South Africa Meets Malaysia – cooking steak South African-style, accompanied with Malaysian sides
Some of you (I say some, because I realise I don’t talk about it often enough) would know I micro-produce a range of Handcrafted Dry Curry Paste kits, which are based on the dishes I used to make and sell at my restaurant many, many years ago. (You can check out the range and order…
Does this sound like you? I’m looking to work with a handful of select people who want to master Malaysian hawker cooking via online coaching. These are the attributes I’m looking for.
Truth be told, growing up in Seremban, Dosai (aka Dosa) was never on my radar. (Though, in my defence, I can’t be the only Malaysian who’s all about roti canai when eating breakfast at a mamak stall.) Times have changed however, and we now eat dosai at home practically every day (by “we”, I mean…
A few weeks ago, I launched a new range of handcrafted curry pastes online, and I now finally have a chance to actually explain what they are and how to use them. First of all though, a bit of background – As many of you would know, I use to be the owner-cook of my…
This is a post covering some troubleshooting and tips for your next batch of homemade tau fu fah. It’s not a recipe post, since I’ve already previously shared the recipe: Here (making it from scratch) – https://jackiem.com.au/2019/07/24/how-to-make-tofu-pudding-taufu-fa/ and here (using the shortcut version) – https://jackiem.com.au/2022/05/11/how-to-make-easy-taufu-fah-sweet-tofu-pudding/ and since I don’t monetise the content on this site,…
I’d always assumed high-powered gas stoves were my only option if I wanted to – 1) use my round-bottom traditional Chinese woks 2) generate good “wok hei”. That was before I met Kenneth Lim, the owner of Omnomnom Food Truck in Perth. Kenneth convinced old-school (behind-the-times?) me that chefs in China have long ago adopted…
Plus – A Case Study Using My Easy Prawn and Pineapple Curry Recipe If you’re a Thermomix TM6 owner you’re likely familiar with Cookidoo – a platform where you can pick and choose out of thousands of recipes. You select what you want to cook, and it guides you step-by-step with preset temperatures, times and…
In Street Food Journeys: Malaysia Series 3 (Plant-Based Edition) we explore some of Malaysia’s most famous dishes, and show our audience how to tweak them to be vegan-friendly. Episode 1 covers Penang, arguably Malaysia’s most famous street food destination, and in this particular segment, I demonstrate how to cook a vegan version of Penang Char…
When I started my food business, my specialty was satay (bet you didn’t know that) – I used to cook them on charcoal grills and sell them at the monthly Kirribilli and Mosman Markets in the mid-90s, back when I was still working in an office during the week. And I used to make a…