Sempoi Murtabak Daging (mince beef wrap) - K Nuri's recipe

in the frying pan

on the plate

Alhamdulillah...leganya dapat buat murtabak sendiri utk iftar semalam & syukur menjadi. Thanx to the simple & wonderful recipe given by a friend kak Nurina (I just adjusted a bit according to my family's taste). My family just love it, tu yang lagi lega rasa :D

oil

2 tablespoon blended onion + chili (I used 1 tablespoon chilli powder + 1 chopped medium onion)

500gm mince beef

1 tablespoon meat curry powder (rempah kari daging) 

salt & sugar to taste

3 eggs

- fry blended mixture / onion and chilli powder till fragrant

- add mince beef, fry till all cooked

- add curry powder, salt & sugar to taste & fry till almost dry, set aside to cool down a bit

- beat eggs

For the skin / wrap, i used Kawanku Onion Paratha frozen dough

5 pieces of onion paratha frozen dough, thaw and rolled out to expand it a bit

- divide mince beef misture into equally 5 protions

- mix each portion with some amount of beaten eggs

- fry 1 portion of mince & eggs mixture (omelet liked), just for about 1 minute

- scoop & transfer on to 1 rolled paratha dough, fold into square or round like shape

- place of frying pan again with a bit more oil till well cooked, pressing the wrap to ensure fillings are cooked through

- serves warm with pickled onions, dhal or curry

Sempoi Choc & Strawberry Bread Pudding

Please don't mind the looks ;) ... the recipe is great ... 

3 small croissants (recommended by the recipe, I used 5 pieces soft white bread with crust)
100g white chocolate, chopped coarsely (I used plain choc)
1 cup raspberries (I used strawberries coz that's all i had, roughly chopped)
1 1/4 cups milk
3/4 cup cream (in case you do not have this, add another 1/2 cup of milk)
2 tablespoon caster sugar (can reduce if you want to control the sweetness)
1/2 teaspoon vanilla essence
3 eggs


- preheat oven 160'c, grease & line large muffin pan with baking paper in every hole
- cut / tear bread into small pieces (not too small though :))
- in a medium saucepan heat milk, cream, sugar & vanilla till over medium heat till boil
- whisk egg in a bowl, 
- remove milk mixture from heat and slowly pour eggs while whisking slowly till well combined
- put bread into muffin pan leaving some space in between for chocolate and strawberries
- pour milk mixture (custard) to fill each hole almost to top
- bake in oven for about 25-30 minutes or till almost springy
- take out pan from oven & let the bread pudding rest to cool in pan for about 10-15 minutes





* the recipe recommended to bake using the water bath method that is by placing the muffin pan in a large baking tray filled halfway with hot water, but I don't have a large enough baking tray to fit my muffin pan so i baked it direct + I love having some crusts :D


Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Crispy Chicken Wrap

this is my daugther's wrap, note no tomato & salad .. hummm

Made this for my kids' school lunch today. Ease-my-life recipe :).  All you need:

(Makes 4 wraps)

8 pieces crispy chicken (To make crispy chicken - follow the crispy chicken nugget recipe http://cafesempoi.blogspot.com/2010/07/sempoi-crispy-chicken-nuggets.html)

4 tortillas / thin bread / pita bread even capati would be great
8 slices of tomato
grated cheese
salad
mayonaise
bbq sauce
sweet chilli sauce

- prepare tortilla / bread on celan plate
- place crispy chicken (2 per wrap)

- add in tomato & salad, cheese
- top with mayo, bbq & sweet chilli sauce
- roll tortilla / bread to wrap chicken, press for about 1 minute on a hot pan to get the tortilla / bread to hold firmly

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Homemade Burgers with pancake

Its brunch again today before school restarts tomorrow :). Was wondering what to make for hubby & kiddos till Irdina said, burgers ma. Okeee .. but no burger buns & it'll take some time to make. Then remembered that I bought pancake mix few days ago. Why not fuse up burgers & pancake? :D so here's what they had ..


