tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44347039913730927462024-03-13T22:51:42.437+08:00chris-eathealthychristine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.comBlogger139125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-84634967572616865042014-02-01T10:20:00.001+08:002014-02-01T10:20:27.505+08:00Pork Snout Poached in Chinese Marinade <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">On the
last day of the lunar year my friend Christina gave me the idea of making braised
pork knuckle</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">s
and</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> tongues in Chinese marinade (called </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">鹵水</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> louh’-sui’) for diner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I thought it was an exciting dish to make to celebrate
the arrival of the year of the horse so off I went to buy the ingredients. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, when</span></span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I arrived at the wet market - at about 2pm - my
pork butcher was about to close down his stall.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I could not help but think of my 1<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>st</sup> Chinese New Year in Hong
Kong when I could not find any vegetables after 4pm!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I learnt after this incident not to wait for the
last day to buy food needed for the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year.</span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">But this year it was different: I wanted to
make an extra dish so it was not a big deal if I could not find what I was
looking for.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The kind man apologized and
pointed at 3 small pork snouts in a plastic bowl on a table behind him. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I asked myself: “Pig’s snout?” </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The pork butcher explained: “You can cook it
in the same way as pork knuckle.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
very tender if well cooked”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I listened
to him and went home to prepare my dinner. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it is easy to find ready-made bottles
of <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">louh’-sui’</i> (Chinese marinade) at
supermarkets but I wanted to make it myself so I googled and found a few
recipes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><em><u>Note</u></em>: </span>What
is Chinese marinade? This is a stock which is made with spices and sauces that
is used for poaching or braising meats, or tofu (bean-curd) or even hard-boiled
eggs.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In Chinese it is called <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">鹵水</span>
louh’-sui’.</span></div>
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Adapted
from a recipe found on ultra-foods.com</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><span style="color: purple;">Ingredients</span>
for cooking snout:</u> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 small pig snouts (~ 600gr)</span></div>
</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 slices fresh ginger, peeled and crushed,</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 spring onions cut into 2” segments</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4 garlic cloves, peeled, crushed slightly, and left whole</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u><span style="color: purple;">Steps</span></u>:
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<li><div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add the pig snouts, ginger, spring onions, and garlic in the pot. </span></div>
</li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bring to a boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for one hour. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Drain the pig snouts and discard the garlic,
scallions, ginger, and the water.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>I<span style="color: purple;">ngredients</span>
for <span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">鹵水</span> louh’-sui’</u>:</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Tbsp. Shaoxing rice wine</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 Tbsp. dark soy sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp light soy sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 Tbsp. hoisin sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Tbsp. chili bean sauce</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 Tbsp. Chinese rock sugar (~dissolved in hot water)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">3 <span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Chinese </span>star anise<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">, whole (<a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">baat-gok - </a></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">八角</a></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">) </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="color: red;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp ground cinnamon</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp salt</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">4-5 cups water<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span>1 spring onion, chopped (for garnish)</span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><u>Steps for poaching snout in the Chinese stock</u>:</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">In a medium-sized casserole, mix the rice wine, soy sauces, hoisin sauce, chili bean sauce, sugar, star anise, cinnamon, pepper, salt, and water. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bring to a simmer and add the cooked pig snouts. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cover and reduce the heat. Simmer for 1-1/2 hours, or until the meat is tender.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Transfer to a dish with the sauce and garnish with chopped spring onion.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial;">Serve hot with plain steamed rice.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">The meat was very tender and tasted great.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span>I put the leftover sauce (stock) in
the fridge and will use it in the coming days to braise meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I also put the leftover snout in another box
in the fridge. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When I opened the box yesterday I noticed the sauce <span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">had
solidified and turned into gelatin, which means I made a good stock! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
also a great cold appetizer.</span></span></div>
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before I think it was the first time I had it in Hong Kong and for sure the
first time I cooked it myself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>French
people have many ways of cooking pig snout: served in salad style with
mustard vinaigrette (most pork butchers are selling house-made “salade de
museau” or <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">pig’s</i> <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">snout salad</i>), braised in red wine sauce, etc. </span></span></div>
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everyone’s taste I never imagined that my husband would not even want to try
it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I was surprised as he likes pig’s
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and before that <span style="color: purple;">I w</span></span><span style="color: purple;">ish you all a Happy, Prosperous and Healthy Year of
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pigs have only 2 cheeks each and I wonder how much a catty (or ~ 600gr) of cheeks would cost if this low cut meat was more popular.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">So far I have tasted beef, pork and fish cheeks.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, fish cheeks I learned to eat them here in Hong Kong and believe me: it’s tasty and refined. It is considered to be the best part of the fish and you are privileged if cheeks are offered to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The head of steamed groupers (or garoupas – <span lang="ZH-TW" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">石斑魚</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">)</span> are indeed a delicacy (but this could be developed in another post).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you have never tried it I recommend that you do.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Of the whole pork, the cheek is one the most tender parts.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial;"><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Cheeks used to be considered a low cut (worthless). Although it is more common to cook them today they are not frequently seen on the Chinese restaurants’ menus. I am surprised as it is a delicate meat, lean and tender.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2 pork cheehs (cut into pieces)</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1 pack of fresh buttons mushrooms, sliced</span></div>
