Saturday, February 27, 2021
Potato Gratin Recipe
Friday, February 26, 2021
Taiwanese Oyster Mee Sua Recipe - Orh Ah Mee Sua
Take 10 oysters and coat them thoroughly with corn flour. Then blanch them in water for a few minutes, strain and remove. They should look glossy and plump.
Next, make the mee sua broth, pour in half a large pot worth of chicken stock or water. Add a dried piece of cuttlefish or octopus, followed by a cup of bonito flakes. Turn on the fire and bring it to a boil.
Once it’s boiling, add in 5 slices of ginger and 2 cloves of garlic. Then season the stock with 2 tbsp light soya and 5 small rock sugar. Add more salt if required. Next add in the blanched oysters and simmer for 10 minutes.
Thursday, February 25, 2021
Homecooked Bee Hoon Recipe
This is a comfort dish that we will always come back to. And we can make it vegetarian by replacing or omitting some components like garlic and eggs.
Start by frying 2 beaten eggs into an omelette. Then slice them into thin strips for garnishing later. Add
Wednesday, February 24, 2021
Potatoes Minced Pork in Soya Sauce Recipe
In the same pan, fry 2 chopped garlic and some white bits of scallion until fragrant.
Friday, February 19, 2021
Teochew Orh Nee Recipe
Thursday, February 18, 2021
Garoupa Pao Fan Recipe
Add 2 handfuls of ikan bilis and 1 handful of dried shrimp, followed by 300g of fish bones, preferably Garoupa as they make the best tasting fish broths.
Wednesday, February 17, 2021
Hainanese Chicken Rice Cooker Recipe
Tuesday, February 16, 2021
Spaghetti Aglio Olio Scallop Recipe
We are using the much more premium Barilla bronze dye spaghetti here. It has a rougher texture and is able to absorb sauces even better than the regular pasta.
Monday, April 23, 2018
Victor's Kitchen at Sunshine Plaza - Forget the Liu Sha Bao, It's the Dim Sum That Shines
Yet, when we long for the old school push trolley dim sum places, the remaining ones are a pale shadow of their former glory.
Duality Series - Chef Pang, French Pastries Extraordinaire and Hakka Cuisine Custodian
Recognised as the best local baker here, Chef Pang was brought up on a staple of mum's cooking during his childhood days. His fondest food memory being his mum's authentic Hakka leek kueh, which itself is a rarity these days.
Friday, January 19, 2018
Shao at Jurong East - The Perfect Char Siew
Yet, one resourceful chef has managed to not only make a char siew using a combi oven with incredible results, he has also managed to surpass almost everyone else in this field of expertise.
Friday, October 13, 2017
Morton's Steakhouse Fall Menu - The Chanel of Modern Cuisine
Morton's Steakhouse belongs to that same category when even in an culinary era of gimmicky foams and colourful purees, the sense that stepping into this equally timeless institution will guarantee you a night of unmatched deliciousness and gastronomic satisfaction.
Thursday, August 31, 2017
BakBak at Circular Road - Rong Cheng Bak Kut Teh in a New Light
White peppery, garlicky broth filled with chunks of pork ribs. Served with a side of soy braised pork trotters and pickled vegetables. Finished off with a brew of Chinese oolong tea.
Wednesday, August 23, 2017
Antoinette Heritage Menu - The Hakka Son Returns
But now, Chef Pang from Antoinette has come dangerously close to making Mod-Sin his own. And in the process, he has also thoughtfully revisited his Hakka roots, something that I have always wished for.
Tuesday, July 4, 2017
Double Happy Bak Kut Teh - The Golden Age of Singapore Hawkers
The truth of the matter is that we may never know how this pork bone broth originated, save for some scant details published on the web.
Friday, June 9, 2017
Audace - Precise, Retrained Modern French Cooking
But the cooking is less audacious here, and more inclined to a cuisine that has a Steve Jobs focus and precision, and Chef Jeremy Gilon shows much restraint on his simple but visually pleasing crafted plates.
Wednesday, June 7, 2017
Authentic Carbonara - Cooking the Classic Italian Pasta Dish
Cream, bacon and watery renditions are the ones that will likely show up on your social media feeds. And worse, some joints even dare to paddle authentic Carbonara dishes when ingredients like wine and chicken stock are added into the mix.
Saturday, June 3, 2017
The Return of Simon Road Oyster Omelette
It was around five years ago that the father and sons team moved into a stall a few units away next to the Punggol Nasi Lemak place. A few loyal fans managed to find it but was largely unnoticed.
Friday, May 26, 2017
Boru Boru - Chirashi Gem
For the most part, the other rice bowl establishments have only added more colour and creativity to the scene. Very few can match the quality and freshness from Chef Teppei's outlets.
Monday, May 15, 2017
Ristorante Luka - Simply the Best New Eatery of 2017
Compounded by the fact that very little is accurate from what you read both online and offline. Reviews are too condescending to the establishments, and when you consider that many reviewers have little idea of what good food entails, it takes a rare gem to really stand out.
Thursday, May 4, 2017
Morton's Spring Menu 2017 - Faultless as Always
In recent years, they have seen a facelift and even opened up for Sunday lunches. Despite the various changes to cater for an ever discerning and equally fickle dining crowd, their signatures are still as good as ever.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Hawker Legends - Sheng Cheng Char Kway Teow
Friday, March 24, 2017
Hawker Legends - Original Serangoon Fried Hokkien Mee
His weary lines betray a trying life behind a sweat inducing environment. Yet, when he spots us anxiously waiting for him to start, he immediately beckons us to fire the first order of the day.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
Bosch Active Water Dishwasher - Washing Dishes Made Easier
Last December, we finally had one of these installed at our home. It is the Bosch Active Dishwasher.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017
Singapore Food Journalism - Distinguishing Authentic and Legitimate Food Views
You might be just an individual, taking food pictures for the fun of it. But once you establish a following, invitations from food establishments will invariably start to come.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017
Hidden Hawker Gems - Lim Hokkien Fried Mee at Kembangan
With the same ingredients and base, this plate of seafood infused noodles can turn out very differently.
Friday, March 3, 2017
Hidden Hawker Gems - Sheng Kee Cooked Food and Soya Chicken
The lady owner, Mrs See, started this place 36 years back with her husband. Now, it is a popular haunt for the residents around this area. But very little media attention has been given to them, save for a few blog posts here and there.
Wednesday, March 1, 2017
Hidden Hawker Gems - Jia Xiang Mee Siam at Redhill Market
There is one, however, in Redhill Market that might just surprise you. It's a half century old stall, and it is hardly talked about in the culinary media scene.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Hidden Hawker Gems - The Original Nan Xiang Chicken Rice
And before discovering this, my only other two "go to" char siew stalls are Foong Kee and Fu Shi. The former is as classic as it gets, and the latter, a newer entry that has similar traits to the KL's Ming Kee which I still hold as the gold standard for char siew.
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Hidden Hawker Gems - Blanco Court Traditional Hainan Beef Noodles
The idea behind this is that we are far too familiar with the STB favoured hawkers for too long. In addition, blogs and other publications tend to only write about the ones that are already having too much attention, or hawkers that have become media savvy.
Pollen at Gardens by the Bay - Immaculate Cooking
Talking to him, however, is a totally different ball game. He's actually quite unassuming, though when engaged on the subject of cooking, he will light up immediately and is rather animated to talk about the stories behind his dishes.
Friday, January 13, 2017
2017 Yusheng Round Up - Lan Ting
But I do acknowledge that the majority of Singaporeans would prefer their matriarchs to take a breather for once and dine out. So here is my round up for the coming rooster year.