mango curry

And yet another mango recipe for people who loves mango & curry.

Shrimp Vegetable Mango Curry





2 medium potato, chopped
2 carrots, chopped
16 shrimps (more if you like)
1 onion, chopped (any kind, I used red onions because I don't have other types)
1 341ml VH Mango Curry cooking sauce
1 398ml coconut milk
2 tsp salt
cilantro

1. Chopped the potato into cubes, carrots and onions.
2. Pour half can of the coconut milk into the pan, salt and 4-5 tbsp mango curry sauce.
3. Cook the vegetables in the sauce until it's a little tender.
4. Add the rest of the coconut milk, shrimps and add more of the sauce (as much as you like, but I didn't use the whole bottle of the sauce)
5. Mix everything together until it's cooked.
6. Garnish with cilantro.

Serve with naan bread.


PS. This recipe is good for vegetarian too, just don't add shrimps.

tom yum goong

Different country in South-East Asia have their own version of sour soup. Like Philippines they called it Sinigang (if I'm not wrong), Indonesia has Sayur Asem and Thailand has Tom Yum. I have yet to discover if Vietnam has their own version of sour soup.
Tom Yum probably is the most popular soup in Thai food. I'm not a big fan of sour food but Tom Yum on the other hand makes me change my mind. It has so much flavor in this soup that I just can't help but to love it. My version of Tom Yum is totally different from any other original recipe because I use a lot of vegetables in it.

Vegetable & Shrimps Tom Yum


Serves 3

3 cups vegetable stock
2tsp garlic
3tbsp chopped lemongrass
4 kaffir lime leaves
2tbsp fish sauce
3tbsp tom yum paste
2 carrots, sliced it round
200g bean sprouts
200g green beans, sliced
1 bell pepper, sliced
2 bird's eye chili
1/2 cup tamarind juice (optional)
2tbsp lime juice (optional)
sugar (optional)
10 medium/large shrimps, shelled
a handful of coriander


1. Boil stock in a deep pot in a medium-high heat.
2. Add lemongrass, lime leaves, garlic and chili into the pot, boil for 2-3 minutes until fragrant.
3. Add the sprouts, green beans, carrots, bell peppers and shrimps until they're cooked.
4. Turn the heat to low and add fish sauce & tom yum paste. If it's not too sour you can add tamarind juice/lime juice but if it is add sugar to your preference.
5. Chop coriander and mix it to the soup.

lazy day

I like to eat pasta once in a while, I like carbonara sauce more than I like red sauce. Lately, I don't know what to cook and I decide to cook something quick and easy. This is shrimp carbonara that I make inspired by closet cooking.


Shrimp Carbonara

early valentine's dinner

I had an early Valentine's day dinner with my boyfriend's family on Feb 11th because they're going away to Ottawa for the weekend, and my boyfriend and I will be going to Montreal on Saturday. So we decided to celebrate the day of love together that day.


Sichuan Hot & Spicy Beef 水煮牛肉



Coconut Shrimp



Stir Fry Green Beans and Tofu in Sweet Chili Sauce



Last but not least is the simple dessert.

Devil's Food Chocolate Cupcake with Cream Cheese Frosting



Here are the sites where you can find the recipe.
Coconut Shrimp by Closet Cooking
Sichuan Boiled Beef in Fiery Sauce by Appetite for China
Sweet Chili Glazed Tofu by Appetite for China