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110 ml red wine</div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2 small tomatoes cut into quarters</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2 Tbsp. tomato purée </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2 leaks, cut into 2” width</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">1 carrot, cut into large chunks</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">10 peppercorns</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">2-3 bay leaves</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">4 Tbsp. butter and 4 Tbsp. vegetable oil</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In a large Dutch pot (I use my Le Creuset) brown the cheeks pieces in oil and butter in batches. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Put aside.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Preheat oven at 180-200</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria Math","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: "Cambria Math";">⁰</span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">C for 15 minutes. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">In same pot (add oil if necessary) stir-fry onion until soft and slightly brown. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Add the mushrooms and cook until the liquid boils off. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Add the tomato purée, the fresh and sundried tomatoes, and wine. Stir well.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Add the cheeks and water (150-200 ml). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Add salt and pepper, peppercorn and bay leaves. Bring to a boil, cover and put pot in oven for one hour.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">Halfway through cooking time (1 hour later) add leaks and carrots. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I served the dish with linguine but the next day we had the leftover with plain steamed rice. The red wine sauce goes very well with both of them. The cheeks were moist and melted in the mouth. </span><span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I was pleasantly surprised to find that once the sauce had cool down there was no layer of fat on top as it is often the case with other cuts of meat.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I will cook it again but next time I will ask my pork butcher, instead of chopping the cheeks into pieces, to debone them so as to keep them as much as possible intact and avoid finding too many small bones in the sauce.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I cooked them in a moderate oven but if we cook them on the stovetop and braise them over a medium heat it should take less time. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif";">I will definitely make this dish again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><strong><span style="color: purple;">Try it and good luck!</span></strong> </span></div>
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</span><br /></span><br />christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-44655939072388226382013-12-15T10:57:00.001+08:002013-12-15T10:57:08.906+08:00Crème de Marrons - Sweetened Chestnuts Purée<br />
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1kg boiled chestnuts (need more raw chestnuts as shells add weight)<o:p></o:p></span></li>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I was kindly invited to help iBakery <span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">愛烘焙麵包工房 </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">to make their
large production of mooncakes for the forthcoming mid-autumn festival. What I
mean by “large” is over 600 pieces per day for 3 consecutive weeks. Yes, 3
weeks of mooncake-making! Hahha! I, myself, did not help for 3 weeks but only 6
days. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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Salted duck egg yolks have been cleaned and infused in a special
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My family and friends know that I regularly
bake an easy to make bread that I enjoy each morning with my coffee.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I recently met people interested in my bread
and asked about my recipe. I suddenly realized that although I had mentioned it
on this blog I never posted the recipe. So, here it is:</span></div>
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<strong><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">No-Knead Bread - </span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Adapted from Mark
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<u><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ingredients:<o:p></o:p></span></span></u></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">675g flour (300g white – bread flour - + 375g whole meal)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">10g instant dried yeast<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 ¼ tsp salt <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- Mix flour, instant yeast, salt and water together and s</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">tir well with plastic spatula. </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">- Add walnuts; stir well. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- Let dough stand for ~ 2 hours at room temperature and then for another 12 hours (or more) in the fridge (or at room temperature of about 20</span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">⁰</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">C). No need to knead.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">-<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> Flour a board and fold dough in 3. Form a mount; flatten it (smooth surface on top – folds underneath). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">No need to knead. </b>Let it stand for about 1 hour. </span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- During this time preheat oven (with cast iron pot and lid in it) at 240</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">º</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> C for 15 minutes.</span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- When oven is ready, transfer dough in cast iron pot (lined with baking paper). Sprinkle with corn flour or oatmeal.</span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- Put lid on cast iron pot and bake (at 240</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">º</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> C) for 30 minutes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">- Remove lid and add a bowl of water on the bottom of the oven. Bake for another 30 minutes or until top is slightly golden brown.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">- Turn off oven and take out the cast iron pot from oven. Take out the bread and let it cool down on a metal rack. </span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">With no bread robot, no dough
mixer and a home electric oven I don't pretend to reach professional level but
I am very pleased with the results.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span> </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span></span><br />
<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I sometimes put rye flour and different types of
dried fruit (raisins, apricots, etc.) </span></span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Be creative and you will get a
delicious and healthy bread.</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span> <span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">I hope you will enjoy doing this recipe and
like the result as much as I do. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">This bread can be kept up to 1 week in an airtight container in the
fridge. </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Give
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-57047600551263386612013-06-17T16:52:00.000+08:002013-06-17T16:52:00.350+08:00Making Rolls With Fresh Yeast <div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">(As you might already know) I like to eat toasts in the morning particularly with my own bread. I usually use the recipe and method of Mark Pittman that I saw on YouTube which calls for dried instant yeast.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">During my recent stay in France I saw of lot of ready-mixed (in pack of 1 kg or 1,5kg) bread flour on the shelves of supermarkets. I agree that it must be convenient: yeast, salt and flour are all in the pack and you just have to add water! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But if you enjoy, like myself, touching, smelling and mixing ingredients yourself then you won’t buy those packs. So I opted for fresh yeast. Fresh yeast is easily available in France. You can find 42g-packs in the bakery section at supermarkets or you can ask your local baker to sell (or give) you some. </span></span></div>
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</span></span><br />christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-60343164256266033892013-05-29T21:31:00.000+08:002013-05-29T21:31:00.207+08:00Pot-au-feu – French beef stew – recipe<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pot-au-feu
is a typical country-style comfort food. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is made with not expensive cuts of beef and
lots of vegetables (mainly roots). It is commonly prepared in winter. However,
I have had the pleasure of eating this classic dish last week as the weather
was quite cold in France (yes, only 6⁰C in the morning!)</span></div>
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a large saucepan put beef flank, oxtail and veal tongue with 1 tsp. of peppercorns,
1 onion pricked with 3-4 cloves, 1 celery stalk (optional) and a bouquet garni (bay
leaves, parsley, and thyme) and boil for about <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>3 hours. Add salt. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>From time to time use a spoon to skim the foam
