ieat’s cooking show: Ep 2 Salted Fish Steamed Pork Recipe
In this video, we learn from Mr Koh of Fragrant Garden Teochew Restaurant how to make a very simple, yet delicious dish which everyone can make at home. The key ingredient inSalted Fish Steamed Pork is the salted fish or mui heong which you can buy from your local wet market provision shop. This salted […]
Steamed pomfret is a classic Teochew dish and Mr Koh of Fragrant Garden Teochew restaurant shows us how he cooks it at the restuarant! This is the best way to savour the soft, tender flesh of the Chinese Pomfret (pampus chinensis, dao chior). Ingredients Chinese pomfret or silver pomfret 600-700g Salted mustard green 1/2 cup […]
Here’s my original recipe of Lemongrass Laksa Leaf Chicken which I developed for Lee Kum Kee using one of their premix sauces. Try it and let me know what you think! Ingredients: 400g Chicken Thigh 1 Onion, sliced 1 Red Chili, sliced 2 Tbsp Coconut Cream 1 Tbsp sugar Chopped Laksa Leaves ⅓ cup Mirin […]
Preserving our Hawker Heritage: How about Migrant Hawkers?
I was in Tanjung Pinang recently for a fishing trip. While we were sitting in a nearby coffeeshop, I spied this hawker who was working non-stop, making their version of wanton mee. The way he placed a plastic bag into the plastic mug for takeaway orders was a real blast from the past. I am […]
Eng Ho Hokkien Mee - Shot with the eo Snapshot mode What does Eng Ho, Nam Sing, Chia Keng and Ah Hock Hokkien Mee have in common? Well, if you are a Hokkien Mee aficionado, you might immediately point out that they all use thin bee hoon instead of the thick laksa bee hoon in […]
How to make Teh Tarik: As much as you would need to know
Ahhh… Nothing like a cup of Teh Tarik! The inspiration for this post came about during my last trip to Sandakan. It was hilarious, we all had this hankering for a good cup of Teh Tarik but everywhere we went, we only found Teh Tarik that tasted like condensed milk in dishwater. OK, it was […]
I guess in Singapore, BBQ means putting chicken wings and sausages over a charcoal grill. The Aussies and British certainly would think of BBQ in the same way. But in in the US, the BBQ has a whole different meaning. Over there, BBQ meats are smoked over a long period of time such that a […]
ieat Video Blog: How to get Wok Hei in your Fried Rice
I had the opportunity to meet up with Chef Vincent Theong of Orchard Cafe who gave me a few pointers on how to fry rice so that you have that Wok Hei fragrance. Now, I know that most people don’t have such a big fire at home, but the few tips he gave about frying […]
How to Season a Wok: The Science behind it and Step by Step instructions
Video on how I seasoned my new Wok Why I Walked the Way of the Wok My mum has not bought a wok for the last 30 years or so. For as long as I can remember, she has always been using the same cast iron wok since I was a kid. I, on the […]
