Wednesday, July 6, 2011

Pineapple Salsa



What is Pineapple Salsa?
Answer : Pineapple Salsa is a side dish which is more to sweet&sour
and minor spicy and savoury in taste
and basically it is an easy going side dish which is best
combine with Fish, Chicken & Pork dishes.

How to make a nice and delicious
Pineapple Salsa :

Ingredients:
- Pineapple(cubed) 500g
- Shallots(chopped) 5 nos
- Chilli (chopped) 2 nos
- Corriander Leaves(chopped) AN(As Neccesary)
- Lemon (juice) 1 nos
- Olive oil 3 tablespoon
- Salt 1 1/2 teaspoon
- Pepper AN
- Sugar 1 tablespoon


These are the ingredients....
Pineapple(cubed)
Shallots(chopped)
Chilli (chopped)
Corriander Leaves(chopped)
1st : Mix all cubed pineapples,chopped chilli and shallots
2nd : Add in 2 tablespoon of lemon juice.
Add in appropriate amount of salt,sugar,pepper and olive oil based on the recipe given
Lastly add in the chopped coriander leaves.
Mix well and keep chill(refrigerated) for 1 hour.
Best serve chilled !!!
Hope you like it.... ^^
Enjoy !
Other than pineapple you can replace it with
Tomatoes,mangoes,apples.

Sunday, July 3, 2011

Taylors Culinary Challenge 2011 2/7/2011 (Kuching Station)



It was a good and warm morning as i prepared myself for this challenge
I'm not the one who participating the Challenge but i went there to help up my Chefsss to do
mis-en place(set-up/preparation)....

So nothin much i can say actually....

Let's the picha do the talking... ^^

The free items for all participants...
The dry/wet ingredients or items
The basic items which given to all participants.
There was a secret items which need to use inside the dish
which was "pineapple"
The equipments given but contestants can brin their equipments too...
Food testing....
Seriousness of the chef !
Testing + thinking of advantages and disadvantages of the dishes...
Judges giving marks for the food cooked based on
1. taste
2. cooking method
3. appearance/colour
4. grooming
5. hygience
6. anything that the contestants did will
impress the judges also can be included into the marks
The time had come !!!! RESULT ANNOUNCEMENT !!!

See all the nervous and stress faces here?
totally focus in front..
LOL !
But before the Result Announcement, a bit of commenting and short briefing...
The medals.....
Damn nice !
The 2nd Runner up !
The 1st Runner up !
The Champions !!!
Thank the judges came from BCCK (Borneo Convention Centre Kuching)
He is the Exec Sous Chef...
PRo !!!
Also former chef of National Team !
2nd judges
From Pullman Kuching !
Chefs and the Chef judges !!!
Winner & Chefs !
For those who did not win the prizes don feel sad,depress,disappointed or what
Because there sure will be winner and loser in any competition
&
i know all of you had tried your best !
Keep it up !
Don give up !

There were some dishes i manage to took a picture of it...

This one i like the presentation and the color combination
but unluckily the girls did not manage to get into Top 3..
but it is nice...
the presentation(plating) i like it personally...

Basically there were too much dishes which i cant take all the pictures of them...
What i just want to comment of their dishes and plating was....
Some of them r really talented and basically their plating and cooking skill & technique
can considered like a Diploma students
but the fact they were only 16/17/18 years old only....
Great moment i can said that !
Can't wait for The Finals at Taylors' University !!!

Thursday, June 30, 2011

Taylors Culinary Challenge 2011 2/7/2011 (Kuching Station)


Taylors Culinary Challenge for secondary school are going during 2/7/2011 !!!
I will b helping my chef at Kuching station.
Some photos and pictures will be uploaded for updates !
Stay Tune !!!