourne i try this amazing smoked salmon open sandwich at one of the cafe there... i'm not a vegetable eater.. and this particular sandwich has loads of it.. and somehow i love it!! and when i came back i kept thinking about it.

so i tot why not make myself. it won't be that hard.. i'll just buy those store-bought smoked salmon.. easy peasy.. and when i went to Cold Storage (Tesco Mutiara doesn't have smoked salmon) i was shocked with the price.. nothing less thank RM15 and only few pieces in it.. then i remembered Paul once told me his colleague made smoked salmon.. and i go and asked him how.. and after that i google to have a better idea on how.. since i don't have smoked machine i combine the technique Paul told me and the one i found on internet.

Things that u'll need:

1. salmon (of course)

2. salt

3. sugar

4. rice

5. tea

6. aluminium foil

7. steel wire with stand

8. wok

note 1: i don't really have measurement for it.. but for 2 pieces of 5"x4" salmon i use 1tsp of each sugar and salt

note 2: you can put some pepper too if you like

note 3: if u can find chipped wood at your place you can use chipped wood instead of rice and tea

what you need to do:

1. if you have a good knife, sliced your salmon into thin layer. I don't have a good knife or even a good cutting skill. so i just de-boned the salmon.

2. then you need to cure your salmon by putting the salt, sugar (and maybe pepper) on your salmon. and the keep it over night.. like more than 12hours.

3. the next day, put a layer of aluminium foil on your work and then put the rice and tea on top of it.

4. put you steel wire on the wok and you can arrange your salmon on top of it.

5. use medium heat and wait till smokes start coming out from you rice.

6. then take something and cover your work so the smoke will stay inside the wok. i use my non-stick lid to cover my wok. the process is very quick, in 1 minute you should finish smoking your salmon.

easy right??