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Fire Cup Noodle

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I was in luck when while walking around this food place, I chances upon the halal version of the Korean fire noodle.

Now, the last post I made it the wrong way after watching a Youtube video. Obviously the clip which I viewed made the noodles incorrectly as well…

So yesterday at my in-laws, in the presence of my BIL Korean wife, I tried making this properly. 

It was super H-O-T. I immediatley had heartburn. And then the heat creeps to the stomach. But it was tasty! After a few bites, you just have to stop and … Recuperate. Haha.

 

waiting to be mixed…
  
the noodles were slightly wet. it doesn’t look fiery red here but i did pour out the whole packet
  
burning red lips. she looked like she was wearing lipstick!
 

I still have one more packet. When the mood for super spicy food beckons, i shall try again.

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korean-style hot chicken

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We’ve been quite crazy over korean fried chicken but they are rather costly. Furthermore, the halal versions we get over here are quite limited in variety. So today in the midst of all the work madness, I thought I’d take a break and make my own Korean mid-wings.

I half followed the recipe on this website called koreanbapsang for yangnyeom chicken. Of course I had to tweak a bit of the recipe with whatever I had but the results were awesome. What made it good also was the Korean technique of frying the chicken twice. 

For the sauce, I sauteed in Korean sesame oil minced garlic and ginger, then added soy sauce, dijon mustard, garlic chilli sauce (singlong brand), ketchup, gochujang, honey and a bit of water. As directed in the original recipe, I simmered till it was thick and smooth. 

For the chicken, I seasoned with salt and pepper and coated with rice flour and corn flour (equal mixture).

 

The delicious sauce
  
Seasoned mid wings
  
first fry at a lower heat
  
the second fry at high heat till crispy and golden
  
I should have stopped at this stage but I wanted something saucier
  
adding more fried chicken to more sauce
  
sprinkled some toasted white sesame
 

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Porta-Porta Italian

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This is a restaurant  is dear to me. The Man and I have been going here to eat for over a decade now. The food, while delicious, is not exactly stellar but there is no way I can cook delicious Italian fare like the proprietor here nor is there a halal Italian restaurant here that can match hers. 

Last night, we had our usual starters.Simply  divine! The bread is warm and chewy and cruncy all at the same time but what is truly yummy is the four starters. Aubergine in olive oil, mushrooms in olive oil, capsicums in olive oil and the last one, a bit strong, cucumbers or zucchini in anchovie olive oil. Some of these had a splash of vinegar. We HAVE to get this each time we go.

  
Next, we ordered our tried before spaghetti vongole and lastly, something new, a ciopitto, except that it had a very Italian sounding name. We both kept hearing the waiter attending to us refer to the dish as ‘fishball’. It took us a while to understand he probably meant ‘fish broth’.