Tuesday, November 30, 2010

The Chronicle of Kua - Bok Kua to Kim Kua

After so many sad things happen on Bok Kua, he plan to give up everything he has and start a brand new life. Hence, he find Dang Kua and pass him the key of his house and the rest of his asset such as fishing rod, Bok Kua favorite bottle, etc. 


After farewell to his dearest friend Dang Kua, Bok Kua started his journey to the southern part of the island. He intended to find Lao Huang Kua to hire Bok Kua as assistant to assist him on his daily routine. Since the gold mine was managed by Lao Huang Kua alone all the while, Bok Kua thought he might have the chance to get the job.


It will be a long journey to reach the gold mine because it is the furthest area in the island from the village. Bok Kua have rest of his time having a mock interview with himself while heading to the gold mine.


Finally, after three days and two nights on the dirt road Bok Kua finally reach the gold mine. He was so excited and he went searching for Lao Huang Kua. He search all around the gold mine but he cannot find him. So, he decided to went inside the gold mine to search for Lao Huang Kua. 


Without anyone leading Bok Kua, he end up lost inside the gold mine. He shout out loud for Lao Huang Kua but there was no response. In the other hand, Lao Huang Kua was busy digging for gold mine with his super loud music headphone attached. It is impossible for Lao Huang Kua to hear anyone. 


Lao Huang Kua continue with his digging and Bok Kua continue to find his way out of the mine. Bok Kua was exhausted due to the airway in the mine is stuffy. Out of a sudden, a * flup * sound and he felt on a hole full of gold and fainted.


It back to Lao Huang Kua schedule to bring the gold outside of the mine to clean and polish before he sold it to the villagers. When he gather the gold, he accidentally carried Bok Kua along and he did not notice on it.


As usual, Lao Huang Kua will take his brush and professional polish the gold till shining. Poor Bok Kua was in the group of gold and is polished by Lao Huang Kua till shining in gold color. When Lao Huang Kua washing the gold with warm water, his act finally wake Bok Kua from blackout.


Lao Huang Kua was shocked and so do Bok Kua after saw his reflection in the water. Lao Huang Kua feel sorry for what he done and he suggest that Bok Kua work together with him to repay what he had done got Bok Kua.


It was a great news to Bok Kua as finally he got a place to live and someone to rely one. Since, Bok Kua was polished until golden color, Lao Huang Kua called Bok Kua as "Kim Kua" ( 金瓜 - pumpkin)


Bok Kua is now Kim Kua, and he live happily ever after with Lao Huang Kua 


~ The End ~

Sunday, November 28, 2010

Sardin Spaghetti

Ingredient(s)
1. Onion
2. Chili
3. Spaghetti
4. Canned Sardin
5. Salt
6. Oregano

Ingredients

Close up


Step(s)
1. Cook spaghetti till el-dente
2. Fry onion and chili on hot pan till aromatic
3. Pour in sardin with some water
4. Heat the sauce
5. Serve with the spaghetti with oregano sprinkle on top

Serve


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Fried Tang Hoon

Ingredient(s)
1. Onion
2. Dried shrimp
3. Egg
4. Tang Hoon
5. Soy Sauce
6. Dark Soy Sauce
7. Pepper
8. Sesame Sauce

Onion
Dried Shrimp


Mee Sua

Egg

Step(s)
1. Boil Tang Hoon in water till el-dente
2. Fry onion and dried shrimp on hot pan till aromatic
3. Fry egg in the pan together with onion and dried shrimp
5. Fry the Tang Hoon together with other ingredient
    and pour in soy sauce, dark soy sauce, sesame oil and pepper
6. Stir the dishes till color is even
7. Serve


Serve

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Sunday, November 14, 2010

The Chronicle of Kua - Huang Kua to Bok Kua

After two unfortunate events based on Huang Kua unplanned move. Poor Huang Kua had make weaken his body. Scar and cold after drop into the river, Huang Kua decided to build up his body.

Every day Huang Kua will jog up to the slippery slope and made 100 sit up. This has become Huang Kua daily schedule event and this has last for one month. Now Huang Kua has a six pax which solid muscle.

