This dish is inspired by another recipe that I’ve already shared, Sweet Soy Sauce Pork Belly. However these two dishes have their own distinct characteristics. Unlike its sibling, you wouldn’t want to overcook the meat to keep its rich flavor and texture.

Ingredients

• 500 gram of lamb
• 4 tbs sweet soy sauce
• 200 ml water
• 8 pieces of shallots
• 6 cloves of garlic
• 1 tbs salt
• a pinch of pepper

Steps

1. Mix shallots and garlic in an electric blender and grind finely. If you don’t have electric blender, boil the shallots and garlic so they become softened. Crush them using spoon and mix well.
2. Cut the lamb into cubes
3. Heat oil in a pot. Add shallots and garlic mixture and stir fry for 2 minutes.
4. Add lamb cubes and stir fry.
5. Add salt and pepper, season to taste.
6. Add sweet soy sauce and water. Mix it well.
7. With a small fire, cook the meat until it becomes soft and the sauce thicken. This usually takes about 15 minutes. Stir the pot every once in a while.
8. Serve with steamed rice while it’s still hot. Enjoy.

Is there nothing better than French Toast for weekend breakfast? Slice of bread, soaked in a mixture of beaten egg with milk, toasted in a frying pan, coated with sugar and cinnamon, and served with maple syrup and strawberry. This has to be one of our favorite breakfast dishes.

Ingredients

• 4 breads
• 2 eggs
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/4 cup caster sugar
• 1 ts cinnamon
• butter
• strawberry
• maple syrup

Steps

1. Place eggs and milk in a bowl. Whisk until combined.
2. Combined sugar and cinnamon in a shallow dish.
3. Cut each bread into half. Dip the bread, 1 at a time, in egg mixture until soaked.
4. Melt the butter in a large, non stick frying pan over medium heat.
5. Put bread on the frying pan for around 2 minutes each side until golden brown.
6. Remove from the pan. Toss in sugar mixture to coast.
7. Serve toast with maple syrup and strawberry. Enjoy your breakfast!

This is a recipe from my mom in law. As most good home cooking, what makes this recipe so great is its simplicity. It takes a long time to cook however requires little effort. Most importantly, it’s definitely worth the wait!

There are few different versions of this dish. Some use ginger or star anise in the sauce. Others use tofu and potatoes along with the Pork Belly and garnish it with some spring onions. But my favorite version here is keeping it simple and sticking to its essence.

Ingredients

• 600g pork belly. skin on, boneless
• 3 pcs garlic
• 1 pc shallot
• sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) to taste
• 1 tbs oyster sauce
• a pinch of salt and pepper
• 4 hard boiled eggs

Steps

1. Finely chop all the garlic and shallot. Cut the pork belly into medium size cubes.
2. Heat a medium size pot until its hot. Then, put all the pork belly into the pot. No oil is required as the meat will be naturally greased from its own fat.
3. Cook and seal the meat until the fat starts to melt. Then remove it from the pot and set it aside.
4. Add the garlic and shallot into the pot. Let it sizzle in the pork’s fat for 30 seconds to release the fragrance.
5. Return the pork belly into the pot along with the hard boiled eggs.
6. Add some sweet soy sauce, oyster sauce and season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix it well until everything is coated evenly. Careful not to break the eggs.
7. Add some water until all the meat is covered. With a small fire, cook the meat until it becomes soft and the sauce thicken. This usually takes about 30 minutes. Stir the pot every once in a while.
8. It is best to cook it over a long period of time. Just add water every 30 minutes and let the sauce re-thickens.
9. Serve with some hot steamed jasmine rice. Enjoy!