Category: Homecook

I think everyone likes fried rice, raise your hand if you don’t. 🙋🏼‍ Fried Rice is my favorite way to use leftover rice. Pretty much anything can go into fried rice, usually a combination of veggies, beaten egg, and a protein such as the shrimp I’m using in this recipe, or pork, chicken, bacon or waxed sausage. It’s quick and […]

As a Hakka Moi, my mom has a few traditional Hakka dishes under her belt such as Hakka Char Yoke (客家炸肉, fried pork belly with fermented tofu), Hakka Yong Tau Foo (酿豆腐, bean curd and vegetables stuffed with fish and meat paste), Hakka Kau Yoke (芋头扣肉, slices of pork belly layered with sliced yams in between) and this Ham Kai (蒸咸鸡, […]

Who doesn’t like crispy chicken chunks with sweet and savoury sticky honey glaze? Definitely not me! Especially when no frying process is involved in the recipe, let’s do it!   Ingredients (Serve: 3-4) 400g boneless chicken thighs (or any other part), cut into bite-sized chunks 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 egg, beaten 1/2 cup cornstarch 2 cloves garlic , minced 1 teaspoon ginger, minced 2 green onions, chopped, with white and […]

There are various varieties, sizes, shapes and colours of brinjal, but most commonly purple. Also known an eggplant or aubergine, the spongy, absorbent fruit (although often considered a vegetable, it is a berry by botanical definition) is used in various cuisines.  Brinjal undoubtedly, is not a very popular vegetable due to its ‘slimy’ texture and some find it ‘bitter’ to taste. But if it’s […]