forming on top of the broth. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>During
cooking time add water in saucepan if necessary so that the meat is always
covered with water.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><u>Note</u>:
<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In France your butcher usually ties up
the ox tail pieces with a string into a tight bundle. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can also ask him/her for beef bone
marrows. Bone marrow is rare and not everyone’s cup of tea. The texture of the
bone marrow is soft and smooth; it is a bit oily and delicious when mixed with
plain rice.</span></div>
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minutes before the end of the cooking time add the vegetables (carrots, leeks,
parsnips, and turnips) previously washed, peeled and cut into big chunks. You
can add also potatoes. Add each type of vegetable separately if some cook
faster than others (tender than others).</span></div>
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everything is cooked remove the meat and the vegetables from the saucepan and
put them into different platters.</span></div>
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with their rice.) You can also spread the bone marrow on thin slices of toasted
bread. </span></div>
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traditional dish is best enjoyed with plain rice. If you like to drink the
broth, then you can also toast thin slices of bread to soak into it.</span></div>
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eating thought</u>: This is really a meat dish! <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I seldom eat so much meat but I confess that
these cuts were so tender and tasty that it was too hard to resist</span>. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asparagus
and artichokes are in season now in France. These are 2 vegetables that I am
missing here in Hong Kong (along with endives). Not that I can’t find some here but I
don't enjoy eating them here as much as in France. They look “sad” and taste
different. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Why
do some foods taste better in one country than in another? It might be due to
the weather and the soil they have grown in but also the way they are prepared.
Or is it simply a mix of emotions and souvenirs linked to these spring vegetables?</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Asparagus
are found all year round at wet markets in Hong Kong but they taste different
than the ones produced in France. Their prices vary during the year. In France
they are at their peak in spring and they were selling for about €6-7/kg at the
beginning of this month. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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have never found artichokes at Hong Kong wet markets but only at supermarkets. I
sometimes see them on the shelf, wrapped individually, and they look dry and are
very expensive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For the price of one
artichoke here you can buy at least 5 in France right now.</span> </span></div>
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way I enjoy asparagus is steamed and served warm with a spicy vinaigrette or mayonnaise
with lots of chopped parsley in. </span></div>
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of the stems (as per the above photo).</span></div>
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large saucepan boil the artichokes in salted water. Once cooked place each piece
in a small cup (ramekin) so they can stand right. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Prepare individual (small) cups filled with
vinaigrette. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span lang="FR" style="mso-ansi-language: FR;">Et voilà!</span><span lang="FR"> </span>The job of the
cook is done! Now the rest has to be done by the guests. Each one has to pluck away
all the leaves, layers after layers, eat the small amount of flesh at the base
of each leaf, then scoop out the choke (this is not eatable) before enjoying
the best of the artichoke: the heart! Cut its flesh into pieces and dip them into
the vinaigrette.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Don't forget to dip the
base of each leaf into the vinaigrette too! <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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an artichoke is time consuming and quite messy. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My siblings and I loved to eat artichokes when
we were young. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I remember that we would
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some recipes ask you to cut the top of the leaves. My Mum does not. In our
family we like to keep the pointed petals as they are.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">One of my favourite stalls at the wet markets in Hong Kong is the one
selling soybean sprouts and other soy bean products such as <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">bean curd</a>, <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">vegetarianchicken</a>, <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">gluten </a>etc. </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bean curd
puffs or <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">dauh-bôk</a> </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">豆卜</span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">in Cantonese are those small yellow cubes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cantonese people love bean curd and you can
find various forms of bean curds incorporated in their local dishes.</span> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The puffs are
small pieces of bean curds that are deep fried. They are usually combined with
vegetables, with or without meat, in stir-fries or stews. They can also be added
in soups or stuffed with minced fish or meat (or a mixture of the two). </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Bean curd is a good source of protein and an
important food element in vegetarian diets. I like to make bean curd dishes on
our meatless /green day, such as the one below.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">¼ catty (HK$7) tofu puffs (remove excess oil by rinsing them quickly in boiling water)</span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-30232605239283087682013-05-07T17:28:00.000+08:002013-05-07T17:28:00.423+08:00Yam Bean with Pork
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">Yam bean is also
called Jicama (Mexican name) or sâ-got</span><span style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> <span lang="ZH-TW">沙葛</span></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> in Cantonese. It can be found all year round at
the wet markets around Hong Kong.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Peel the skin of the
tubers, slice and cook them like potatoes. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The texture is crisp and the taste lightly
sweet. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/12/chinese-vegetables.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Martha Dalheen</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> explained in her book that the raw root can be dipped
in guacamole or served with lime wedges and chili pepper-salt dip. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 medium size yam bean, skinned and cut into big chunks</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;">2 Tbsp. (ceramic) preserved black beans - <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">dauh-sih</a></i> </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: SimSun; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-hansi-font-family: "Times New Roman";">豆豉</span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"> – soaked in water for 10-15 min, then rinse and pat dry.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"></span><span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-US;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Marinate lean pork (sau-yuhk) with 1 tsp. of cornstarch, 1 Tbsp. water and 1 tsp. salt for at least ½ hour (to tenderize the meat).</span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-35204540348486145842013-04-29T20:45:00.000+08:002013-04-29T20:45:00.942+08:00Thousand-year-old eggs – 皮蛋 - pe`ih-daahn – in congees or as hors-d’oeuvres<br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Despite their
name, the “thousand-year-old eggs” are not that old! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Thousand-year-old
eggs (also called century eggs) are preserved duck eggs (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">皮蛋</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">
- pe`ih-daahn in Cantonese). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can easily
find them at wet markets. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The century
eggs are covered with mud and chips and left to ferment – not for a century –
but up to 100 days. After that period the white has turned to opaque black and
its texture is gelatin-like. The yolk has become black-greenish, is creamy and
has a pungent alkaline taste.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">T</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">he 2 eggs covered with yellow-orange chips are “<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">pe`ih-daahn”. </span></span></span><br />
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salted duck egg<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">咸蛋</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">)
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Simply remove the mud and rinse the egg well. Then crack
the shell, peel and slice the egg (like you would do for hard-boiled eggs).