Since Huang Kua has build up a bigger and stronger body than other Kua villagers, he became Kua villager's big bully. So now the Kua villagers have to face two threat from the island, Huang Kua and the gangster from the north.

The mayor of Kua village, "Di Kua" (地瓜) want to reduce this threat from two to one which bring him an idea based on a Chinese proverbs, "One mountain cannot hide two Tigers" (一山不能藏二虎). So he set fire between Huang Kua and the gangster by telling Huang Kua that he is strong but the gangster located north of the island is much more stronger. Di Kua also mention that he will hire the gangster to protect their village.

Huang Kua was in flame and he punch Di Kua in the face. The punch so hard that Di Kua went past down after taken the hit. Huang Kua direct ran toward the North of the island to meet the gangster.

Once he reach, he challenge the gangster for a fight in the boxing ring to see who is the champion.

Although he is big and strong but he still not a match for those gangster that had been training so long in boxing. Huang Kua was knocked down in less than 5 hits but those gangster did not let him go and continue to punch him. After they satisfy, they threw him back to the village entrance and they promise that they will not come back again.

Poor Huang Kua was beaten up so badly he got bruises all over his body and his perfect body was out of shape. His green color stripes was turn to yellowish orange color and he no longer have the energy nor strength to bully people.

After this incident, the village wanted to remember what Huang Kua had done to the village, so they call him "Bok Kua" (木瓜) because he get box by the gangster. Now Di Kua is glad that both threats to the village had gone.

Cheesy Tuna Spaghetti with Tomato Sauce

Ingredient(s)
  1. Spaghetti
  2. Cheese
  3. Oregano
  4. Broccoli
  5. Tomato
  6. Garlic
  7. Carrot
  8. Salt
  9. Pepper
10. Tuna


Ingredient(s)

1. Blanch broccoli, carrot and tomato
2. Cook spaghetti till el-dente
2. Remove tomato skin and blend the tomato with some water
3. Fry garlic (keep some of the garlic to fry vege) on medium hot pan, then add in tuna to fry together
4. Sprinkle some oregano, salt and pepper to taste
5. Pour in the blended tomato into the pan and boiled together with cheese
6. Serve the spaghetti with the paste
7. Fry the remaining garlic and fry together with broccoli and carrot
8. Serve together with spaghetti

Ready to serve

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Saturday, November 6, 2010

Fried Mee Sua

Ingredient(s)
1.   Mee Sua
2.   Celery
3.   Spring Onion
4.   Potato
5.   Dried Shrimp
6.   Soy Sauce
7.   Dark Soy Sauce
8.   Sesame Oil
9.   Egg
10. Salt


Ingredients
 Step(s)
1. Boil Mee Sua in water till el-dente
2. Fry spring onion and dried shrimp on hot pan till aromatic
3. Fry potato and celery on pan
4. Sprinkle some salt in the pan and break an egg into the pan
5. Fry the Mee Sua together with other ingredient and pour in soy sauce, dark soy sauce and sesame oil
6. Stir the dishes till color is even
7. Serve
Cut potato, spring onion and celery


Egg


Dried Shrimp


Mee Sua


Serving


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Dry Mee Sua

Ingredient(s)
1. Mee Sua
2. Spring Onion
3. Dried shrimp
4. Soy Sauce


Step(s)
1. Cook mee sua in boiled water
2. Fried spring onion and dried shrimp on hot pan till aromatic
3. Serve mee sua with fried spring onion and dried shrimp and soy sauce


Mee Sua
Dried Shrimp


Spring Onion


Serving
 
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Friday, November 5, 2010

The Chronicle of Kua - Xi Gua to Huang Kua

After so many months of laughter from the villagers, Sa Gua had been use to the his new name, Xi Gua. Clumsy Xi Gua, as usual, continue with his day dreaming life.

Another one fine day come where Xi Gua get strike by weird thoughts again. This time he plan to fish directly from the top of the slippery slope.

So, he bring his fishing rod and bait along and heading to the slippery slope on the east side of the island. It is a very hot sunny afternoon when Xi Gua gone for fishing. During this time normally the villager will rest in their home. Hence, Xi Gua was all alone at the slippery slope.

