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Thursday, 31 May 2012

不锈钢草药粉碎机/Stainless Steel Herb Grinder or Pulverizing Machine

 
为了孩子及家人的健康, 特别是为了制作黑面将军茶包(点击链接阅读能有效的治疗暗疮的黑面将军茶, 光华日报刊载),邱妈咪刚从AliExpress.com网站的销售商之一: ZHEJIANG GAOYI INDUSTRIAL LTD 的链接网址 http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/200622网购了一台粉碎机,机器的粉碎刀及磨研杯的材质是不锈钢的, 消除了邱妈咪对塑胶材质的粉碎机塑化剂妨害健康的疑虑。

Mommy Khoo has recently bought a 1000g herbs grinder/pulverizing machine from AliExpress.com supplier ZHEJIANG GAOYI INDUSTRIAL LTD at this link address http://www.aliexpress.com/fm-store/200622. This Stainless Steel grinder eliminates my worries about the plastic housing grinder mill's plasticizer compounds which may contaminate the food and be harmful to health. The main intention of buying this machine is to make herbal tea bags for my family, especially Hei Mian Jiang Jun teabags for curing my sons' acne problem.

这次的网购体验: 这家网上公司的服务周到, 交货快,商品的品质也很好, 商品规格及功能跟网上所说明的一模一样,值得推荐。

Shopping Experience : For this purchase,overall Mommy Khoo is very pleased with the excellent service provided by this company.  The specifications of the grinder and its performance are also as described in the internet. This seller is highly recommended.

除了粉碎茶叶, 邱妈咪还用它来磨香料。 一直以来家里用的香料都是用塑料杯的磨研机来磨研的, 所以当年爆发塑化剂的风波时, 邱Daddy看到我用塑料杯的磨研机时,就满忧心重重的,怕影响到家人的健康。

Apart from grinding herbal tea leaves, I like to grind my own herbs for cooking, but ever since the fatal food contamination incidents caused by Melamine were reported, my husband has been very worry to see me grinding food stuff using plastic housing grinder. Hence here comes this stainless steel grinder into my kitchen's picture.

所以时机一到,就马上网购了这一台1000g的粉碎机。 这机器用来粉碎草药是很适合的,因为钢杯够大,(草药体量大,重量小)。 但是如果要粉碎少量的食物或香料, 这台1000g的就变得太大台了,于是邱妈咪又向同一家公司网购了一台100g的粉碎机, 现等待货物送来。

 This1000g machine is suitable for big volume of herbal leaves, but it's way too big for grinding small quantity of  food stuff or herbs. For this reason,I have decided to purchase a 100g herb grinder from the same seller considering their efficiency to accomplish the selling task. Just can't wait to receiving it. The shipment is on its way.

红麴米粉/Red Yeast Rice Powder
把红麴米打成粉(来当烹制肉类时的天然染色料), 只需75秒。
 You need only 75 seconds to grind the red yeast rice into red yeast flour which widely used as food coloring in cooking meat or poultry produce.






综合香料粉/Mixed Herbs Powder
把孜然,芫茜子,小茴香等香料打成综合香料粉。 方法是先打90秒, 再把已经粉碎的香料过筛,收起细粉, 再把筛子里较粗的香料重放入粉碎机内, 再搅打90秒。现磨现用,香味无可媲美。
To grind mixed herbs of Fennel, cumin and coriander seed into fine powder, you need to perform the grinding process of the herbs in 2 to 3 rounds. Sieve the mixture after every 90 seconds of grinding, keep the fine flour and grind the coarse residue in the sieve for second round or third round, depends on the quantity of your herbs and the finest of your requirement.


250g的糙米 + 250g的白米打75秒
要把白米打成粉, 也是需75秒而已.
 It can grind rice grain into flour easily in just 75 seconds and I feel this machine is also capable of grinding cornmeal (yet to be tried)



LINK: 黑面将军草药茶包的制作(Homemade Herbal Tea Bag for Curing Acne)


The stems 0f 8mm to 1cm in diameter and leaves are ground into coarse powder in 90 seconds


Thursday, 24 May 2012

简简单单在家烤全鸭/Roast A Duck at home easily


如果不是很在乎卖相,在家烤鸭其实一点也不难, 这是19岁的艾琳制作出来的烤鸭。。。。。。。看来很美味是吧? 告诉大家, 尝起来会更美味哦!!

