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Cooking with Lee Kum Kee [Vlog]

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We can’t cook. All we (I) can cook is probably instant noodles. I suck at cooking cause I find cooking a chore. Why spend hours and hours in the kitchen just for a meal when I can just spend 5 minutes for a takeaway.

So glad that Lee Kum Kee came out with something that makes cooking SO much easier! I would call it a “cheat” actually. Because, HOW can anyone whip up all these dishes within 30 minutes?!?!?!

Lee Kum Kee is found in almost every Chinese household in Singapore. My mom uses Lee Kum Kee sauces. They have 19 existing variants and they are adding 5 more to the list:

– Korean Marinade
– Sauce for Sweet and Vinegar Spare Ribs
– Lemongrass Marinade
– Soup Base for Black Pepper and Pork Bone Hot Pot
– Soup Base for Drunken Chicken Hot Pot

The chef demonstrated and prepared some dishes using Lee Kum Kee sauces, and indeed, it was done really quickly without bringing the standard of the taste down. In fact, the dishes we tried tasted quite nice.

Wahhhh. I feel so happy already. It isn’t that tough being a housewife after all :X

YAY~

Our first ever cooking session together.

Met my little girlfriend too!

We had some hands on and prepared Korean BBQ Pork Salad using Korean Marinade.

“TRUST ME WHEN I SAY I AM THE CHEF NOW!”

Guys who can cook rules my tummy. So buck up James, buck up!!

1. Marinate the pork and the sauces together for a few minutes.
2. Chop and soak the greens while pan frying the meat.
3. Mix everything together in a mixing bowl
4. You’re done!!

The sauce was neither too overpowering or salty, he literally finish all the meat!

Other dishes prepared using the other sauces:

Watch our cookout Vlog together!

We had such an enjoyable time cooking together at the event. Now, with these sauces at home, we can cook them at home too! I promised him that I would prepare the Tomato Garlic Prawns for him the next time 🙂

Now for the even happier part, each packet of sauce is only retailing for $1.90/pack. OMG? Yup, I am not kidding! Go grab a few packets from the supermarket and try whipping up a delicious meal for your family/partner! 🙂

Bento making session with LKK!

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This is one different event as compared to those that I had attended as this requires us to COOK!

Lee Kum Kee has been a trusted brand for reowned chefs and homemakers. It’s premium products, such as soy and oyster sauces help create a crescendo of flavours.

Now, they are adding 3 new products to its array: Chu Hou Paste, Pure Sesame Oil and Tomato Ketchup.

Firstly, the chu hou paste is a convenient cooking sauce, made from quality soybeans, garlic, ginger, sesame seeds and rice wine. It boasts a unique fermented soybean taste and fragrance which was originated from South China.

The pure sesame oil is made from natural white sesame seeds. The seeds are first lightly roasted, a process that brings out their unique and subtle flavors.

Lastly, the ketchup boasts a piquant tomato flavour, one that is richer than most existing products. The thick consistency is achieved by using red, ripe tomatoes. Also, there are no added preservatives or colours so eat all you want!!

That night, Ms. Shirley Wong, an expert at making character bento boxes showed us the bento boxes she had created from these new sauces.

If only I can create such cute bentos too…… I would probably have a fatter boyfried. HAHA

And that night, we were taught how to make simple yet cute bento boxes too.

Ingredients of the night. Green, orange and more 😀

The pasta was cooked with LKK Tomato Ketchup.

We started off with this plain buns and……

transformed them into cute bears! I called mine the pig bear. Bahahaha.

The words on the banana was craved by a toothpick 🙂

I can’t remember whose bento was this but this was damn cuteeeeeeeeee. The character on the left is one little indian. Hehehe.

The fillings in the bun was egg mayo. The egg mayo was not just egg and mayo but LKK Tomato Ketchup was also added inside to give it a sweeter taste.

Of course, our bentos are nothing as compared as Ms. Shirley. I told myself that one day, I’ll reach her level 😀

Kitty kitty meow!

Group photo that day 🙂

Hope the pictures of the cute bentos made you hungry! 🙂

Up to $1000 CapitaMall Shopping vouchers to be won!

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Home cooked food is one of the most heartwarming meal ever.

It beats outside food, even the abalone or shark fin’s soup bought outside.

As I come from a “relatively” busy family, and my mom doesn’t know how to cook much,
we always eat out or pack food home.

And since young, I was taken care by my dearest grandmother, I had eaten the food she cooked since I don’t know when,
and till to date, there is no one who could cook like her.
Even easy food like instant noodles, she could whip it up with 阿MA的味道.

If you have been following me on instagram, you would realize that I had been trying/learning to prepare simple breakfast for my family as breakfast is usually the easiest to prepare.

Thank god for CP Foods, other than just breakfast, I can also prepare lunch or dinner, now that things seems much more simplified and convenient with them!

My favourite Shrimp Wanton is also inside! *SCREAMS*

I was taken aback and amazed by the variety of food they have!! Even instant prepared meals!

The Teriyaki Chicken with Rice looks super yummy!

I guess what was luckier was that my grandmother came over for a night’s stay and cooked up lunch the next day!

Mommy and her were busy with making their speciality Curry Chicken with truckload of eggs while I went on to explore CP Foods.

Two of  my favourite women in my life.

Don’t judge the food by it’s picture! This curry was super super super awesome and they cooked a huge pot!

As mentioned earlier, the Teriyaki looks good so I opened CP Glazed Teriyaki and my my, it was really good! Taste nothing like those instant food you can find over the counter.

Singaporeans are familiar with Fish Cake, but have you all tried Chicken Cake from CP? :O

Golden on the outside and warm on the inside. Mmmmmm~

Other than all the meat, do not forget your greens too! Something refreshing to aid in digestion 🙂

My grandmother loves green so 2 shares that day.

YUMS. Lunch cooked by 2 favourite ladies. Yum yums!

My lunch was pretty awesome that day! All thanks to CP Foods Singapore and the 2 awesome chef!

You can get CP Foods in any major supermarkets and hypermarkets.

Do check out their Facebook page for more information : https://www.facebook.com/CPSingapore

Right now, they are also having a competition in Instagram! It’s the CP Instagram Photo Contest.

How to join?

– Post a photo of your home-cooked meal and tell us a little about the meal including the hashtags below.
– If you used a CP product, remember to include the product name as well to win an additional $500 worth of CapitaMall Vouchers!

12 home cooks who submit the best photos and captions will stand to win the following prizes:

– 1 x $1,000 CapitaMall shopping vouchers and CP Foods product hamper worth $100 for Best Submission using CP Foods product in their home-cooked meal (product name must be included in the photo caption).
– 1 x $500 CapitaMall shopping vouchers and CP Foods product hamper worth $100 for Best Submission using non-CP Foods product in their home-cooked meal.
– 10 x CP Foods product hampers worth $50

The closing date for submission is on 31 July 2013.

For more details, please visit: http://project.omy.sg/social-media-fiesta
Official Hashtags: #SGSMD2013 and #CPFoodsSG