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Steamed Drunken Shrimps
When my Grandma was still with us, her birthday party was one of the many annual events where the big family came together to celebrate. It was a noisy affair, …
Bean Curd and Tianjin Preserved Vegetable Pork Soup
Tianjin preserved vegetable are made from cabbage pickled with salt from Tianjin in Hebei, China. Fancy ones come in lovely ceramic jars, but the one I bought …
Tumis Oyong dan Telur - Chinese Okra and Egg Stir Fry
Oyong (or Chinese okra) resembles zucchini in texture, but with really hard ridges for its outer skin. It doesn’t look appetizing from the outset, but give it a …
Chicken and Red Bean Soup
It has been a while since I made some chicken soup and I have been dying for some. So I raid my pantry to find some almost forgotten red beans (sorry, red …
Steamed Chicken with Salted Soy Beans and Green Chilies
Simple and so tender, a more unusual approach to steaming chicken by using salted soy beans (Indonesian: tauco) and green chilies (Indonesian: cabe hijau …
Steamed Fish with Shiitake
My Mom makes the best steamed fish and I finally got her recipe, yay! And she gave me the fish to boot, isn’t she the best? ♥ Mom actually gave me twice the …
Barley and Candied Winter Melon Drink
My Mom used to make this whenever we start eating too many fried food and believe that we need to cool off our body. Don’t ask me if it works or not, we just …
Steamed Tofu and Shiitake
Tofu is just perfect when steamed, and placing shiitake slices around the tofu will absorb all the juices and sauces making them super flavorful. You can either …
Pork Belly and Snake Bean in Black Bean Sauce
There are probably many many Chinese dishes that one can prepare with a bottle of black bean garlic sauce, and I think cooking pork with said sauce is one of …
Steamed Prawn with Chili and Garlic
Definitely one of the easiest and fastest prawn recipe, not to mention they look lovely and fit for a banquet. If you don’t own a microwave, you can make the …
Pumpkin in Ginger Syrup
The Chinese probably have a million dessert where everything is cooked in ginger syrup. We are firm believers that ginger is good for your body, especially when …
Chicken Porridge
I love having porridge in the morning, especially since my Mom gave me a slow cooker (thanks Mom! ♥) and I can leave it to cook overnight. Believe me, the nice …