He find a big tree and start fishing under the shade. Just in few seconds, Xi Gua's rod get a bite. When he start to pull back, then a * flup * sound, Xi Gua slip down from the slope. He spin so fast that his fat body turn slim and tall. Thank god, he was save by dropping into the river.

When the villagers found him floating along the riverbank, he turn a bit yellow because rinse too long in  the water, they nearly cannot recognise him. He look so alike like young Lao Huang Kua. So they gave him another nick called "Huang Kua" (黄瓜 - Timun)

Xi Gua is now Huang Kua

The Chronicle of Kua - Sa Gua to Xi Gua

Long long time ago in a far away land, there is small village in an island called Kua Village.

The Kua Village is located in the middle of the island where the western part of island is an unexplored place full of weeds and thorns. None of the villagers like to go near this region as they do not have the appropriate tools to cut the thorns.

The eastern part of the island is a very slippery slope where the end of the slope is a broad river. Villagers always fish around this area to hunt for food.

The northern part is another place the villagers do not like to go. The area was take over by a group of gangster that like to fight. They have their own boxing arena where they fight from time to time.

The southern part of the island is where the source of the village come from. There have a huge gold mine and is guarded by "Lao Huang Kua" (老黄瓜). Lao Huang Kua is in charge of guarding and polishing the gold from gold mine.

There live a green color fat and round Kua with light green stripes. He is a foolish kid, so everyone call him "Sa Kua" (傻瓜). Sa Kua like to sit at one corner, with saliva dripping from his mouth and day dreaming.

In one fine day, Sa Kua get a strike went through his mind which burn his passion to explore the unexplored land at the western region of the island. It never happen before to Sa Kua. Without further ado, he pack his water bottle and his favorite sandwich into a beg, open the refrigerator and greet his neighbor "Dang Kua" (冬瓜) good bye. Dang Kua was shock with Sa Kua unplanned decision and advise him not to do so. However, the burning passion in Sa Kua burn every words coming from Dang Kua and he insist to continue with his adventure.

Sa Kua walk and walk heading to the west, crossing people's house, farm, drill through jungle and finally he reach the unexplored land, a large field of weeds and thorns

He was so excited on his success and wanted to make his 1st step on this land, then a * flup * sound, he fell into a hole full of weeds and thorns.

Poor Sa Kua, he was wounded badly by the thorns but still have to crawl out from the hole and walk back to village to heal his wound. His whole body bleed and bleed until whole body turn red, some of the wound from thorn recover showing black spot. Sa Kua body turn from green stripes to black spotted with red.

Finally he manage to reach his village. All the villagers was shocked seeing what happen to Sa Kua. Tang Kua come out and explain what happen to Sa Kua. After hearing the explanation from Tang Kua, the whole village burst out laughing and they decide to give him a new nick "Xi Gua" (西瓜) because Sa Kua was heading to the west of the island.

Sa Gua is now become Xi Gua.......

Celery Potato Broccoli Soup


Ingredient(s)
1. Celery
2. Broccoli
3. Onion
4. Cheese
5. Potato
6. Salt
7. Pepper Powder


Step(s)
1. Blanch broccoli in hot water
2. Blend the broccoli and pour on a bowl
3. Fry onion on pan
4. Fry diced potato and celery with the onion
5. Sprinkle some salt and pepper
6. Pour the blended broccoli with a small cup of water and let it boil
7. Put 2 slice of cheese and melt it with the soup
8. Serve


Cut Onion, Celery and Potato

Celery


Onion

Potato

Broccoli ready to blend

Cheese

Blended Broccoli


Serving

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Tuesday, November 2, 2010

Cheesy Fried Mushroom Celery

Ingredient(s)
1. Celery
2. Eryngii Mushroom
3. Button Mushroom
4. Salt
5. Pepper Powder
6. Cheese


Step(s)
1. Pour 3 tablespoons of olive oil on hot pan
2. Fried Eryngii mushroom until yellow
3. Fried together with button mushroom
4. Sprinkle salt and pepper to taste
5. Fried together with  celery
6. Add in some water and boiled with cheese
7. Serve

Ingredient(s)

Button Mushroom
 
Eryngii Mushroom
 
Celery
 
Cheese
 
Ready to serve

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