Meatloaf

I craved for some meatloaf although meatloaf is not my number one must eat food. But once in a while I don't mind to indulge on this American food. I couldn't find my Cooking Joy recipe book so I googled and found Alton Brown meatloaf recipe. I don't have all the ingredients from his recipe. So I improvised. I must say that this recipe is too hot and spicy. If I have to do it all over again I will cut down on the spices.

Ingredients
6 ounces garlic-flavored croutons
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1 teaspoon chili powder
1 teaspoon dried thyme
1/2 onion, roughly chopped
3 whole cloves garlic
1/2 lb ground beef
1 1/2 teaspoon salt
1 egg

For the glaze:
1/2 cup tomato ketchup
1 teaspoon ground cumin
Dash Worcestershire sauce
1 tablespoon sugar

Methods:
Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a food processor bowl, combine croutons, black pepper, cayenne pepper, chili powder, and thyme. Pulse until the mixture is of a fine texture.
Place this mixture into a large bowl.
Combine the onion, and garlic in the food processor.
Pulse until the mixture is finely chopped, but not pureed.
Combine the onion and garlic mixture and ground beef with the bread crumb mixture.
Add salt.
Add the egg and combine thoroughly.
Pack this mixture into a 10-inch loaf pan.
Combine the ketchup, cumin, Worcestershire sauce, and sugar.
Spread the glaze onto the meatloaf after it has been cooking for about 10 minutes.
Bake the meatloaf for 45 minutes.

While the meatloaf is cooking in the oven, I start peeling and dicing about 6 medium size potatoes.
Boil the potato until tender.
Drain the water.
Then add 2 tablespoons cream cheese, 1 tablespoon salted butter and 2 tablespoons milk to thin out.
Mash the potato and incorporate everything.

Serve the meatloaf with mashed potato and brown gravy. I used ready to use brown gravy.

Full recipe from Alton Brown is here:

http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/alton-brown/good-eats-meat-loaf-recipe/index.html

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Soy Beans Steamed Cake

I didn't realised that I have 3 bags dried soy beans in my kitchen. This is great for me to drink some fresh soy bean. I soaked a bag of soy bean overnight.
Instead of throwing away the pulp, I decided to turn it into delicious steamed cake. Actually half of the batter I bake it in the oven. Both methods gave me the same result.

Ingredients:
400 gram soy beans
1/2 cup sugar
1 tube Nona hoen kwe flour(red color)
1 can coconut milk

Method:
Soak soy bean overnight.
In a big pot add 6 cups of water.
Add soy bean and cook for 40 minutes or until beans are tender.
Using handheld blender, blend soy beans until smooth.
Using a fine strainer or cheese cloth, separate the soy bean milk from the beans.
Make sure you squeeze the beans harder.
Chill the soy milk in the fridge. Add sugar when ready to drink.
In a big bowl add coconut milk to the fresh ground soy beans.
Add sugar and the hoen kwe flour.
I have a small steamer so I divide the batter into 2.
The other half I baked the cake at 375'F for about 40 minutes.
Steam the cake for about an hour or until cake is cooked.
Let the cake cool and hardened before cutting.

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Steamed Cod Fish and Prunes

This is a super easy meal to cook. I like the sweet and a little bit sourish flavor from the dried prunes (asam boy).

Ingredients:
2 cod fish fillets
2 cups water
5 dried prunes
2 teaspoons oyster sauce ( can use soy sauce to substitute)
1 inch fresh ginger
1 tablespoon dried onion
1 teaspoon chopped lemongrass
1/2 teaspoon sugar
a pinch of salt

Method:
Boil water with all of the ingredients above.
Then add fish.
Cover and let it simmer for 10 minutes.
Serve warm with white rice.

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