COLMAN'S mustard

16 kinds of meat, 18 hours of cooking..
Now, this is what you can eat..

source: (streething)

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Food Production 2 Exam

We were given 2 hours to complete 2 plate per 4 course set.. The ingredients given is black box so we are supposed to be prepared if not precious time will be lost during the first few minutes of planning..
We were given beef and sea bass.. Our group planned to take up sea bass as none of us were great cook of beef.. If I tell you I am a professional chef student and I never cook beef and lamb last semester don't laugh at me okay? Cause Group B people are less fortunate I don't want to mention it anymore..

So we used up the 2 hours and then produce our stuffs..


Appetizer by YY.. Chicken fingers with fresh vegetables and herb vinaigrette..

Soup by myself.. Cream of Cauliflower and corn served with chicken dumpling..

Pan fried Sea Bass with cheezy mash pumpkin and blanched vegetables served with tomato pronto and coriander salsa.. By Reese.. Won the Best Entree..

Finally, our dessert.. Egg custard tart with sponge cake and dragon cubes..
By our one and only Soon Keat aka Edison Chen.. Heih Heih..

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Bakery Exam Done!

Finally, all the exams are over.. Bakery is the last one which took place on last Thursday..
So, 2009 freedom belongs to us! Well,we have less kitchen/ practical class next year till cooking in the 'le cafe' so stay tuned if you guys want to eat what we cook in KDU..
So here are my bakery product, the PITA BREAD with FILLINGS..
We only exam on 1 product as we don't have much time as this Semester ends is so ******* pack with almost everything..

Then on exam date, we even have to start exam late as our juniors were not done with their products.. When they send their products for grading, we have to clean their stations before we can start our own.. See, pack semester to everyone..


This is my presentation.. Simple, Storeroom was locked so use items which are found in the kitchen only.. Hehe.. I even polished the mixer okay?

The bread.. Can be done easily but got to keep the steps properely or the pita wont rise and creat a pocket..

I made some stuffings with the left-over chicken cubes and vegetables which are not used in Penang Bridge Marathon catering..
Egg mayo, chicken fingers, some lettuces, carrot and onion rings..

The final garnished plate..

Tadaa.. Pita Bread in 2 hours..

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Something FOOD you cannot EAT..

Have you ever heard of 'bread display' or 'bread showpiece' ? Maybe not heard but saw before lahh.. Those are hard bread made from 'salt dough' which u can see them on bakery shops on their display shelves.. For example the one in Cold Storage.. The bread is actually so hard it is not possible for you to eat but admire and sample of specialty breads all around the world..

As a Professional Chef student of KDU college, I would like to share some of our products lah.. We are actually the first group in this semester to finish up the bread showpiece.. So this is one of the topic in the subject Culinary Arts and Design.. Futhermore, bread display will determine our marks in the subject.. Our lecturer screwed us all in Butter Sculpture..

12 hours were given for us to complete the project.. We are allowed to plan out display and later on approved by our chefs..

4 of us who got no experience in handling the dough.. As first timer we did good job already lor.. Really pray hard to get good grades if not the CAD subject comfirm kena screwed..


The 4 and the master ;)
YY(The silver medalist, hot cooking), Gareth our lawyer, Me as the engineer and Reese as the man behind the scene..

Stick stick the most fragile part.. Klef Treble or Treble klef? Someone google for me pls..

Lawyer on the move.. Can stick okay, don't pray pray..

Our ANCHOR! Strong lehh..

There you go..

Ship back.. Got windows okay?

The view from the back is better looking when captured with camera phone..

Tadaa.. HMS DESSERT aka THONG SUI inverted of my name ;)

Chefs also creative okay.. Not only on the plate..

Now pray hard for me to go through next week..
Sat : Penang Bridge Run Cooking under Chef Darren
Mon: KMD last check
Tuesday: KMD Final Presentation ( If this 1 screwed, KMD screwed!)
Wed: Hot Cooking Exam, Black Box! - 4 course, 2 plate per dish - 2 hours - 4 heroes
Thursday: Bakery Exam; Pita bread and Fillings.. Don't have pockets, i die..

God Bless us all..

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What a busy month..

Busy, Busy, Busy and Busy like a Buzzing Bee..
Everyday not enough sleep, food and gym..
Few days back suffered from diarrhoea, now cannot poot poot..
Like that how to survive 2009? Cannot reach 2012 to see the end of the world.. LOL!
Start eating good food so you wont die in misery..


Like my grilled chicken.. Dig out almost everything edible in the fridge and start cooking a plate of dinner at 8pm yesterday.. I can only eat it 60 minutes later..
BUT the hard work does pay its price.. I got the sauce recipe from my friend who is also a SHTCA 'silver medalist' in hot cooking catagory.. Yeah he love this tag!
Sauce is prepared with [saute chopped shallot(2), garlic(1), mix herbs, fresh orange peel/ orange chutney, carrot cubes], water, HP sauce, LP sauce, Maggi chili sauce and finally red onion.. The arrangement is the steps to follow..


Simple isn't it.. I got no starch product so I replace it with hard boiled eggs.. Protein!

Heck of a satisfaction dish..

Ok now back to the Busy Busy story..
I shall tell you my busy schedule..
So don't disturb me okay..

16/11/2009 - PDP Portfolio x3 If've not complete even 1 and day after tmrw is due date..
18/11/2009 - Last FP2
19/11/2009 - Bread Display Final Day.. Ops, remember to buy glue gun's bullet..
20/11/2009 - Mis en Place for Saturday?
21/11/2009 - Cooking for Penang Bridge Run, Overnight in College!
22/11/2009 - Retrive KDU stuffs from Queensbay.. Food over liao lo!
23/11/2009 - KMD last check..
24/11/2009 - KMD Final Presentation Day.. Wear Coat!
25/11/2009 - Hot Cooking Black Box Exam.. Good team memebers.. Yay!
26/11/2009 - Bakery Exam.. 1 item 2 hours.. Need Back Drop!

LOOK at the STRESS!
God Bless ME..

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Finally Over and Done..

Finally, I can catch a breathe and sit down in front of my computer and start blogging again..
First of all, thanks to everyone who came to my set lunch with the theme 'Nyonya Cuisine'..
Secondly, I would like to apologize if the food tastes does not suit you or it is actually terrible?
Heh.. BUT most of all, I would like to thank my group members though we have lack of cooks to prepare such wonderful dishes..
Lastly, everyone would like to complain our KDU purchaser as everything given is either rotten or late.. and my fish is mere loco -.-'
We received our rice and dessert glutinious rice flour 30 minutes before 12.. @@'
Ahh.. the lists goes on.. So.. Those who missed it.. Let me show u pictures I stole from Jeff's Mother ;]

My menu card..


Appetizers: Asam Laksa and Deep Fried Spring Rolls..

Spring Rolls Garnished with julienned leeks..

Main course: Coconut Tumeric Rice, Coleslaw Top Hats & Pan Fried Red Snapper with Spicy Tamarind sauce and Pear salsa..

Dessert: Coonut Poppers, Red agar-agar with longan and Mango Slices..

After this posts I will be busy again.. I shall tell you how busy I am in the next post..

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Savoury Chicken Cake

We did an experiment on a vanilla gateau last week as it was Gareth's Birthday..
Chicken is one of the Birthday boy favourite white meat.. So..
We made him a Chicken cake which took us around 3 hours for everything..


Hahaha..

Spreading the chicken filling with mayo and sunquick orange..

Romantik sekali.. Too bad we all are guys..

Ahh.. the inside.. Not bad mah right?
AND it is edible ;]

Happy Grow older but stay younger bro!!!

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