Stories and recipes from a Malaysian home kitchen
Make chicken confit at home? No way in hell, man! Or at least – until yesterday. Now, I’ve seen chicken or duck confit in restaurant menus a number of times, in particular fancy restaurants. The price tag is usually hefty, which gave me the impression it must be super delicious AND super difficult to make….
A teriyaki chicken poke bowl is a thing of joy – and the perfect quarantine meal. First, what’s poke bowl … is it Japanese or Hawaiian? Poke is a regional American-based cuisine from Hawaii, heavily influenced by Japanese cuisine.The word “poke” means “to slice or cut” in Hawaiian. In the original version, poke bowls feature…
Ginger scallion chicken reminds me of dad ❤️Unlike mum and I, dad has a milder palate. He would go for dishes like this whereas Mum and I would order fiery, spicy stuff like curry fish and kung pow chicken. In fact, I used to think that ginger scallion chicken was boring!Not anymore though.I now appreciate…
There’s no shortage of Vietnamese lemongrass chicken recipes online – I’ve even attempted some of them – but I never knew how magnificent it could be until I tried the version at Ăn Viet. Winsomely tucked between split lemongrass sticks, the dish arrived beautifully presented. But it was when I bit into the meat that…
Proof that this creamy chicken casserole is a winner? The first words out of my hubby’s mouth after his first bite were: “Make sure you write this recipe down!” Uh huh. That’s how good it was. To give credit where it’s due, I was inspired by Chicken Gloria, a recipe from popular Youtuber Natasha’s Kitchen….
Look at this absolutely gorgeous chicken burger guys. Not only was it an umami bomb, it was amazingly juicy!!! As any burger aficionado would know, a dry burger patty is one of the greatest nemesis of awesome burgers. How did I dodge the dry-burger bullet? Read on! It all started when I was stuck with…
Chicken nanban: this dish was born of an accident really. My hubby was experimenting with a newfangled method to make soft-boiled eggs and ended up making hard-boiled eggs instead. What to do? Why, make chicken nanban of course! Don’t feel bad if you’ve never heard of it. In Malaysia where I live, chicken dishes in…
Every Chinese family has their version of the classic soya sauce chicken, but when I saw a photo of Alfred Lam’s rendition, I immediately wanted his recipe. Look at that glistening honey-brown skin! I bet that got you drooling. Now, scroll down and check out this cross-section of the meat. . . . . ….
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…
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…
The frying fumes. The calories. Not to mention, mopping the floor … For these reasons, I hardly ever make fried chicken. So when I do make it, I make sure it counts. As in you’d better be damn effing delicious or I will not cook you level of delicious. And mum’s turmeric fried chicken never…
Who doesn’t love pak cham kai? You know, the poached chicken used in Hainanese chicken rice. Gently cooked in water that’s been flavoured with aromatics, the meat turns out mouth meltingly tender while retaining its moist juiciness. Even fried chicken cannot compare. But I’ve never thought about making it. Looking at videos of making Hainanese…
Stewed potato, chicken and carrots in a gravy made from oyster sauce, soya sauce and one unexpected ingredient. So wholesome. A far cry from the early days of my cooking adventures, when I was all about “sexy” dishes like fried chicken, brownies and carbonara. Some say my age is showing. As I get older, I…