Thousand-year-old eggs are often added in congee to make the notable “thousand-year-old
egg and pork rice congee” (pe`ih-daahn sau-yuhk juk1). </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Pe`ih-daahn are also served as cold hors
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Thousand-year-old eggs served cold with thinly sliced bean
curd<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">I remember the first time I tried thousand-year-old
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com2Hong Kong22.396428 114.1094970000000321.926503 113.46405000000003 22.866353 114.75494400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-12050034880587175302013-04-22T21:11:00.000+08:002013-04-22T21:11:00.310+08:00Syut-choi 雪菜 (snow – vegetable) and recipe<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: SimSun;">Preserved mustard cabbage or syut-choi in
Cantonese (</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">雪菜</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> – lit. means snow – vegetable) is a salted
vegetable commonly found at wet markets in Hong Kong. </span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Syut choi</span></span></div>
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called</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">syut-lèih-hùhng/syut-léuih-hùhng </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Arial;">雪黎红,雪里红</span> </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Syut-choi</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">is <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast;">is chopped thinly and added in some Cantonese stir-fries. It is also
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">Swatow mustard cabbage or <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-vegetables.html" target="_blank">daaih-gaai-choi</a> in Cantonese </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">大芥菜</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> link (no.1 on my<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>
</sup>vegetables page) is commonly available at wet markets at this time of the
year (although we are approaching the end of the season). I have been cooking
it once a week for the past 2 months, either in soup or stew. </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Large thick and veiny leaves are
curled around the heart of this big vegetable.<span style="color: red;"> </span>The
taste is quite strong and similar to the head cabbage or cauliflower. You might
have also seen it (the whole year round) in its salted form at wet markets. It is
called ha`ahm-syun1-choi in Cantonese {</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">鹹酸菜</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> – lit. means: s</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">alted-sour-vegetable}. Ha`ahm-syun1-choi adds a
tangy flavour and crunchy texture to stir-fries. Although I have eaten it
before I just realised (and I don't know why) that I have never cooked it
myself (something new to try soon!)</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ha`ahm-syun1-choi (</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">s</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">alted-sour-vegetable)</span></span></span></td></tr>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">I like to cook the fresh greens with some garlic, shallots, and Chinese
mushrooms (to give </span></o:p></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">additional flavour if no meat is added)
over a low fire until the leaves are tender (about 30-45 minutes). You can also
add thinly sliced </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-family: Georgia; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Chinese </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">ham [Jinghua ham or gâm-wàh fó-téui </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">金華火腿</span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-CN; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">in
Cantonese] at the end of the cooking time. </span></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I
also make a quick soup with fresh Swatow cabbage (</span><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/03/mustard-greens-soup.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">click here for recipe</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">). <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I sometimes add </span><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">preserved duck gizzard</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (ngáap-jêun </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">鸭肫</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, in
Cantonese). </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><u>Note</u>: I usually put only one as it is quite strong and I
sliced it thinly to release the full flavour. </span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-28797029283121851832013-04-08T16:00:00.000+08:002013-04-08T16:00:05.972+08:00Malabar spinach 蠶菜 / Slippery veggie 潺菜<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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</span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Malabar spinach </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">蠶菜</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> /
Slippery veggie </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">潺菜</span></b></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You might have seen this vegetable at wet
markets in Hong Kong. It is currently available (in early spring) but not every
stall is selling it. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> is called </span><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/12/chinese-vegetables.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“slippery vegetable”</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> or s</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">aa`hn
choi <span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">潺菜</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> in Cantonese. Some people called it “Malabar spinach” or “Ceylon
spinach” <span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">(chaa`hm-choi
in Cantonese - </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">蠶菜</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;"> </span><span style="font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">means wormwood-vegetable)</span></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">. The scientific name is Basella Alba
and it belongs to the basellaceae family (group of flowering plants).</span> <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I recently learnt from my </span><a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Chris-eathealthy/511502675558890" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Facebook friends</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> (from
Taiwan) that it was called “</span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">皇帝菜</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">” wo`hng-dai-choi (emperor-vegetable) in
Taiwan, which is definitely more elegant than “slippery” vegetable, right? However,
in PRC, </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">皇帝菜 </span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">refers to another vegetable called Garland Chrysanthemum (or tu`hng-hou1
in Cantonese </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">茼蒿</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">).</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Malabar spinach has large dark green leaves
and very thick central stems. Its taste is quite bland and its texture smooth
and oily (though not as slimy as okra), hence its Cantonese nickname.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I make a very light soup with this veggie.
