Malaysia

Rock Road Seafood, Kuching

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We dine out at the “best seafood restaurant in Kuching”.

Rock Road Seafood Kuching

We don’t eat out a lot at the House of Annie. Even though Annie and I are both working now, we still manage to eat in most nights of the week. Stark contrast to a lot of double-income Malaysian households who tend to get their meals at local restaurants and hawker centers.

But every so often, a special occasion warrants a special dinner. Just recently, Annie’s good friend Elizabeth (responsible for our Easy Green Tea-ramisu, Hong Siew Braised Tofu, and Khau Yoke recipes) came to Kuching to visit. Kuching being a port city known for its seafood, we decided to take her to Rock Road Seafood Restaurant, widely touted as the best seafood restaurant in Kuching. And since we wanted to sample more dishes than our little troupe could hope to eat alone, we invited our good friend Mike and his family to come join us.
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Apologies and Announcements

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*knock, knock.”

Anybody still here? Echo! (echo, echo, echo…)

Yeah, I know the blog has been a little quiet lately. Sorry ‘bout that. The past couple of weeks have been really busy and it’s kept us away from blogging. First off, there was the US tax season. (What, you mean I’m the only one who procrastinates doing taxes until the week of April 15???)

And then I was traveling away for work in KL last week, which meant that I had no access to the home computer where all the food pics are, and Annie was too busy keeping the household together with me gone. Therefore, no blog posts last week. But we’re back now, and feelin’ the need to get back posting regularly.

Oh, by the way, something really awesome happened last week while I was traveling:

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Chinese, Poultry

Chicken with Cognac

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Take a boring chicken and maximize the flavor with tons of aromatics and umami flavors…plus some delicious brandy.

chicken with cognac

I was at a friend’s house in Kuching a month ago and she served us a lovely chicken dish flavored with lots of lemongrass. It was cooked in homemade Chinese red wine, she explained, and she had added dark soy and shiitake mushrooms. It was delicious.

I decided that I would have to try to make it myself when I got a chance. However, I didn’t have any home-made red wine to use. What I did have was a bottle of really good cognac that had been left by the previous owner of our rental home. We don’t really drink too much liquor but I’ve always been able to use them in my cooking. Maybe this was a waste of really good cognac but let me tell you, this dish was the BOMB!

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Chinese, Egg, Vegetables

Egg Fu Yong with Green Beans and Daikon

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A simple, yet satisfying dinner dish.

house of annie egg foo young

When I was growing up, eggs were not just something you had at breakfast. As a matter of fact, we probably had eggs more often at dinner time than we did at breakfast. I love all types of egg dishes. And I don’t really care what people say about eggs—they are the most economical and perfect food. One day, when I have my own place, I plan to raise my own chickens and get me some fresh eggs everyday!

So anyway, getting back to egg dishes, my mom would make egg fuyong every so often and we loved it. As a matter of fact, the simplest recipe—sauteed slice onions with beaten eggs (onion egg fuyong) is still one of my favorite egg dishes today. And my kids wolf it down too everytime I make it.

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