Oven baked cheese steak & Clam Soup

I didn't have a good appetite for lunch today. When hubby called me up and asked me what I wanted for dinner, I begged him not to cook any Chinese food. He said okay and he would decide what I would eat tonight. By dinner time, he impressed me with oven baked cheese steak, with salad and baked potato. He also tried to make a clam soup which I think taste better than the one at Pizza Hut !! Yummy ! Enjoy the pictures ! 

Oven Cheese Steak

Ingredients:

1. Beef Steak

2. Cheddar Cheese

Seasoning:

1. Salt

2. Black Pepper

3. Parsley

4. Olive Oil

5. Butter

Method:

1. Wash steak thoroughly and pat dry 

2. Cut slits across steak for better heat penetration

3. Season steak with salt, pepper and parsley

4. Sit for 30 mins

5. Sear steak with olive oil and butter on frying pan

6. Put cheese on top of steak

7. Bake steak in oven at 200 Celsius for 15 mins

Clam Soup

Ingredients:

1. Clams

2. Ginger

3. Tomato

4. Chinese Celery

5. Onion

6. Red Chilli

7. Minced Garlic

Seasoning:

1. Salt

2. Pepper

3. Sherry/Mirin

4. Butter

Method:

1. Clean Clams

2. Boil water and add in butter, ginger, garlic, onion, tomato, chilli and boil for 10 mins.

3. Add sherry/mirin and chinese celery

4. Add in clams

5. Add salt and pepper to taste

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Hubby's Steak

Hubby has been crazy over perfecting steak since his good friend bought an expensive steak for him to try cooking but he failed on the first round. This time it was successful and he was so proud of it that he made me take a photo !

Sorry, no recipe coz hubby couldn't remember the recipe !!! OMG !

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Cream Puffs

I combined the recipes from Florence's Kitchen and Cooks.com . Pastry is from Florence's Kitchen and custard is from Cooks.com . But I don't really like the custard :P

Choux Pastry

Ingredients: (8 puffs)
85ml water
50g butter
pinch of salt
1/4 tsp sugar
1/4 tsp vanilla essence
50g bread flour
20g cake flour
2 eggs (lightly beaten)

Method:
1. Cook water, butter, sugar and salt in a saucepan till bubbling hot. Turn the heat to low.
2. Add in the flour mixture in one go and mix with a wooden spoon till a dough is formed.
3. Still on low heat, cook the dough for 1 - 2 minutes till a thin white film is formed at the bottom of the saucepan.
4. Transfer dough to a mixing bowl and beat till it is lukewarm.
5. Add in egg by thirds and mix till well blended and smooth.
6. Place batter into piping bag and pipe it onto a lined pan in rounds of about 5cm in diameter. Spray some water on it.
7. Bake at 200C for 25 minutes then 180C for 8 - 10 minutes or till dry and golden brown in color. Turn off the oven and let it cool in the oven for 30 minutes.

Vanilla Custard Filling

Ingredients:
2/3 c. sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
2 1/2 tbsp. cornstarch
1 tbsp. flour
1 tsp. vanilla
3 egg yolks, beaten
3 cups of milk

Method:
Mix in saucepan sugar, salt, cornstarch, and flour. Stir in gradually 3 cups milk. Cook over moderate heat, stirring constantly, until mixture thickens and boils. Remove from heat. Slowly add 1/3 of the mixture and blend into the egg yolks. Then add back to rest of mixture. Cook 1 more minute over heat. Remove and add vanilla. Refrigerate after cooling down. This can now be spooned into Cream Puffs.

** Tips: If you do not want to put custard cream, try putting ice cream, cold durian , chocolates . You will be surprised with the effect and the taste !!

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