This frozen Sarawak Laksa Paste (as seen on this pic on ur left) has been living/staying inside our fridge for quite sometimes now. My aunt M went to Tawau few months back and Uncle J has given her this laksa paste as an ole-ole (i guess) but since aunt M knows that hubs can cook laksa sarawak quite well (she has tasted it before), so she gave this laksa paste to my mom..

Has been asking my chef a.k.a hubby to cook this laksa for a while now but due to his busy work schedule, feels tired, etc....trus kena lupa suda this laksa paste inside the fridge..But was so happy indeed when last Sunday he finally have the time & mood (i guess) to prepare this (so called rare-to-do) meal as for our lunch...*yippie*....Why i say this (rare-to-do)..cuz the main ingredient for this recipe which is the s'wak laksa paste could only be found/bought in Sarawak (kalau ada di KK, kasitau sia ah...). So while he was busy preparing this laksa, i went inside the kitchen...err..not to help but busy taking pictures for my blog.....biasa la paparazzi kan...

Managed to snap few pics (thanks to hubs for his full cooperation )....and just wanted to share with you on the recipe (in case you might interested to try)...here are the steps/ways to prepare a true taste of homemade "Laksa Sarawak"....

1) For the gravy, boil the laksa paste for at least 15 minutes.
2) Strain into a pot.
3) Add the coconut milk and stir until well mixed. Season to taste with salt and sugar.
4) Soak the dried bee hoon to soften and blanch with hot water.
5) Place noodles in a bowl and add the toppings (beansprouts, shredded chicken & boiled eggs).
6) Ladle hot laksa gravy over.
7) Garnish with coriander (daun sup), limau kasturi and the laksa gravy.

Walaaaa...the Laksa Sarawak is now ready to be served....and here how's the homemade Laksa Sarawak looks like...

Laksa Sarawak with the topping & garnish

This was our lunch on Sunday ~ the true taste of homemade laksa Sarawak with "mee hoon" inside.....It tasted much more better than the one i had in *toot*..

Labels: food, hubby

We were all excited on Tuesday noon cuz someone was kind enuf to drive us to Citimall for lunch (thanks to Cin ). At first we wanted to go to the food court but then "Sate Mesra" has caught our attention that afternoon...wanted to try kunun since a lot of promo about this new place everywhere (can find the advert in the newspapers & banners). So off to "Sate Mesra" we went.....

Happy & excited when we 1st got there...siap kasi tunjuk lagi the 5% discount card given to us.

Yati & Cindy impressed..."Wah ada flat screen TV!!!"

1) The service was way tooooooooooooo sloooowwwwww. The lady manager promised me that my Laksa Sarawak will be ready in 6 minutes but it took them more than 1 hour to prepare!!! This was my 1hr+ Laksa Sarawak which has cost me RM9 (15% service tax included)..taste was so-so saja..worth it ka kamu rasa?!?! (note: The laksa that u've seen in this pic was 1/2 way kena makan suda due tu perut kelaparan).

2) Jurra also waited for her "Mesra Chicken Chop" for more than 1 hour & it was served with fork & spoon since they do not have knife...The waitress said.."Ini saja yang kami ada"..

3)The most lousy "Nasi Lemak" ever which costs RM8.88 (kalau campur 15% service tax mau RM10.21 juga)...and Yati did ask for additional sambal...the waitress replied.."Skejap ah..sia tanya dulu"..as if macam ndak buli kena kasi....so stingy!! AND it took them more than 30 minutes to prepare this simple meal!!

4) Very very very poor customer service...The waiter & waitress doesn't know/care how to smile when talk to their customer and wasn't that helpful !! If you notice the pic on your left (click the pic for larger view), there were 3 of them (2 waiters + 1 waitress) chatting near the counter doing nothing...Aren't they suppose to check on their customer whether they have their food served & ready and at least check la kan whether their customer need any assistant?!! Ini...mo panggil dorang pun have to wait when one of them passed by to served the food to the other table...then when we ask them where is our food..dorang jawab ini.."Skejap ah".."Tunggu..skejap lagi"...Adoii..1 jam sjikap ka tu???!!

