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Happy Chinese New Year - Roast Chinese Duck

Posted January 22, 2012

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Happy Chinese New Year!

We are now in the year of the Dragon according to the Chinese calendar. This is the most powerful of the Chinese signs, and symbolises strength and good fortune. Chinese New Year is a time of celebration and feasting. Our family is very fortunate to be hosting a Chinese student by the name of Jing Yuan Chun.  Chun has prepared a special celebration dish for us which her family usually eat on special occasions.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

 

Chun says that she has never prepared this dish before but she has seen it being made. Like most Chinese families they will usually eat this meal in a restaurant, as Chinese households do not usually have an oven.

For dinner tonight we have our family, my mum and Jiang chao (kaka), Chun’s boyfriend all joining us for dinner so we have be prepared two ducks for the meal. Chun has been demonstrating the technique on the first duck; I have been diligently taking notes and preparing the second duck as per her instructions.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

Ingredients:

1 Duck

1 T/s salt

1 tsp Szechuan pepper (sweet)

3 star anise

½ t/s ground cinnamon

¾ ts ground ginger

1 green shallot sliced length ways

1/3 cup soy sauce

1/3 cup light soy sauce

1/3 cup Chinese rice wine

Basting Sauce:

¼ cup white vinegar

½ cup honey

Serving Suggestions:

5 potatoes sliced

Cucumber

Kechup Manis

Soft Burrito

Method:

Chinese Duck for New Year Year

Dry the duck with a paper towel. Rub salt all over the duck.

Chinese Duck for New Year Year

In a mortar a pestle, pound the star anise and szechuan pepper roughly, set aside.

Chinese Duck for New Year Year

Mix the soy sauce and rice wine in a bowl and add all the spices include the star anise mixture. Add the sliced shallot.

Chinese Duck for New Year Year

Place the duck in a bowl and pour the marinade over.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

Ensure all the duck is covered with the marinade.  Cover the duck with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight, turn the duck periodically.

Chinese Duck for New Year Year

Next day prior to cooking, remove the duck from the marinade. Dispose of the marinade and allow the duck to air dry.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

To make the basting liquid combine the honey and vinegar and allow to stand.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

Once the duck is completely dry baste the bird in the sauce.

Chinese Duck for Chinese Year

Ensure that all areas are completely covered in the sauce. Continue to sit the duck on the bench so that the basting liquid will dry.

Chinese Duck for Chinese Year

Once the basting liquid has dried on the duck wrap the drumstick and wings in foil to prevent burning.

Chinese Duck for Chinese New Year

Preheat the oven to 160 degrees.

Slice the potato into ¾ cm thick rounds and place in a layer on a covered baking tray. Add the duck to the potato layer.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

Cook the duck for 1 hour. Half way through the cooking time remove the duck from the oven and repeat the basting process.  The duck must again be completely dry prior to entering the oven.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

Once the second 30 minutes cooking period has elapsed remove the duck and baste again using the same drying process. Increase the oven temperature to 220 degrees and cook for a further 15minutes to crisp the skin.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

I can't tell you how amazing the kitchen smelled whilst the duck was cooking. The aroma was of a rich star anise and sweet honey sauce. 

The duck was served with sliced crunchy cucumber from my garden a sweet soy sauce and potato which had been roasted with the duck.  These fillings combined with the duck in a warmed flat bread as a delicious rich sweet parcel.

Chinese New year, year of the Dragon

The duck itself had a sweet and salty crisp skin with the delicious after taste on Star Anise and Ginger.  The duck flesh was very moist, sweet and succulent. Chun explained that because duck is a sweet meat the accompaniments should always be sweet to compliment the flavour.

It was such an amazing meal, I am so grateful to Chun for sharing this feast with us and giving us the opportunity to learn more about the food she enjoys in China and how she celebrate the important days in  her culture.

I was surprised to learn that because Chun and her boyfriend were both born in the year of the Dragon that the coming year was supposed to be fraught with danger and obstacles which would need to be overcome. Chuns father is very concerned that she is out of the country for this inauspicious year. KaKa explained that the repeated year can be very difficult.

