Goat Xi Fa Cai | Happy Chinese New Year 2015

Wishing all readers and friends a very Happy Chinese New Year in this Year of the Goat. May you be blessed with an abundance of wealth, fortune, longevity and good health in 2015. And not forgetting lots of good food :)

Welcome Year of the Goat!

Huat ah!

Goat Xi, Goat Xi!

Photographer: My mum
Location: The Gardens Mall | Midvalley Megamall | Home



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Happy Valentine's Day 2015

Hubby says that I should "take a break" from blogging today since it's Valentine's Day... so instead I shall just post photos and videos to spread some love ♥♥♥

So how did you celebrate Valentine's Day?

Hubby made this "flipagram" for me :)

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Wordless Wednesday: Chinese White Mushrooms

Food styling & photography by: Baby Sumo


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Recipe: Korean-style Marinated Steak with Grilled Scallions (Bobby Flay)

We're cooking Bobby's Flay recipes for "Cook Like a Star" event the whole of this month, so I have been browsing his recipes online. I found a couple of good steak recipes to try, and one of them is this Korean-style marinated steak with grilled scallions.

In his recipe, Bobby Flay uses skirt steak but I substituted with striploin steak since this is more readily available over here in KL. A Korean commented on this recipe that the marinade tastes pretty authentic, which gives me the confidence to try it. The steak is simply marinated for 30 minutes, then grilled to medium rare. Bobby serves his with some grilled scallions and tortilla wraps, but I omitted the wraps since this would be plenty for lunch.

The steak has a distinctive Asian flavour to it, and it does remind me of eating kalbi (Korean-style beef ribs). I would however increase the brown sugar in future, as the one I had before in the Korean restaurant is slightly sweeter. Overall, a good, simple recipe to try and makes a nice change, however my favorite way of eating steak is still naked with some good sea salt.

Grilled to medium rare perfection, I have to say! :)

Scallions (spring onions) from our garden for this dish!

Let me snap some photos of mummy's steak too!

Korean-style marinated steak with grilled scallions
Recipe by Baby Sumo, adapted from Bobby Flay
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 5 minutes
Serves 1-2

Ingredients
1/2 tbsp brown sugar
1 1/2 tbsp light soy sauce
1/2 tbsp sake
2 large cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 1/2 scallions, white part only, minced
1 tsp finely chopped ginger
1 tsp toasted sesame oil
300g striploin steak (1" thick), trimmed and cut into 4 portions
1 tbsp cooking oil
Salt and freshly ground pepper

To garnish
2-3 whole scallions, cleaned


1. Combine sugar, soy sauce, sake, garlic, scallions, ginger and sesame oil in a bowl or flat dish. Add the steak and coat well and leave to marinate at room temperature for 30 minutes, turning once.

2. Preheat grill or grill pan. Brush off the scallions, ginger and garlic from the steaks (as it will burn easily on the grill) and place the steak on the grill. Grill for 2 minutes each side for medium rare.

3. Remove from grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes, before slicing thinly against the grain. Season with more salt and pepper as necessary.

4. Meanwhile, place the spring onions in the pan and grill for 2 minutes. Remove and set aside. Pour in the remaining marinade into the pan to thicken into a sauce for dipping.

Note: I will increase sugar to 1 - 1 1/2 tbsp the next time I make it.

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I am submitting this to the "Cook Like Bobby Flay" event which I am co-hosting with Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids and Grace of Life Can Be Simple. To join, simply cook or bake any recipe from any Bobby Flay websites or cookbooks for the whole month of November 2014.

Your post must be a current post i.e. posted in November 2014 - please do not link older posts.Please mention Cook like a Star in your post and link back to Zoe of Bake for Happy Kids, Grace of Life Can Be Simple and Baby Sumo of Eat your heart out.

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New Lunch and Dinner Menu @ Beast by BIG, Intermark KL

Earlier this week, I was invited to BEAST by The BIG Group for The BIG Feast week as well as the launch of their new lunch and dinner menu. BEAST is located at Intermark Mall and is well-known for their steaks as well traditional dishes with a dramatic flair.

The set lunch menu is no more, and is replaced by a new lunch menu with deluxe a la carte selections such as lobster pappardelle and pan seared grass-fed tenderloin. There are also brand new additions to the dinner menu, such as roasted miso cod and 6-hour sous vide grilled rack of lamb. You can find the menus for BEAST here.

Let's begin with the starters...

The hot smoked salmon salad (RM38) definitely wowed us. The dish arrived at the table with a glass dome, complete with smoke and all. Not only did it look good on the plate, it was very tasty too -loved the salad with tangy Korean dressing and fresh salmon roe.

Escargot Wrapped in Flaky Puff Pastry with Buttery Parsley Sauce (RM35)

The miso dressed portobello mushroom salad (RM28) may be a vegetarian dish, but I can assure you that even meat lovers will dig this. My favorite dish of the afternoon - love the meaty textures of portobellos and the earthy miso flavour.

