Codfish Village

It all start when my parents stayed in Toa Payoh area. They found "Codfish Village", a restaurant that sells Codfish. It was located at Lorong 1 Toa Payoh, near Toa Payoh MRT. The fish was very nice, so we decided to go there again.

When we were at Toa Payoh MRT, my sister was joking and said, "What if the restaurant had moved or closed? We need their phone number". I said, "Well.. the fish was nice, and the restaurant was full almost everyday, so I don't think they will close down".

My mom, my sister and her husband make a move to the restaurant first, while me and my dad were waiting for my hubby. Then, my sister called me, "The restaurant had moved to Lorong 7. I think you need to take a bus to go there. We will walk from here.." So, the 3 of us take a bus (No. 153).

The restaurant owner still recognizes us, and she was very happy to see us. She said she had just sold the place at Lorong 1 and moved to Lorong 7 two days ago, and she was glad that we took the trouble to patronize her.

These are what we ordered:



Claypot Codfish Head (Curry) ---> I forgot to check the price -___-! Sorry...



The curry was nice, hot and spicy.. Quite thick and tasty. Mixed with pineapple and eggplant, makes it a good mixture.



The fish head consist of mainly fat and a little bit of meat only.



The meat was quite rough, and it didn't blend in with the curry paste :( My hubby said, it was not too fresh.



Beancurd Fried with Kang Kong - $5 / $7 / $9

The Kang Kong was nice. My hubby likes it very much...



Crispy Baby Sotong - $12 / $16 / $20



This is my mom's favorite. They fried the baby sotong until it's very crispy. It tasted sweet and sour, served with cucumber and pineapple pickle.



Coffee Pork Ribs (Boneless) - $10 / $15 / $20

The taste was quite unique. Not too sweet, but I almost couldn't smell the coffee.

In the end the owner gave us a 20% discount to thank us for visiting them, even though they have moved away :)



Address:

Codfish Village
Blk 4 #01-107
Lorong 7 Toa Payoh
Singapore 310004
Phone: 6251 6008

Operating Hours:
Mondays - Sundays: 11.00am - 2.30pm, 5.00pm–11.00pm

Crispy Fish Bites

I like to eat crunchy food, that's why I come out with this fried fish recipe.

Preparation Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
- 400 gr Tilapia Fish
- 3 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1 tsp salt

Directions:
1. Cut fish into half:



Place fish on its side



Cut the fish head



Cut down its length on either side of the backbone.



Use a slight - very slight - sawing motion to slice the meat from the backbone towards the tail.

Make a slight slice, and adjust the knife to make sure it's actually scraping the backbone. Keep adjusting and slicing until you've reached the tail.



2. Cut it into bite size

3. Mix the flour, ground pepper and salt



4. Coat the fish with the flour mixture



5. Fried in the hot oil until golden brown



6. Serve with soy sauce and chili padi



I like to eat the fin and tail part, because they are very crunchy :D

My husband likes this dish, but he said he would prefer if it is without bones. I said better next time buy fish fillet :P

Sambal Belacan Lady's Finger (Okra)

The first time I cooked lady's finger, I cooked it with soy bean paste. Then my husband said that it is also good if it is cooked with sambal belacan. But since I don't have the sambal, so I never cook it that way for him.

Now I have sambal belacan already, so I planned to give him a surprise. I will prepare it for his lunch :)

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
- 1 tbsp sambal belacan
(To save time, I used bottled one. I will post the recipe some other time ;P)



- 6 stalks lady's finger, sliced diagonally
- 2 cloves of garlic (chopped)

Directions:
1. Heat up oil in wok
2. Stir fried chopped garlic and saute sambal belacan until fragrant



3. Add in lady's fingers, use high heat to stir fry until the lady's finger sticky and cooked



4. Dish up and serve

Result: A satisfied hubby.

Banana Cheese Crepes

I love banana. I eat banana for snack and sometimes I have it for breakfast. Since I made banana chocolate pancake and it turned out to be very nice, I want to try other recipe.. banana cheese crepes :D

Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 5 minutes
Servings: 2
Difficulty: Easy

Ingredients:
1 tbsp butter / margarine / olive oil
125 ml pancake mix
94 ml cup water
1 egg
2 bananas - cut into half
cheese
3 tbsp chocolate syrup

Directions:
1. Mix batter (pancake mix + water + egg) according to package
2. Heat butter in a pan over low heat
3. Pour in some of the batter (don't put too many, so the the layer of batter will be thin) and tilt pan until batter covers the bottom of pan
4. Cook until crepe is lightly browned and dry, turn crepe and do the same



Try to make it as thin as possible.

