How to impress hubby and mother in law!

Sugar cane is one of the most versatile crops grown anywhere. Sugar cane has more nutritional value than many people ever thought. It's rich in calcium, chromium, cobalt, copper, magnesium, phosphorous, potassium and zinc. Did you know that beside sugar, there are many other things that can be made from sugar cane?

Even goats love sugarcane

Sugar cane as in food.
There are several foods and popular dishes derived from it......Rum, Molasses, Syrup, etc...

After the sugar is taken out of the stalk through a process, the left over fibre from the stalk is called bagassee. 

Crushing sugar cane

Bagassee, the residual dry fibre of the cane after cane juice has been extracted, is use for several purpose.
Sugar cane fibre can make clothing, disposal products, car dashboard, cattle feed, fuel for the boilers and kilns, paper products, etc...

Denim shirt, made from sugar cane fibre.

These sugar cane plantation is near where we live.

Here's a simple way to grilled Barramundi or Asian Seabass with sugar cane skewer.

Grilled fish with sugarcane skewer.

Jerk Sauce Ingredients
Adapt from my previous posting Jamaican Jerk Chicken.

2 red chillies - remove seed and chopped finely
1/2 small onion - chopped finely
1/4 cup spring onion - chopped finely
1 tsp dried thyme
1 1/2 - 2 tsp salt
1 tsp all spice
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tbsp brown sugar
1/2 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp black pepper
2 tbsp lime juice
1 tsp molasses/ maple syrup

1/2 tbsp cooking oil
1 lime
1 medium size Barramundi/ Asean Seabass
1/2 pole of sugar cane ( Optional )

1/  Gut and scale the fish.Wash through and pat dry with kitchen towel.

2/  Cut a deep slits spaced 1 to 2 inch apart on both side of the fish.
3/  Mixed all the jerk sauce ingredients until well mix.

4/  Marinate the fish with jerk sauce ingredients, wrap in cling wrap and chill in fridge for 2 to 4 hours.

5/  Peel off the sugar cane bark. Cut 2 x 8 inch length to use as a skewer for the fish. Chopped the balance to bite size. Ensure sugar cane do no not have cracks, blackened areas, brown or red flesh.

Kids eating sugar cane
Chewing sugar cane has various health benefits including keep our gum healthy, strengthens teeth, clears the foul odor of mouth and is good for jaundice. It's fibrous composition serves as brush while being chewed inside mouth.

6/ Take 2 skewers insert through the stomach of the fish to the back bone of the fish and pierce the tail. Sugar cane function both as a great skewer and it doesn't burn easily.
7/  Stuff a few slices of lemon inside the fish cavity. Rub the fish with the balance jerk sauce.
8/  Drizzle the 1/2 tbsp oil on both side of the fish.

 Sugar cane denim shirt

9/  Preheat grill to medium-high temperature. Line the wire rack with aluminum foil.
10/ Place fish on the wire rack and grill for about 5 to 6 minutes per side. Drizzle some lemon juice over the fish while grilling. Grill until fish is cooked and skin crispy. ( You can use out door BBQ pit to grill the fish. )

11/ Fish will be ready when you hear the smoke alarm goes off.

12/ When the fish is cooked, the meat will flake easily with a fork and will appear opaque.

Orang hutan too enjoy chewing sugar canes

 13/ Serve the grilled fish with fresh sugar cane.

Tangy  flavor with tinge of sweet, sour and spicy. Grilled till slightly charred at the edge to get the smoke scent.

Other uses on sugar cane

Rum is a distilled alcoholic beverage made from sugarcane byproducts, such as molasses, or directly from sugarcane juice, by a process of fermentation and distillation. The distillate, a clear liquid, is then usually aged in oak barrels.

Best place for drinking rum.

Rum.... have it straight. Have 2, it'll help you forget what your MIL thinks of you.

Rum and CocaCola.The drink if after 3 might see you do the Lambada in your mini skirt, on the table, in the bar.

The beginning of a beautiful night of seeing shooting stars and UFOs

Sugar cane rum drink.
For that after a hard days work cheer me up drink. Have 2, it'll cheer your wife or girlfriend too!

Then shower with sugar cane vanilla soap.

The result of that beautiful night!

And for dessert....

Cream Corn Sweet Dessert

The most important thing you can do to impress your MIL is to treat her son well. They're are from different generation and might be overly protective of their son.

Ingredients
1 canned cream corn
300gm water chestnut
8 oz thick coconut milk + pinch of salt
12 oz water ( adjust to your own preference )
100 gm sagu 
Sugar to taste
5 Pandan leaves

1/  Wash the sagu and soak for 1/2 hour. Drain off the water.
2/  Peel the water chestnuts and cut into 1/2 inch cubes and soak in water solution to prevent oxidizing. 
3/  Boil the water and pandan leave for 5 mins, add sagu.  Keep stirring to prevent the sagu from sticking the bottom of the pot. Cook until sagu transparent.

Most MIL are just afraid of losing their son and want the best for them.....I'm sure many of you can sniff your MIL thoughts......"I know he is your husband now. But he is still my son."

4/  Add water chestnut cubes, don't forget to drain off the salt water.
5/  Add the cream corn and let it boil for few minutes.

6/  Pour in the coconut milk, stir till well mix and remove from heat. Do not boil the thick coconut milk.
7/  Serve hot or cold.
Note: This dessert is smooth and creamy.

Serve your MIL a bowl of cream corn sweet dessert, she will feel appreciated and will remember you when she does her will. Or add another 30%

Have a nice week ahead. Cheers!