材料:
净全鸭 - 1只(2KG)
红麴米粉 - 1茶匙(到药材店买100g的红麴米打成粉收在冰箱里可以用很久)




1. 将鸭仔细去掉里外残存的杂物后用清水洗净后,把红麴米粉搽遍鸭身让它上色(烤出来的鸭子色泽会比较漂亮,邱妈咪不用化学颜料,只用自然材料,红麴米的麴红素是天然发酵得成,又具有医治高血脂的疗效,料理肉类时采用是最好不过了,用橙红食用色素也行)。


2。用钢签或竹签在鸭腔内肉厚的部位密密的刺洞, 让腌料容易入味。 这时先把鸭子放置一旁, 才来准备磨腌料。






腌料:(喜欢原味烤鸭的可以只下酒及少许盐及酱油,不下任何别的腌料)
1.  酱油 一大汤匙、加1汤匙盐,1汤匙糖(邱妈咪的厨房是不用味精的,所以用糖)
2.  姜 - 1个拇指大小
3. 洋葱(小型) - 1个
4.  蒜头 - 2瓣
5.  胡椒粉适量,八角粉2茶匙,五香粉2茶匙 (没有胡椒粉和八角粉, 就干脆用1汤匙匙的五香粉,桂皮粉也可以用)
6.  绍兴酒或米酒 - 2汤匙
先把姜, 洋葱及蒜头磨成泥, 加入香料及其他腌料混匀待用。

脆皮料:
1.  蜜糖(或麦芽糖)- 1汤匙
2.  热水 - 1汤匙
2.  白醋 - 1茶匙

 做法:

1。把腌料均匀涂抹在鸭腔内,按摩一会后
2。 再用竹签把鸭腹开腔的部位缝合紧。


3。如果只是烤一只鸭,就放个大盆子在洗碗盆内,再把鸭放入大盆里,然后烧一大壶(约2Ltr)滚水,往鸭皮上浇淋,半途时记得要把鸭子反过来, 让它全面淋透滚水, 接着浸泡一会,让鸭皮紧缩,也更容易去掉残余的鸭细毛。
如果是同时烤两三只鸭, 就在炒锅内烧开2公升的滚水, 再把鸭子放入锅内翻覆烫过2分钟, 至鸭皮紧缩为止。
4。 把鸭子滴干水后,用刷子把脆皮料仔细的刷一遍鸭皮, 晾干后再刷一遍。


5。把鸭子腹部朝下的放在盆内的架子上,不必加盖,放进冰箱内(冰箱下层, 不是结冰格)隔夜。腹部朝上也可以, 只是腹部的肉厚, 朝下比较容易腌入味。



6。第二天,将腌渍好的鸭取出,仔细再一次涂搽脆皮料刷遍鸭子全身。  如果鸭皮还不够干,还要再继续把鸭子吊起,放在通风处的将表皮晾干;(热带地区,最好是在冷气房内用电风扇对着鸭子吹风3~5小时)间中可以再涂多一遍脆皮水。没有钢钩子,可以用根绳子来绑着鸭脖子吊起吹风。

7。 先预热200度C的烤箱, 鸭背部朝上(腹部朝下的用意,是在烤时让鸭腹里渗出来的汤汁慢慢炖煮厚厚的鸭腹肉,烤出来的鸭肉会比较软,不会那么韧硬),把一张铝箔纸轻放在鸭子上掩盖着(只是掩盖,别包紧实,让水蒸汽能透气出来),放人烤箱烤60分钟至鸭肉熟透。取出鸭子后, 再把烤箱温度降至160~170度C。

8。将取出的鸭子, 把鸭子倒转过来腹部朝上,然后放入已经降低温度至160~170度C的烤箱内,继续烤10~15分钟。要注意鸭皮的颜色,千万别烤焦了。


9。再一次取出鸭子,然后将鸭翅尖、鸭腿尖已经烤上色的部位用锡纸包裹住,凡是能露出鸭骨的地方最好都用锡纸盖住;


10.然後把鸭子反过来,背部朝上,再放入烤箱烤制10~15分钟或至鸭皮上色即可

11. 如果有的部位已经先焦黄了,而别的部位还没有烤好,请先用一小张铝箔纸把已经焦黄的部位盖起,继续烤至鸭色均匀(尽量把鸭身的颜色烤均匀即可,但也不用强求)。

12。烤好的鸭子要稍微放凉了才切片。



小提示:
1.。 如果要鸭皮烤起来色泽漂亮干脆, 皮一定要风的够干。
2。制作烤鸭酱及一些制作流程照片,请参考烤半边鸭。
3。 腌料所用的姜葱蒜及香料粉等材料可依个人喜好作出调整份量或者直接不用某项腌料也没有不可的。