Burger:

Follow the recipe by Curtis Stone that I posted yesterday, just improvise a bit by adding:

1/2 large carrot, grated finely (just to get my kids eat veg)
1/2 cup breadcrumbs


- shape burger mixture in a ring mould or just do it by hand
- grease grillet / frying pan
- cook till burgers are nicely done


pancake:


I used ready to make pancake mix (Green's) but it'll be great to do your own:


1 egg
1 teaspoon sugar
1 cup full cream milk
1/2 teaspoon vanilla (can opt this for savoury pancake)
1 cup self raising flour
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
a pinch of salt


- whisk egg & sugar
- add the rest ingredients & mix well
- cook batter on greased pan


* serve with salads & sauces as preferred
** i ran out of salads ;), the pic will show just the burger & pancake ...

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Homemade Burger - Curtis Stone's Recipe

600g mince beef
2tbsp olive oil
1/2 brown onion
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 tsp Dijon mustard
1 tsp Worcetershire sauce
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper
1 large egg beaten

- Heat tbsp of oil in heavy small saute pan over medium heat.
- Add onion, salt and pepper and saute till tender. Stir in minced garlic.
-Mix cooled onions and garlic mince, mustard, Worcetershire sauce, 1/2 tsp salt.
- Add egg. divide mixture according to your preferred size and place in 4-inch ring moulds.
- Preheat pan or bbq for meduim-high heat. brush bread roll with butter. Grilll,  patties until brown then turn, cook until meduim-rare, or to your liking.
- To serve, place lettuce on bun then patties and cheese on top.


Happy Trying... :)

Sempoi K Batiah's Strawberry Bread

A friend made this bread sometime ago yet the taste still lingers in my mouth. Though she got it from the internet, but since she made it, I attribute the deliciousness to her ... :)

2 cups of fresh strawberries
3 1/8 cups of all purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
1 tbsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp salt
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 eggs beaten
1 1/4 cups chopped pecan or any other nuts

- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F(175C). Butter and flour loaf pan but she used baking paper instead.
- Slice strawberries and place in medium sized bowl. Sprinkle lightly with sugar, set aside.
- Combine flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt and baking soda in a large bowl: mix well.
- Mix oil and eggs into strawberries.
- Add strawberry mixture to flour mixture, mixing until dry ingredients are just moistened.
- Stir in pecan or nuts.
- Pour batter into loaf pan.
- Bake for 45 to 50 minutes or until tester inserted comes out clean.
- Let cool in pan on wire rack for 10 minutes.
- Turn loaf out, and cool completely.

* it was great with a cup of hot chocolate / mocha ... :)

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Pizza Base



Najihah's sausages & cheese pizza

 (TQ to Philidelphia Cheese Cook Book)

A:

1 cup sifted Pizza / Bread Flour (if dont have, plain flour works well too)

1 teaspoon caster sugar

1/4 teaspoon salt (i only use a pinch)

1 teaspoon dry yeast

B:

1/3 cup lukewarm water

1 tablespoon olive oil (or veg oil will do)

-pre heat oven @ 160'C

- Mix A all together in a bowl.

- Mix B together & pour slowly into A, mix till form soft dough

- Transfer on to a lightly floured surface & knead till smooth (about 3-5 minutes).

- Shape into a ball & place into a lightly greased bowl, cover with plastic wrap & rest it in a warm place for 20-30 minutes or until doubled.

- Once doubled, transfer onto a lightly floured surface & roll flat, place on a pizza pan or any flat baking pan

- Works well with any topping of your choice :)

- bake until well cooked ...

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi No Yeast Donuts

3/4 cup milk
125g butter, chopped
1 1/4 cups plain flour
3 eggs at room temperature
1 tspoon vanilla essence
oil for deep frying
caster sugar
ground cinnamon

- combine milk & butter in a medium saucepan over moderately low heat
- stir till butter melted & comes to boil
- off heat, add flour & stir
- transfer into food processor (blender also can)
- whisk eggs & vanilla essence, while processor is running, pour in eggs mixture slowly into flour mixture & process till thick & glossy
- spoon into piping bag with normal plain nozzle
- heat oil (make sure really hot) & reduce to medium heat,
- pipe batter (can make it any shape you want hehe) into oil, deep fry till golden brown
- transfer into bowl & coat with sugar & cinnamon mixture (or anything you like)

happy trying :)

