Pinch each of salt and pepper 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 teaspoon sugar 2 teaspoons dry sherry 1 teaspoon ginger juice 1 teaspoon cornstarch 1 lb (500 g) pork or beef, sliced thin across the grain 2 oz (60 g) bacon, cut into strips of similar size to the meat 4 oz (125 g) pork [...]
Pepper Crab is a popular modern recipe in Malaysia, made with black pepper and chilies. When cooking whole crabs, especially large ones such as mud crabs, buy them still alive if you can. Put them in the freezer for half an hour, then wash them, remove the bottom plate of the shell and clean out [...]
This dish is found all over Southeast Asia and is a favorite lunch in supermarket and airport canteens in Bangkok. 2 tablespoons oil 2 cloves garlic, chopped 2 slices fresh ginger root 1 lb (500 g) belly pork, cubed 2 teaspoons sugar, or more to taste Pinch of freshly ground black pepper 2 tablespoons dark [...]
This dish makes a good hors d’oeuvre in a meal of separate courses. 1 small chicken 4 tablespoons dark soy sauce ½ cup (125 ml) Chinese wine or a pale, not too dry sherry Vegetables for garnish (green onions, unpeeled cucumbers, fresh red chilies) METHOD Put the chicken in a pot with enough water to [...]
1 lb-1¾ lb (500-800 g) whole flat fish (pomfret, snapper, bream, flounder) 4-cm (1 ½ -in) piece fresh ginger root, peeled and grated 6 green onions, cut into 1-in (2½ -cm) lengths 1 ½ tablespoons light soy sauce 2 teaspoons light soy sauce 2 teaspoons sesame oil 1 cup Asian celery, washed and cut into [...]
(Makes 6 rolls) Egg wrappers Oil for greasing the pan 6 eggs, beaten but not frothy Filling 8 oz (250 g) ground chicken or lean beef 2 teaspoons light soy sauce 1 teaspoon cornstarch Salt and pepper to taste Peanut oil 1 thick slice fresh ginger root, peeled and chopped 1 small onion, finely chopped [...]
1 lb (500 g) fine-fleshed fish (garnish, whiting, brea, flounder) Salt to taste 4 tablespoons water Small amount of rice flour or cornstarch 3 ½ oz (100 g) Chinese or mung-bean vermicelli 5 cups (1 ¼ liters) fish stock or light chicken stock Salt to taste Light soy sauce to taste 1 cup (250 g) [...]
