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Broccoli and cauliflower have tightly packed florets. Insects, worms or bugs may be hiding in the florets. To get rid of them, cut the broccoli or cauliflower into small florets and soak them in salt water. Rinse them in clean water before cooking. |
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Don't throw away brown sugar that is hardened. Place a piece of fresh bread, together with the hardened brown sugar in a container. Cover tightly and leave it for a day or two. The sugar will be soft again. This method can also be used to prevent brown sugar from becoming hard and lumpy. Store brown sugar together with a piece of fresh bread. Change the bread once it gets hard. |
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Chopped garlic is used very often in Chinese cooking. In order to save time, prepare a large amount of chopped garlic and store it in refrigerator. It can last for weeks. Always use a clean spoon to scoop. |
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Chopping Onions Without Tears |
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Chopping onions makes people cry. There are several tips to prevent onion tears: - Peel onions under cold water or under a steady stream of water. Then heat the onions before chopping or refrigerate before chopping - Keep the root on while peeling and chopping, where onion is cut from the top leaving the root end intact until the last cut |
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Cook Faster with Smaller Pieces |
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Potatos, carrots or meats take longer time to cook. Cut them into smaller pieces, the food will cook faster this way. |
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Dried small shrimp is widely used in Asian dishes, like sambal kangkong, sambal brinjal or 'chap chye'. Prepare some granulated dried small shrimp at home, sprinkle some especially when cooking dishes with sambal will enhance the flavour. To prepare granulated dried small shrimp, wash the dried shrimp, let it dry under room temperature. Then pound or using dry mill. |
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Easy-to-peel Hard-boiled Eggs |
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To make hard-boiled eggs easier to peel, try one of these tips: - Add a pinch of salt to water before boiling. It also prevents the eggs from cracking. - After the hard-boiled eggs are done, immediately place them in cold water. Cool the eggs until comfortable to handle. To peel, gently tap the egg to crack, then roll it between your palms before removing the shell. |
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Two ways to check if the egg is fresh. One is by observing its shell. If the shell is rough and chalky, it is fresh. Rotten eggs have smooth and shinny shells. Hard to differentiate between rough and chalky, smooth and shinny by its apprearance? Then use water method. Put the egg in a glass of cool water. If it sinks, it is fresh. Rotten eggs float. |
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 The next time you need fresh garlic and ginger, try chopping the garlic first then ginger. The ginger when chopped will remove the strong smell of garlic from your fingers and from the chopping board.
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If you are making soy milk at home, whether using blander or soy milk maker, to get rid of the raw soy taste, add 2 or 3 slices of ginger when boiling/heating the soy milk. Remove the gingers once the raw taste is gone, if not, the soy milk will have ginger flavour! To add nice flavour to soy milk, besides sweetener and vanilla, try pandan leaves (screwpine leaves). |
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