The only time I’ll eat duck (or chicken) skin is when it’s crispy, so rather than discarding it, I decided to remove all the skin from the duck in this live broadcast, and render it to obtain duck fat. I also wanted to use up every last bit from this duck (I’m Asian, after all) so I made crackling from the skin. Removing the skin and fat also meant » Read More
How to Cook Duck Soup with Salted Vegetables
December 9, 2017 by
I used the duck bones (with a generous amount of meat left on it) from the same duck in my last post, to make duck soup with salted vegetables, a well-loved Chinese homestyle soup that originated from the Fujian province in China. The duck soup segment begins about halfway through this live video - Duck Soup with » Read More
How to Make Thai Crispy Fish and Apple Salad
December 3, 2017 by
I was inspired to attempt this dish after sampling Fresh Crispy Snapper + Mango Salad at Lao-Thai eatery Holy Basil in Canley Heights recently. The footnote in the menu said that when out of season, they substitute green mango with apple, which I thought was a brilliant idea since not many greengrocers outside of postcode 2166 (Cabramatta, Canley » Read More
How to Make Malaysian Popiah – 2017 Edition
November 7, 2017 by
I remember the time I was invited to Singapore to film a series of cooking videos for an online media company. I was quite happy with the results but for the fact that they described me on their portal as a "food blogger". Anybody can blog, but I'd bet my bottom dollar there aren't many Malaysian cooks in the world who can claim to know how to » Read More
How to Cook Vietnamese Barbecue Prawns with Papaya Salad – Asian BBQ Series
October 15, 2017 by
This Vietnamese-inspired barbecue prawn dish is served on a bed of shredded green papaya, but young mango would work just as well, and would add a nice tangy note to the dish. In the absence of either, I would suggest thinly shredded cabbage. Adapted from Luke Nguyen's "Indochine". INGREDIENTS: 600g prawns, peeled 2 Tbsps oyster sauce 1 » Read More
How to Cook Thai Crying Tiger (Seua Hay Rong) – Asian BBQ Series
October 8, 2017 by
One of my favourites to order when I dine out at Thai restaurants, I had the opportunity to attempt making this myself using my Ziggy barbecue unit. This recipe is based on David Thompson's "Thai Food", and is part of my series of Asian BBQ Recipes. FYI because I'm a bit of a wimp with chilli, the heat level in the sauce that accompanies the dish » Read More
How to Cook Thai Grilled Cuttlefish (Pla Meuk Yang) – Asian BBQ Series
October 8, 2017 by
A simple recipe for your barbecue - in this video, I used cuttlefish, though squid would work just as well. This is the third in my series of Asian BBQ Recipes, and it's adapted from David Thompson's Thai Food. INGREDIENTS: 200g cuttlefish or squid 1 Tbsp fish sauce 3 Tbsps coconut cream 1 Tbsp coriander leaves Sauce - 1 coriander » Read More
How to Make Chilli Sauce for Dim Sums
September 16, 2017 by
This post relates to my broadcast that covered 2 dishes - chilli crab, and the chilli sauce typically served at Chinese restaurants for Yum Cha. Chilli Sauce for Dumplings (1 hr 16 mins into video) INGREDIENTS: 2 cups large chillies 5 cloves garlic 1 Tbsp white vinegar 1 Tbsp sugar ½ Tbsp salt Cooled, boiled water (if » Read More
How to Make Kerisik and Chicken Rendang
August 1, 2017 by
Much like cereal prawns, an overwhelming number of online searches for “kerisik” yield misinformed recipes (what I like to call Fake Food News) for this Malaysian rendang ingredient. For the last time, kerisik is not toasted desiccated coconut; it’s roasted creamed coconut, sometimes called “coconut butter”. Kerisik INGREDIENT: Block of » Read More
Live Asian Kitchen Recipe Links 2
August 1, 2017 by
Here are more links to previously posted recipes for the following recent Twitch broadcasts - How to Cook Laksa Nyonya with Sui Gow Dumplings Click here for the Laksa Nyonya recipe >> https://jackiem.com.au/2017/01/23/laksa-nyonya-recipe-from-my-tafe-nsw-masterclass-presentation/ Click here for the Sui Gow recipe >> » Read More