Australia Day

I am looking forward to sharing our Australia day with Chun and Kaka. Although China having a history which span over 5000 years old, kind of makes Australia look like an infant by comparison :)

So tell me readers do you join in celebrations from other cultures such as Bastille Day for the French, thanksgiving for the Americans or perhaps St Patrick's Day?

Chinese Braised Pork Belly

Posted November 10, 2011

Chinese Braised Pork Belly

Regular readers may know that from time to time students from other countries join our family for a “homestay”. For the last ten weeks Niki, from China has been a part of our family. She has taught me to cook a lot of Chinese dishes and I was able to get her to teach me how to make that I originally experienced while we had a student by the name of Christie stay with us.

Chinese Braised Pork Belly

The dish is a sweet braised pork belly and it so melt in the mouth delicious. It has a rich deep caramelized spice that is amazing.

Chinese Braised Pork Belly

Niki explained that this Braised Pork dish was the first leader of the Peoples Republic of China’s favourite dish. Niki described Mao Zedong as the leader responsible for organizing the Chinese people. Some of the good things which Chairman Mao has been credited for is the increase in school attendance, providing housing to all, abolishing unemployment and inflation, and facilitating an increase in health care which led to a dramatic increase in life expectancy. The Chariman was considered by the Chinese to have been a very smart man, because this was his favourite dish they also feel that by eating this dish it will lead to greater intelligence.

Chinese Braised Pork Belly

I am not sure that I will become smarter but I know why the chairman loved this dish. As you can probably tell by the images, I tried to skimp on calories and used a lean pork. DON’T DO THIS! It was a mistake, the luscious fatty pork belly is what you want for this dish.

Ingredients

3 Tbs oil

700gm diced pork belly

2 Tbs oil

¼ cup sugar

1 Tbs dried Chilli

1 ½ Tbs sugar

1 t/s shezwaun peppercorn

2 cloves garlic chopped

10cm sliced ginger

3 star anise

5 bay leaves

1 chopped shallot

¼ cup Chinese rice wine

½ cup soy sauce

Add enough water to cover the meat

Chinese Braised Pork Belly recipe

Method:

Dice the pork into cubes.

Pork image Pork image

Fry the meat in 3 Tbs oil until cooked. Remove the pork from the wok and set aside. Wash wok add more oil and dissolve the sugar in the oil. Once it has turned golden add the pork and stir until well coated and golden.

frying off pork in wok frying off pork in wok

Add the pepper, garlic, ginger, star anise and shallot and briefly stir fry. Add the rice wine and soy sauce, stir until combine then add the water.

Chinese Braised Pork Belly Chinese Braised Pork Belly

Ensure the pork is covered in the liquid. Place a lid over the wok and allow it to simmer for 40mins.

Remove the lid and cook off sauce until thick and sticky.

Chinese Braised Pork Belly recipe

Serve with steamed rice and Chinese greens.


Spicy Sichuan Chicken - International Incident Party

Posted July 26, 2011

July Theme

Sichuan

Spicy Sichuan Chicken

The theme for this months international incident party is Sichuan cuisine, please excuse my ignorance, but before I could commence this month’s challenge I needed to consult Wikipedia.  I discovered that Sichuan cuisine is a style of Chinese cuisine which originated in southwestern China. It is known for bold flavors and in particular the spicy nature of the food.

The unique flavour of the food comes, in part from the Sichuan Peppercorn, as well as the liberal use of garlic and chilli.

Sichuan Chicken Recipe

I like a decent amount of chili so I was looking forward to giving the Sichuan peppercorn a try.  The peppercorn has a reputation for being mouth numbingly hot. I have to say, I didn’t find this to be true, although it did have a lovely distinctive flavour, and the pop in the mouth was delicious and added to the overall texture of the dish.

Like any Chinese dish the art is in the preparation. It is important to have the ingredients prepared before you heat the wok. Vegetables are cut in a very fine Julienne and the ginger and garlic a prepared using a mandolin for extra thin slivers.