* err cuma yg rasa payah sikit becoz kena pipe the batter & it doesn't seem to become round hehehe

Sempoi Meat-pie Scroll

1 tbsp olive oil
1 small brown onion, chopped finely
1 clove garlic, crushed
400g mince beef
2-3 tomatoes, diced
1 tbsp tomato paste
2 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
coarsely chopped parsley (ikut banyak mana nak)

- heat oil, cook onion, garlic till soften,
- add beef, cook till change color,
- add tomatoes, tomato paste, Worcestershire sauce & cook till boil, reduce heat simmer till sauce thickens. (Do not overcook if not it'll be too dry).
- remove from heat & set aside to cool.

to make the scroll dough:

2 (300g) cups self-raising flour
1 tbsp caster sugar
50gm butter, chopped coarsely
3/4 cup (180ml) milk

additional filling:

1 cup pizza / mozzarela cheese (can add more if like)

- stir flour & sugar till well mixed, rub in butter with fingers till well mixed, stir in milk, mix to a soft, sticky dough. knead dough on floured surface till enough to roll. roll dough to rectangle with about 1cm thick.
- spread beef mixture over dough, sprinkle with cheese.
- Roll dough tightly with filings till end. trims excess ends, sliced roll into small pieces (should make about 12).
- place sliced roll onto greased muffin tray / flat tray.
- bake about 25 minutes on 180'c / 160'c fan forced oven.

in case, u don't feel like making a scroll, after you've rolled the dough, use a round cookie cutter, press cut the dough, press into greased muffin tray, put the beef mixture on top & sprinkle with cheese & bake as above ... (I did it this way, less messy ;))

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Bantai Bread

I consider this my most successful attempt at making bread :) after many many manyyy trials hehehe ... u can do it too :)

1 sachet / 1 tbsp dry yeast

3 1/2 cups plain flour

1 tsp salt

1/4 cup sugar

1 cup warm milk

2 tbsp melted butter

1 egg, lightly beaten

eggwash:

1 egg

1 tbsp milk

mix dry ingredients & sift, make well in center & add all liquid ingredients till form soft dough. knead about 10-15 minutes till smooth & elastic. place in a greased bowl, cover, leave in warm place till double sized (about 50-60 mins). once rised, punch into center & knead for 1 min. shape according to need, place on to a greased baking tray, brush with plain water. leave in warm place to rise again about 40 mins. brush with eggwash. bake at 200'c for 20-25 minutes

- can make sosej bun, or apa2 bun lah ... bun-tie ja ...

Cinnamon tea bun

replicate the above recipe, just add:

1/2 tsp cinnamon powder

1/4 tsp mixed spice

topping:

beat 60g butter till light & fluffy, add 1 cup sifted icing sugar + 1 tbsp milk till fluffy

Happy trying ... :)

Sempoi Beef Stew + Garlic Bread

Speedy Beef Stew + garlic bread

Stew:
Dice 2 pieces of beef steak (about 1.5kg)
Honey
Tomato Sauce
Worcestershire Sauce
Pepper
Canned diced tomato
1/2 Capsicum cut into pieces
3 cloves of garlic - smashed
1/2 yellow onion sliced
3 fresh mushroom - sliced
3 gourmet potato - cut into wedges
Salt
1/2 cup of hot water

- marinate beef with honey, tomato sauce, Worcestershire sauce & pepper (set aside)
- greased pot or deep flat frying pan with olive oil & heat at medium heat
- put marinated beef into pot & cover, let the the beef cook till about its stock comes out
- put in all veggies and stir, adding salt & hot water
- continue to cook till beef cooked ... :)


Garlic bread
french loaf / baguette / roti hotdog
canola spread / soft margarine / butter
garlic
dried parsley flakes

chop garlic finely mix well with 3 tbsp of canola / marjerin / butter
add pasrley flakes
spread on to sliced bread & toast in oven

Happy trying :)