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Thursday, 12 December 2013

Poached Eggs with Rolled Smoked Salmon & Arugula

Sometimes when we have the time and the mood, we will cook something a little 'fancy'. And this is one of them. It's a fun way to eat your proteins and vegetables.

We love it with cracked black pepper (and a tinge of salt on the eggs)

And here's the recipe for all to try out. Have fun :)

Ingredients:
1.    Fresh eggs (this is very important)
2.    White vinegar
3.    Smoked Salmon
4.    Arugula
5.    Black Pepper
6.    Salt (optional)

Instructions for Poached Eggs:
1.    Bring water to boil in a pot and lower the heat so that the water is no longer boiling. Add 1-2 teaspoon of white vinegar. The vinegar helps to congeal the egg white more easily.
2.    Crack an egg and place the egg in a small bowl. Using a spoon or ladle, stir the boiled water in a circular motion. Remove spoon or ladle and gently slide the egg into the center of the pot. Do this one egg at a time. Depending on the size of your pot, you may cook 2 eggs at a time.
3.    Turn off the heat and cover the pot. Let it sit for 5 minutes until the egg whites are cooked. For a slightly more solid yolk texture, keep the heat low instead of turning it off.
4.    Lift the eggs out of the pot with a clean ladle and place it on your serving plate. Sprinkle some cracked black pepper (and optionally, a tinge of salt) to taste.

Instructions for Rolled Smoked Salmon with Arugula:
1.    Separate the salmon into very thin slices (smoked salmon should separate naturally into slivers) on a serving plate.
2.    Place the arugula on the salmon slices and roll the salmon over the arugula. The amount of arugula to be rolled is subject to personal preference.
3.    It’s now ready to be served! Enjoy.

We love that it's a little done and not too runny but if you like you can always turn off the flame and take out the egg on the 5 minute dot.




Eve & Roy

Sunday, 8 July 2012

Pickled Japanese Cucumber

There's this little japanese ramen shop near where I stay and once in a while, we will drop by to have some kimchi ramen there. They will serve pickled japanese cucumber before the ramen arrives and I super love them! Unfortunately there's always only 3-4 slices... LOL.. and I gobble them up pretty quickly.


So, I decided to google and search for the recipe on how to make my own pickled japanese cucumber and I merged two recipes that I found online because of the taste I wanted :)

Here it is :

2-3 japanese cucumber (or seedless cucumbers)
3/4 teaspoon of fine grain sea salt (I used normal salt cos I don't have sea salt)
10 tablespoons water
4 tablespoons rice vinegar
1/2 tablespoon granulated sugar
1 glass jar 
plastic shrink wrap

1. Wash the cucumbers and pat them dry. Cut the cucumber into 1/2 inch slices and place them in the glass jar. Gently press down if the slices don't fit.
2. Mix the salt, water, rice vinegar and sugar in a separate container and pour them over the cucumber slices. Cover the top of the jar with plastic wrap and screw tight (the plastic prevents the vinegar from reacting with the metal on the lid and affecting the taste of the pickle).
3. Put the cucumber in the refrigerator for at least 12 hours. Remember to shake the jar up and down occasionally to allow all the cucumber to be marinated well. 
4. Remember to reseal the jar with plastic wrap each time you take some of the pickles out of the jar to ensure freshness.

*I added sesame and sprinkles of japanese gourmet topping (furikake) for added taste :) You can add soy sauce, sesame oil according to your preference as well... 

Enjoy! It's really refreshing especially when chilled! :)

Eve