24 Nov 2011

New Creation~ Coconut, or not?

Diffused coconut sphere with  Honeycomb, candided apple, Cylindar parmesan Touile and yogurt balls~


What is diffused coconut~! haha, that's a secret :)
but I'll give you hint, real coconut on the outer layer, real coconut juice in the inner layer and solid gel coconut in the middle :)
The taste goes well with the raw honeycomb and the sourness of the candied apple. The saltiness of the parmeson touile helps lift up all of the flavours too~
the yogurt balls are for the chewy texture.


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New Creation~ Two way Beef

Meat Craving~!

with a fine dining touch and Molecular Gastronomy~!

Seared fillet mignon with braised daikon and potato and leek sauce topped with truffle oil

A pretty complicated dish to put up, but it's one complete dish that will satisfy your complicated taste buds and your craving for MEAT, the Fillet Mignon was marinated with a Mirin (sweet sake) and green peppercorns to give it that extra zink~ 
it is finished with Spherification process (if you thought the orange thingy was salmon roe..you're mistaken) spherification is a method to create caviar like substance with different flavours, the tiny orange balls are honey, orange juice and cider vinegar. the chemical involved in this process is sodium alginate and calcium carbonate solution.
How far can truffle oil go wrong? be genourous with the amount of truffle oil drizzled to give it a very special aftertaste :)





Sake marinated wagyu beef seared with celery root mash and sage pineapple sauce~

Evenly marbled Wagyu, so rich, tender and melts in your mouth,marinated with Sake and milk. Sensational dish with the balance of sweet, sour, salty. The 3S! why pineapple, you may ask.Pineapple is under rated and it should be used more often. It works as a mouth amuser as it has extraordinary amount of citric acid and sucrose which balances the richness of the wagyu and celery root mash.
For the garnish, you have to deep fry the sage leaves to bring out the awesomness of the flavour locked inside the leaf.

what is wagyu??? well check this link out for comparison with kobe or angus beef. http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/369623.


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New Creation~ Cream Puff

Dessert~

Well, Mizu had a mini competition and asked to create a dessert that will attract customers. So I created something that will hopefully tingle your taste buds J


It’s basically Saffron & mascarpone cream puff served with caramelized blood oranges, pandan kaya, crispy wafer and sweet beetroot sauce.

 It’s not expensive to make but it takes time, especially the infusion of the saffron into the mascarpone cream. Since it’s a fine dining restaurant, the plating has to be extravagant.
 The pastry chef was beaten by ME!!! That means that I have beaten the Pastry Chef at his game! And there’s only one thing left…he now owes me $50! That could compensate the health of my wallet XD


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My Work Experience 2010~ Mizu
















































Just finished my term of work, so now i can start posting again :)
 worked at Mizu~ Japanese Fine Dining


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Awesome Foie Gras( Goose Liver )

Pan fried Foie Gras and Braised daikon with Special Sauce
To prepare this dish you'll need to...

Braised the Daikon in 5parts Japanese Soy sauce, 1part concentrated chicken stock, 9parts Konbu broth and 3parts sweet Sake. Braise it for at least 2 hours and leave overnight for the Daikon to absorb the Awesome flavourS

 Pan Fry the Foie Gras under extreme heat with butter salt and pepper, after it is camaralized on both sides simmer it in the special sauce( Sugar, Japanese thick Soy Sauce and Sweet Sake )
...and Flambe it!!


Platting the dish

Place the Daikon and cut it to half for convenience and place the Foie Gras on top then pour the Sauce and garnish it with spring onions~

enjoy it...AHHHhhhhhhhhhhh~!! looks retarded..i know :D


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Classic Creation~ Pavlova


Who doesn't like Pavlova~!


originated in New Zealand and named by a Russian dancer Anna Pavlova. It's not Italian numb skulls~!
 It's basically a meringue base dessert. Crispy and sweet on the outside and marshmallow texture in the middle~ once you have the base, you can have endless types of toppings to accompany it.
my toppings were strawberry liquor plus kiwi cream and blackcurrant sorbet :D enjoy!

how do you make this dish? simple, you'll need 
4 eggs whites
1 tsp of vanilla extract 
204g of caster sugar
1 tsp of cider vinegar
2 tsp of corn starch 

the measurements have to be very accurate or it will fumble!

0. preheat the oven to 150 Celsius degree
1. Whisk the eggs till it has soft peeks~
2. Add in the sugar slowly while whisking.
3. once it has the glossy sheen on the meringue base, add the vanilla and vinegar and whisk.
4. Let it rest for 5 mins and add in the cornstarch.
5. using a wooden spoon, fold the mixture for a 5 seconds and transfer into a greased oven tray.
6. place it in the oven for 40 mins under 140 degree Celsius and 120 degree Celsius for 20 mins. ( depending on size.
7. be sure to let it cool in the oven for at least an hour! or it will crumble.
8. serve with any toppings you like :D


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CAM Annual Award Dinner 2011~

Unfortunately...i'm the youngest there at the age of 16, but i have amazing friends to make me feel like i'm part of this Body~!

Friends from Cilantro Culinary Academy, the most heart warming group...unlike you know which uni :p


Chef Chern, President of CAM~!


Chef Shanmugan~!!


Chef Billy, head of CAM Youth Chef~!


Cilantro~ the best people i've met :D


Masterchef Rosham and I :D


Chef Bernard, Secretarial General of CAM


Chef May, Treasurer of CAM~! she was gorgeous that night :D 


Cilantro and chef Bernard :D one family~!!





Chef billy~again :D

want to know more? check out my Facebook for more info :D https://www.facebook.com/username.Justin


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New Creation~ Durian Gelato

This is how my New creations come to live, It's called my test kitchen (1)~

Durian gelato served with mangosteen cube, raspberry and blackberry coulis, tempered white chocolate and 

topped with passionfruit infused caramel nest~

so here's how it goes~

Firstly, whisk the durian puree with heavy cream and sugar till you achieve soft peeks~






to make the berry coulis, simmer the berries with water, cinnamon, pandan and caster sugar~



this involve sugar works, what i did was create a sugar and passionfruit nest by making caramel and infusing it with passionfruit~


then the tempered white chocolate is added~




finally the plating up with preserved strawberries and berry coulis~







there you have it!

my Test Kitchen (1) where I perfect my new dishes :D


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