Pita Pan Shakshuka :9

One Sunday afternoon, my boyfriend and I felt like venturing into the unknown for our lunch. FYI, our usual repertoire is Chinese and Western cuisine. If you must know, in Chinese cuisine itself, the choices are endless! We wanted a break from the norm. Walking around Marina Square, this colourful dish on the poster caught our eyes o_o!

It looks rather cute, right? We were sceptical so we decided to order this very dish to compare the picture with the actual dish. This is how it turned out:

That made us both happy campers. Greedy too :P. Now that we know the portions are quite big, I had to leave the bread alone, otherwise I won't be able to finish the main dish.

The red Shakshuka is tomato based and it is so full of flavour that it is hard to eat it without the pita bread provided. If you are a small eater, share this dish with a friend.

The green Shakshuka is spinach based so it has a much lighter flavour and you can easily eat it without the pita. I allowed it to cook the yolk a little bit more before I touched the yolk.

Please be informed that the seating area is mostly sheltered by a glass ceiling. It might not be a great idea to wear a cardigan or anything mildly warm and come here for lunch. If you do that, I guarantee you will be sweating!

Rocket Leaves & Cherry Tomatoes with freshly shredded Cheddar

During the days when I was working full time and he was freelancing, the boyfriend made this for me. This spelled out that he is actually someone who enjoys salad, which is not a common phenomenon among Asian Chinese men! Oh, in case you would like to know how to put this together, scroll down for the ingredients.

This was back in May 2013 when he made this big bowl of salad for dinner. He was being really sweet. He picked me up from the bus stop and purposely didn't mention anything about dinner. It was a pleasant surprise when I caught a glance at the big bowls of salad waiting on the kitchen counter. And I must declare this: I love salad.

He really packed all the leaves into the bowl and made use of the left over chicken from yesterday's dinner. It may not look like much in the photo, but once you look at the recipe, you'll know this is a manly portion :)

A word of warning though, for those who do not like rocket leaves, you can easily substitute it with any other crunchy leafy vegetable. If you prefer onions over rocket leaves, do slice thinly.

Ingredients
(Serves 2)

200g Rocket Leaves
200g Cos/Romaine Lettuce (Red variety for colour)
125g Cherry Tomatoes (or half box)
200g Shredded Chicken breast (or any other meat/protein will do)
1 cup of freshly shredded Parmesan or Cheddar
6-8 Tablespoons of French dressing (or a dressing of your choice)

Divide each ingredient in half into 2 big bowls and toss. Serve.

Kuching Laksa

Do you like laksa? I'm quite crazy about it.

This is a backdated photo that I felt was really worth mentioning. Laksa in Kuching, Sarawak at the right stalls can be very tasty and leave a lasting satisfaction. I saw that happening to my friends from Perth, Sydney and Singapore who would coming back for more!

I had this delectable RM6.00 bowl of laksa for lunch at 3 in 1 Kopitiam. I was craving for it as you can't find it in Singapore or even Peninsular Malaysia. This is a dish unique to Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. Miri, another town in Sarawak, also has laksa nowadays, but some people (and I) still believe that good laksa stalls are easier to find in Kuching.

The ingredients were fresh and cut into strips so that you can lift it up along with the rice vermicelli between your chopsticks. The bean sprouts were crunchy and the prawns, sweet. It had the level of spice I was looking for in my laksa! Now I don't eat very spicy food, so if you prefer it to be spicier, ask for more sambal. I've never met a stall owner that will say no to that request!

3 in 1 Kopitiam is located at:

Tabuan Square Commercial Centre,

Lorong 4F, Jalan Keranji,

Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia. 

Tel: 082 360 614