Celery Braised Pan Fried Fish (芹菜半煎煮鱼)

INTRODUCTION

This is my childhood dish and I took some special effort just to document this simple recipe that was cooked by my mum very frequently. I need a collection centre of all my childhood dishes and my blog is

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Red Yeast Rice Residue Chicken aka Hong Zao Ji (酒香红糟鸡)

INTRODUCTION

I do not know this red coloured chicken irks you or you feel that it looks “sexy”? Personally, I found that the glossy reddish colour chicken looks attractive and complement well with the fragrance of the red glutinous rice

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Fermented Black Soya Bean Minced Meat (豆豉炒肉末)

INTRODUCTION

Before you proceed to read the recipe, I have to highlight that there are things that i am not certain and I have to check and may amend the recipe.

This is one of the dishes that I always

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Stir Fry Potatoes Cubes With Chicken Franks (香肠炒土豆丁)

INTRODUCTION

While I totally understand that it is not advisable to take too much processed food such as chicken franks, bacons and etc.., I cannot control what my kids are eating when they are not at me ..That is what

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Mustard Green Stewed Pork Braised Rice (Kai Choy Fan or Tua Cai Png) (芥菜焖饭)

INTRODUCTION

Vegetable braised rice  (菜焖饭) is something very common in the olden days not only in Singapore and Malaysia but also in China. I recently watched a TV documentary on one of the villages in  China and it seems that

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Shredded Cuttlefish Stir Fried With Pork (鱿鱼丝炒五花肉)

INTRODUCTION

I have never eaten this dish for ages but I can remember very clearly the taste of this aromatic dish. I have also never seen it sold at mixed vegetable rice stores or at restaurants. I do not know

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Sliced Potatoes Stir Fry With Minced Meat (土豆片炒肉末)

INTRODUCTION

I specifically called my wife at the office and enquired about this dish that my boy and girl always ordered at mixed rice store. I asked what is the taste like? She told me it is  soya sauce flavoured

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Braised Duck With Sea Cucumber (海参焖鸭)

INTRODUCTION

I am trying to trace the origin of this dish but not successful. Apparently this common restaurant dish in Singapore and Malaysia are not really common in China or other Chinese restaurants. I am unsure who paired sea cucumber

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Dual Eggs Chinese Spinach aka Amaranth Soup (金银蛋苋菜汤)

INTRODUCTION

Actually I have a hard time to name this dish. While I knew locally we called this xian cai (苋菜)as spinach but I do not know why it is called as such. It does cause some misunderstandings to overseas

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Classic Chinese Mixed Vegetable Dish aka Cha Chap Chye (中式炒什菜)

INTRODUCTION

This mixed vegetable dish is such a classic vegetable dish for family gatherings, parties, buffets, takeaways and etc. and it is also one of my dishes served during reunion dinner. Therefore, I am taking this set of picture during

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