Assalamualaikum wbt
Jicama.
In Malay we call it sengkuang. It is pronounced as 'hi-ke-ma'. Don't feel stupid if you can't pronounce it correctly at first. I did the same mistake too and I pronounced it as 'jee-ke-ma'. Ugh. Obviously I don't have a wide vocab library in my head.
I love eating raw jicama and dip it with kuah rojak. Yum! I remember the canteen at my hostel used to sold a big slice of raw jicama, spread it with red sauce and sprinkle some sugary-crushed-peanuts on it. Each for 40 cents. I bought two. Hehe
The jicama at home has been in the fruit basket for so long and so I decided to use it for cooking this week. As a result: jicama salad and stir-fried jicama.
I thought of making this salad when I was watching Real Cooking on Food Network Channel. I want to make it as simple as I could, so I simply combined jicama, tomato, cucumber, onions and jalapeno, add some squeezes of lemon, lastly, sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Usually if I malas and lack of idea of preparing tasty dishes, salad is the only option that I have. Well at least I cook. Adik-adik, please be grateful! =P
The recipe for stir fried jicama was actually meant for the filling of Pie Tee, but I used that as a dish. I'd never thought that jicama can be used in cooking because I thought the taste would be awful, but I was wrong. It tasted sweet and delicate.
I modified the recipe by replacing the palm oil with sesame oil. Yes, it taste better! The aroma of sesame oil was simply amazing. The strong taste somehow complement the mixed vegies and produced one simple yet tasty dish. Oh, did I just compliment myself? Forgive me for that, heee.
I'm glad that I am able to practice my cooking and culinary skills at home. It's a good sign that I'm enjoying my course =)
Jicama.
In Malay we call it sengkuang. It is pronounced as 'hi-ke-ma'. Don't feel stupid if you can't pronounce it correctly at first. I did the same mistake too and I pronounced it as 'jee-ke-ma'. Ugh. Obviously I don't have a wide vocab library in my head.
I love eating raw jicama and dip it with kuah rojak. Yum! I remember the canteen at my hostel used to sold a big slice of raw jicama, spread it with red sauce and sprinkle some sugary-crushed-peanuts on it. Each for 40 cents. I bought two. Hehe
The jicama at home has been in the fruit basket for so long and so I decided to use it for cooking this week. As a result: jicama salad and stir-fried jicama.
I thought of making this salad when I was watching Real Cooking on Food Network Channel. I want to make it as simple as I could, so I simply combined jicama, tomato, cucumber, onions and jalapeno, add some squeezes of lemon, lastly, sugar, salt and pepper to taste. Usually if I malas and lack of idea of preparing tasty dishes, salad is the only option that I have. Well at least I cook. Adik-adik, please be grateful! =P
The recipe for stir fried jicama was actually meant for the filling of Pie Tee, but I used that as a dish. I'd never thought that jicama can be used in cooking because I thought the taste would be awful, but I was wrong. It tasted sweet and delicate.
I modified the recipe by replacing the palm oil with sesame oil. Yes, it taste better! The aroma of sesame oil was simply amazing. The strong taste somehow complement the mixed vegies and produced one simple yet tasty dish. Oh, did I just compliment myself? Forgive me for that, heee.
I'm glad that I am able to practice my cooking and culinary skills at home. It's a good sign that I'm enjoying my course =)
