Hakka Char Yoke - Braised Pork and Wood Ear Fungus
Char Yoke is a Hakka dish that is commonly found at our local chap fun (economy rice) stalls. I really like it and have been wanting to try it out for myself at home. Char Yoke is essentially braised pork with wood ear fungus. The secret in the dish lies in the use of fermented [...]
Simple Braised Chicken in Dark Soy Sauce
I’d just returned from my short holiday, in time to scrape through an entry for the $100 contest on Delicious Asian Food. Like Mother Hubbard, my cupboard was bare except for some fresh chicken legs in the freezer. So, I trawled through the Chicken archives and spied an easy recipe - Stewed Chicken in Dark [...]
Touch of nostalgia: A simple homecooked meal
When I last cooked some Sweet Potato Rice Porridge (Congee) I made sure that I had the right nutrition balance for the rest of the dishes accompanying the meal, because a meal consisting of pure carbohydrates isn’t quite the healthy meal I strive for. Besides my sister was feeling under the weather and I was [...]
