One of the most popular things on this blog is my recipe for Dong Po Pork. It’s basic, easy and delicious. Could it be possible to make it even better?
Well…..
Yes.
The original recipe I used was very basic and used only a few ingredients. The new improved version is even more delicious. To the original seasonings of [...]
One of the few things I truly miss about moving away from Chinatown is the restaurant scene. There’s a fantastic little Thai place in Pyrmont on Harris St called Little Siam that I always liked. The food is good, quick and a good price and the place is pretty funky on the decorating scale (cheap, [...]
Now that I’m spending more time at home I find that my TV consumption has risen slightly. Ordinarily this would be a Bad Thing but I’m actually just watching the same few shows.
Last week I watched “The Cook & the Chef” on the ABC. While Simon and Maggie occasionally get on my nerves (Oh, gosh [...]
Take three large squid hoods, clean, score and cut into pieces. In a hot wok, stir-fry your vegetables (brocolli, carrot, onion etc) until half-done. Then, to the wok, add the following; a large splash of tomato puree, a splash of rice vinegar, two or three huge gloops of sweet chilli sauce, garlic, ginger, fresh minced [...]
Oh wow – my rather average day yesterday really picked up in the afternoon when I summoned up enough courage to walk into the little (or so I thought) Korean grocery store that I’ve been passing on my way home for the last 8 months. It’s called “Dong San Asian Grocery” and it’s on Victoria [...]
Although any proper Chinese chef would probably throw away his cleaver in despair, here is my version of the ever-popular Hainan chicken. I decided to make this dish when I found an honest-to-goodness free-range chicken at the local supermarket (of all places) that had actually be marked down to sell. Huzzah!
Into my largest stock-pot went [...]
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