When I was doing my shopping at the Chinese supermarket, the butchery section had a huge stack of piggy trotters and I was tempted. Luckily I stopped myself from buying more than 1 packet. It has 3 trotters inside. We Chinese do not like the number 4 you know. I was thinking hard of what … Continue reading Pig Trotters with fermented red bean (腐乳)
Over the last year, after much ‘encouragements’ from friends I researched and finally bought 2 Air-Fryers; fundamentally one for my son who has moved away and one for me to learn so I can teach him easy recipes to feed himself. However I have since fallen in love with it! I use it as a … Continue reading Traditional Cantonese Crispy Roast pork – Siu Yuk, 脆皮烧肉 Air- Fryer version!
Recently it has been much easier for me to lay my hands on ‘fresh’ lotus roots. The other day when I was at the shop, I saw this fresh stick of lotus root winking at me. So, I bought it for the princely sum of £8 plus! Sacrilege! However, lotus root is good for us … Continue reading Braised pork ribs with lotus roots and nam yue (fermented red beancurd)
On the first day of Chinese Lunar New Year, I fried vermicelli noodles with vegetarian mock duck/goose. However hubby was not really impressed. He said it did not taste of much except sweetness. He is terrible. kekekekeke As I am not fully well and having a stupid weakness still after two months post Covid19 I … Continue reading Vegetarian Goose 素鵝 – Special
This recipe have been on the pipeline for yonks. It was in my old blog which I have lost and I meant to put into this new blog but the opportunity did not present itself until today. I have developed this over 22 years to suit my taste. Please use this recipe as a guide … Continue reading Char Siu, Chinese BBQ Pork, 叉烧肉 ala Julie’s recipe
A good dish we all enjoy but I do not often make. This is because i only like this dish made with Cantonese Crispy Roast Pork Belly. The skin just have that taste non other cooking style of pork can replace! Coating the yam and frying don’t take that long and neither is it difficult … Continue reading Hakka Kau Yuk芋頭扣肉 with Cantonese Crispy Roast Pork Belly 脆皮烧肉
Traditional Cantonese Crispy Roast pork belly – Siu Yuk, 脆皮烧肉, is my daughter favourite of all Chinese roast dishes. She can never have enough of Cantonese Crispy Roast Pork Belly aka Siu Yuk and will eat it everyday if she could. However normally after marinating and roasting it all day, after the cleaning up I … Continue reading Traditional Cantonese Crispy Roast pork belly – Siu Yuk, 脆皮烧肉.
