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Post by chefying on Aug 29, 2014 17:36:51 GMT
Yes, I cooked the red bean paste... (my first ever selfie..) ... but I got cooked too.... my upper arm still hurts! Like my "lovely" apron?
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Post by chefying on Aug 29, 2014 17:41:02 GMT
Back to mooncakes, these are some non-bake/crystal pastry mooncakes I made some years back. I used red bean paste filling for these to make sure there is a good contrast.
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Post by siuyiu on Aug 29, 2014 22:04:25 GMT
that's what happens when you believe just the apron is sufficient coverage while cooking.
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Post by ttocs on Aug 30, 2014 2:06:49 GMT
Awesome as always, chefying.
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Post by chefying on Aug 30, 2014 3:47:44 GMT
Awesome as always, chefying. Thanks! Got to try to live up to my handle!
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Post by chefying on Aug 30, 2014 3:49:15 GMT
that's what happens when you believe just the apron is sufficient coverage while cooking. It is hot and hard work, so I thought wearing less would feel more cooling... and then my arm gets splattered. Ouch! I shall not divulge how little I was wearing...
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Post by chefying on Aug 31, 2014 18:13:55 GMT
Lotus paste ready, so I spent the Sunday baking. A closeup of one of the mooncakes. This one is Lotus Paste with Single Egg Yolk.
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Post by chefying on Sept 3, 2014 15:36:37 GMT
I made these mooncake figurines last year. The piglets are made using a mould. The crabs are hand crafted. I rather liked the crabs.
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Post by chefying on Sept 3, 2014 15:44:35 GMT
These are the ingredients for the Five Kernel Chinese Ham mooncakes, 伍仁金腿 . The Five Kernel mooncakes required five types of kernels. Last year, one type was both expensive and not quite fresh, so I did not use that kernel. I could not think of a viable alternative kernel, so I omitted it altogether, making my mooncake a Four Kernel Mooncake - 四仁月饼. Alas, I sounded too much like a curse - 死人月饼 so I lied and told everyone that it was a Five Kernel Mooncake. *Blush*
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Post by Admin on Sept 8, 2014 15:53:57 GMT
I was lucky that I tasted Chef Ying's mooncakes. It was really good. Chef is really a talented chef. Anyway...I like the name...West Chamber Confectionery. Happy mid autumn anyone! PS: I haven't eaten my mooncake. I got egg yolk and lotus paste Cantonese style is the best!
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Post by chefying on Sept 8, 2014 16:14:11 GMT
^ Thanks Admin!
Will make and bring you mooncakes the next time we meet.
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Post by Admin on Sept 29, 2014 13:06:28 GMT
I only eat lotus paste and egg yolk mooncake this year. Never find a real good red bean paste mooncake. How is it looks like Chef? In my country (indonesia), we don't have red bean paste too. But there's a variant that is quite special from Indonesia, which is durian paste + egg yolk. Some of you might jump from your seat. But trust me...it's really good I'm not a big fan of durian. But a combination of durian and egg yolk is awesome. chefying : if you like durian, you should try to make it. it's really awesome!
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Post by chefying on Sept 29, 2014 16:59:14 GMT
I only eat lotus paste and egg yolk mooncake this year. Never find a real good red bean paste mooncake. How is it looks like Chef? Red bean paste is dark - after all, it is made from red beans - and the texture is more coarse than the lotus paste. As an added flavour, some people use rose sugar to cook it. Rose sugar is sugar mixed with rose petals to give it a rose flavour. My variations are 1) cooked with orange peel, and 2) cooked with osmanthus sugar 桂花糖 Hmm, durians may not be in season during mooncake festival. I have bought chempedak mooncakes from Indonesia before. It taste... different.
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Post by Admin on Sept 30, 2014 3:28:45 GMT
chefying : chempedak mooncakes....not sure if i want to try it anyway...I like the name of your West Chamber Confectionery. But I just realized...that the acronym would be WC Confectionery Still it is a good name though!
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Post by siuyiu on Sept 30, 2014 3:38:43 GMT
chefying : chempedak mooncakes....not sure if i want to try it anyway...I like the name of your West Chamber Confectionery. But I just realized...that the acronym would be WC Confectionery Still it is a good name though! ROTFL!
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