This is a Malay caramel cake very popular in Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei. Commonly called honeycomb cake. In Malay it is called Kuih Sarang Semut translated as ant's nest cake. The cake is full of tunnels or holes and is quite chewy.This cake is quite simple to make once you got the syrup sorted. The ingredients and baking method are quite different to a typical western cake. Burnt sugar
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Fish fragrant pork
Fish fragrant style cooking is probably my favourite at the moment. I am addicted to chilli bean sauce :).. Dead easy recipe and delicious.For the recipe (enough for 3)Ingredients:300g lean pork150g bamboo shoothandful of soaked woodear or tree fungus or black fungus 木耳(about 3 - 4 whole dried pieces or small handful of ready chopped dried)2 - 3 cloves garlic1 - 2 tbsp chopped ginger2 tbsp
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Itek Sio (Nyonya braised duck)
Got some duck legs need using, the only thing I can think of was some kind of braised recipe. Don't really want plum sauce duck again I had it not too long ago. Then I thought of Itek Sio which is rather nice. Itek Sio is Nyonya style braised duck, the main ingredients are ground coriander and tamarind.For the recipe (serve 4)2-1/2 to 3 tbsp whole coriander seeds1/2 to 1 tsp of black
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Savoury stuffed pancakes
I bought similar stuffed pancakes for breakfast in Hong Kong and China hawker stall. They are simple to make great for breakfast or brunch. I think this is popular in Northern China rather than a Cantonese recipe. You can use any filling you like meat and veg, potato and vegetables (vegetarian) or even cheese and onion english style, great to use up any leftovers. You can make them ahead and warm
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Chengdu Chicken
Chinese: 成都子雞 (Chen du ze jee)Bought a new brand of chilli bean sauce (or chilli oil bean paste as translated from Chinese), made in Sichuan. Very cheap and quite oily. The smell and flavour is much better than any brands I had used. I will from now on look out for this brand. A picture of this can be seen at the background in the picture below.Been wanting to make Chengdu chicken for ages
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Sunday breakfast - Congee
Chinese: 雞絲粥 (gai see juk)I love Chinese breakfast, there is always so much to choose from other than dim sum. One of my favourite for an early breakfast is a bowl of hot rice porridge or congee. As I have some chicken stock from last night chicken rice and some leftover cooked chicken, congee is perfect for the job while pottering about on a Sunday morning listening to the radio and doing a
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'Hainanese' Chicken Rice
I have never been to Hainan or tasted the real Hainanese chicken rice. My version of Hainanese chicken rice is kind of fusion with Malaysian style and a touch of Cantonese. Can't really called it authentic Hainanese chicken rice maybe just Yummy Chicken Rice.The fragrant rice has really filled the whole house this evening, I can still smell it after few hours.There are several things need to be
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The Chinese 100
I found this list from Lizzie which looked interesting and created by appetideforchina. Thanks guys!. I had a bit a fun going through the list and found I had most of the listed foods (except a few I don’t think should be listed as Chinese). I got several recipes already posted on the blog. Think my score is 90. Almond milk - authentic Chinese almond milk, just bought a can last
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Aubergine with minced pork salad
Not an authentic recipe, kind of Asian fusion that I throw together. Easy recipe. Tangy and spicy rather nice and very pretty. For the recipe: (enough for 3 - 4) 2 large aubergines or eggplants Stir fry meat: About 2 tbsp of cooking oilAbout 180 - 200g minced pork3 - 4 kaffir lime leaves, finely shredded2 cloves of garlic, chopped2 tsp of fish saucepinch of ground pepperdressing: 1 – 2
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Spinach with fermented bean curd sauce
A very very simple recipe. One of my favourite way to stir fry vegetable. Must use white fermented curd; with chilli and/or sesame oil or just plain. Don't buy any that looks green or gray, they are disgustingly smelly. Red bean curd is different and I only use it for braising meat. The picture above shows two different brands of white fermented bean curds with chilli and sesame oil. Also
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Pork and pepper in black bean sauce
Black bean sauce is always very tasty. This recipe is very simple and common. I've done it like in the restaurant, the meat is marinated in baking soda and velveted in hot oil before stir fry to ensure the meat is very tender. Colourful and tasty simple dish.For the recipe (enough for 3 - 4)Ingredients:400g pork tenderloin or pork chop, sliced1/2 tsp of bicarb2 tbsp of oyster sauce1 tbsp of
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Ants climbing the tree
Chinese: 螞蟻上樹 (ma yee sung su)This is a typical Sichuan dish, a cheap comfort food. The bits of minced pork resemble the ants climbing up the pile of noodles like the tree branches/twigs and maybe the spring onion bits look like the leaves? Funny Chinese imagination ;) and not very foodlike! Last thing I want to eat is a plateful of ants and tree branches. Anyway aside from the name, this dish
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Braised duck with plum sauce
Chinese: 酸梅鴨 (sheen moi up)Other than Peking Duck this is probably my second favourite duck recipe. Quite an easy and non messy recipe. It is really yummy, highly recommended. This recipe works better with duck on the bone instead of boned duck breast.Ingredients:1 duck crown with bone or 1 whole duck or 4 pieces of duck legs1 heap tbsp of salt1 tbsp of dark soy1 heap tsp of five spice powder2 -
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Fake Shark Fin Soup
Chinese: 碗仔翅 (Woon Zai Chi)Anyone who had lived or visited Hong Kong, you will probably know what this is. This is little bowl of fake shark fin soup you can buy from many street hawkers and in some streetfood restaurants all over Hong Kong. The recipe is almost the same as the real McCoy and maybe more msg to pump up the flavour. It’s a cheapie bowl of hot soup so no expensive golden threads of
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