The vendor at the wet market I bought it from told me that I could also stir-fry
it. This was confirmed by my FB friends who told me that they like to sauté Malabar
spinach with garlic and mix a few dashes of sesame oil just before serving it.</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Slippery
Vegetable Soup</span> </span></h2>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">(for 2 persons)</span></b></span> </div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Add 2 blocks of soft bean curd, 1 slice of ginger (crushed) and ~ 200g sliced lean pork. Bring to a boil, reduce fire, and simmer for 10-15 minutes. </span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Add vegetable (~1 </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">斤</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">) 500-600g in and cook for another 5-8 minutes. (Keep leaves and stems).</span></span></div>
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This quick-cooked soup can be made in a very
short time. </span></span><br />
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<span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"></span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">You can also remove the vegetable and cook
Udon noodles (thick wheat-flour noodles) in the broth. This makes a “healthy”
and light dinner. </span></span></span><br />
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-70031002646806389382013-03-20T18:00:00.000+08:002013-03-20T18:00:05.612+08:00Fantasy world at Sheng Kee Noodles Store <div style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As I previously wrote I went to </span><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2013/03/sheng-kee-noodles-store.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Sheng Kee Noodles Store</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> last month but
could not eat there as it was closed during the Chinese New Year holiday. I
finally went again last week to show </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">the place to a friend of mine and got the
chance to taste its beef tendon noodles. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My friend M. had never been there
and was as surprised as I was on my 1<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>st</sup> visit. What an eccentric
place in the middle of Lek Yuen estate! It is like you are entering an
imaginary world.</span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The dining room, which is quite
large by Hong Kong standards, a covered and open patio, is facing the estate buildings.
On that day I went with M. the weather was perfect for al-fresco dining so we
sat on a table bathed by natural sunlight overlooking a small plaza where some elderly
men were playing cards. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The waiter told us that the store had
a 50-year history, of which 30 years at its current address and before that, 20 years on the
other side of Lek Yuen.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">We enjoyed our food while looking
around and amazed by the quantity of unusual memorabilia on display. The
exhibits are varied: books, wood and clay sculptures, magazines, old black
& white photos, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A Christmas
tree made with empty toilet rolls is standing at the entrance.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The free spirit and amalgam of
material reminds me of the “loony French postman” who spent 33 years of his
life building a castle with pebbles. </span>Mr Cheval’s palace, which combined
naive and primitive arts, has become the major tourist attraction in the
village of Hauterives.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">As for Sheng Kee’s food I would say
that the quality is all right and the price reasonable. A bowl of beef tendon
noodles cost HK$31 and fish ball noodles HK$25; and you get a hot drink free. Although
I would not especially ask you to go to SK to eat I would encourage everyone to
go there for 2 reasons. The 1<span style="font-size: small;"><sup>st</sup> one, as I mentioned in a <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2013/03/sheng-kee-noodles-store.html" target="_blank">previous post</a>, is to support the owner who is
giving away noodles to needy elderly. The 2<sup>nd</sup> reason is to see with
your own eyes this very special, inimitable and artistic place. </span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Don't wait too long as I feel this
noodles store is not going to be there forever… I read that its rent had
recently been doubled; when we asked for a cup of hot milk tea the waiter told
us that they only made iced milk tea as the chef had just left; and when M.
went again to show her husband this “artsy’ place later on the same day they
were about to close as they had no more noodles left. It was only 5pm! Bizarre,
bizarre…</span></span></div>
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you to go I am sure that I will return to Sheng Kee. Hopefully my suspicions
will not materialize.</span> <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-52378590599840932432013-03-14T17:00:00.000+08:002013-03-14T17:00:10.680+08:00Bread making training at iBakery<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> was fortunate to have been invited
by ibakery (a Social Enterprise of Tung Wah Group of Hospitals - </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">東華三院</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">) to attend a professional bread
making training given by Master Wang, a famous Taiwanese artisan baker.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">For the past 2 years I have been
making my own rustic-style bread, using Mark Bittman’s no-knead bread recipe. As
the name indicates kneading is not required and it is easy to make. Recently I
have tried to make a “Yes-Knead” bread with my own sourdough starter (I don't
have a bread making machine) and, as of today, my trials have not yet been
successful. Therefore I was more than happy to be able to attend this training
and gladly accepted the invitation.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><a name='more'></a></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sweet and savoury breads!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Rolls, brioches, baguettes, Ciabatta…<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">During the 5 day-course Master Wang
shared with the iBakery team some of his bread recipes. </span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Kneading,<o:p></o:p></span></b></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">After having mixed the various
ingredients, one of the main factors for making good bread is to knead the
dough well until the gluten</span> has fully developed. In short, the dough is ready
if it is a bit sticky and elastic; if you stretch a bit of dough (as thin as a
membrane) you should see the light through it. </span></span></div>
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covered place until it has doubled in size.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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</span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Resting, </span></b></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The dough is shaped into long or
round loaves (depending on the type of bread) and left to rise in a
controlled-temperature environment (proofing in a special room or fridge) until
it has doubled in size again. </span></div>
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bread, its taste and texture. It requires skills. You need to be able to</span> shape the
ball of dough with regular motions – with both light and harsh rolling movements
(moving forward to backward, then from right to left) -, and to slap and press
the dough so as to knock the air out.</span></span></div>
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space between the breads, the size of breads, and also the outside temperature
(weather). Temperature is adjusted during the process and sometimes steam is
sprayed {for some types of bread – e.g. baguettes} at various intervals (a few
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Scores expand and the crust is
