Was browsing Pinterest (do you pronounce it as pin-terest or pin-interest? I mispronounced it as pin-interest for so long that I can’t correct myself anymore 😛 ) for breakfast ideas last weekend and stumbled on a sausage patties pin. It brought back childhood memories of a particular popular fast food chain’s breakfast menu – though I can never…
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Okara Croquette [No Potato Needed!]
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Mottainai literally means “what a waste” in Japanese, but besides using it as an expression, it is also a tradition, a culture, a philosophy and a lifestyle to the Japanese. In brief, mottainai encompasses the “don’t waste”, “utilise as much as you can”, “reduce, recycle, reuse”, “respect”, and “be thankful” values. So what does this has…
Homemade Freeform Pork Sausages (Without Casing)
Minced pork appear very often in our daily meals because they thaw easily (I always freeze them in 100-gram portions) and are extremely versatile – I use them in soups, stir-frys, meatballs… Whenever I stock up from our butcher, instead of getting the pre-ground minced pork (which are usually quite fatty), I will request for a separate lean…
Quick, Easy and Healthy Kimchi Ramyeon
Wait, what? Healthy ramyeon? Yes you didn’t read wrongly! This healthy, homemade kimchi ramyeon does not come from a packet with sachets of dehydrated vegetables and unknown flavourings – yet I assure you that it tastes absolutely delicious and satisfying!
Mom’s Pork Porridge
Whenever I’m feeling under the weather or in a recovery mode (i.e. after lots of feasting), I will crave for soupy, comfort food like porridge or noodles soup – and my mom’s super easy 3-ingredient porridge (minus seasoning) is just the perfect food to have. Made with just onion, pork and rice, my mom will make this…
My Mom’s Quick Braised Tau Kwa (Extra Firm Tofu) with Minced Pork
I love eating tofu – be it silken or firm; deep-fried, braised or steamed; smelly or non-smelly! But finding tofu overseas (in non-Asian countries) can be really difficult. For the first few months when I’m here, I only saw tofu packed in paper boxes that don’t need to be refrigerated, which looks really weird. As it was also…
Mom’s Chinese Potato and Minced Pork Stew
I love potatoes, whether they are baked, fried, boiled, steamed, stewed or grilled – all are my favourite! This particular dish is one that my mom prepares often – it’s a very quick and easy potato stew with minced pork that can be made in less than 30 minutes. When I was younger, I would drizzle the salty and…
Asian-Style Turkey-Pork Meatballs
When my previous stash of meatballs ran out, I decided to experiment with a different meatball recipe, using different meat and seasoning. The plan was to get minced chicken, but due to language barrier and my lack of observation skills, I had gotten a bag of minced turkey instead.
Korean Keema
The moment I saw this recipe over at Joyce’s blog, I knew I have to make it. Both X and I are huge fan of one-dish rice meals – he loves it because it’s easy to eat and I can simply scoop it on top of rice, meaning less dishes for him to wash up later; I love it…
Ultimate Beef-Pork Meatballs
Meatballs are such a comfort and convenient food. True, the making of them may not be that convenient, but after you made them, they can be frozen and they will last you for many meals to come. They can be pan-fried or baked; eaten plain, with pastas, with potatoes, in sandwiches etc… so many choices to choose from! I’m…
Macanese Minchi
Have you been to Macau? I was there a few years ago and I love the place – especially the food (to be honest, food is always the main focus whenever I’m travelling, hah!) The egg tarts, Serradura, pork chop buns… mmm! Macanese cuisine consists a blend of Chinese and Portuguese cuisines, with the addition…
Tofu-Pork Meatballs with Sticky Sauce
While browsing the photos of recipes I have yet to blogged, I saw this meatballs recipe and realised that it fulfills the Little Thumbs Up theme this month – soy (which includes tofu!) Tofu is a food that I really love – there’s silken tofu that is like a blank canvas, ready to go with…
Mee Sua Soup
I posted about this bowl of noodles soup quite some time ago and since then I’ve made a few changes and this has became my go-to dish on days when I’m lazy to whip up more elaborated meals. It is essentially a one-pot healthy and tasty noodles soup, with a very simple home-made broth. The…
Surprise! Potato Surprise Meatballs and an Award
I swear, these meatballs are revolutionary. If you have never been a fan of meatballs – these meatballs will change your perception of them and your whole world. You will fall head over heels in love with these juicy, herby and tasty little things. And why, you ask? Purely because there’s a surprise in these…
Jamie Oliver’s Meatball-Tomatoes Cheesy Bake
I was watching TV a few weeks back and one channel was re-playing one of Jamie Oliver’s old cooking series – Oliver Twist. Jamie whipped up a baked meatballs-tomatoes dish for his pals that looked really delicious, so I immediately decided to give this recipe a go. I tweaked his recipe a little as I…
Baked Chicken-Pork Meatballs
Let’s take a break from all the desserts today, shall we? This post is all about meat, meat and meat! (For non-meat lovers, please don’t worry, the next post will be about something chocolatey and peanut-buttery!) Just imagine – a meatball consisting of minced chicken, minced pork, and smoky bacon mixed with a medley of…
Zha Jiang Mien
Zha Jiang Mian / Za Jiang Mein Zha Jiang Mian / Za Jiang Mein (炸酱面) literally means fried (pork) sauce noodles – it is a popular Northern Chinese dish that consists of noodles topped with a minced meat sauce that is fried in bean paste. The sauce is similar to a bolognese sauce – except…
Chinese Pork Dumplings
Chinese dumplings, also known as jiaozi (饺子), are often wrapped and eaten during Chinese New Year. Families will gather together to make the dough and the filling, then wrapping them together around the table. The dumplings will then be cooked in boiling water or stock and served with other Chinese delicacies. Chinese dumplings are considered…
Mee Sua Soup
Mee Sua is a type of Chinese noodles made from wheat flour. It is very thin and brittle, but it’s an important food during Chinese festivals/banquets. This is because Mee Sua is also known as “Longevity Noodles”, hence many Chinese eat Mee Sua on their birthdays. So far, I know there are two ways to…