As Malaysians, we love our cheese! We eat cheese with bread, pasta, rice, chicken and even with our pisang goreng and keropok lekor.

 

If you can’t get enough of cheese, we have some delicious cheesy recipes to share with you here, and that includes some cheesy roti canai, cheesy chicken rendang and a cheesy ikan bilis and tempe taco bowl – perfect for our Malaysian tastebuds!

 

Check these recipes out! Would you give it a go?

 

 

1. Cheesy Roti Canai Sarang Burung Pizza

Preparation time: 10 minutes

Cooking time: 20 minutes

Serves: 4 pax 

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1 packet Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza Cheese (150g)
• 4 pcs Frozen roti canai
• 4 nos Half-boiled egg

For meat filling: 

• 100g Red onions, finely minced
• 6 pcs Beef burger patty, coarsely diced
• 6 tbsp Hot sweet soy sauce
• 1 tbsp Cooking oil

For garnishing:

• Chopped coriander leaves

 

Method:

1. Heat up oil in a frying pan and sauté onions until fragrant. Add in beef burger patty and pan fry until fully cooked. Then, add in hot sweet soy sauce and mix well. Set aside. 
2. Place frozen roti canai on a lightly greased baking tray. Spread meat mixture over the roti canai and top it with generous amount of Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza Cheese. Bake in preheated oven at 180˚C for 10 minutes or until golden brown.  
3. Remove and place on a serving dish. Lastly, place the half-boiled egg on top and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve immediately. 

 

 

2. Cheesy Chicken Rendang Scalloped Potatoes Pie

Preparation time: 15 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 6-8 pax

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1 packet Perfect Italiano Perfect Bakes Cheese (150g)
• 1 kg Potato, peeled off skin and sliced into ½ inch round
• 4 tbsp Cooking oil
• 1.5kg Minced chicken
• 200g Rendang paste
• 80g Kerisik
• 6 pcs Kaffir lime leaf, thinly sliced
• 2 pcs Turmeric leaf, thinly sliced
• ½ cup Water
• 1 cup Coconut milk

 

Method:

1. Steam potatoes for 3-4 minutes and set aside. 
2. Heat up oil in frying pan and sauté minced chicken until lightly browned. Add in rendang paste, kerisik, kaffir lime leaf and turmeric leaf. Mix well. Pour in water and coconut milk. Mix well and simmer for 2-3 minutes. 
3. Transfer chicken mixture into a casserole and arrange potato slices on top. Sprinkle generous amount of Perfect Italiano Perfect Bakes Cheese. Bake in preheat oven at 180˚C for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Serve immediately.

 

 

3. Cheesy Ikan Bilis and Tempe Taco Bowl

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 30 minutes

Serves: 4-5 pax

 

 

Ingredients:

• 1 packet Perfect Italiano Mexican Style Cheese (150g)
• 60g Dried anchovies (ikan bilis), deep fried
• 1 pkt (250g) Crispy tempe, deep fried
• 120g Peanuts, roasted
• 80g Nacho chips
• 2 nos Tomatoes, deseeded and diced
• 200g Corn kernels
• ¼ no Green capsicum
• 1 no Lime

For spicy sauce: 

• 100g Garlic, minced
• 75 Shallot, minced
• 12 tbsp Cooking oil
• 135g Chili paste (cili filing)
• 200g Sugar
• 1¼ tsp Salt or to taste
• 2¼ tsp Soy sauce or to taste
• 6 pcs Kaffir lime leaves, thinly sliced

 

Method:

1. For spicy sauce, mix all ingredients until well combined. Set aside.
2. Place anchovies, tempe and peanuts in a mixing bowl. Pour in spicy sauce and toss well. Set aside. 
3. Arrange nacho chips in an ovenproof bowl, place the anchovy’s mixture in center and top with tomatoes, corn kernels and green capsicums. Lastly, sprinkle generous amount of Perfect Italiano Mexican Style Cheese on top. Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 20 minutes or until golden brown. Squeeze some lime juice on top and serve immediately.

 

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Providing a variety of culinary cheeses and ingredients made through traditional Italian cheese-making methods, you can easily add a touch of Italian flair to your meals! With Perfect Italiano, home cooks will enjoy taking their baked goods and dishes to the next level, just like how the professionals do it.

 

Perfect Italiano recently introduced three new products – Perfect Italiano Perfect Pizza, Perfect Italiano Perfect Bakes, and Perfect Italiano Mexican Style that bring “gusto perfetto” (perfect taste) to your dishes. Specially-crafted for the meals you love, the new range is made to complement your favourite pizzas, pastas or tacos, and also elevate your everyday Malaysian dishes!