The Best Healthy Gourmet Recipes In Singapore

Beef rendang with begedil

The humble beef rendang is refashioned into a restaurant-worthy creation using wagyu beef and a red rendang sauce. It’s a dish that gets better with practice—and the potato begedil balls and cherry tomato pickles are two optional sides for the less timestarved.

Roasted maitake mushroom soup with laksa leaves and shallot chilli oil

The clear mushroom soup is just what you need on a rainy day. Add a few laksa leaves and what results is an unexpectedly lemony punch to the broth.

Stir-fried spaghetti hokkien mee style

Elevate a classic hawker dish with juicy lobster tails and a generous sprinkling of chillies and crispy white bait. You don’t even need prawn stock for this recipe—the natural sweetness of lobster meat is a good substitute.

Pannacotta milk pudding with amaretto liqueur

In a pot, combine the remaining ingredients. Without scraping out the seeds from vanilla pod, toss in the whole pod intact. Cook on low heat for about 2 minutes or until the sides of the milk mixture start to form small bubbles. Stir occasionally and take care not to allow it to boil. Set aside.

Pan-fried chicken breast with spinach and mozzarella in shallot sauce

To make the shallot sauce: combine shallots and red wine in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and braise shallots for 2 to 3 minutes over medium heat.

Tomato bisque with cod fish and fresh basil

Add basil leaves and peeled tomatoes. Stir and simmer for about 1 minute, taking care not to overcook tomatoes till they acquire an overly sour taste.

Mino-age (deep-fried ebi with potato strips)

This presentation of botan ebi is a regular request in Kyoto restaurants. An optional seasoning: combine one part matcha powder and two parts sea salt to sprinkle over the final dish.

Abura shimo (sashimi with grilled head)

Served half sashimi, half grilled, this dish doubles your enjoyment of the botan ebi.

Beef tomato burger

Large, hearty and fleshy, beef or beefsteak tomatoes keep well in a cool area—the rich flavour will be lost if you keep them in the refridgerator or at below 15˚C. Because they hold their shape well when sliced, beefsteak tomatoes are perfect as a sandwich or burger filling. And did we mention they taste heavenly with mayonnaise?

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