Not a great cook or never cooked for a Chinese New Year gathering before? Why not make this super easy yet impressive Wax Meat Claypot Rice? It is commonly served at Chinese New Year. Traditionally, this rice is made in the claypot. But since Chai Huat Hin who commissioned me to work on a Chinese …
Easy Waxed Meat Claypot Rice in Rice Cooker (Lap Mei Fan/ 臘味飯) – 30 Minutes Read More »
Chicken is a must-have on a Chinese family table during Chinese New Year. Traditionally, the chicken should be served whole (along with its head and feet) to symbolise prosperity and togetherness. Chai Huat Hin commissioned me to create a dish that is interesting and impressive. I decided to make Eight Treasure Chicken – where we …
Being a recipe developer means that I translate a recipe into something – either video or written – that other people can follow. I normally test the same recipe in the kitchen for at least a few times until I get it right. When I was commissioned by Chai Huat Hin to come up with …
Braised Sea Cucumber & Abalone with Superior Stock (11 Ingredients) Read More »
I was commissioned by Chai Huat Hin to create an auspicious reunion dinner menu and show the steps in a series of cooking videos. The requirement is that it must be auspicious and friendly to busy people. Golden Dried Oyster Rolls is one of the dishes I came up with. Here’s why: 1) Auspicious Oyster is …
My family makes slow-cooked Chinese soup almost everyday. At Chinese New Year reunion dinner, it is no exception. In fact, it has to be a lot more luxurious than usual. Our go-to Chinese New Year soup is Fish Maw Soup with Cabbage and Scallops. Luxurious yet affordable ingredients This time around, I’ve worked with Chai Huat …
Fish Maw, Conch, and Scallop Soup in Slow-Cooker Read More »
I love to cook and eat delicious food. But I don’t like spending too much effort or time on it. So my motto has always been ‘easy, healthy, tasty’. This clam soup with ginger and cili padi is one dish that satisfies all criteria. Clam Soup with Ginger is absolute favourite dish. Whenever I visit …
My family like calls this dish: ‘fake char siu’. It’s our go-to dish when we don’t know what else to cook or short of time. It’s so easy. All you need is a slab of pork belly or pork shoulder. You most probably have the rest of the ingredients: sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, …
Easy Cheat ‘Char Siu’ Pork – 5 Ingredients + 20 minutes Read More »
Slow-cooked soup is a must-have on my family’s dinner table. The golden liquid is placed on a pedestal; it brings not only comfort to our tummy and taste to our palate, but medicinal value to our body. Every soup that my family boils has a good reason to be served, other than being tasty. Watercress …
Chinese Watercress Soup (Sai Yong Choi Tong/ (西洋菜汤) Read More »
There are many different Chinese herbal blends to treat specific health concern. When someone in my family lacks appetite, we’ll make Sei San Tong (Four Spirit Soup 四神湯); when a major exam is near and we need extra brainpower, we’ll make Ming Muk Bou Lou Tong (明目補㺁湯) which translates to Soup for Improving Eyesight and Brain. An …
You need to cook dinner for your family but you don’t have much fresh ingredients left in the fridge anymore. I understand. It happens to the best of us. After cooking for a while (and being too busy to take a trip to the supermarket), I have developed a repertoire of ‘last minute dishes’. They …
Sweet and Sour – among other flavours such as salted egg, kam hiong, black pepper, chili, and butter – is a popular flavour for seafood dishes. While I love all of them, sweet and sour style holds a special place in my heart. My parents used to frequent a seafood restaurant in Petaling Jaya which serves …
Even if you love Chinese soup, you may not heard of this ‘pang pi dou tang’ (彭皮豆湯). Hyacinth beans or Egyptian Kidney Beans, also known as pang pei dau in Cantonese, is not easily available. Ingredients Information: Hyacinth Bean Unlike commercialised vegetables such as long beans or spinach, I’ve never seen this bean at the …
Hyacinth Bean Soup / Pang Pi Dou Tang (彭皮豆湯) – 7 Ingredients Read More »