Spicy Sichuan Chicken Recipe, international incident party

Once again the International Incident Party has seen me venturing into an unknown cuisine and coming up with a delicious meal to add to my repertoire.  This has been a great learning experience and I will definitely be delving into the cuisine further in the future.

International Incident Party

Thank you Penny from Addictive & Consuming for suggesting the Sichuan Cuisine as this month’s theme, for some more delicious Sichuan recipes please check out what the other International Incident Party contributors have made, or you could join us on the forum. Thanks again for hosting Jeroxie

Ingredients:

880gm boneless, skinless chicken breast cut into cubes
4 large dried red chilies
1 tablespoon of Sichuan peppercorn
8-10 slices of peeled ginger
3 large cloves of garlic thinly sliced
1 large stalk of scallion, leek or shallot (julienned for garnishing)
4 sprigs of coriander (for garnishing)
½  red capsicumi (julienned for garnishing)
3 tablespoons of soy sauce
1 tablespoon Shaoxing wine
Method:

Preparation Sichuan Chicken

In a hot wok add one tablespoon of oil and fry off the chicken breast in batches until cooked through. Set aside. Bring the wok up to heat, and another tablespoon of  oil add the sliced ginger, garlic, and Sichuan peppercorn, stir fry until they turn light brown. Add in the dried chilies, soy sauce, Shaoxing wine and return the chicken to the wok.

Sichuan Chicken Sichuan Spicy Chicken

Sichuan Spicy Chicken Spicy Sichuan Chicken recipe

Stir through the mixture and add half of the capsicum, coriander and shallot to the wok. Quickly toss the vegetables through the meat and turn off. Serve hot and garnish with remaining shallot, coriander, and red capsicum.

Spicy Sichuan Chicken Recipe

This recipe is an adaptation from the Rasa Malaysia site, the place I always go to for authentic delicious Asian recipes.

Once again, my food horizons have been stretched. Try this recipe for a delicious healthy meal.

Serves 5

Approx 280 calories per serve.

Spicy Sichuan Recipe International Incident Party

Now off and visit these lovely bloggers and see how they have interpreted the theme of Sichuan cuisine.

Congee - Chinese Comfort Food

Posted May 6, 2011

Chinese Congee

Today I will be handing the front page over to Kristy, so she can tell you about a comfort food she made for Mr GG the other day.  Kristy is in Australia for six months to study English language at university.  She has been living with us since January this year and her English has been improving dramatically over her stay. Writing this article will be a great accomplishment!  Please make her feel welcome with lots of feedback!

Hello, everyone. I am Kristy from Hong Kong. I am very pleased to be invited by Julie to share my story with all of you. As mentioned before, I have been staying with Julie’s family since January of this year. During this period of time, I have found that I have totally changed into a new person. I did lots of things that I have never done in Hong Kong, one of them is cooking!

Dingo Creek Coffs Harbour

Before I came to Australia, my university had reminded me many times to bring some traditional Chinese recipes to cook with Julie, because she is very interested in cooking. However, I did not cook anything apart from instant noodles, so my friend gave me a bilingual cookbook to solve my problem. Marvelously, I can cook based on my memory without looking the cookbook, I am really surprised!

Recently, I made a Chinese Congee for my host father because he had an ear operation, he could not chew any hard food, and he could just eat mashed potatoes, yoghurt and ice-cream everyday. When I realized his poor situation, I remembered that my mother had made the Congee for me if I was sick and could not eat anything. It is creamy, tasty and healthy, so I can just swallow it without chewing. Thus, I decided to try cooking it for my host father. To tell you the truth, it was my first time to cook Congee. I was really worried I would fail, fortunately I succeeded. Here below is the cooking method. I hope you will like it, thank you very much!!

Chinese Congee with Chicken

 Ingredients:

160 gm Rice

3cm piece Ginger (sliced finely)

100gm Chopped or minced meat 

1 -1/2 tsp salt

Method:

Rinse the rice and put it into a pot. Add 5 cups of water and the sliced ginger. Bring to the boil over high heat, and then keep on cooking over high heat for 2 more minutes. Then turn to medium heat and cook for 1-1/4 hour.

