Romancing at home

14-Feb ~ Valentine’s day
Due to hit by economy crisis, we decide to have an economical diner, as below:

Time: 7pm
Venue: My home
Theme: Fusion 5course diner
Chef of the day: Chef Wifey a.k.a ME
Duration of preparation: 12pm-7pm

Soup of the day:
Thai Pumpkin soup.

This creamy soup was with a touch of Thai. As the soup base, we will need dried shrimps, shallots, lemongrass, garlic and 2 red chilies. Blend them till it smoothen. Next, stir fried the fragrant ingredients in a wok with some belacan flour. (Belacan flour is a assortment of shrimp paste). Final step was to add on the pumpkin and the water and cook till the pumpkin is squashy and fluffy. Served with UHT coconut milk and served while hot!! The taste, LOVE it!!!!

Appetizers’:

1) Warm Curried Ham with Long Beans

2) Stir Fried Asian Peppercorn Prawns

3) Masala Chapati
For this special day, Chef Wifey had arranged 3types of appetizers as the hors d'oeuvre of the night. Here’s the picture of whole:

Let’s zoom in for a closer look on what was that about:
First appetizer was the Warm Curried Ham with long beans. Shredded of ham were marinated overnight with some curry paste. Then it was stir fried until the sauce thickens. Decorate the plate wit some fresh lettuce and some poached long bean. Top the salad with the fried curried ham and some curry flavor cashew nut for some nutty feeling. Decorate the salad with the lemon oil dressing made of olive oil, lemon juice and some brown sugar.
You just can’t help to have more than1 helping.Next was this Stir Fried Asian Peppercorn Prawns. These prawn was stir fried with onion, ginger, lots of peppercorn and garlic. Make sure these prawn is marinated for at least 2 hours.
Yum yum!!

The masala was made of potato and carrot and tomato cubes. Now the magical touch that made the yummy masala was this cummin seed and mustard seed. Not forgeting the chili powder as well. Swathed the masala with chappati and served great either it’s hot or cold.

Main course 1:
Grilled Snapper with Herbs Butter.First, grilledthe fish evenly cooked n both side. Then garnished the fish with herbs butter. (This butter was home made and you will need to blend the butter with generous serving of coriander leaves and lemon juice. Shape the herbs butter in an aluminum foil as a shape of a log and fridge thoroughly.) Put some flavored boiled potato. When the butter starts to melt, then its time to feast them!!
Wait…this dish like lack of something…something crunchy. That’s it, some chips!! This looks better....

Main course 2:
Caramelized Coriander Chicken This boneless chicken was marinated well overnight with some turmeric powder, shallots, garlic, soy sauce, rice wine, oyster sauce. Coat the chicken with some flour and fried them till cooked. The caramel sauce was made from brown sugar, vinegar and some chopped coriander.
Served with some boiled vegetable and some mayo as dressing.
*grin*

Dessert:
Vodka Lime sherbetThis dessert was indeed very easy to prepare as all you need was some vodka, some lime zest and some lime sherbet. Pour over the vodka on the cup bedecked with the sherbet. Garnished the dessert with some lime zest on top and here you go a mouth-water-ing dessert!!

Here’s the 5 course diner by prepared by Chef Wifey. Hope hubby likes it as it took 7hours just to prepare all of this!! With all the goodies, here’s my most proud masterpiece of all….. My B’s belly… *hahahhaaha*

Happy Valentine My Dear.
May the love in the air shelter ALL the lover beneath!!
Cheers!!