Homemade vanilla mango fruit leather

Homemade ones taste so much better than commercial ones. This is similar to an earlier recipe.

Got a big bag of cheap mangoes so decided to make some yummy fruit leather.

Blend some cut up mangoes in a food processor, 1-2 tbsp of honey to taste and 1 tsp of good quality vanilla, spread out onto a good quality silicon paper and bake @ 100C degrees for 6 hours or until the fruit is dry to the touch. This time I made 5 trays in a row so I got a good haul! :)

Roll them short or long for some homemade fruit goodness!

Korean spicy anchovies (myulchi bokkeum)

Was excited to give this recipe by Ju a go since it looked pretty easy and tasty! :)

While this side dish (banchan) does taste nice, personally still prefer our Malaysian crispy spicy assam pedas ikan billis - there is just no substitute.

Ingredients
1 cup (about 55g) dried anchovies (ikan bilis)
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp minced garlic
1 tbsp gochujang (Korean hot pepper paste)
1/2 tbsp corn syrup or honey
4 tsp water
1 tsp sesame oil
1/2 tsp sesame seeds (I upped to 1 tbsp cos I love it!)

Method:

1. Heat up pan and dry-fry sesame seeds briefly. As soon as they turn light brown, remove from pan and set aside.

2. Stir 1 cup of small dried anchovies in a heated pan for 1 minute.

3. Add 1 tbsp oil and stir it until crispy and set aside.

4. Make sauce by mixing 1 tbsp hot pepper paste, 1 tbsp sugar, 1/2 tsp minced garlic, 4 tsp water, 1/2 tbsp corn syrup (or honey) in a bowl, and then pour into pan.

5. Heat up the sauce and simmer until the sauce looks shiny and has thickened a little.

6. Return anchovies back to the sauce and turn the heat off.

7. Add 1 tsp sesame oil and sesame seeds. Toss and mix everything well.