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Friday, August 13, 2010
Ying Thai at Lygon Street
something had captured our attention
an Asian restaurant in Lygon Street has people lining up outside
no.. they are not debt collector...
they are all lining up in queue to eat in this restaurant
it made us wonder, what's so good about this restaurant.. "Ying Thai" ?
this restaurant is the only Asian restaurant in Lygon street that makes people lining up
(FYI: Lygon street is like little Italy in Melbourne, everywhere u look around :
up, down, left, right = Italian cuisine, and gelati everywhere.
Sometimes you can even see a lot of Ferrari and those kind of out-of-reach cars,
parking on the street. *sigh...., i want onee of those please, take away :/ )
so, one day we had a chance to go to that Ying Thai restaurant,
greeted by aroma that makes our tummy sing heavy metal songs
we were SOLD
interesting dessert :)
we ordered what the waitress recommended us as the best seller
the entree :
Chicken wrapped in Pandan leaves (my bf's choice)
how can they wrap this really beautiful O.o
Verdict :
bf likes it, but it's not really my cup of tea, this does not give me enough kick of Thai foods
too mild for me :), but the chicken is juicy, and the aroma of pandan is good, so, overall it is good, but i will not order it again :D
Mains :
minced pork with basil and chilli, and coconut rice
verdict :
the minced pork is alright for me, but boyfriend likes it
the coconut rice however, is a new taste for us, we both like it, but one rice is enough for us
the rice, eaten alone, already got its distinctive taste, it's different to Malaysian's Nasi Lemak or Indonesian Nasi Uduk, this coconut rice is more on the sweet side, and it's mild flavor of coconut like the Nasi Lemak
Tom Yum Soup
verdict :
i LOVE LOVE LOVEEEEE the Tom Yum soup x)
i have never found Tum Yum soup with this kind of kick, everything is perfect
my bf didn't really like it because it was too spicy for his liking, but i devour every single drop of it, the sourness, the spiciness, all the combination kick me out of this world
i will DEFINITELY order this again
Ying Thai 2:
110 Lygon Street
Carlton, Vic 3053
Ph : (03) 9639 1697
Things on plan :)
being in Australia enables me to encounter a lot of foods from various countries, so, i think why not take advantage of it? I WILL LEARN how to cook the foods instead of only enjoying it. this thought doesn't come without thinking, coz i also need to study too :p
It based on three reasons :
- Challenging & it enriches my knowledge
- Coz i can't find the ingredients in my hometown :(
- To save money (reduce eating outside) and make my sis also my bf HAPPY and HEALTHY :D
after doing some research, i decide to lay my hands on ..well... a lot of foods :p
my sister will soon be sleeping over at my house, as she was jealous of the Javanese Beef Steak i cooked for my boyfriend
so, i make appointments on undefined dates with :
Korean Sweet Cakes (Hoddeok) = For afternoon snack + my sis lunch box
Korean Kimchi Fried Rice = For Lunch / Dinner
Lu Ro Fan (Chopped Pork Belly Rice) = For Lunch / Dinner
because my bf has been in a lovey-dovey relationship with pork belly ever since he was a kid, he is a devoted lover to pork belly
Radish Kimchi (Mu Saengchae) = made to be eaten with bossam, so, i have to make this before i make bossam :)
Bossam (Korean pork belly wrapped in lettuce) = For Dinner
Japchae = For Lunch/Dinner
when my bf is lovey dovey with pork belly, my sister is lovey dovey with this one :/
that's leave me lovey dovey with no one :'(
This is our favourite Korean side dish (banchan), after Kim Chi of course :)'
i once tried this in Sydney, and this is damn good, i still can feel the taste lingering on my lips >.<, Love Love it and hopefully i have found the correct recipe :)
made once, fell in love, want to go back :)
hmm :D
i think for now those would be enough :D
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Yay to Javanese beef steak x)--12 August 2010
result : bf was full, happy, sister was jealous, friend was tempted
i had raw porterhouse in my fridge, thinking thinking.. what should i make?well, the day before yesterday i have made a simple porterhouse steak with salt and pepper
now, i need some more challenge
especially i am in a mission to find out how to cook porterhouse
....without turning it into rubber :(...
last time i experiment the porterhouse using marinating sauce, i cooked in 2 batch
1st batch : turned into beef jerky, damn dry
2nd batch : it was yuum, but then :/.. still not as soft as the beef cooked by my maid x(
well, porterhouse oh porterhouse....
when you are overcooked you are damn strong like a horse :/
So i looked for recipe from my country, Indonesia
as i can remember, my maid never fail to make edible dishes using beef
accidentally i found a food-porn picture of 'Selat Solo'
i have never tried this dish before, but it definitely different to beef steak of indonesiaafter some research and some people describe their mad-in-love for the dishes
i was SOLD
However, the recipes available in the web is different from one to another...,
i was confuseeed =____=
some recipe has Selat Solo made as a soup thing (which i am sure an epic misleading), mostly have salad to go with it.. and the one published in the magazine simply has only simple steamed veggies with homemade mayonnaise
so, i decided to do combine all the best from each recipe,
i used different recipe for the marinating sauce, the sauce, and instead of having salad for this dishes, i made mayonnaise as one of the recipe suggested
so, for the meat, i use this recipe from Keluarga Nugraha
Keluarga Nugraha is one reputable website, and once i tried their recipe, pretty good, so, why not having it again :D
for the sauce :
i combine the method from keluarga Nugraha only that i didn't add anymore spices as i used the oil previously used to cook the meat and of course i didn't have the courage to mix it with milk, my bf who will eat the dish said that the combination is just.. weird
recipe for the sauce and mayonnaise from Diary Narashelley
i make the half of the recipe for the mayonnaise and i can say that I LOVE IT :)
after marinating the meat for more than 1 hour (put in the fridge and i fell asleep)
all the flavors absorbed and the meat wasn't tough :D
maybe because i used vinegar?
aah~ nothing makes my day better than a successful cooking and surprises :D
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