chicken sate and seafood noodle

chicken sate and seafood noodle
Originally uploaded by chowen

200g plain noodle (2 types of noodles were used for this recipe)
100g smoked salmon
1/2 spring onion, sliced sideways

300g chicken, cut into strips
skew onto wooden sticks
season with salt and pepper

Satay sauce:
1 small onion finely chopped
2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 fresh red chili
1 tbsp brown sugar
3 tbsp crunchy peanut butter
1/2 lemon juice

1. Cook noodle as according to package instruction.
2. Soak in cold water to retain its texture, drain
3. Flake the smoked fish and scatter with spring onion with the noodle
4. Place chicken skewers on a flat pan and grill till it's cooked through

To make the satay sauce:
1. fry onion and garlic in some oil
2. add the rest of the ingredients
3. add water to make the sauce more 'watery' - add water bit by bit until it's completely absorbed into the sauce

pasta with krakow sausage

pasta with krakow sausage
Originally uploaded by chowen

Pasta of choice
100g smoked krakow sausage
3 cherry tomatos, halved
2 tsp olive oil
some spinach

1. boil the pasta as per instruction on the packet
2. wash and halve the tomatos, set aside
3. pour boiling water over the spinach, drain and set aside
4. slice the sausage into thin pieces
5. toss all of the above together, drizzle with olive oil and seas with salt/pepper

Honey almond cake

Honey almond cake
Originally uploaded by chowen

100g almond flakes
50g ground almond
2 tbsp honey
50g butter, softened
100g flour
2g baking soda
3 eggs

1. Grease base of a square tin, line with baking paper
2. Beat the eggs with an electronic mixer with butter until light and fluffy
3. add ground almond and baking soda
4. add flour and mix it together (by hand) until blended well together
5. pour the mixture into the tin
6. sprinkle with almond flakes
7. bake in pre-heated oven at 200 degree for 50 mins
8. cool it on a rack and drizzle the honey