“Steamed Taro and Pork Belly (Yu Tou Kou Rou 芋头扣肉)” We loved Kou Rou (扣肉), and I loved it even more if it’s cooked with yam (means taro, we called it yam here in SG)! My previous post on Mei Cai Kou Rou was done without adding yam. This time, I did. I believed adding…
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Local Delicacies
Pork Belly with Preserved Vegetables (Mei Cai) Recipe (梅菜扣肉)
“Homemade ‘Mei Cai Kou Rou’ (梅菜扣肉) can be as good as restaurant standard” Hey, it may not be as good as restaurant chef, but it is for sure very delicious for a homemade version (chuckling)! I cooked it at home as outside is selling expensive for this pork dish. I could understand why as its…
Chinese Roasted Pork aka Char Siew Recipe (蜜汁叉烧)
“Authentic Char Siew with my heirloom recipe – Yummy & Juicy Roasted Pork that whets your appetite.” ‘Char Siew’, is actually Cantonese pronunciation. It means ‘fork roasting’. Why is it being called as ‘fork roasting’? It simply refers to its cooking method, long strips of marinated pork meat which are skewered with long forks, and…
Braised Assorted Ee Fu Noodles (焖什锦伊面)
“Home-cooked Ee-Fu Noodles is irresistibly delicious” Braised Ee-Fu Noodles is a popular noodle dish in Cantonese cuisine which you may find it almost in every Chinese restaurant in Asia (e.g. Hong Kong, Singapore, China and etc) or overseas Chinatown (I ate this at Chinatown in San Francisco), for casual dining or during special occasions like…
Low Fat Singapore Laksa
“Instant made ‘low fat’ Laksa with abundance of sides to go along!” I wanted to cook up a quick meal, Laksa seemed like a good choice. Hadn’t gotten any chance to prepare the ingredients in advance (as I did my marketing of the day during lunch hour), I started to wash and peel the prawns,…