Stir Fried Pork Belly with Pineapple, Fresh Turmeric and Cashew Nuts

This is another new recipe that I discovered accidentally. Initially, I wanted to fry the pork belly with just turmeric and a little soya sauce but I ended up adding other ingredients to the dish. Anyway, the dish turned up quite well and my kids love it. I guess the combination of flavours from the ingredients brought out a taste for their taste buds.....LOL!
Here is my recipe for Stir Fried Pork Belly with Pineapple, Fresh Turmeric and Cashew Nuts.

Ingredients
Pork Belly or Pork Tenderloin, 300 gms, slice thinly
Cashew Nuts(roasted), 1/2 cup
Fresh Turmeric, 1 ", cut into thin slices
Tomato sauce, 1 tablespoon
Light Soya sauce, 1 tablespoon
Pineapple, 10 bite size slices
Shallots, 5 pcs, cut thinly
Salt to taste

Heat up wok and put in a tablespoon of vegetable oil. Saute shallots and fresh turmeric until fragrant. Add pork belly. Fry until they are cooked. Add tomato sauce, light soya sauce, salt to taste, cashew nuts and pineaple. Serve with steamed rice.

Crab with Cross Like Mark on its Shell

I was about to work on my Curry Crab with Prawns posting when I noticed the distinct cross-like mark on the shell. Then I remembered reading in The Star about this species of crab causing a stir among Malacca Christians in Sept 2011. The photo of the crab in The Star has a cross like mark with black background on the shell. The one I have is of a lighter coloured shell, probably a close family to the Charybdisferiatus.

According to The Star, during the 16th century, Sir Francis Xavier was sailing from some Indonesian islands to Malacca when he was caught in a storm. He then dipped his crucifix into the sea and pray to God to calm the raging storm. Unfortunately, the crucifix slipped from his hand and dropped into the sea. He prayed to god that he could get it back. When he landed in Malacca he saw a crab on the beach clutching the same crucifix in its claw.Sir Francis was surprised and he knelt down to retrive the cross from the crab.
He then blessed the crab and the cross appeared on the crab shell.

So, next time whenever you are eating this species of crab, remember to look out for its distinct cross mark!...........
.....errrrr, if you spot any numbers on the shell, please let me know.....so I can go and bet on some 4D or Toto....lol!

Cooking Misadventure - Crispy Burnt Bak Hu (Pork Floss)

Just a short post, while waiting for my customer response before a meeting.......

This is what happened when I added to much sugar when cooking Bak Hu (Meat Floss, click here for Bak Hu recipe). Instead of using 4 tablespoons of sugar, I thought that 7 tablespoons for 1kg of lean pork would make the Bak Hu taste nicer. It was rather hard to fry the bak hu because it burnt easily and at the end the Bak Hu turned crispy because the sugar caramelized. Anyway, this bak hu has a new taste and is rather crispy! LOL!

Gotta run.....Cheers and Have a nice weekend!

Stir Fried Leeks With Roast Pork Recipe

I bought a nice cut of roast pork leg to cook soup and used the meaty part to fry with leeks. Although I normally cook leeks with tofu, I find that it also goes along well with roast pork. I wanted to cook up a leeks and roast pork dish like the one that I had in Ah Shun Siew Char stall.
Everyone in my family loves to eat leeks and it tasted even better with roasted pork! LOL!

Ingredients
Leeks, 3 stalks, cut into large strips
Roast pork, 7 to 8 slices
Garlic, 5 cloves, chopped finely or just cut into slices
Salt to taste
Corn flour and water mixture to thicken the gravy

Heat up wok and add in a little vegetable oil. Put in the garlic and saute until fragrant. Add roast pork and stir fry for a short while to bring out the flavours. Add leeks and fry until it is slightly cooked. Pour in a little water and bring to a boil. Add corn flour and water mixture to thicken the gravy. Lastly add a little salt to taste.

Cooking Hazard

If I don't write something soon in my blog, Bananaz would be calling 911 as he was wondering  whether I was still stuck in my room because of the spoilt circular door lock.  LOL!

Actually I was still a little busy and didn't update my blog or blog hop. Sorry ya!

Most of the time, whenever I was rushing to cook for my kids before going out for an appointment with my customers, I got a little careless and burn my arm with the hot oil from the wok.  This is one the common hazard we have to face for the love of cooking. ouch ouch!

I guess cooking is more dangerous than playing around with my metal nunchaku. ha ha ha!

