STEAMED PORK AND VEGETABLE BAOS - CHINESE 菜肉包子

Honestly, I'm never tired of paus especially the home-made ones cos' I can choose the fillings that I like.  Given a choice, I'll go for savoury fillings but sweet ones are also good, too.  With sweet ones, I have to exercise some 'control' lest I eat too many of it. Anyway, this one is with savoury filling.  It's an easy to prepare pau filling with meat and vegetables.  The recipe is from this cookbook [孟老师的中式面食] which I saw from Happy Home Baking.  I managed to make 14 paus from this dough which weighs about 450 gm.  Only used half of the filling.  I think the filling is enough for 2 portions of...

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EZCR#18 - CHICKEN SALAD WITH GINGER/ONION DRESSING

A nice chicken salad that is easy to prepare. The main ingredient here is chicken meat. Zucchini/carrot are added for a crunchy texture and colour. Mixed with the fragrant ginger/onion dressing, the salad is aromatic. If you like it spicy, replace the oil with Szechuan Chilli Oil.   This dressing is quite similar to ginger/spring onion coulis.This salad is good for hot and humid weather. It is an appetizing cold dish and the flavour is rather mild [use more ginger/onion dressing for more intense flavour].IngredientsGinger/Onion Dressing50 gm ginger 2 stalks spring onions½ tsp salt or more to taste1 tbsp spring onion oil* [can replace...

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LUO HAN GUO WITH LOTUS ROOTS DESSERT [罗汉果莲藕甜汤]

This is another lovely Luo Han Guo [Buddha’s Fruit] dessert that requires no SUGAR to be added. The second of its kind which I tried after my previous dessert using this fruit. The natural sweetness comes from the Luo Han Guo itself. This recipe was shared by HHB [Happy Home Baking] but accidentally I added some dried longan to it before I refered back to the recipe. Please refer  to Happy Home Baking for the original recipe.Anyway, this dessert is really good. My neighbour and hubby agreed fully that it is a healthy dessert as no sugar is needed. This dessert is good served hot or cold. Awesome, love the natural sweetness....

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SPARE RIBS IN BLACK BEAN SAUCE

This dish is similar to those sold at Dim Sum outlets. The original recipe uses Phoenix claws [chicken feet]. Since I’m not a fan of Phoenix Claws, I substitute it with spare ribs and added some mushrooms Both are perennial favourite alongside ‘dim sum’ old timers like siew mai and har kow. Anyway, this dish was prepared and served with rice.Verdict – very tasty and yummy on its’ own or with rice and porridge. The gravy isn’t salty but aromatic. The pork ribs are tender and has a bite, the mushrooms absorbs well the flavours.  It's awesome.I cooked half portion of this recipe.  If using chicken feet, marinate them with marinade....

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SPICY CHICKEN WITH SHALLOTS IN HOT POT

This is a recipe shared by Lam Soon Company using one of their products ‘Fish Sauce’ in a food magazine. Quite a simple recipe to follow yet it turned out to be a tasty and delicious chicken dish served with rice.It has a very unique salty taste and all the ingredients [chicken, carrots and onions] are full of flavours.I didn’t cook this in a hot pot as per recipe and is alright to use a non-stick wok.Recipe adapted from Yum Yum Magazine No. 72 [with slight modifications]Ingredients[serves 2-3]9 pieces chicken drumlets or ½ a chicken – cut into bite size pieces2 tbsp oil [1 tbsp if using non-stick wok]8 slices ginger8 shallots – peeled and keep...

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TEA LEAF GLUTINOUS RICE DUMPLINGS

The original recipe for these rice dumplings from Amy Beh is a vegetarian rice dumpling recipe. Here, I replaced the vegetarian filling with non-vegetarian filling that is using pork belly and dried prawns. However, I followed the recipe for the rice portion whereby tea leaves are added to the rice.My kitchen was filled with a very fragrant aroma while the dumplings are cooking.These were made for my nephew who is working in Singapore and was back during the Raya holidays.  He missed home-made Changs during Duan Wu Jie. Recipe adapted from Amy Beh’s book At Home With Amy Beh 2 with modificationsIngredients For Rice[makes 20 dumplings]900...

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