Single portion Roast Turkey. Mentaiko gratinade Baby Lobster. Flambé
Spanish Octopus Tentacle with Fettuccine. Chilli Lime Ribs. These are a mere
handful of festive dishes conjured up by Chef Yenni Law and her right hand lady
Shelly Saw at Meatology for the upcoming festive celebration.
Ever
so thoughtful, Chef Yenni is prepared to serve
individual servings of Roast Turkey (RM58.80++) for those who hanker for
the popular Christmas speciality. Well-brined to ensure its moist
juiciness, the delectable
offering is accompanied by grape, chestnut and bacon stuffing, giblet
gravy and
cranberry & rum sauce.
New on the menu but no less luxurious
for the festivities is Mentaiko Gratinade Baby Lobster (RM23.80++). In Japanese
cooking, mentaiko or cod/pollack roe marinted in chilli pepper and salt is a
common ingredient used to flavour salad, noodles, omelette and rice dishes.
Here, Chef Yenni used it to gratinate the two halves of baby lobster; giving
them an irresisitble umami-packed finish.
Curry leaves add vivid lemon-spice aroma
to the Christmas menu’s Lobster Special in the form of creamy rich curry-like sauce. We like the Eastern touch as the sauce packs 'oomph' without stealing the limelight from the lobster. Shimeiji mushrooms lend textural
interest to the dish.
Sunday is a good day to visit Meatology
if you want to savour the house speciality of Siew Yuk (RM38.80++). The blistery, super-crackling skin and alternating layers of fat and lean pork makes this roast pork an on-point teaser to get the gustatory
juices flowing.
Yearning for more pork for thought? The sedaplicious Grilled Cincalok Pork (RM23.80++) will hit the spot with a cold beer or your fave tipple.
We guarantee you’d find it hard to stop at just one slice of that scrumptious pork
belly marinated with briny preserved krill.
The cheekily named Ladies Lap Cheong (RM18.80++) sounds risqué thanks to its double entendre. Jokes aside, the
tender okra turns out to be a match made in culinary heaven with sliced Chinese
sausage and crispy fried garlic chips. Unless you happen to be big on tempeh — cooked, slightly
fermented and compressed soybean cake, the chef's Tempeh
with Chickpeas, Green Peas
and Pea Sprouts (RM13.80++) may just miss the mark. Personally, I love it as the thick fingerling soybean cakes is lightly slicked with sweetish soya-chilli sauce. A filling vegan dish that should leave vegetarians pleased as punch.
A new house speciality worth getting entangled with is
the chef’s creation of Flambé Spanish Octopus Tentacle (RM53.80++). Awash in a
rich sauce laden with wild mushroom & a dollop of salmon caviar, the al dente
fettuccine trimmed with a fat, springy curl of flambéed Spanish octopus tentacle
leaves us singing its praises.
Not
one to rest on her laurels, Yenni Law continues to work
tirelessly in gaining her fair share of coverage both in the mainstream
and
social media for Meatology. Her progress as a chef is evident through
simple yet inspiring dishes like Truffle Spaghetti (RM35.80++). Break
the
custard-soft onsen egg into the pasta and your palate will hum with a sensuous symphony of earthy wild
mushroom, truffle, kombu (kelp) and white wine accents. What's not to like?
You know her local roots are firmly anchored by
playful culinary ideas such as her Herbal Seafood Toddy (RM48.80++) — a claypot
of prawns, squid, clams, blue mussels and lai
fun (laksa) noodles swimming in piping hot herbal and coconut toddy broth.
Few seafood fans would eschew the comforting, sweet-boozy soup and its treasure trove of oceanic goodies.
Living up to her restaurant’s name, prime cuts of meat
continue remain centrestage at Meatology. Joining the new menu parade are Chilli
Lime Ribs (RM48.80++) and Grilled Aged Grain-fed Ribeye (RM35/100g); both
notable choices no carnivores can ignore. The former leaves an indelible
impression thanks to the piquant marinade while the latter stays true to the back-to-basic
maxim.
Fancy fish instead? The chef plans to
reel you in with Seared Grouper Fillet with Capers, Butter & Lime (RM48.80++).
A substantial chunk, the white fish is perked up by the appetising sourness of
capers and chopped hum choi (salted mustard
leaves) cloaked in buttery-citrusy sauce.
The art of flambé is one of the
highlights of dining at Meatology. Now you can wrap up dinner with aplomb when
you order Yorkshire Pudding Flambé (RM32.80++). A dramatic tableside
presentation, the dessert comprises a pouffy Yorkshire pudding graced with seasonal
fruits (ours had cherries and berries) set alight with liquor in sweet red wine
reduction and served with a scoop of ice cream. Heady stuff!
Another boozy treat we enjoy thoroughly
is the decadent Real Rum & Raisin Pie (RM18.80++) which Chef Yenni dubs as
a crust-less pie. Alternatively, opt for the Forbidden Rice Brulee (RM14.80) —
French custard with banana and ‘forbidden’ rice with burnt palm sugar topping.
For reservations, please call Meatology, tel: 03-7727
4466. Address: 16, Lorong Rahim Kajai 14, Taman Tun Dr Ismail, Kuala Lumpur. Visit
Meatology Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/MeatologyKL/