How to Open(Release) Jammed and Change Circular Bedroom Lock Sets

A) To open (release) jammed Circular (Knob) Lock

This type of commonly used circular lock get jammed up rather often. In order to release the jammed lock, hold on to the center piece and turn the knob. The fingers holding the center locking piece must not move when you are turning the knob. The locking center should pop up to its' original position after this procedure.


B) Step By Step Procedure to change Circular (knob) locksets


First you will have to remove the old circular lockset. Use a nail or tool provided with the lockset to deoress the knob (lever) catch hole and slide (pull) the knob off the spindle.

This is how the lockset looks like after you remove the knob (lever)

Remove the two screws that hold the lockset to the door.

Pull out the other end of the knob.

Remove the screws that hold the latch unit to the door frame. Then pull out the latch unit.

The old lockset is completely removed from the door.

To install the new lock. use a nail to depress the knob catch hold and slide the knob out from the spindle.

Put the latch unit into the side cavity. Push the lockset into the round cavity of the door. Make sure that the lock housing engages with the latch prongs and the retractor interlocks with the latch bar. This is to ensure that the latch would move in or out  of the box strike whenever the knob is turned.

Depress the knob catch hole with a nail or tool provided with the lockset. Slide in the knob into the spindle. Install rose by snapping it in place or for some circular locks models, you just need to turn it clockwise until it touch the door. Your circular lockset is ready for use!

Tanjung Bunga Restaurant - Penang Nyonya Cuisine, A night out with my foodie friend

Once a Penangite, always a Penangite. My lady foodie friend from Penang and I love Penang Nyonya food very much. Ever since coming to KL, she didn't could not find any outlet that sell good Perut Ikan dish (pickled fish stomach). I took her to Tanjung Bunga Restaurant in SS2 ChowYang. I have been eating at this restaurant for the pass 20 years, ever since I came to KL. Tg Bunga serve very good Penang Nyonya food at very reasonable price.After so many years, this little restaurant is still drawing a good crowd. Most of the table was occupied when we walked in. Luckily, we managed to find one empty table before more dinner crowd arrive.

 My friend was really delighted to eat here. She commented that it was a very satisfying meal!

After processing the food photos below, I suddenly realised that we  really ate a lot of food that night! LOL!

Perut Ikan, a pungent dish made from Daun Kadok (Piper Sarmentosum) plant. Love it!

 Penang Nyonya Otak Otak (Fish paste with coconut milk and spices). Nice!

 It has been quite some time I didn't eat Nasi Ulam liao! I have Cekur plant growing in my garden but did not make ulam with it. This is a very healthy dish! Another yummy dish!

 Another must have in this restaurant, the Jiu Hu Char (Turnips fried with strands of dried squid). Best eaten with lettuce.

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 Another one of our favourite dish, the Sambal Petai (stinking beans) Prawns. Delicious!

The total bill for the night? Aiya forgot liao! Only remember that it was reasonable! Food too tasty....happy until forgot to note down...ha ha ha!

Address
Restoran Penang Nyonya Kari Kepala Ikan Tanjung Bunga
No 117, Jalan SS2/6, 47300, Petaling Jaya, Selangor.
Tel: 03 78774531

Business Hours: Mon – Sun 11.30 am to 3 pm 6pm to 10 pm
Closed every Thursday

Map To Restoran Penang Nyonya Kari Kepala Ikan Tanjung Bunga, SS2, PJ

Desa Aman Puri Food Court Ah Shun Siew Char - Simple, Cheap and Nice Food

I was looking for a place to have a simple and quick meal when I found Ah Shun Siew Char Food Stall tucked in the middle of Desa Aman Puri Food Court. This food court used to be packed with patrons when it first opened a few years back but now business is kind of slow. I guess there are too many food stalls in this area and the competition must have been really stiff. I noticed that Ah Shun stall has a steady stream of diners coming in.

Ah Shun offers quite a wide range of vegetable which is displayed in small basket. I ordered leeks fried with roast pork which is very tasty and fried to perfection. The Roast Pork is delicious too. There are not many places offering leek vegetable. So far, I think this is the first stall that I came across having leek in the menu.

Fu Yong eggs,  a little burnt at the side but tasted ok! Sorry lah, half eaten then only remember to take photo! LOL!



The total bill for three person plus rice came up to be RM16.50! A really good price for a simple but tasty dinner!



Address and Map to Ah Shun Siew Char Food Stall



Ah Shun Siew Char Stall

Desa Aman Puri Food Court

Jalan Desa 1/4

Desa Aman Puri, Kepong, 52100

Kuala Lumpur