Side Dish — Page 2

Kam Heong Crispy Lotus Root With Salted Egg Yolk

July 22, 2011

I am fascinated with anything that has to do with salted duck egg because I heart this sinful and yet irresistible golden egg. Fried prawn with salted egg, fried crab with salted egg, fried pumpkin with salted egg and the list goes on… you name it I heart it. Lucky for me, the May-June issue [...]

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Inchi Kabin – Nyonya Fried Chicken

June 11, 2011

Inchi Kabin is a Nyonya-style fried chicken marinated with over 10 spices and coconut milk. I thought the name is very unique unlike any other dishes name, no? My first encounter with Inchi Kabin was at Nyonya Foodhouse (ground floor) in Atria Shopping Centre. Actually that’s the only place I have my doses of inchi [...]

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Bean Sprouts With Salted Fish

May 18, 2011

I have always loved bean sprouts (tauge in Hokkien). They’re crunchy, fresh and sweet. With the right ingredient bean sprouts can turn into a beautiful dish. The pairing of bean sprouts and salted fish is the most basic dish that is known to all Chinese. I’m not really a fan of salted fish. But I [...]

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Baby Pak Choy With Mini Egg Tofu

December 22, 2010

Do you love pak choy (bok choy)? I do! But it must be the baby version. I hate the ‘adult’ pak choy. 10 years ago I wouldn’t even touch pak choy or any other green leaves veggies. The only veggies I consumed back then were carrots, sweet peas, cabbage, broccoli and baby corns. I hated [...]

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Steamed Silky Soft Tofu

September 5, 2010

I’ve been eating quite a lot of steamed silky soft tofu lately and am itching to make one myself. Just so happened my mom have a Tofu recipe book. It has nearly 70 recipes using different types of tofu. Weheee and one of them is steamed silky soft tofu! I made some changes to the [...]

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Dad’s Steamed Minced Pork With Mushroom & Salted Duck Egg

August 23, 2010

Dad's Steamed Minced Pork with Chinese Mushroom & Salted Duck Egg

My dad’s been making this lovely steamed minced pork dish every weekend. That’s the way my dad operate. If something is good he’ll cook it every weekend. We don’t cook on weekdays instead we have a Chinese/Nyonya caterer deliver our dinner to us. :) So how yummy is this dish? All I can tell you [...]

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Sweet Peas With Tomatoes

March 4, 2010

I have a love-hate relationship with sweet peas. Haha I haven’t had sweet peas in months! *was hating it But today I found a packet of sweet peas in the fridge. *love at first sight all over again LOL I thought I’ll cook this sweet peas with a slight twist. Come join me!

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Grandma’s Pickled Cucumber With Chili

October 31, 2009

Pickled Cucumber with Chili is a very simple & easy side dish to make. There’s no cooking or baking involved. Perfect for kitchen n00b like my mom. Ahem. Ahemmm… :P This age-old recipe is from my beloved grandma. According to her she had made this dish before she were even married. The time when my [...]

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