Roasted cauliflower soup (RM18) - creamy and velvety with chunks of cauliflowers. A great soup!

Thinly sliced beef carpaccio with arugula salad (RM32) - light and fresh!

Spicy calamansi beer battered calamari salad (RM22) - light and crispy batter, sure wouldn't mind eating a whole bowl of 'em!

The main event...

Truffle mac 'n' cheese (RM38) - this is so decadent and yummy! Baked with a medley of cheeses (Parmesan, mozzarella, Gruyere, Brie & Cheddar) and topped with truffle oil and truffle paste. Oh-la-la. 

Pan seared grass fed tenderloin (RM78), served with mashed potatoes, shallot confit and bone marrow gravy.

Half-a-lobster pappardelle (RM168) in a robust lobster bisque reduction - yet another rich, luxurious dish.

Quarter roasted beer brined chicken (RM48), served with brussel sprouts and duck fat roasted potatoes.

6-hours sous vide grilled rack of lamb (RM98), served with baked eggplant caviar, pearl barley and wild rice salad. Succulent, tender lamb!

Roasted miso cod (RM98), delicious flaky fish served with creamy, thick pumpkin cream. 

I still have room for desserts, so here goes...

Tangy Passion Fruit & Mango Trifle with Tropical Accents (RM25) - lots of lovely textures going on in this dessert and I love the addition of tangy passion fruit. Makes this a really refreshing dessert.

Dark Chocolate Fondant Filled with Peanut Butter (RM25) - peanut butter and chocolate, need I say more? (PS CK, I think you will love this).

The Beasty Tiramisu (RM35), an interesting take on tiramisu

Pavlova with fresh seasonal fruits (RM25) - definitely unique as it showcases some of our local fruits such as mangosteen, jackfruit and rambutan.

And thank you for the cute chocolate moustache! #movember

Opening times: Mon-Fri 12.00pm - 2.30pm; Mon-Thu 5.00-11.30pm; Fri-Sat 5.00-12.30am. Closed on Sundays.

Pork-free.

Location: BEAST by BIG, Lot G-01, Ground Floor, The Intermark, 182 Jalan Tun Razak, 50400 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: +603 2163 5732

Website: www.thebiggroup.co

GPS Coordinates: 3.161620, 101.719670

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Kampachi Japanese + Gelatomio Lounge, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur

When I was growing up, we would sometimes make trips to KL to eat Japanese food at the reputable Kampachi Japanese restaurant located in Hotel Equatorial. Their Sunday buffet was legendary and it was something we looked forward to as the food was always delicious.

Chirashi don

The Kampachi in Equatorial KL is no more (hotel under redevelopment), but one can still find Kampachi in Equatorial Penang & Malacca, Troika, Johor Premium Outlets, Plaza 33 and Pavilion KL. The latter has been around for many years, but last month we visited it for the first time when we had our Japanese cravings. The restaurant in Pavilion KL is spacious and service is good although the restaurant was very busy during lunch time.

Sushi counter

I ordered the Soba/Udon & Chirashi Don set (RM54) and Hubby had the Una Don & Shake Sashimi set (RM62). Out of the two sets, I felt that mine was better value in money.

I opted for cold soba which came with 2 deep fried tempura prawn, as well as a delicious chirashi don. The raw fish topping (salmon, hamachi, tuna, squid, ebikko) was fresh. The tempura was also nice as batter was crisp. Enjoyed this set.

At one time, you could watch the chef preparing the handmade soba noodles at the shop front. 

Hubby's set comes with grilled eel served over rice (Hubby commented the eel was really tasty but the portion was a little small), as well as 3 slices of fresh salmon sashimi. His set also comes with miso soup.

Nice, fresh salmon sashimi, but wish there was more!

After some shopping, we stopped at Gelatomio Lounge for some ice cream. There are around 50 flavours of gelato to choose from here and does not contain any animal fat, coloring or preservatives.

We went for a large cup to share (RM16 for 4 scoops), and went for 3 flavours - cookies and cream, caramel with chocolate and mint chocolate. The latter two flavours were pretty good, though I would have liked it better if the texture was creamier.

Opening times: Mon-Thurs 11.30am - 9.30pm, Fri 11.30am - 10.00pm, Sat 11.00am - 10.00pm, Sun 11.00am - 9.30pm.

Service: Good.

Price: Total bill RM146.15.

Location: Kampachi, Lot 6.09.00, Level 6, Pavilion KL, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Tel: +60 3 2148 9608

Website: http://www.kampachi.com.my

Gelatomio Lounge, P4.17.00, Level 4, Pavilion KL, 168 Jalan Bukit Bintang, 55100 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. (opposite Cotton On)

Tel. : 03-2144 8382
Website : www.gelatomio.com



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