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Crunchy Caramel Popcorn

I love making popcorn at home, especially when my nieces are around. They will be so excited hearing those kernels popping and my younger niece will be covering her ears. Opening the lid to a FULL POT OF POPCORNS is the next best thing after seeing all their excitements. It is the easiest way to impress the kids and a fun project to do together too.

But ever since my nieces started primary school, they are quite tied up with school works and classes. It has been a long time since our last popcorn popping session, i think 3-4 years back!

Now that my daughter is 27 months old, I think it is time to let her experience the "Popcorn Making At Home" and watch her reaction.


I've always wanted to make caramel popcorn and since I already have the caramel sauce that I've made yesterday, it just make the process easier.

My daughter, just as excited as I was, we smiled at the sounds of the kernels popping. But it was quite scary at one part when few popcorns escape from the pot into the air. It just popped out in a fast pace. I am sure if one of the popcorn hit her eyes, it would caused some crying. But thankfully, nothing bad happen. We were able to munch on our popcorns happily.


CRUNCHY CARAMEL POPCORN

Prep Time  : 10 mins
Cook Time : 1 hour
Total Time : 1 hour 10 mins
Makes       : around 2 cups

Ingredients:
3 tbsp peanut/ canola oil
1/3 cup popcorn kernels
pinch of salt
1/2 cup caramel sauce

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 150°C. Lined a baking tray with grease proof sheet.

2. Heat oil in a 3L/ 3-quart pot on medium high heat. Put few popcorn kernels into the oil and cover the pan.

3. When the kernels pop, add the rest of the popcorn kernels into the oil in an even layer. Cover, and remove from heat for 30 secs.
(The 30-seconds method is to ensure that all of the other kernels are at a near-popping temperature so that when they are put back on the heat, they all pop at about the same time.)

4. Return the pot to the heat and wait for the popping sound. Once it has started popping, gently shake the pot back and forth over the stove. (This is a very important step or else your popcorn will get burnt at the bottom of pot)

5. Try to keep the lid slightly ajar for the steam to escape. The popcorn will be drier and crispier.

6. Once the popping has slows to several seconds in between pops, remove from heat and immediately transfer to a greased bowl.

7. Add a pinch of salt and roughly give it a stir. Pour in the caramel sauce and stir till all popcorns are well coated.

8. Transfer to the prepared baking tray in a thin layer. Bake for 45 mins, stirring every 15 mins. Remove from oven and leave to cool completely before breaking into pieces.

Notes:
● Method of making these perfect popcorn is adapted from Simple Recipes.

● If there is any leftover, store in an airtight container.

● If you can find at your place, i would highly recommend to use "mushroom popcorn kernels" which when popped, they are rounder and bigger.



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Dai Sum Yun Restaurant, Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur

My hubby and I love eating dim sum. Whenever our craving attacks (if it's at midnight), we would head down to Jalan Ipoh, Kuala Lumpur with our best buddies. Along Jalan Ipoh, you will find a few dim sum restaurants and one of it that we often patron is Dai Sum Yun Restaurant. It's not because this restaurant is particularly delicious, but simply because this restaurant is located further down the road, so it's not as packed as the rest.

 
Dai SamYun Restaurant

His favourite : Yam Puff with Char-Siew Filling

 
Her favourite : Har Kow/ Shrimp Dumpling

 
Their Specialty : Pow with double filling (Pandan Lotus and Red Bean)

Dai Sam Yun opens from 6.45pm onwards till 10am. So, next time if you feel like eating some dim sum, you can try coming here.



LOCATION
No. 455,Batu 3,
Jalan Ipoh,
Kuala Lumpur,
Wilayah Persekutuan, 51200
TEL : 012-379 7672

BUSINESS HOUR
Daily: 6:45 pm - 10:00 am
Close on Wednesdays

MAP (+/-)

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Makan-Makan @ Mariuca

Nissin Instant Bowl Noodles - XO Sauce & Roasted Beef

My hubby & I just had instant noodles feast for dinner. Unlike the experience we had with INA Instant Noodle - Oriental Seafood yesterday; thank goodness, today was way better. A lot way better! And i have to say these are among the top list in our instant noodles category.

Nissin Noodle 1Nissin Noodle 2

My hubby had the XO Sauce Seafood Flavour while i had the Roasted Beef Flavour. We added some crab sticks and sausages for extra bites. Both our picks were yummy~licious! Noodles were springy and the soups were flavourful. This time, we are so proud of our buys!

XO Sauce
XO Sauce Seafood Flavour @ RM5.90/ bowl
For those who do not know, XO Sauce is made of roughly chopped dried scallops, dried fish, and shrimp and cooked with chili peppers, onions, garlic, and oil. It was once a prestigious concoction used in chinese cuisine, but now you can find it in supermarkets as premade sauce.

Roasted Beef
Roasted Beef Flavour @ RM5.50/ bowl
A flavourful bowl of noodle beef soup with a hint of spiciness.

Next time you do your groceries, remember to pick some of these home. You'll love them!


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INA Instant Noodle - Oriental Seafood Pan Mee

Instant noodles are great when it comes to late night supper. It's also quick fixes to the growling tummies when we are at our 'Lounging Around Moments'! That's why we will always make sure that we will not run out of stocks in this category.


While my hubby and i were doing our groceries recently, we saw this new product - INA instant noodles on shelves. They looked quite appetizing but the price is abit on the high side. A packet of 5 cost you approx. RM15 RM11. If on normal occasion, we would not buy it. But that day, we were in our 'Support Local Products' mood, so we bought a packet home. There are 5 individual packets in assorted flavors; Oriental Seafood Pan Mee, Original Pan Mee, Sambal Udang Pan Mee Goreng, Yee Mee and Tomyam Ramen.

We tried the Oriental Seafood Pan Mee. Cooking time was abit longer than my usual 4 mins. It took me almost doubled the time to ensure that the pan mee noodles are cooked thoroughly. Taste was bland. Noodles were unevenly cooked because some strands were too thick. We were filled with remorse after tasting the noodles. Should have bought 4 cups of Nissin Seafood Noodles instead!


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