After the congee has been boiling for 30 minutes, stir it constantly to prevent burning and sticking to the pot. If it is too dry, you can add more water during cooking.

Season with salt and stir well. Turn off the heat and serve with other ingredients according to your own taste, such as chopped meat, sliced meat, diced spring onion or white pepper.

P.S.: In Chinese culture, we believe ginger can remove coldness and warm the stomach, so we usually add ginger to food in order to achieve the same therapeutic purpose.

Chinese Chicken Congee

Kristy used a seasoned chicken mince to add to Mr GG's Congee and the tasty was pure homely comfort.  Thank  you Kristy for looking after hubby, and thanks for sharing a bit of your culture with our family and visitors to Gourmet Getaways. I will have to get ill before you go so I can get you to make a bowl of Congee for me :)

Introducing our newest family member...

Posted March 24, 2011

Stir Fried Chicken

I would like to introduce the newest member of our transient family.  Please forgive me for being a little tardy.  We have been hosting a student by the name of Kristy since January.  Kristy will be staying with us until June so that she can attend University to further he English language studies.

When Kristy first arrived into our house she bought a present for me from Hong Kong, it was a Chinese Cookbook which was written in both Chinese and English so that we could both cook together. I asked her if she cooked in Hong Kong and she said “NO”. Only her mother cooks.  She said “I can make nothing.”

 Hot Stir Fried Cucumber

Going through the cookbook there were a lot of interesting and yummy sounding dishes which I promised to try. For the first few months she didn’t venture into the kitchen but as she began to miss the food from her home the cookbook came out.  Mr GG marked the Sweet & Sour Pork as the dish he wanted us to try first but as it turned out the dishes Kristy missed the most were ones her mother usually cooks. 

The first dish she decided to try in my kitchen was a hot cucumber stir fry.  It sounded very strange to have what we consider a salad item hot but I was looking forward to trying the dish. She also made a main of Chicken Choy Sum.  This is a dish that I do make occasionally but I am guessing I wasn’t preparing it the way her mother does so she showed me how to make it correctly.  I have to admit it tasted so much better than my version.

Ingredients:

2 t/s vegetable oil

1 T/s ginger finely chopped

4 cloves garlic finely chopped

600gm chicken thigh fillet sliced

2 bunches choy sum

Paste:

1 t/s sesame oil

1 T/s cornflour

2 T/s water

2 T/s soy sauce

2 T/s rice wine

Method:

 Kristy cooking chinese food

Place all the "paste"  ingredients in a small bowl and mix.  Ensure there are no lumps, reserve for later.

 Wok frying garlic

Fry ½ the ginger and garlic in a hot wok, add the chicken and stir continuously until cooked.

 Chicken strips  stir fry chicken

Remove the chicken from the wok and reserve for later.

Stir Fried chicken

Add the remaining ginger and garlic to the wok, add the chopped choy sum and toss quickly until slightly wilted.

 Stir fry choy sum

Return the chicken to the wok with the choy sum. Toss the two together.

Chicken Choy Sum 

Add the paste to the wok and stir until thickened. Serve with rice.

 Stir fried chicken and bok choy

So it was now apparent that Kristy had been hiding a  talent from us.  She told us she was cooking purely by memory and taste, and she really didn’t think her dishes would be the same as her mothers but they were delicious.

In Hong Kong Kristy’s mother would cook rice and four other dishes each night for the family to eat.  These dishes would usually include one vegetable, a seafood, chicken and an egg dish all served with rice.  I am thankful my troops don’t want me to do all that!

Obviously I was not going to let this talent go to waste.  We decided the next dish we would make together would be the Sweet & Sour Pork (as per hubby’s request), and that we would have a dinner party for all Kristy’s new university friends.

Chinese Stir fried Chicken and vege

To be continued - Part 2 - Our “bring a plate” international dinner party for 24 people representing six countries.

Chinese Dragon Restaurant

Posted December 5, 2010

The Dragon Chinese Restaurant

We have just said farewell to Mana, our Japanese student.  She is returning home to her family after spending three months living with us, in Australia.  It is very sad, and there have been tears, but it has also been a very rewarding and enriching experience for our whole family.

