I baked this popular chinese pastry Tau Sar Piah(Mung Bean Pastry) which uses the same pastry as Ham Tan Soh(Salted Egg York Pie). It s a wonderful recipe, not to be missed. We miss this pastry so popular back home and I was delighted it turned out so delicious. It is not difficult to make…
Month: July 2012
Champagne mussels Linguine
I am a big fan of Buddy Valastro, the famous baker from the TV programme Cake Boss. Not only he is a magnificent baker, he is also a wonderful cook from the TV programme Kitchen Boss. This delicious pasta is one of his family authentic home cooked food from his grand parents days. I like…
Chives Kuih (Koo Chai Kueh)
I was delighted by this cookbook which has most of the street hawkers’ snacks recipes we missed back home. One of them is Chives Crystal Kuih which can be translated as “Koo Chai Kueh”. It is steam cooked and can be pan fried after that and served sweet back sauce or chilli sauce. Enjoy la!…
Teochew Peach-Shaped Dumplings
This is a delightful and delicious Chinese snack. It require a steamer and a peach shaped mould. It is stuffed with glutinous rice made up of dried mushrooms,dried prawns,peanuts and sole fish(preferably). Its texture is very soft and you can either eat it by steaming or pan fry. It is best served hot with condiments…
Oven baked Sweet Sour Pork Ribs
I am very pleased with the result of this oven baked ‘Sweet And Sour Pork Ribs’ recipe. You must give it a go. It is simple and easy to prepare. It’s finger licking good! Voila! Ingredients 1.6 kg pork ribs 4 tbsp clear honey 1 tbsp worcestershire sauce 1 tsp Chinese five spice powder 4…
Ostrich’s Omelette, anyone?
We were amazed when we saw this Ostrich egg in the fridge of a grocery shop during our travels down south Western Australia. The storekeeper was friendly and kind enough to teach us how to cook this delicacy, especially how to break and get the yolks out without damaging the whole shell. We had to…
Glutinous Rice Balls
I decided to try this recipe because I couldn’t find the right flavour and texture of this glutinous rice ball anywhere closure to my hometown or the oriental grocery shops here. Happily it turns out very delicious and my family approves it. Happy Days! For fillings, you can choose split mung bean or even coconut…
Steam Banana CupCake
I have some very ripe banana left and thought I baked some banana cakes. So I went thru some of my baking books and picked this one up. Using steam to bake, it is very easy and quick to prepare. Ingredients A 3 nos eggs 160g sugar B 250g banana(preferably ripe) 1/4 tsp salt C…
Hongkong-style Mochi
One of my fav desserts is this delicacy called Mochi. This receipe requires a steamer. It has a very soft texture due to the tangmin flour(wheat starch) You can use red bean paste,green paste,peanut paste or even mung bean paste as fillings. Have fun! Ingredients For Skin 200g glutinous rice flour 70g tangmin flour 4…
Mapo tofu
This is Mapo Tofu, a spicy szechuan dish and main ingredients consist of ground pork,bean curd,spicy bean sauce and black bean sauce. I had this as a one dish serves with steam rice…yum. Voila! Ingredients 1 tbsp sesame oil 100g ground pork 1 tbsp chopped garlic 1 tbsp chopped ginger 1/2 tbsp chilli bean sauce…
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