Taste the heartwarming goodness of Chinese comfort food with this simple dish of pork belly slices and whole-cooked eggs braised in flavoured soya sauce. This deliciously tender pork is best enjoyed spooned over steamed rice, drizzled over with its sauce, or with piping hot porridge, and as meat stuffing for plain […]
HELLOOO! I’ve been away for a wee bit longer than anticipated, but I’m back after weeks on the road, and can’t wait to share more yummm with you, inspired no less by my recent gallivantings. Soooo..what say you, let’s cook up a storm, shall we? I thought I’d kind of […]
When it comes to food, the Chinese believe the bitterer, the better. When it comes to edible greens, I think no other vegetable can outdo the bitter gourd in epitomising this underlying food principle. Thankfully, the great thing about Chinese cooking is that even the least favoured foods, taste wise, […]
A simple, healthy Chinese home recipe for steamed minced pork and water chestnut that is quick and easy to prepare. Ask any Chinese person you know if he or she enjoys steamed minced pork patties and you’ll probably be answered with a resounding ‘Yes!’. This is classic Chinese comfort food at its […]
A classic dim sum savoury dish that can be prepared easily in your home, enjoy a steamy hot dish of pork ribs flavoured with salted or fermented black beans, garlic, ginger, chilli, Chinese wine, oyster and light soy sauces. Having dim sum during the 70’s when I was growing up, […]
A quick and easy Chinese stir-fry recipe for french beans flash fried in hot oil till just tender, then stir-fried with minced pork, aromatic dried shrimps and salted radish in a spicy, flavoured soy bean paste. This is a savoury, meaty vegetable dish that I enjoy tucking into at tze […]
A Cantonese style, deliciously wholesome, hearty and nutritious congee with pork meat balls and braised peanut, infused with the sweet flavours of dried scallops and shallot oil. Sometimes, we just need a lot of love … in a bowl of congee. It’s something I always fall back to when I’ve […]
This Chinese popular dish of sweet and sour pork is a keeper! Twice-fried, batter-coated pork ensures crispy pork nuggets, and this zesty, tangy, sweet and sour sauce made from scratch tastes just like those served at restaurants and is one of the best you’ll ever make! No other dish has […]
Easy and quick stir-fried pork with peppers recipe, Chinese style! The pork is fried twice to remove excess moisture, giving it a tender, yet chewy texture. Stir-fried pork with peppers is an absolutely flavourful stir-fry that goes well with plain, steamed jasmine rice. It is one of my family favourites and really […]
This pork in tamarind sauce recipe belonged to the late Mrs Leong Yee Soo, who is described in the foreword to her cookbook ‘The Best of Singapore Cooking’, as having “represented the last bastion of Peranakan cooks, whose attention to detail are legendary and for whom cooking skills are developed […]
Make an easy, hearty serving of black beans with pork ribs soup, considered to be highly nutritious. This soup is considered to have ‘warming’ properties in Chinese food therapy, and is loaded with nutrients. This black beans with pork ribs soup has such an earthy, full-bodied taste from just a few […]
A Chinese classic, three colours soup is prepared with white radishes, green radishes and carrots. Here’s a follow-up to an earlier post on the recipe for Tri-Coloured Carrot soup. I finally got around to stocking some lovely green radishes. Having both green as well as white radishes, a bagful of sweet […]