 Japanese Cooking

For three months we have been part of an extended Japanese family. We have hosted Mana, and also opened our house to her friends. Mayumi is the most outgoing in the group, she has chase the “little ones” around the house until both her and the children have been worn out. Tomo and Mana spent a day in the kitchen with me showing me how to make some traditional dishes, Chawan Mushi and Suki-yaki.  Naho is the quietest of the friends but she always joins in when the “family” gets together.

Japanese Cooking

For our last meal together we decided on a Chinese at “The Dragon Restaurant” We were joined for dinner by the iFamily.

Dragon Restaurant

The Dragon Restaurant has been open in Coffs Harbour since the early 1980’s.  It hasn’t had a facelift since then but it is “cute” in its retro Chinese appearance, and the meals are both generous and delicious.

There are no real surprises on the menu, just all the regular dishes.

Spring Rolls

We had starters of short soup, sang chow bow, and mini spring rolls which turned up piping hot almost before we finished ordering!

Mana Nishimura

We surprised Mana with a gift.  She is a fan of the “Red Hot Chili Peppers” so we bought her a RHCP shirt, thankfully we were able to get it in XS!  Despite all the baking, homemade pizza and cooking Mana kept her tiny figure.

Sang Chow Bow

True to form the mains were served only a heartbeat after the starters.  We were all hungry so the “lazy Susan” in the centre of the table was getting a fair spin there for a while.

 Sweet and sour pork

We had chosen, Special Fried Rice, Honey King Prawns, Mongolian Beef, Chicken Chow Mien, Garlic Beef with Vegetables and Sweet & Sour Pork. The meal was absolutely delicious, I couldn’t choose which was the nicest dish on the table. They were all great in that sticky, oily garlicky way. We all left the table very satisfied, if not a little sad that this was our last meal with Mana.

Honey king prawn

We will see you again Mana, Myumi, Naho, and Tomo, until then, keep practicing your English!

Dragon Chinese Restaurant

108 Grafton Street
Coffs Harbour 2450
(02) 6652 4187

Chinese Steamed Pork Buns

Posted September 28, 2010

Chinese Steamed Pork Buns

These tasty little snacks have been a long time coming.  I promised them to hubby about two weeks ago but have not had a chance to make them.  In our house they have become known as “love buns” because I am only making them because I know how much my husband likes them, and I love my husband.

These tasty steamed buns have been a bit of a labour of love too, as there are quite a few steps in the process. Firstly because we are not in a major city I can’t buy Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork).  I needed to make my own from scratch. Recipe.  We enjoyed a meal of the Char Siu a few nights ago and I reserved enough left over pork for the steamed bun filling.

Steamed Pork Buns

The next step is making the dough for the buns from lovely white Hong Kong Flour.  Thankfully I have a bread maker for this process so it wasn’t too difficult. The ingredients go in, and the machine gets set to “dough”.

Finally while the dough was being prepared I concentrated on the pork bun filling.  It is not a difficult recipe but all of the flavours and techniques are new to me.  This has caused me some concern as I have been a little unsure how these little buns would turn out. 

I have used a recipe from Rasa Malaysia, my new favourite website for Asian food.  Her recipe was easy to follow and by the end of the day I had a happy hubby.  He told me the flavour was spot on and even though I have never attempted steaming buns in a bamboo steamer everything went according to plan.  So thanks again Rasa Malaysia.  Delicious!

Dough Ingredients (makes 12 buns):

8g instant dry yeast
160ml warm water
½ tsp white vinegar or lemon juice (optional)

280g Hong Kong flour
100g wheat starch
90g icing sugar
30g vegetable oil

10g baking powder
10ml cold water

Filling Ingredients:

150 ml water
1½ T/s corn flour

250g char siew, diced (recipe)
½ T/s oil
1 t/s sugar
1 small onion, diced
1 tbsp oyster sauce
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp. sesame oil
1-2 drops red food colouring

Dough Method:
Breadmaker Method

Place all ingredients into a bread maker and set onto dough setting.

