Saturday, January 11, 2014

Crispy Baked Cod Fish with Nori Seaweed

This is yet another very popular, super easy and ultra addictive snack for CNY.

Crispy baked cod fish with nori seaweed

This recipe only requires 3 ingredients that can be purchased easily in local supermarkets.
- 1 egg white
- 1 packet nori seaweed sheets
- 1 packet cod fish snack sheets

Nori seaweed sheets

Cod fish snack in sheets

Method
Step by step method from:
Recipe from Ancoo Journal
Crispy Baked Cod Fish with Nori Seaweed



Crab stick crackers - Air Fried

This is another popular, easy-to-make CNY snack.

Air-fried crab stick crackers

Many "pop-up" stalls or heartland bakeries are selling this goodie at a hefty price tag! Why pay so much when you can create your own healthy air fried version at home? You can fry and eat at the same time without much guilt too! Hee...

Ingredients

  • Cooking spray
  • 1 packet of Dodo crab stick (or any other brand you prefer)



Method

  1. Remove crab sticks from its packaging
  2. Unwrap each crab stick and unroll to a flat sheet
  3. Tear the crab stick into pieces of about 1cm wide
  4. Lay out on a baking tray to allow it to dry
  5. Once dried, spray cooking oil onto the crab stick pieces to coat evenly
  6. Preheat air fryer at 160 deg
  7. Air fry for 5mins, stir
  8. Repeat for another 10 mins with 2-3 mins interval in between to stir
  9. Store in air tight container when cooled.
Note:
- For even frying, do not fry too much at one go
- You may add some rice flour to coat the crab sticks to prevent sticking

Hae Bee Hiam Spring Rolls - Air Fried

CNY is here again and my kitchen is once again opened for baking goodies.

This year, I'm trying some new recipes and this was inspired by my colleague.

Hae Bee Hiam Spring Rolls is yet another delicious CNY treat. Almost everyone I know loves this. It's one of the "premium" goodies besides pineapple tarts due to its pricey tag.

Tradionally, these rolls are deep fried in oil. Since air frying is "oil free" and healthier, I'm all in!

Spring roll / Popiah skin

Hae Bee Hiam / Spicy dried chilli shrimp floss

Both can be found easily at local supermarkets.

Recipe and step by step instructions adapted from What to bake today?

Spicy dried chilli shrimp floss spring rolls

Verdict:

  • The shrimp floss gets charred easily before the spring roll skin turns brown. 
  • Air fry at lower temperature (160 deg) and keep stirring to prevent the charting. 
  • Other than that, tasted good without the guilt of deep frying!