Favourite Malaysian and Asian recipes with time-saving hacks
How do you prevent fried beehoon from sticking to the wok? Ask any cook and that is probably their no 1 pet peeve when cooking fried beehoon, a simple and most delicious dish. Washing the wok after frying, however, is a pain of epic proportions. I usually soak the wok in hot water to “lift”…
So recently, something exciting happened: I did my very first podcast!! Stev Yong, former IT manager turned financial consultant, invited me to speak about www.cookwithipohbunny.com on My Personal Finances, the award-winning financial education education platform he founded. What has personal finances got to do with a food website? Personally, the MCO forced me to confront…
I’ve known Danny Boh, the contributor of this otak-otak recipe, for a long time. Nearly 20 years in fact. We go way back to the days when I joined Dell Penang as a fresh graduate and Danny was a sales manager in another department. Sure we said hello once in a while. But life…
Every Ipohite has their favourite kai si hor fun stall. Mine is Canning Garden’s Little Katong, a relative newcomer compared to the old stalwarts in other parts of Ipoh. I prefer this version because the soup is rich and flavourful without being overly sweet. For the uninitiated, kai si hor fun stands for shredded chicken…
What could be so luxurious about chicken porridge? If you make them the way my Aunt Wong Kim Yeng does, then it is SUPER luxurious. In fact, better than any dim sum restaurant out there! I found out about her special porridge way back in 2006. I had just moved to Kuala Lumpur permanently to…
Do you find yourself stuck with leftover bread that you don’t know what to do with? I know I do, especially the ends of bread loaves, which are hard and not so nice to eat. Inspired by Japanese chef Masa, I developed a simple recipe that uses leftover bread to create a delicious breakfast casserole…
I was doing my usual lurking at the lively Global Malaysian Makan Minum Network FB Group when a photo stopped me short in my e-tracks. “What a gorgeous looking bowl of hokkien mee!” I thought. My mouth watered at the sight of succulent prawns swimming in an appetizing bowl of noodle soup topped with a…
Sang har meen brings back wonderful memories. Growing up, I would visit my relatives in Bukit Bintang whenever I came to Kuala Lumpur. The neighbourhood was a hotspot for sang har meen, a popular Chinese restaurant dish featuring giant river prawns atop a bed of crispy noodles swimming in a rich briny sauce. Yum!! The…
When Covid19 hit, Sam Lau of Artisan Handmade Bread was forced to return to his baking roots – but not all’s gloom and doom. “Come come, Alex, you must try some sourdough from this young man.” My ears pricked up. Sourdough was starting to trend in Kuala Lumpur, but I had not heard the word…
Before I dive into the mechanics of making braised turmeric chicken, allow me to digress a little. When I started sharing recipes on social media, I didn’t expect it to become such a rich learning resource, thanks to friends who comment. The recipe for this braised turmeric chicken is inspired by a FB post about…
What’s a must-have during Hari Raya? To the people of Perak, the best part of the celebration is rendang tok. Once reserved for Perak royalty, the delicacy is exalted for its sweet, robust taste and deep, dark flavours. The meat is slowly cooked in coconut milk and some 20 different herbs and spices for 4-…
First of all, thank you so much, Chef Francis Cheah, for being the first guest contributor of Cook with Ipohbunny. He shares with us his recipe for creamy pepper prawns, which I’m sure all of you will love for its simple preparation and gorgeous flavours 🙂 I’ve been a fan of Chef Francis for a…
Growing up in Ipoh, I got to know claypot chicken rice at a very young age. I still remember where I ate it: a roadside stall in Hugh Low Street. The uncle and aunty would monitor multiple claypots on stoves like hawks, holding fans to control the flame and lifting the lids occasionally to check…
Like many small businesses, popular comfort food purveyor Charlie’s Cafe was hit hard by COVID19. As captain of the ship, owner-founder Desonny Tuzan had people to take care of and he knew, in order to survive, he could no longer do business as normal. Here’s what he did to save the business that he and…
Braised yee mee is one of my favourite 15-minute comfort meals — saucy, slurpy, and perfect for using up whatever vegetables and protein you already have at home. The first dish my mum ever taught me, it’s her go-to solution for days when she can’t decide what to cook. Why? Because it’s easy, tasty, and…
