Beatlemania and Nasi Ayam Hainan

Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Suddenly there's beatlemania going on in my house. Well, actually it was just Kakak yg tiba tiba saja decided to become a fan of the legendary band The Beatles. Dont ask me how it happen -  I dont understand myself how a 16 year old can become a fan of a band that was famous and popular during the 60s - I mean, even I was not  born yet when The Beatles was at the peak of their career. So mula lah berjangkit, now si kecik Angel tu pun knows The Beatles. A few weeks ago, when we went to the Antique and Craft show, Kakak wanted to buy this hardcover book called 'The Beatles Album' and it had over 600 coloured and black and white pictures of the 4 musicians. And tadi as we went shopping (yes - shopping again), at Harbour Town, the kids saw a  Beatle t-shirt just the right siza for Angel. Tergedik gedik lah si Angel minta I belikan t-shirt tu. Bila dapat baju tu, happy sakan dia, siap tanya I if she can straight away pakai or not. Of coz le I suruh dia bawa bersabar and tunggu lah esok lusa kalau nak pakai. Not only that, sejak we bought Rock Band, Kakak pula dok asyik minta belikan CD game Beatles to be played with the Rock Band instruments. Hari tu baru aje beli game Band Hero, and yg tu pun belum khatam lagi, dah nak minta game Beatles pula. I looked at the songs in that CD, ada satu dua saja lagu yg I pernah dengar (ye lah considering I ni pun bukannya Beatles fan kan, lain la kalau CD Duran Duran :) )

The two girls with their Beatles merchandise:


Ok, lets talk about food, hari ni I masak Nasi Ayam Hainan for lunch and dinner. Ye lah masak for lunch, sekali harung sampai dinner -2 in 1. Itu yg petang sempat pergi shopping pula, sebab dinner dah settled. Tapi my nasi ayam ni yg sempoi habis.



 Untuk ayam

-1 ekor ayam tidak dipotong
- 2 ulas bawang putih diketuk
- 2sm halia yg diketuk
- beberapa helai daun bawang
-sedikit minyak bijan + kicap 

Untuk nasi
- 5cwn beras
- 4 ulas bawang putih -dihiris
- air rebusan ayam tadi secukupnya
- sedikit garam.
- sedikit minyak bijan

Untuk Bahan sos
- 5 biji cili merah
- 5 ulas bawang putih
-  2cm halia
- 1 sudu teh cuka, garam, gula
- 1/2 cawan air rebusan ayam

Untuk sup
- lebihan air rebusan ayam
- kiub ayam
- garam
- daun sup/daun bawang yg dihiris.

Cara-cara


1. Untuk ayam - Ayam dibersihkan dan disumbat kan dengan bawang putih,halia dan helaian daun bawang. Rebus ayam di dalam air, agak agak sampai ayam tenggelam, dan air cukup utk dibuat sup, ditanak nasi dan untuk sambal. rebus dalam 20 -30 minit hingga masak. Keluarkan dan terus sapu dgn bancuhan kicap dan minyak bijan sementara panas. Biar sejuk sedikit sebelum dipotong/hiris.

2. Untuk nasi - Basuh beras dan toskan. Panaskan minyak,bawang putih hingga garing. masukkan beras, hingga agak garing, masukkan air rebusan ayam secukupnya, minyak bijan dan garam.


3. Untuk sos  - blendkan semua bahan diatas. boleh ditambah tomato sos/sos cili jika suka. Boleh juga dimasak sebentar (jika suka)


4. Untuk sup - air rebusan ayam didihkan dan dimasukkan kiub. Kalau boleh masukkan kiub sebelum air digunakan utk masak nasi dan sos, supaya nasi dan sos lebih berperisa. Hiaskan bersama dun bawang. 

5 comments:

Muna said...

Oh yes, Duran Duran... the good ol' days!! Nasib baik kat sini kadang-kadang dok tunjuk 80s bands on British tv....nostalgia sat.

somuffins said...

Salam. I am a fan of the Beatles. In fact I was influenced by my brothers since I was very small, hehe. Even my 2 children + my little nephews/nieces terinfluenced by it too.

shaz said...

Muna,
Teringat zaman sekolah dulu dok berebut the Duran Duran boys with my friends, semua dok cop either Simon Le Bon or John Taylor :)

Somuffins,
Oh never knew ada juga orang lain zaman ni yg minat Beatles, thot my kids saja...:)
You know, no matter how I tried, I can never seem to appreciate their songs.

somuffins said...

Shaz, why not for a start you listen to Yesterday n Michelle? Hehe..memandai aje I nih.

shaz said...

Somuffins,
Yesterday tu pernah juga dengar, but never heard of Michelle...hee...hee akan diusaha kan utk mendengar both songs dengan penuh konsentrasi..;)