Sha Cha Beef Pineapple Bun 沙茶牛肉波羅包
You can use any cut of beef, pork or chicken. I used simmering short rib that I got from Costco and it was quite tender and flavourful. I used store bought pineapple buns that I bought at an Asian bakery. But you can use any kind of bread or bun that you like. Chinese white steam buns like Guabao would go well
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Long Bean Rice 豆角飯
I used Chinese White Long Beans for this dish. You can also choose Chinese Green Long beans or western green beans. For the pork, I chose pork belly but any pork meat should work well. Preserved Chinese sausages gives the flavour more depth. You can substitute it with preserved duck or pork. Dried shrimp and/or scallops can also enhance the taste and texture.
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Hot and Sour Chicken Salad 酸辣手撕
I used 3 chicken legs that totaled approx. 600g with the bone-in. After removing the bones, I had approx. 350g of meat. You may also choose to use a whole chicken which is probably double the size. This recipe will not work well with de-boned raw chicken. You may also want to add peanuts, sesame sauce, sesame seeds, sea cucumber, black fungus, celery or carrots to this dish. You can consider substituting the cucumbers with green papaya.
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Mushroom Asparagus Strata
A strata is a puffy casserole made with bread & eggs. Perfect for Mother's Day. You can mix up or swap the veggies as desired.
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Pork Chop with Scallion Oil 蔥油豬扒
Use this recipe for chicken or beef. Serve with rice, soup noodles, or rice vermicelli. I usually use the ready-made sweet soy sauce by Lee Kum Kee. You can make it by dissolving equal parts of soy sauce and sugar.
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Hong Kong Style Borscht with Oxtail 牛尾羅宋湯
Hong Kong style Borscht 羅宋湯 (lúo song tang) is very unlike Russian Borscht. Hong Kong Style Borscht is basically a tomato-base soup with cabbage, tomatoes, carrots, celery and beef. Ideas to change it up: • Simply remove the beef and make it vegetarian • Add macaroni to make it a meal • Add lemon juice to get a refreshing tang • Braise short ribs with the soup and get a hearty meal • Serve with garlic bread, cola wings and a cold milk tea • Add cream, cream cheese or sour cream to make it into a creamy soup
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Hong Kong Curry Beef Brisket 港式咖哩牛腩
I use a curry powder that I purchased in Hong Kong. Hong Kong curry is more similar to Malaysian curry than any other type and so a Malaysian curry powder will help you achieve Hong Kong style curry I used beef finger meat, which is the meat between the bones of the rib, in this dish. I find that this cut of meat has really good texture for braising. In Chinese butchery, we consider this cut also part of the brisket. You can also use the regular brisket. I find that a part of it is quite tough even after braising and so I don’t often use it. Simmering boneless short rib is also a good option. I have chosen to deep-fry my potatoes before brasing so that it can keep its shape better. If you choose not to deep-fry, cut your potatoes larger in anticipation of approx. 30-50% of it will melt into the sauce.
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Hong Kong Curry Beef Brisket 港式咖哩牛腩
I use a curry powder that I purchased in Hong Kong. Hong Kong curry is more similar to Malaysian curry than any other type and so a Malaysian curry powder will help you achieve Hong Kong style curry I used beef finger meat, which is the meat between the bones of the rib, in this dish. I find that this cut of meat has really good texture for braising. In Chinese butchery, we consider this cut also part of the brisket. You can also use the regular brisket. I find that a part of it is quite tough even after braising and so I don’t often use it. Simmering boneless short rib is also a good option. I have chosen to deep-fry my potatoes before brasing so that it can keep its shape better. If you choose not to deep-fry, cut your potatoes larger in anticipation of approx. 30-50% of it will melt into the sauce.
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Egg Foo Young 芙蓉蛋
Other common ingredients to use are ham, chicken, ground meats, sausage, cabbage, carrots, mushrooms, asparagus, oyster, crab and anything you like with your eggs. Serve it with rice, fried noodles or in a sandwich. Gravy or not is up to you. But here’s an idea…Hot Egg Foo Young Sandwich! Just take 2 slices of buttered toast, put your egg foo young between them and pour the gravy on top! How’s that for fusion?!
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Singapore Fried Rice Vermicelli 星洲炒米粉
Singapore fried rice vermicelli 星洲炒米 (Hong Kong style) is commonly made with bbq pork, shrimp, onions, Chinese chives, chilies, egg and curry paste. You can try a vegetarian version using pressed tofu instead of bbq and shrimp. Chicken or beef can also be swapped for pork. One of my favorite variations is to dice everything up and make a fried rice instead of fried noodles. Chinese chives are very expensive (the ones in this picture cost CADNULL for only 50 grams) and not always available in the west. You can use Chinese leeks or garlic chives instead. In Malaysian style Singapore fried noodles, they don’t use curry paste, but use a sweet chili paste.
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