baaa-koo-teh

Cookapade #2: Bakuteh!

(featuring Skinz and Fung)

preparing the ingredients.
tip#1: NEVER allow your knife to endanger your life.

i think Skinz likes alot of Moku..hehehe

the ingredients are fairly simple and easy to prepare!

bak-kut can be found fresh at the market, or packed ones at ntuc like these.
tip #2: before starting, parboil the bak-kut to remove excess fats.

draining the excess water and fats..

preparing to dunk the spices - star anise and cinnamon sticks.
tip #3: if you're not for strong spices, 2-3 of each will do.

dump dump dump!

tip#4: check on the rice.
you never know when you might forget to switch on the rice cooker.

SKinZ with his egg-cracking..

and smoking skills!

and frying skills of cos hehe.

fast to cook, good to eat.

check on the bakuteh and add 金针菇 if desired.
tip#5: no matter how good the smell, pls REFRAIN from opening the lid again and again lol.

looks good right? ok but a bit oily, we forgot to sift out the excess oil lol.

an easy and wonderful dinner..what great start to the recess! =)

must thank skinz mum for allowing us to use the kitchen. and thank god that i didnt set it on fire lol.

think i'm falling in love with cooking. i mean, i can picture myself buying all sorts of crockery and trying all sorts of recipes in future lol. actually used to have zero faith in trying..haha but now i shudder at the thought of getting married with only the knowledge of cooking instant noodles.

well..guess that's just the problem with us girls nowadays. unlike our grandmas and mums, we're so active in other things in life that the art of cooking has become seemingly unnecessary. and i don't mean baking desserts and pastries, i mean our normal, usual chinese cooking!

i dont know..but i believe that 能吃是福, and 好吃 is an even greater 福！
so girls, think about it. cooking is an ART! hehe and definitely an added bonus for us.

stay tuned for the next Cookapade! =]