Friday, December 27, 2013

Simple Sauce for Crispy Pan-Fried Noodles

I recently discovered crispy noodles that I can make at home! Aaaand, I've started making them more often. It's kind of been a trial and error on finding a sauce that tastes right to me for it. Finally found this one on rasamalaysia which I guess was actually a guest post from another blogger, Taste Hong Kong. Either way the sauce was perfect for it, and at some point I do intend to do the full on recipe as is. Lately I've just been making the sauce plain and pouring it over the noodles. So yummy!

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1 1/2 Tbsp oyster sauce
  • 1 1/2 tsp soy sauce
  • 3/4 tsp sugar
  • 2 1/4 tsp cornstarch
  • 1 cup and 2 Tbsp water
PREPARATION:
  1. Mix all ingredients thoroughly. 
  2. Bring to a boil stirring frequently, usually just boil it for a minute or two.
  3. Pour over noodles and enjoy!

Saturday, December 21, 2013

Chewy Caramel Popcorn

Adapted from this recipe on Allrecipes. Really quick and easy to make, tried it for the first time this year and ended up making a ton of batches! 

INGREDIENTS:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup corn syrup
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 tsp baking soda
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 bag of microwave popcorn, popped
PREPARATION:
  1. In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt butter. 
  2. Stir in brown sugar, corn syrup and salt.
  3.  Bring to a boil stirring constantly. As soon as first bubbles appear, allow mixture to boil for 3 minutes without stirring. 
  4. Remove from heat and stir in baking soda and vanilla. Pour in a thin stream over popcorn, stirring to coat. 
  5. Spread out on lined cookie sheet, breaking apart into smaller pieces as you go and allow to cool. Enjoy!