How to Make the Perfect Congee (Jook) (粥)
Rice congee (rice porridge) is comfort food to the Chinese. It is often made (lovingly) by a mother for a sick child. Why congee? It is soothing, nourishing, easily digestible, …
Fried Radish Cake aka Lobak Ko (萝卜糕)
One of the popular dim sum dishes is lobak ko (radish cake). It’s usually cut into thick slices and served lightly pan fried with chilli and hoisin sauce. This simple …
Hainan Chicken & Rice (海南雞飯)
Hainan Chicken Rice is an extremely popular dish in Singapore. Nearly every hawker in Singapore can make a good Hainan Chicken Rice. We don’t have access to a quality Hainan …
Fried Beef Horfun (with Gravy)
I like the combination of the textures in this fried beef horfun with gravy dish. The slippery smooth and tender beef slices are steeped in a thick gravy full of …
Fish Ball Noddles with Sauce & Ikan Bilis Broth
If you like bouncy fish balls in a bowl of noodles bathed in a delicious sauce, you will love this recipe. INGREDIENTS (for 2 servings) 100 gm Hokkien noodles10-12 fish …
Beef Brisket Curry (Hong Kong style) *****
Have you ever wondered what makes the beef brisket curry served in the Hong Kong cha chaan teng so tender and tasty? I discovered the secret recently from one of …
Fried Rice Noddles (with Cha Siew in Hot Black Bean Sauce)
The Fried Rice Noodles are so tasty having absorbed the delicious hot black bean sauce. The char siew and red pepper provided not only flavour and crunch but also visually …
Prawn Dumpling aka Har Gow (蝦餃)
Har Gow (prawn dumpling) is traditional yum cha food. The quality of a yum cha (dim sum) restaurant is judged by the taste of its Har Gow (along with Siew …
Steamed Rice Rolls (腸粉)
In Chinese dim sum restaurant, they are served with filling (prawn, char siew or minced beef) in a seasoned soy sauce. In Singapore and Malaysia, they are popular street food …
Nasi Biryani with Spicy Lamb
There are many ways for preparing biryani. I like this particular method as it produces nicely fluffed up biryani rice that soaks up all the spicy lamb juices. It involves …
Crispy Salmon on Tomato Risoni
Risoni is a type of pasta that resembles large grains of rice. I like the smooth yet al dente texture of risoni. It goes really well with tomatoes and crispy …
Crispy Tofu in Delicious Gravy
Crispy and gravy? They don’t seem to go together?! Do they? In this Crispy Tofu in Delicious Gravy recipe, I made the crispy tofu and the gravy separately. To keep the …
Bak Chang (Glutinous Rice Dumpling)
The Chinese celebrate “Duanwu Festival” (端午节)on the 5th day of the lunar 5th month (9th June in 2019). This festival is celebrated with dragon boat races and the making and …
Simple Stir-Fried Noodles with Soya Sauce (豉油皇炒麵)
Simple Stir-Fried Noodles is a quick dish with few ingredients but when done well, these stir-fried noodles are so tasty. The trick is in the sauce used. The importance of …
Braised Yee Mee with Mushroom & Bean Sprout (乾燒伊麵)
Yee Mee (伊麵) is a variety of egg noodles made from wheat flour. It is yellow brown colour and has a slightly chewy and spongy texture. These noodles are fried and then …
Home-made Rice Noodles (河粉做法)
Rice noodles (河粉) are white in color with a texture that is elastic, slightly silppery and a bit chewy. They are usually sold fresh in strips or sheets that may …
Egg Fried Rice with Chorizo
On a day like today when I am too lazy to cook a proper meal, my first thought goes to fried rice. It’s such a simple yet tasty dish to …
