Beer Steamed Prawns

Ingredients

10 large prawns

1 can of beer 330ml

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp wolfberries, soaked

1 bunch cilantro, stem and leaves separated

Ginger slices, enough to line steaming dish

Method

1. Trim the head and tail end of the prawns. Make a small incision towards the back of the prawn and use a tooth pick to pull out the veins at the back.

2. Soak deveined prawns in a bowl of water with 1 tsp salt. After 10 minutes, drain and rinse the prawns.

3. Line steaming plate with sliced ginger and stem of cilantro. Arrange prawns one layer on top of ginger. Pour enough beer to submerge the prawns partially.

4. Add in wolfberries. 

5. Prepare steamer. When water in steamer is boiling, steam the plate of prawns at high heat for about 4 minutes, or until the prawns turned fully orange. Do not over-cook.

6. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

7. Enjoy! 

Chicken, Celery, Carrots and Tomatoes Beer Stew

Ingredients

2 whole chicken drumsticks

1 onion, chopped finely

2 cloves garlic, chopped finely

1 tomato, chopped finely

2 Stalk Celery, chopped

1 Carrot, chopped 

330ml beer

1 bay leave

1 tablespoon vegetable oil

2 tablespoons butter

Salt and black pepper, to taste

Method

1. In a medium bowl, marinate chicken pieces with salt and pepper, set aside for 10 to 20 minutes.

2. Heat up oil in a frying pan. Pan-fried both sides of the chicken pieces until golden brown. Dish out and set aside.

3. Melt butter in the frying pan, saute onion and garlic until fragrant. Add Celery and carrot and stir fry for 5 minutes. Add chicken pieces and then make a few quick stirs. 

4. Add beer, tomato and bay leave. Cover and simmer for about 30 minutes.

5. Season the dish with salt and black pepper. 

6. Enjoy!

Kuala Lumpur Day 4

I must warn you first. This was the worst Hotel Breakfast i ever had. The hotel? Hotel Sentral KL's STARMINT COFFEE HOUSE.

Which Hotel serves you Processed Beef Burger Patties as thei only meat dish? and the Potatoes are over-done. Omelette was hard and ingredients were miserable.The Bee-hoon? Let's just say that those i eat for breakfast at my workplace taste better.

Ok, give it some credit. This was the only nice item. Bread Pudding with vanilla sauce.

Again i had to take the Beef patties as there are nothing much to eat!!! Pity those who can't take Beef. Good Luck man! Luckily, the breakfast was included in our room cost. If it wasn't, even if you pay me, i won't even want to eat.

After Breakfast, we checked out and headed to the highlight of our trip, the Shangri-La Hotel! And in the late afternoon, we proceeded to Bukit Jalil again for the Liverpool game.

At Bukit Jalil, i saw this pit roasted lamb. thinking of trying it after the match but it was sold out! Must be good.

After the game and another torrid way back to our Hotel, and since its our last night in KL, we went to have a nice dinner. But at that time, most restaurants are already closed. But we saw this pub-restaurant, Atashkadeh still open.

Nice cold Pint of Beer RM23

Barley Soup RM7

Lamb Shank RM34

Saffron Flavoured Basmati Rice, Came with the Lamb

Iranian Bread RM3

Mussels in Beer Broth

Ingredients

1 kg mussels

Olive oil
1 onion, finely chopped
4 garlic cloves, thinly sliced  

1 Can (330ml) Beer (Best results, use full bodied beer between 5 (Tiger) to 8 (Barons) %)

Salt and Pepper to taste

Method

1. Sweat onion and garlic in oil over medium heat until fragrant and slightly softened, about 3 minutes. 
2. Add beer, salt and pepper and bring to a boil.
3. Add mussels and cover, simmer over medium-high heat for 6 to 8 minutes.
4. Enjoy!

Note: 

1. Before cooking, if Mussels are open, throw them away

2. After cooking, if Mussels are closed, throw them away.