slowly turning golden brown. Another indicator to see if bread is done is to turn
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The above is only a brief summary of the training I took part in. Bread making is much more complex and there are so many types of savoury and sweet breads that required different skills. I learnt a lot and I am very grateful to TWGH and Master Wang for allowing me to </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">attend his class meant for professionals. <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Ha-haha, I need to </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">加油</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">! </span></span></div>
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(a Social Enterprise of TWGH), </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Shop 2,
G/F Block 2, Centenary Mansion, 1 Victoria Road, Kennedy Town, Hong Kong. </span></div>
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(HKU)</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">愛烘焙輕食站</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">(a Social Enterprise of TWGH), </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Run Run
Shaw Podium, Main Campus, </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">University
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(Tamar) <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">New Outlet </b></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">愛烘焙輕食站</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">(a Social
Enterprise of TWGH), </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Promenade,
Tamar Park, Admiralty, Hong Kong.</span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-21611907148891572622013-03-12T18:00:00.000+08:002013-03-12T18:50:22.771+08:00Sheng Kee Noodles Store - 盛記麵家<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Some time
ago I saw a TV programme on a noodles store in one of Shatin estates. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The characteristic of this dai-paai-dong is
that its owner is a kind-hearted man who is giving away free noodles to needy
elderly. Recently I read again about Mr Cheung Man-keung and Sheng Kee Noodles
Store in the <a href="http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/article/1136175/lek-yuen-estates-dai-pai-dong-survives-against-odds" target="_blank">SCMP</a> weekly column “Neighbourhood
Sounds”. My curiously stirred up even further: I had to visit this eatery! </span></span><br />
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we walked {to help us digest too many slices of <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2012/01/turnip-pudding-loh-baahk-gou.html" target="_blank">turnip pudding</a><span style="color: red;"> </span>and helpings of <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2012/01/buddhas-delight-jaai.html" target="_blank">Buddha’s Delight</a>} along the Shing Mun River. On our way back to Shatin
New Town Centre I suddenly remembered that Sheng Kee was not too far. We then headed
to Lek Yuen estate and looking around we found a sign advertising the “famous” store.</span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The corridor leading to the dining
area looked like an exhibition centre with sculptures from eclectic material. Here
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knew that the decoration would be unusual but after entering the store I realized
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">It seems as if the eatery was closed. As we went further in we were
asked by a woman sitting by a table if we were here to get “poon choi” or “big
bowl feast”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">“No, we were not”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another lady came to us and informed us that the
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Cantonese - </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">盤菜</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-size: 11.0pt;">- means basin-dish. Poon-choi is a combination
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to have finally visited Sheng Kee but not fully satisfied as I could not try
its noodles. </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;"><strong>Will have to go another time! ;)<o:p></o:p></strong></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Just before Chinese New Year my
friends brought me to Kowloon City to buy wax duck, pork sausages and belly. This
shop sells “laahp-méih </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">臘味" </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">or wax-delicacy </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">as
well as other types of delicacies such as abalone, fish maw (swim bladder),
scallops, shrimps, etc.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Laahp-méih is
the equivalent to Western cured meats or charcuterie.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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used not to like it (I still don’t like duck liver sausage) but I have come
to appreciate it in small quantity during the winter months. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It seems that the pork sausages are not as
fatty as they used to be and I like their slight rose water flavour.</span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Laa</span>h</b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">p-méih-faahn </span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">臘美飯</span></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="ZH-TW" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span></b><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>(wax-delicacy-rice)</span></span></o:p></span></span></div>
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eliminate fat and lessen saltiness. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Sausages: Make small holes in the
sausages so that oils and seasoning (rose water, rice wine) will be released
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recommended to first stir-fry the rice (to avoid the latter to become sticky)
and the laahp-méih {separately} (to release its aroma). When rice is about 80%
cooked put laahp-méih on top of rice and cook until rice is done. </span></span></div>
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Chung estate on our way to Tai O. As you can see some Tung Chung residents have
spread their homemade production of waxed delicacies (pork belly and sausages) to
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-87667190941341931692013-02-18T16:00:00.000+08:002013-02-18T16:00:14.905+08:00My blog is 2<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">My
blog is 2-year old today.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I published my <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/02/pork-soup-with-chinese-pears.html" target="_blank">first post</a> on February 18, 2011. In
the latter I simply shared a Chinese soup recipe with potential future readers.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Chinese pears and pork soup<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Since
then my posts have become more informative (I hope) with info on local foods
and more photos to illustrate the recipes and their ingredients.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Over
the past 2 years more people have been visiting my blog and I would like to
thank those readers. I have also “met” other bloggers who left comments on my blog or
via Twitter. Those bloggers are not only from Hong Kong but also from all
around the world. I read some very interesting and innovative recipes and lots of them made me drool. Some of them looked so yummy that I had to try them myself. Three of them won my heart and I decided to put them on my blog (with their
owner’s agreement). Here there are:</span></div>
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also learnt new ways of making dishes, for example how to make gnocchi with
baked potatoes. <a href="http://www.flouronmyface.com/2011/08/how-to-make-sourdough-starter.html" target="_blank">Smitten Kitchen’s</a> gnocchi are so delicious that from now on I am going
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got interested in making my own sourdough starter after having read various recipes.
