Saturday, February 12, 2011

Pork ribs with Chinese olive vegetable

This recipe came naturally one day as my fiancĂ©e and I were looking at the remaining pork ribs left in the fridge. Since we were both craving for the olive vegetable  (you can actually eat it with just rice and the effect is quite heavenly, I must say), we decided to use this as part of our meat recipe. 
Chinese olive vegetable (imported)
The combination of olive vegetable  with the pork meat brought out a whole different level of eating enjoyment. Top with the exceptional fragrance of the chinese rice wine and the hint of spice from the chili padi, it's a perfect must-try dish.

Here's  how we did it:

Ingredients:
500 to 750gm pork ribs
2 heads of garlic, crushed
2pcs red chili padi, chopped (chili padi is a Malaysian term for the common small red/green chili mostly grown in pots or sold at any grocery store)
3 tablespoon Chinese olive vegetable
3 teaspoon Chinese rice wine (Hua Diao Jiu)
1 tablespoon mushroom soy sauce

Procedure:
Stir fry garlic and pork together on high heat until brown. When the meat becomes slightly crispy-looking, add chopped chilies and olive vegetable. Stir everything thoroughly. Then lower fire to medium low before adding the rice wine and simmer for about 15 minutes with closed lid. After simmering, add the mushroom soy sauce. Wait for another 5 minutes before turning of the fire [remember to stir-n-stir-n-stir]. Serve best with steaming white rice.

Pork ribs with Chinese olive vegetable 

Wednesday, February 9, 2011

Gong Xi Fa Cai!

This is my third year living in Malaysia and I would still feel at awe whenever they celebrate CNY. Back in my homeland, Chinese New Year gets its much fanfare in probably two places: Chinatown and the malls. And if the president is having a good hair day, it might just become a non-working day! Kaloka!

This time around, i had a chance to munch on something new:
seaweed crackers
At one point in our lives we all crave for the taste of seaweed. Since japanese sushi don't come in handy most of the time, they are alternative ways to enjoy seaweed without the sushi splurge.  

This seaweed crackers is one of the best addictive munch I've had. it's crisp, crunchy, and best of all, these crackers are homemade! It's made out of seaweed and popiah wrapper and this is pretty much comparable to the Taokaenoi crispy seaweed you find in the grocery store. These seaweed crackers comes in different flavors which I am absolutely sure you will love. Just remember to put it in a airtight container to maintain that crisp texture.

I am quite excited to let Philippines taste these homemade seaweed crackers. It's definitely cheaper than Taokaenoi.