Bak Chang or Zongzi is made during the Dragon Boat Festival. I have a family recipe that I have been using and love the taste. I am now trying out a new Nyonya Bak Chang recipe which has blue pea flower coloured rice and there is coconut milk as well. This recipe is also tasty, and …
The new website for all plant-based deliciousness is now live. I have not been in touch for a while and exciting things are happening. Well, since early November. Nyonya Recipe Shop Uk, is the new site for all things plant-based. Here we have new , well, new and popular products from the previous shop. The …
I made savoury sticky rice dumplings yesterday. I made a batch last year and it did not turn out as tasty as I expected. So this time round I am experimenting with a new recipe. This time round it is tasty, but not to my standard. I also have too much of the fillings …
Tamarind Spare Ribs I have a tamarind recipe for chicken, which is a very old hand-me-down recipe. So now I am coming up with a spare ribs recipe with tamarind sauce. This is delicious eaten with rice and some freshly cooked vegetables. It looks deceptively long to cook, but, you only simmer it …
tival Nyonya Bak Chang Nyonya Sweet and Salty Rice Dumplings The Dumpling Festival is approaching. It falls on the 5th day of the 5th Lunar month of the Chinese calendar. This year it falls on 30th May . The Dumpling Festival has a legend behind it. The story goes like this… … Once upon a …
This is a very old recipe. I used to find this in the old days. Nowadays, I seldom see them being sold anymore in restaurants. Sometimes, I still see them being sold in economy rice stalls in Penang and I will not hesitate to include them onto my rice. The original recipe used …
Hi, I am not sure if the above title is correct. Custard in this country usually means a thick sauce made of eggs and milk and it is usually sweet. There is also custard tart that has a custard filling but the custard is firm. I use the name ‘Steamed Pork Custard’ as I think …
Penang has undergone a lot of changes since my younger days. When I go home for a visit, I noticed that I do not visit the old places any more. Shopping is more in the modern shopping complexes. The city of George Town has also undergone a lot of changes. In the olden days, rent in …
This is a recipe adapted from Weight Watchers magazine. I have cooked this many times and I find it has an interesting taste. When I was on holiday back in Malaysia, I offered to cook a few meals so as not to make myself ‘of not much use’. I offered to cook and instead of …
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 …
This is another easy and cheap dish using very basic ingredients that can be found in almost any kitchen. If you have dark and light soy sauce in your kitchen, then you must try this – even if you are a novice in Chinese or Malaysian cooking. You have salt and pepper in you kitchen, …
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 …
Community Cooks Winner – Best Recipe for Left-over Meat – and Healthy, too! Hi, I have posted this video in Twitter and facebook before but not on Nyonya Recipe. I you have seen this before, may I ask you to bear with me. This is the recipe that was used in the Love Food Hate …
Baked Mustard Spare Ribs I normally use mustard as a main ingredient on chicken. This time, I decided to do baked mustard spare ribs. I came across some reduced priced spare ribs in the supermarket and decided there and then to try it out. My kids enjoyed it and it was not …
Stir fried Pork with Leeks – a traditional stir fry usually cooked for festivities like Chinese New Year.