You might recall my <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/10/my-1st-sourdough-starter.html" target="_blank">first attempt</a> (not successful). I am now trying again using <a href="http://www.flouronmyface.com/2011/08/how-to-make-sourdough-starter.html" target="_blank">Flouronmyface’s</a> recipe. It looks much better this
time and I hope to make bread soon with it. If I succeed I will definitely
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are reading my posts (thanks to Twitter). I remember my <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/06/about-twitter-my-blog.html" target="_blank">son saying</a>: “that’s good [to have a blog] but
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Before coming to Hong Kong </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">I had
never seen a fresh lotus root. </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">I </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">might have eaten lotus root at Chinese restaurants though I am not sure
and in the affirmative I did not recall if I liked it or not. What I liked
about the plant was its delicate and beautiful flowers. I had seen photos of
lotus blooms in ponds and </span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Buddhist images showing figures of Buddha sitting gracefully on a lotus flower.
Since then I have discovered that not only the roots but also the pods and seeds
of the plant are also edible.</span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Lotus root or l`ihn-ng’auh,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">蓮藕</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">, as it is called in Cantonese, is a root
vegetable. It is</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> said to be rich in dietary fibres and minerals.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">As I said earlier <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/fruits-plants-fungi.html" target="_blank">lotus</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/fruits-plants-fungi.html" target="_blank"> pod</a> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">is eatable.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> Not everybody knows that and many people have never cooked it. Some time ago I saw fresh lotus pods at my favourite vegetable stall in Mongkok. Being
very curious (as you know) I bought one and </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">made a soup with it </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">(I </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">followed the seller’s instructions).
Ha-ha! My husband found it very strange and I am sure he does not want me to
make it a second time.</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> For my</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">self</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">,</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">I </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">am satisfied: I have made my
experiment and don’t see the point of trying again, knowing that we have so
many other choices of food (which taste much better!)</span></span></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span></o:p></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">Lotus pods / Lìhn-pòhng </span><span lang="ZH-CN" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">莲蓬</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">If <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/fruits-plants-fungi.html" target="_blank">lotus pod</a> is not really my cup of tea I cannot say the same about lotus seeds. The
seeds are delicious: they are used in their dried form in soups (sweet or savoury)
and also made into candies (very popular during Lunar New Year festival). Seeds
are also made into a paste. The latter is the most traditionally used filling
in moon cakes.</span></span></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I know that starch is also made with
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that I often cook and like very much is the rhizomes. Besides making <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2011/11/lotus-root-dried-octopus-and-pork-soup.html" target="_blank">soups</a> with them I also like them in stew. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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using for many years. This is one of my preferred winter dishes. I like the
crunchy and sweet flesh of lotus root and the flavour of <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">red fermented bean
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2 tbsp. Chinese rice wine<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">½ catty <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-vegetables.html" target="_blank">lotus root</a> (~300g)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2 tbsp. vegetable oil<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">3 tbsp. <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">red fermented bean curd</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">2 cups water<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1 tbsp. sugar<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1/8 tsp. ground black pepper<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Place pork in the boiling water. Add the ginger juice and wine to cook for 5 minutes. Refresh and drain. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Wash, peel and slice the lotus root. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Mash the ginger, shallots and garlic.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0Hong Kong22.396428 114.1094970000000321.926503 113.46405000000003 22.866353 114.75494400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-15312781267929753532013-02-10T18:00:00.000+08:002017-01-27T10:27:58.870+08:00Black Sesame Glutinous Rice Dumplings<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;">Happy Chinese New Year!</span> <span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year</span>.
LNY is an important festival in the Chinese (lunar) calendar. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Family members gather on LNY’s eve to share
the last meal of the year together. It is customary to eat rice dumplings on
that occasion as its name (in Cantonese) “t’ohng Yuen” <span lang="ZH-TW" style="mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">湯圓</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">” sounds the same as “together/same
- round/circular”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In pronouncing the auspicious
name of this dessert one’s wishes that it will bring her/him good fortune.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><o:p><span style="font-family: "times new roman";">
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">It is only recently that I have been making desserts
and yesterday was the first time ever I made rice dumplings. Here is the recipe
I got from <a href="http://www.rasamalaysia.com/" target="_blank">Bee Yinn Low</a> with additional and useful notes from my friend Noel.</span></span></span></span><br />
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Black sesame
glutinous rice dumplings</h3>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u><strong><span style="color: purple;">Ingredients:</span></strong></u>
for ~ 20 dumplings</span></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¾ cup water<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">225g of glutinous rice flour</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="color: purple;">Prepare dough:</span></u></strong></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">In a large mixing bowl stir flour with water. Knead well. The dough must be
smooth and should not stick to your hands. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Add
the water gradually and adjust quantity (depending on humidity).</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Divide
equally into about 20 balls. Moisten your hands with water. </span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Flatten each ball in your hand. Put a ball of sesame paste in the center. Fold the edge to seal the
dumpling and roll it lightly into a ball in your hands.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><u>Black sesame paste:</u></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"> </span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">¼ cup of black sesame seeds – 50g butter – 50 g sugar<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<strong><u><span style="color: purple;">Steps:</span></u></strong></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Toast
seeds in frying pan – put lid on – until you smell the aroma. Grind the seeds in a food
processor (I used my coffee grinder). Put grounded seeds into a small pan with sugar
and butter; stir until all is well incorporated and form a thick paste. Put in
fridge to cool down.</span><br />
Take 1/4 teaspoon of paste and roll into small balls. <br />