5) Jurra ordered & paid for a take away cheese cake at the counter but was so frustrated when she opened the "tapau" box in the office kunun mau makan the cheese cake for her tea break..the cheese cake turned out to be just a plain choc cream cake!!!! The bill clearly stated that she paid for a cheese cake...macam mana boleh kasi tapau salah!!

6) The lady manager should by right give us at least some complementary (free meal ka..kasi free satay ka while waiting or at least a free drink ka..) since we have waited for more than 1 hour for our food (kasi cool down la bah sikit kan) but instead she ask Jurra whether she wanted to "tapau" her Chic chop & come and take it later in the afternoon ....Buli juga ah macam tu!!!

7) The reason why the food was served late as explained by the lady manager: "Kami baru saja buka ba kemarin, ada dua saja cook kami and dua2x pun lambat...sorry ahhhh kak..betul2x minta sorry.."....call kami "kakak" lagi tu!! They should not promise to customer if they could not deliver the good in time rite!! If their cook is not available..just tell the customer the truth la..so we won't order the one that required the chef to cook kan!! Apa...mo untung saja ka nie???..told us that the menu that we've selected are all available!! eee...geramm!!

But the best incident of all.....

The angry lady customer which sitted behind us was so damn angry and frustrated (sampai she cannot control suda)...she shouted at one of the waitress (yg muka mcm blur2x).."WHERE'S YOUR BOSS? I WANT TO TALK TO YOUR BOSS!!"...I managed to take a short clip of their "argument" but then since i'm not that qualified paparazzi..this is the best shot that i could take..If you notice...the two ladies which just entered the restauraunt were the one being chase away by the angry lady customer (read the story here if you don't know what i mean)....The skinny guy who is standing there with a bag was trying to cool down the two angry ladies but due to his lack of customer service skills, both of them went off & asking for refund....hehehe....

(p/s: Sorry..suara2x sumbang kami pulak yg kuat...i should be taking the video from the other side bah kan baru ndak ketara....*duh*..)

Maybe they will improve in near future but since they've shown a very bad impression during my 1st visit there...My final conclusion will still be..say "NO" to Mesra Sate...

Dissatified customer signing off for now...

Labels: food, Jom jalan2x

Ok back to the main topic..suppose to skip my dinner rite, but then I change my mind after what I saw my personal chef a.k.a hubby had prepared for dinner....Tadaaa..this is what i call "Tuna Sardine Bambangan".

Actually this can be considered his new recipe..usually he will mix the tuna sardine with "asam jawa" but last nite..my chef substitute it with bambangan...(creative juga chef sia ni..have to give him credit sikit bah..hehehe)....

I just lurveeeeeee the bambangan yang suda kana jeruk..I can just eat them without having any rice...memang ngam betul the menu he cook last nite....From the pic nampak macam tidak sedap kan..but then if suda masuk dalam mulut.........WOW......sadap......for those bambangan lover sure will like the taste of this food..ada rasa asam, masin campur pedas....it's kinda like appetizer juga.....

This recipe is quite simple & easy to prepare..it'll only take you less than 5 minutes ..If you're interested to try..here are the ingredients & steps to do it:-

Ingredients
1 tin of Tuna Sardine
Bambangan - jeruk punya (secukup rasa)
Red cili padi (depends on how spicy you want it to be – recommended 5 to 6)
Chopped onion & garlic (pandai2x la estimate)
Salt (secukup rasa)
Ajinomoto (boleh juga kalau tidak mau)
Oil

Steps:
1. Cook and stir the onions and garlic in the hot oil until tender.
2. Mix in the bambangan, tuna sardine, salt & ajinomoto, and cook for about 3 – 5 minutes, until well blended.
3. Food is now ready to be served.

Labels: food