Month: August 2010

Roti Babi at Yut Kee.

Last Saturday we were in KL looking at kitchen tiles. We’ve already chosen them last week at another shop but decided to check out other alternatives because I’m fickle like that. Right after a fruitless search, we decided to go to Yut Kee for a late lunch. I’ve never been to Yut Kee but have heard loads about it so I was excited to check it out.

Excitement got dampened significantly though thanks to this:

# – Massive traffic jam everywhere in KL.

Apparently it was the PC Fair weekend. Couldn’t have chosen a worse timing to go to KL :( I got so bored being stuck in the jam I resorted to twitpicking the randomest things such as this:

# – Did the lion tuck his willy between his legs?

After 45 minutes, we arrived at Yut Kee, albeit for early dinner instead of late lunch :P

# – Kedai Makanan Yut Kee. It was about to close by the time we reached.

# – The place was quite empty as it was near closing time. We were told only chicken chop and roti babi (pork bread) were left. I really like how nostalgic the place feels. Like time travel!

# – Extensive menu, beef, chicken, pork, all also got!

# – It’s the first time I’ve been to a place where Worcestershire sauce is served together with ketchup and chili sauce.

# – The famous chicken chop. Food was served really fast, barely 10 minutes after we plonked our asses down. I’ve definitely had better chicken chops elsewhere but it’s still a very enjoyable dish. The onion gravy was flavourful and not starchy. The chicken was tender. It’s not unlike eating a home cooked dish, lovely but without the flair and sophistication of a restaurant.

# – And now…the Roti Babi! Deep fried bread stuffed with tender shredded pork, onions and supposedly crab meat (which I couldn’t detect), nuff’ said. This thing is addictive. I didn’t think I could finish, but I did and wanted more after :P

# – I’m just holding half of the bread. It’s pretty big!

Apparently Yut Kee also has a host of other really delicious dishes like belacan fried rice, beef stew rice, pork chops, roast pork and many more. I’m looking forward to going back to try them out. It’s been operating over 70 years! Got to say something for such long staying power.

Kedai Makanan Yut Kee
35 Jalan Dang Wangi,
55100 Kuala Lumpur,
Kuala Lumpur
03-2698-8108
Open Tue-Sun, 8am-5pm

From another point of view….

An old story from The Smoking Gun about a perverted man has been making the rounds again on the Internet. Travis Frey is being charged for kidnapping and raping his own wife, which sounds like a run of the mill domestic abuse till this….there’s a contract involved. Investigators had found that he had drawn up an over the top document called, “Contract of Wifely Expectations”.

Woweee! You can’t get more chauvinistic than “Contract of Wifely Expectations”. The contract consists of gems like “you must be naked within 20 minutes of the kids being in bed”, “all skirts are no lower than 2 inches below the knee – unless it’s for Church”, “panties are optional but need not be worn” and many more.

There’s even a special category dedicated to shaving where the wife is expected to shave her legs, pubic areas (which by the way, were specifically defined as “naval to anus”) and underarms on every third day of the week. There were also dimension specifications on exactly how big the rectangle patch of hair above her vaginal slit should be. Man, I feel dirty already.

You’d think that living with such a demanding and chauvinistic man would make her dump his sorry ass much earlier eh? But no, the wife had been with him for 9 whole years! 9 whole years of shaving every third day of the week and 9 whole years of not being able to wear comfortable underwear! Seriously, I’d love to see a picture of the wife because she must be one sexy hot thing! Then again, there’s no black & white on what she can or cannot eat so I might just be wrong.

What possess a woman to stay so long with such a man? Did she like being controlled? Was she frightened into staying? Was it just a love game gone wrong? There are not many facts on their history together as a couple to make any conclusion but I suspect the crumbling of the marriage was very likely related to the fact that Travis Frey collected child pornography (and therefore deserves whatever shit that is thrown his way).

Without factoring in the child pornography, kidnap and rape, I have to admit that I find the contract rather sexy. Is it just me or does anyone else find the idea of the contract strangely alluring?

When I said dirty, I didn’t really mean it in a bad way ;)

Awesomesauce Golden Treasure Puff.

I’m sorry but I have an incurable habit of giving my recipes tacky names. It rained really heavily in the afternoon today so instead of going out for lunch I decided to cook.

As I don’t have many stuff in the pantry, I don’t even have eggs or onions for goodness’ sake, I decided to check those websites that supposedly give you recipes that match the combination of ingredients you have. As it turned out, those websites are pretty useless. Yes, they’ll give you recipes which incorporate the ingredients you have but they also include stuff that you don’t have. Pointless -_-

Anyway, I gave up searching for recipes online and decided to just make something deep-fried. I’ve read an article about a chef before who said that you can eat anything deep-fried, even socks. In all honesty, I’d rather bake than fry but since I don’t have an oven, I had to do what I had to do. I wonder if one can eat baked socks.

Here are the ingredients for making Awesomesauce Golden Treasure Puff:

# – Bread. I used 4 slices because my brains are always hungrier than my stomach.

# – Frankfurters. Half a frank to one slice of bread, so I used only 2.

# – Cheese. I love cheese slices cause they’re so cheap and taste great after being treated with some heat. Like the franks, half a slice to one piece of bread.

# – Butter. You can omit this really since it’s a deep-fried dish but my life wouldn’t be the same without butter.

# – Half a cup of mixed vegetables. Season with black pepper for more bite.

# – Mustard. I’d prefer English mustard for a stronger kick, but beggar can’t be chooser. This will do for now.

# – Cornflour. This is not that important, I’m just using it for the sealant mixture later. You can replace with flour or even egg white.

Now on how to cook this baby…

# – First of all, cut off all the bread crusts. This is important because it’s very hard to seal the puff with the crusts on.

# – Then, flatten the bread slices as much as possible with a rolling pin. As we don’t have a rolling pin in this god-forsaken kitchen, I used a metal ladle to press the bread down.

# – Now butter the flattened bread. Like I said, you can omit this step….but WHY????

# – Next, lay the cheeses on the buttered bread slices.

# – And now, the defining moment of the dish, the mustard. Squeeze a line a mustard on each of the cheese slices.

# – Time to slap some meat on. Place the franks on the cheese slices.

# – Throw in some mixed vegetables for fibre count ;) By the way, becareful not to overstuff, it won’t be a pretty sight when your puff decides to explode in a pot of boiling oil.

# – Right about now, you can make the cornflour sealant. Basically it’s a water and cornflour mixture, just get the consistency gooey enough and you’re good to go.

Ok, now lightly dab the sealant mixture on the edges of the bread and then fold the bread in half and press the edges together. You may use a fork to press down the edges for security but I just use what my Mom gave me.

Wish I had photos to illustrate this step but it’s impossible to seal puffs and maneuver the camera at the same time. Use your imagination and most importantly, common sense, ok?

# – Awesomesauce Treasure Puff. At this point they are not golden yet.

# – By now you should have heated oil in your pot, throw in the Awesomesauce Treasure Puffs and fry till golden brown.

# – Voila! Awesomesauce Golden Treasure Puffs. Those itsy-bitsy stuff clinging onto the puffs are leaked cheese, not very pretty but oh so delicious! You may notice from the uneven colours of the puffs that I have yet to master the deep-frying skills. I intend to improve for future assignments :P

# – It’s so delicious that if I had a male organ, I would be jizzing in my pants. Just imagine: deep fried bread enveloping beef frank and sweet mixed vegetables drowning in melted cheese laced with mustard. I feel like I deserve an award or something.

# – Now, that is a look of pure happiness.

Remember, don’t forget the mustard!