Had this last night it was very tasty. It's steamed pork spare ribs with black bean sauce on a bed of butternut squash. The ribs were tender and juicy coated with lots of black beans mixed with garlic, ginger and chilli. The butternut squash was soft and sweet. A recipe to keep.Here is the recipe to share with you.Ingredients:450 - 500g pork ribs**, chopped into small chunks or buy them ready cut
Minggu, 11 April 2010
Jumat, 09 April 2010
Lap yuk ?? - Chinese dried bacon
I have never made lap yuk before. I made this batch of lap yuk together with the lap cheong. It's very easy just marinate and hang to dry, that's it. I am not that crazy with lap yuk like I am with lap cheong, but it is nice to know how to make this.
Here is what I did.
Ingredients:
1.75 - 2 kg belly pork
1/2 cup of light soy
1 tbsp dark soy
1/3 cup sugar
2.5 tbsp salt
1 tsp five spice
2 tsp
DIY Lap Cheong tasting
Well the batch of homemade lap cheong is ready to eat. I had tried a little a day for the last few days, I am still here no funny tummy or illness. I am now happy to declare they are safe to eat.
Result and taste test:
Total drying (hanging) time is 1 week at room temperature. After drying the weight loss is around 30%. The outside of the sausages was a little drier and firmer than the
Result and taste test:
Total drying (hanging) time is 1 week at room temperature. After drying the weight loss is around 30%. The outside of the sausages was a little drier and firmer than the
Kamis, 08 April 2010
Fresh cucumber pickle
I make this cucumber pickle quite often, it's easy, quick and very tasty. Goes well with any grilled meat, roast chicken or on its own as a side dish.
Recipe:
Cut a large cucumber into half lengthwise, remove the soft core and cut into very thin slices. Mix with about 1 tsp salt and leave it for a while and drain off the liquid. Then make the pickling mix with 1/2 lemon juice, 1 tbsp of
Minggu, 04 April 2010
Filipino Biko (Glutinous rice pudding)
I adore homemade English rice pudding with lots of ground nutmeg and a brown skin on top, but I hate rice pudding in a tin/can I can never touch that stuff.Biko is Filipino rice pudding using glutinous rice and coconut milk. Great stuff. I made this with my own tweaks adding nutmeg like how I love English rice pudding. Also I added a layer of lovely caramel on top. I love Biko as much as the
Jumat, 02 April 2010
Super hydration soft bread using water roux aka tangzhong ??
If you like soft bread and have thought of using bread improver but hate using chemicals here is a great recommendation.There is a craze coming from the Far East to use something called 60deg C water roux aka tangzhong ?? to make all sorts of soft breads. I think this water roux method originated from Japan.What is a 60deg C water roux? It�s basically a cooked water and flour paste. Why 60deg C?
Hot Cross buns
I like any spicy and fruity sweet bread and buns. Since it is Easter I have the excuse to make a batch of hot cross buns.I like this Dan Lepard recipe - day bake with Mumsnet. I like the use of glace ginger, I am sure will be very nice. I am not one to follow any recipes exactly as written. I always add my own tweaks. I like to use this Dan's recipe together with water roux.My tweaks:1.
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