Pork congee is the ultimate comfort food that is so easy to prepare and cook. The trick to make the congee smooth and silky is to freeze the rice before cooking it.
Asian Recipes
Sweet Potato Steamed Bun (Mantou 馒头)
These steamed sweet potato mantou buns are so soft and fluffy, and certainly eye-catching. It takes a bit of an effort but it is well worth it. Simply looking at it makes me happy!
Savory Steamed Pumpkin Kuih
Savory steamed pumpkin kuih is a Hokkien snack that is more popularly known as Kim Kuah Kuih 金瓜糕 or Kuih Labu.
Fried Oyster Omelette (Penang Oh Chien)
The combination of fresh oysters, omelette, starch, coriander and chili sauce blends perfectly making the dish so tempting and heavenly delicious. This dish is simple to make with minimal ingredients that can be easily sourced.
Purple Sweet Potato Mantou 馒头
Mantou are chinese steamed buns without any filling, traditionally made in all plain white. This purple sweet potato mantou is easy to make and so aesthetically pleasing. Using the natural color and sweetness of the sweet potato instead of artificial coloring is another plus, making these buns healthier.
Chicken Char Siew (Chinese BBQ Chicken)
Savory-sweet and garlicky char siew chicken is hard to resist. These moist and juicy chicken char siew can be served just like normal pork char siew, as topping for noodles or rice, filling for delicious pastries or in stir fries.
Chinese Steamed Bun (Mantou 馒头)
Chinese steamed buns are also known as ‘mantou’ are smooth yet fluffy and usually eaten as they are. Its appearance is plain, so to make it aesthetically more I’m adding some orange colored spirals on the its body with some food coloring.
Hainanese Chicken Rice
This three-in-one dish (chicken, rice, and soup) originated in Hainan is a classic dish loved by people all over Asia. In fact, it is quite a culinary staple for Malaysians and Singaporeans especially during lunch.
Thai Pineapple Fried Rice (Khao Pad Sapparod)
Thai pineapple fried rice is a refreshing twist to our usual fried rice served in a pineapple bowl. It has the lovely flavor of pineapple with a slight curry taste, and is the perfect combination of sweet, tangy and savory. In my version, I’m using shrimps and squid to make it that more irresistible.
Miso Glazed Eggplant (Nasu Dengaku)
Miso-glazed eggplant is a Vegan Japanese side dish. It is super easy to make and delicious. Soft creamy roasted eggplant topped is topped with a sweet, salty umami-laden miso glaze. The best part is the delicious sweet miso paste glaze and the eggplant melts in your mouth.
Seafood Curry Mee
Curry Mee is a popular street food in Penang. Curry Mee is a dish that’s full of flavours–slightly creamy soup infused with coconut milk.
Siam Laksa (Laksa Lemak)
Like many Penangites, I’m a big fan of Laksa. There are many versions of Laksa in Malaysia but in Penang, there two popular versions, i.e. Asam Laksa and Siam Laksa.
Penang-Style Wantan Mee
Wantan Mee, also known as Wanton Noodles or Konlo Mee is a very popular street food here in Penang. Wantan Mee is usually served with Chinese barbecued pork, wanton pork dumplings (boiled or fried), leafy vegetables, spring onions, topped with pickled chilies and sambal, and accompanied by a small bowl of soup with more wantons.
Indonesian Prawn Curry
Indonesian Prawn Curry is a very popular dish in Malaysia, however its origins are unknown. I believe the name does not refer to the country of origin but rather the taste of the dish. I decided to recreate this dish in my kitchen since I have just bought some fresh tiger prawns.