the Weird, Bad and Lazy Cook

  Note 1 : Inspired by < https://natashaskitchen.com/apple-pie-recipe/ > Ingredients Puff pastry (1 packet) 8 red fuji apples (can sub with 1 or 2 green apples, not too much as it can be too sour) 120gm salted butter 45gm all purpose flour 150gm brown sugar 1 1/2 tsp cinnamon powder 70gm water 1 egg 1 tbsp water Filling 1. Make roux with butter and flour. 2. Add in sugar and cinnamon powder. Stir in with the roux until all melted. 3. Add in water. Stir until bubbling. 4. Add in chopped apples. Stir until slightly softened. 5. Let cool completely before use as filling. Assembly 1. Assemble the pie, with bottom and top crust, in a 9"-10" pie pan. 2. Brush egg wash on top of the pie crust. Baking 1. Bake in preheated oven 220°C for 15 minutes, uncovered with fan. Then, bake for another 180°C for 45 minutes, or until inside filling is visibly boiling. 2. Let cool around 1 hour before serving.

A. Chocolate Pudding Note 1 : Inspired by < https://www.theflavorbender.com/chocolate-creme-patissiere-pastry-cream/#recipe > Note 2 : Mixture may look grainy. It is a pastry cream. It was meant to be whipped using a hand mixer for a fine texture. I skipped this part because I'm lazy. You can fold in with whipped cream (upgraded to be a diplomat cream) and add in whipped cream cheese (to be my signature cheesekut cream). Ingredients 500ml milk *36gm cocoa powder *60gm sugar *30gm corn starch *3 eggs *1/4 tsp (or a pinch) fine salt *1 cap vanilla essence 170gm milk chocolate coin 15gm (1 tbsp) butter Topping : 200ml whipping cream Steps : 1. Heat milk until simmering but not boiling. There may be layer of foam on top of the milk. Always stir so that the milk does not boil over. 2. Combine all ingredients with (*). Whisk (or use a hand blender) until well combined. 3. Temper in heated milk 1 tbsp at a time (or im a fine stream) so as not to burn your egg. Whisk continuously whi...

Ingredients A. Meat 1.5kg beef ribs, long cut following the bones Dijon whole grain mustard (thin coat) B. Spiced BBQ Marinade *Don't make it too sweet* 100gm duchef tomato puree 1-2 tbsp blackstrap molasses 2 senduk grape vinegar 1 tbsp white vinegar Worcestershire sauce Barley malt syrup Muscovado sugar Coarse salt 1 tbsp butter Bay leaf (1 leaf) Garlic (1 clove, smashed) Dried parsley Black pepper Smoked paprika Dried oregano Ground cinnamon Ground nutmeg Ground allspice (don't have last time) Liquid smoke (don't have last time) Corn starch (2 tbsp) Water Steps 1. Marinade the meat for 24 hours. Coat the meat with dijon mustard layer first. Then, coat with BBQ sauce. Store in closed container in the chiller. 2. Right before cooking, wrap the meat individually with baking paper, then only aluminium foil. 3. Bake in the oven in 160°C for 3 hours. 4. Serve hot after resting 5 minutes.

Note 1 : Inspired by < https://waktu.ai/resepi-mee-rebus/#google_vignette > and < https://belangaretak.blogspot.com/2014/08/mee-rebus-johor-resepi-mee-rebus-hj.html?m=1 >. Note 2 : Some recipes uses tauchu and I have no faith in that. 😅😂 Ingredients 150-250gm beef 3 biji ubi kentang besar 2 biji bawang merah besar (1/2 + 1 1/2) 5 ulas bawang putih (4 + 1) 3 slices halia 3 slices lengkuas 3 helai daun limau purut 3 tbsp serbuk kari 2 batang daun sup 1 batang serai 1 tbsp chicken powder 1 tbsp tepung jagung 1 keping asam gelugur Garam kasar 1 tbsp udang kering 2 tbsp tomato puree Garnishes 400gm mee kuning, celur Taugeh celur Telur rebus Cili hijau potong Limau kasturi Bawang goreng Fishcake celur Fishball celur Tauhu goreng Steps 1. Sup daging - Daging, 1/2 bawang (hiris halus), 4 ulas bawang putih (ketuk pecah dgn pisau), halia, lengkuas, daun limau purut (dicarik), dan garam kasar. Rebus sehingga empuk. 2. Kentang - Kupas, belah dua dan rebus kentang dengan sedikit garam...