The crepe on the right was my 1st attempt... and it failed miserably T^T. But I manage to get it right on my 2nd attempt (on the left) :P.



This is how thin it should be..

5. On the crepe, lay 2 slices of bananas with the cheese in the middle
6. Roll up the crepe



7. Put in the plate and pour the chocolate syrup over the crepes

Benefits of banana:
- Banana is good for anemia, kidney and eyesight protection
- Banana is good for bones, because it can increase our body's ability to absorb calcium
- Banana can prevent high blood pressure and stroke.

Benefits of cheese:
- Cheese is good for bones, because it has very high calcium content
- Cheese contains substances called Conjugated Linoleic Acid and Sphingolipids that help prevent cancer

The fat in cheese depends on the quality of the milk it was made with. Full fat, cream milk, low fat or fat free milk will determine how high the fat content of the cheese is. Make sure to look for the fat content in the cheese before you buy it.

A Healthy Breakfast

My hubby cholesterol is on the borderline high. That's why I try to cook healthy food to control his cholesterol level.

Every morning I will prepare healthy breakfast for him: oatmeal + milo + black sesame + walnut.



Mix everything with hot water.



Hopefully this healthy food can lower down his cholesterol level.

Benefits of oatmeal:
- it may help lower cholesterol levels and reduce the risk of heart disease.
- it can help you control your weight.
- it may help reduce high blood pressure.
- it may actually reduce the risk for certain cancers.

Benefits of sesame seeds:
- To prevent high blood pressure and protect the liver against damage.
- Sesame seeds had the highest total phytosterol content that can help lower cholesterol levels and improve heart health.

Benefits of walnuts:
- Walnuts protect arteries after high-fat meal.
- Help prevent gallstones.
- Walnuts also contain an antioxidant compound called ellagic acid, which blocks the metabolic pathways that can lead to cancer.

Master Crab Seafood Restaurant Pte Ltd (螃蟹师傅)

Last Friday, we went to eat crabs at Master Crab Seafood Restaurant. There were 7 of us.



The restaurant was quite full, especially during public holiday eve.

We ordered a set menu for 6-7 pax, coz the price is cheaper.

1 Crab is around $35-$40/kg

These are what we ordered:



Ginger & Onion Crab

I thought my sister likes onion, so we decided to ordered this dish. But I was wrong.. my sis likes garlic.... and she hates onion -_-!

This dish was quite nice but unexceptional.



Salted Egg Crab

Not much restaurant serve this dish. Master Crab is one of those who serves fantastic salted egg crab. This is my dad's favourite :)

The combination of the crab's meat sweetness with the salted egg yolk stir-fried is simply heaven. It is a must try!!!

Cereal Prawns ($16 / $22 / $28 / $34 / $40)

Even though it is a common dish, but they put a lot of cereal on the prawns. And the prawns were very big and fresh. Wonderfull....

Fried Asparagus with Fresh Scallop ($15 / $20 / $25 / $30)

Stewed Black Mushroom with Abalone ($12 / $16 / $20)

Mmm.... yummy...

Pork's Ribs ($8 / $11 / $14 / $18)



The pork's ribs was tender, but too sweet..



Hong Kong Noodles ($4.30 / $7 / $10 / $12)

It was my brother-in-law's birthday, and we wanted to give him a surprise. We asked him to join us. Unknown to him, we already ordered birthday noodle for him.

When the noodle came, we congratulated him and sang a happy birthday song :)

The noodle was not so special.. Just like common Hong Kong noodle.

Mantou - $1 for 3 pcs

The mantou was a lil bit sweet. I like to deep it in the salted egg crab's sauce...

Total bill: $288 (exclude the mantou)

Outlets:

MASTER CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - GHIM MOH RD
Blk 19 Ghim Moh Road #01-229
Singapore 270019
Phone: 6314 1868

MASTER CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - PUNGGOL FIELD
108 Punggol Field #01-01
Singapore 820108
Phone: 6425 8079

MASTER CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - PUNGGOL DR
639 Punggol Drive #01-07
Singapore 820639
Phone: 6425 9435

MASTER CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - COMPASSVALE LINK
277C Compassvale Link #01-13
Singapore 544277
Phone: 6555 6515

MASTER CRAB SEAFOOD RESTAURANT - CHOA CHU KANG
Blk 475 Choa Chu Kang Ave 3 #01-31
Singapore 680475
Phone: 6764 9487

Operating Hours:

Monday - Saturday: 5pm – 10.30pm
Sunday: Closed