My trip to Penang coincided with my mother’s anniversary. So on that morning my sister woke up early to cook some food to take along with us. She cooked assam prawns or tamarind prawns. We packed them and drove over to the mainland crossing the famous Penang Bridge. Then we made our way to my …
Today is Saturday and my younger sister visited me pretty early! She came with the letter from the Golf and Country Club of which I am member but now I have been an absent member since moving to the UK. I should not be paying for the subscription as it was agreed that I would …
My airline lunch, blah. It has been a while since I last blogged. I was travelling, and busy meeting up with old friends and catching up. I have been away for a few years so it it good to be back. My flight to Kuala Lumpur was nothing to shout about. Went to Schiphol, Amsterdam …
Stir Fried Bean Sprouts This is one of the easiest dishes to cook. It is quick and easy and has very few ingredients. Back when we were young, we would fry the beansprouts with firm bean curd or tofu (or Toukwa). Sometimes we add spring onions or chives and chilies to give it an extra …
Chinese Roast Pork ( Seo Bak) This is a very easy recipe. I have cooked it many times and it never fails to deliver crisp crunchy crackling. Last week I went to the local butcher and bought a whole belly pork, ie, spare-ribs included. I asked the butcher to separate the ribs and the …
Stir Fried Lamb with Preserved Soy Beans and Fresh Vegetables I am asked to come up with a lamb recipe for Chinese New Year since the New Year will be the year of the Ram or Sheep. Another challenge is that the recipe has to carry the Love Food Hate Waste message. So, how …
A simple omelette to make when you had too much to eat or when you have little time on hand, or when you are skint.
Pork with Yam – Woo Thau Khau Yoke Pork with Yam is another famous Hakka dish. My last pork recipe and is also known as Khau Yoke. The star ingredient is the pork and it is sort of braised. Instead of using preserved vegetable, this one uses YAM or Taro. This is a root vegetable that has a tough leathery, …
Mooi Choy Khau Yoke is a Hakka dish. As a child my mother regularly cooked this dish. But our version was a bit different. We cut the belly pork into small chunks and stewed it with the preserved vegetable. The taste is similar, but of course the Hakka version is tastier, as it contains more meat. I …
Char Siew , or char Sio, is a much loved meat. There is Char Siew Pork and Chicken as well. Char Siew pork is one of the main ingredient in Wanton Noodles. Char Siew can be readily bought in Chinese Restaurants and stores. I used to get Lee Kam Kee’s Char Siew Sauce for my …
Quick info: Cost: £ Level of Difficulty: easy Time: about 30 minutes to cook the porridge Rice Porridge, or Congee, is a meal in itself although it is not as filling as rice as the water content is high. In my Love Food Hate Waste cookery class, I used left over rice to make …
I have tried to replace high carbohydrate food with low carbo food. I have tried to cook Penang Char Koay Teow using cabbage and it is a success. I am now trying more and experimenting with local ingredients. I will post the Low Carbo and low Cal Char Koay Teow later Zoodles After making …
Assam Prawns (Or Tamarind Prawns) Assam prawns is a much loved dish in many Nyonya homes. All the people that I know cook it regularly. Medium to large prawns are used. It is a very simple dish and takes a few minutes to prepare. I have changed the recipe a bit as the original recipe requires …
Further to my earlier post, on the LOVE Food Hate Waste sessions, here is the recipe for the Fried Left-over Pork and Chicken. I have the recipe for coking rice porridge, or congee. However, I have not be able to get a good photo of it. I will post the recipe when I have a …
C Boxing Chicken Boxing Day is long gone. And Chinese New Year is around the corner. Boxing Chicken is not exactly a Nyonya recipe, but it has been around for ages. It was very popular in the 70’s and 80’s, and then it was not seen again for a long time. I suppose the …