By Hand

Sift together flours and icing sugar. Place sifted flour mixture in a large mixing bowl and add lukewarm water and the oil, vinegar and yeast. Use a spatula, gently stir the water to dissolve the yeast then slowly bring together flour mixture.


Knead the dough for 10-15 minutes until soft smooth dough is formed.

Cover dough with damp cloth and leave in a warm spot for 30 minutes or until it is doubled in size.

Dissolve baking powder in cold water, sprinkle over dough and knead until well combined. Divide dough into 12 equal portions and roll with a rolling pin to make a 3” circle.

Steamed Bun Dough 

Filling Method:

Mix the cornflour with the water and put to one side for use later.

Heat oil in pan, sauté onion for 1 to 2 minutes. Add all other ingredients except cornflour mixture. Fry for 1 minute.

Add the cornflour to the pork mix and simmer until sauce is thickened.

Transfer to a bowl and allow mix to cool.

Filling steamed pork buns

Place a spoonful of filling in the middle, wrap and pleat the dough to seal. Place it on a square of baking paper, seal side up.

Filling steamed buns

Arrange buns in a bamboo steamer, leave about 2cm spacing between buns.

Bamboo steamer buns

Heat water in a wok until boiling.  Place the steamer on the wok taking care that the water level is below the base of the bamboo steamer.

Bamboo Steamer

Steam on a high heat for 12 minutes. Once the buns are cooked remove the steamer from the wok and cool on rack to prevent soggy bottom.

 Steamed Pork Buns

These buns were absolutely delicious and I loved the satisfaction I felt from making something completely different.

Steamed Pork Bun

I probably wouldn't make this dish again.  It is not difficult but it is a lot of time for something which is just a snack food.

Chinese Steamed Pork Bun

Garlic King Prawn

Posted September 16, 2010

Garlic King Prawn

With the beautiful Spring weather at the moment I was looking for a fresh, healthy but tasty recipe for dinner.  I didn't feel like salad and I had a bag of home grown peas in the fridge.  I went back to the Rasa Malaysia website to find another Chinese classic. 

What I found was a recipe for Choy Sum, or stir fried Asian greens in a white sauce.  It was exactly what I felt like eating, and I promise on a stack of recipe books it took under 5 minutes to make! It is so quick it would take longer to find the number for your local Chinese Restaurant than it does to cook this dish.  The taste is 100% spot on and it would be just as nice with chicken.

Ingredients:

1 bunch choy sum or bok choy

1 bunch brocolini

2 cups of snow peas or sugar snap peas

500gm medium-sized green prawn (peeled and de veined)

1 inch ginger (peeled and sliced thinly)

5 cloves garlic chopped finely

2 tablespoons cooking oil 

White Sauce:

1/2 teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon fish sauce or to taste

1 tablespoon sugar

1 tablespoon corn starch

10 tablespoons water

2 teaspoon Shaoxing wine

1/2 teaspoon sesame oil

Method:

Prepare all the vegetables, washing and trimming as needed.

Asian Greens

Mix the white sauce ingredients and set aside.

Chinese White Sauce

Heat up a wok and add the cooking oil until hot. Add ginger, and ginger stir-fry until light brown or aromatic. Add green prawn and stir until the prawn is about half cooked. Add vegetables into the wok and stir quickly. Transfer the white sauce mixture into the wok and continue to stir-fry until the sauce thickens.  The vegetables should still be crisp and cooked perfectly, but not overcooked.

Serve with rice immediately.

Garlic King Prawn and rice

Check out this great site for the yummiest Asian recipes Rasa Malaysia

Chinese BBQ Pork "Char Siu"

Posted September 14, 2010

Chinese BBQ Pork Char Siu

Week 44

Chinese

After a night out with the girls which started at home with a bottle “Two Tails Villard Blanc” and ended in the early hours of the morning, I have decided to dedicate this week’s cookbook challenge to my gorgeous husband, who I love dearly. This is the man who answers the call of his drunken wife to “come out and play,” & puts me to bed with panadol and a glass of water at the end of the night.  What a man!!

As a measure of my love I have chosen his favourite Chinese dishes to prepare.  Hubby loves steamed pork buns but we can only get them when we go to Sydney, so they are a bit of a treat.

Whilst researching on the internet I have discovered these will be a labour of love as the first step to making the bun is Char Siu (Chinese BBQ Pork) which I can’t buy here and will have to be made from scratch.

Chinese BBQ Pork Char Siu

Thanks to Rasa Malayasia I found a really a good recipe for Char Siu.  I have made a few modifications to ingredients and method but it is basically straight from this website http://rasamalaysia.com. There are so many other yummy recipes to be found so check it out.

I have made double quantity of the recipe given below so we can have the Char Siu as a meal and then have enough BBQ Pork left over to make the dumplings.  So here is the first of my Chinese Banquet in honour of my dear husband.

Chinese BBQ Pork

 Ingredients: 

1 kg pork (loin cut into large pieces)
6 clove garlic (finely chopped)
1 1/2 tablespoons cooking oil

Char Siu Sauce

3 tablespoons maltose/ glucose
3 tablespoons honey
3 tablespoons hoisin sauce
3 tablespoons soy sauce
2 tablespoon Chinese Shaoxing
5 dashes white pepper powder
6 drops red coloring (optional)
1 teaspoon five-spice powder
1 teaspoon sesame oil

Method:

Combine all of the char siu sauce ingredients in a sauce pan, heat and stir until blended and becomes slightly thickened and sticky.

Char Siu Sauce

 

Cut pork into about 6 to 8 large peices. Use 2/3 of the sauce to marinade the pork.  Add the chopped garlic to the pork, ensure the meat is well covered in marinade and refrigerate overnight.

Put remaining marinade in the fridge in a separate container.

 

 

Next day, heat the oven to 160 degree.  Put the pork into an oven bag and cook for 20 minutes. Check to see if the pork is cooked by slicing the meat.

When the meat is just cooked, remove from the oven bag and drain any juices.

Chinese BBQ Pork

Heat a wok or frying pan with sesame oil and add the cooked pork. Pour the remaining marinade over the pork and continue to turn until the pork is well coated and the sauce is lovely and sticky. Serve with rice. Yum.

Chinese BBQ Pork

 

This was the most delicious dish I have ever cooked.  The place smelt like a Chinese Restaurant. The meat was tender and juicy and the sauce was sweet, salty, sticky and mouthwaterly amazing.  It is definitely work the effort.

 Chinese BBQ Pork

 Give it a go and let me know what you think. 

Chinese BBQ Pork

 

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I wish I had you for my mum when I was 5!

That cake would have been the talk of the town for the rest of the year - fantastic job.

A lot of your blogs will be interactively design and style that visitor share data to read your blog.

Thank you so much, it is going to be a wonderful surprise for my Mum, I wish everyone a great day with your own special people, those who helped you become who you are today.

Mum definitely deserves the hamper, because she is an amazing woman that has brought up 3 kids through tough times. She is the best mum a son could ask for.

She's had it tough, working hard
deserving much more than just a card
So let's raise a glass and toast her true
The best person in the world - Mum, that's you!

Thanks for the info on Rasa Malaysia's book. I used to visit her website for recipes but some time ago, igot a new PC and forgot to bookmark it!

You're too modest Julie! You did a great job with the cake! :D

Yellow strawberries and cream is just perfect for mum as a reward for putting up with two kids who were a pain in the bum.

I would have loved to have seen those martini glasses! Hope Miss A had a lovely time celebrating turning 5 :D

It shouldn't. It should go to me as whilst trying to make sure my mum, step-mum, MIL, Step-MIL, 3 x Grandmas are spoilt on Mother's Day, I always seem to get forgotten!

My poor old mum is battling to care for my step dad who has advanced Parkinsons. My real dad who has had a stroke still expects her to be there for him, my bro is going bankrupt and she lives two states away from her only gransdon. Her life has little joy- JUst wish for one thing nice to happen to her. We all love our mums, good luck to you all!

Perfect place to relax and forget about all the troubles we have in the city and just unwind ~ can't wait to go to somewhere like this hehe

 

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