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><strong><u><span style="color: purple;">Steps</span></u></strong>:</span><br />
<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">in a saucepan boil 5 cups of water with 200g sugar (or 1 ¾ slab of raw cane
sugar) and 100g ginger (crushed) and cook until it reduced to about 4 cups.</span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Put
the dumplings in a large saucepan of boiling water; remove from heat as soon as
they float. Then transfer them to the hot ginger syrup.<o:p> </o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><o:p></o:p></span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Noel’s notes</u></i>: <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Dumplings can be prepared in advance and frozen. Just put the frozen dumplings in boiling water and do the same as you do with freshly made ones. </span><span style="font-family: "arial" , "helvetica" , sans-serif;">Sesame paste can be replaced with a tiny bit of crushed rock sugar, or raw cane sugar, or any other sweet paste of your liking.</span></div>
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comments</u>: make the dumplings (roll the dough lightly into a ball shape) as soon as you have made the
dough. The dough must be soft and pliable. The paste should not be too cold so
as to remain malleable. Don't keep the sesame paste too long in the fridge as
it will become too hard to use.</span></div>
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evening after our last meal of the year of the dragon we took a break before
our dessert. During this time guess what we did?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ha-ha!! Something we have to do at this time
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or red pocket money. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It takes time to
fill in each red envelope with a “new” bill. We wish that the persons who will receive
them will have a happy, healthy and prosperous year of the snake. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-14075725181005950442013-02-07T20:24:00.001+08:002013-02-07T20:24:16.918+08:00Braised Pork Ribs with Taro<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Taro is a starchy root vegetable. It
is called w</span>uh-t'au (<span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">芋頭</span><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">) </span>in Cantonese. It can be found at
many vegetables stalls at local wet markets in winter months. </span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">There are many varieties of taro but you 2
of them are commonly sold here in Hong Kong:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>the </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">betel nut kind
which is ~10cm ø; and the</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;"> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">red-budded type which is smaller and measures ~ 5 cm ø</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-HK;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">I love the bigger one (betel nut) best braised
with meat. I love its sweet taste and smooth texture, which reminds me of
chestnuts. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here is my recipe which has been adapted over
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">600gr pork ribs cut into serving size pieces <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">700g <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-vegetables.html" target="_blank">taro</a></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1 piece <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/p/local-ingredients.html" target="_blank">red fermented bean curd</a></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"> + juice </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">(</span><span lang="ZH-TW" style="font-family: "新細明體","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-fareast-font-family: 新細明體; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-fareast; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">南乳</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: ZH-TW;">) na`ahm-y’uh</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><o:p><u><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="color: purple; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Ingredients (A) (chopped)</span></span></u></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">20g celery stalk<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tbsp. Chinese Shao-Xing wine<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-68624327000900163142013-01-31T17:46:00.000+08:002013-01-31T17:46:35.385+08:00Chocolate Brownie Cake<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">I
don’t know why but during the month of January I have been making more cakes
/cookies than in the whole of 2012. </span></div>
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is the recipe of brownies that I used to make for my son when he was still
living with us. I cannot recall where I got it.</span></div>
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can find numerous similar recipes on Internet and/or in books. I also found a
recipe on the packaging of white flour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;">150 g butter<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Georgia","serif"; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-bidi-font-style: italic; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The
cake can be cut into 5 x 4 cm pieces (makes about 20 brownies) and kept in
airtight container in a cool place for 3-4 days.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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I made this cake for a birthday party. I covered the cake with icing chocolate
(melted butter and about 50g dark chocolate chips) then sprinkled a handful of chopped
almonds on top and finally decorated it with a few fresh strawberries (see
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I asked some of my friends to taste my recipe before the party. Some of them told
me that it was too sweet for their taste so I only put 1 cup of sugar instead
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Early this month I decided to make some
biscotti for my son. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As I could not find
any “biscotti” entry on </span><a href="http://www.manusmenu.com/about/about-me" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Manuela's blog</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> I asked
her directly. To my surprise she sent me her Cantucci recipe which (I learnt)
is another name for biscotti di Prato. </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">At the same time I got the </span><a href="http://www.manusmenu.com/cantucci" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Cantucci</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">
recipe my Mum sent me her friend’s </span><a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2013/01/walnut-croquettes-croquettes-aux-noix.html" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Croquettes</span></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"> recipe. Although they have different names Cantucci and Croquettes are 2 types of
biscotti, both crispy crunchy cookies with nuts. <o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">250g flour </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">150g sugar</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">150g almonds, with the skin on </span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: "Courier New"; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-font-family: "Courier New";"><span style="mso-list: Ignore;"><span style="font-size-adjust: none; font-stretch: normal; font: 7pt/normal "Times New Roman";"> </span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">1 tsp. (flat) baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Put
the almonds on a baking sheet in a pre-heated oven at 190⁰C for 4 minutes.
Remove from the oven.</span></span></div>
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the eggs and sugar in a bowl and whisk well until pale and fluffy.</span></span></div>
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the baking powder in flour and sift it in the egg mixture. Whisk well until
incorporated.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Add
the vanilla extract and the toasted almonds.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Transfer
the dough on a floured surface and knead for a minute to make it into a ball.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Divide
the dough in 2 balls and roll them into 2 x 30 cm strips. (About 3 cm thin). Cut each strip into 2 sections.
They will expand while cooking. Put the 4 rolls on a baking tray with baking
paper and brush them with the remaining ½ beaten egg. </span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Bake
them in a pre-heated oven at 190⁰C for about 20 minutes. Remove them from the
oven and let them cool down for a few minutes. Slice them diagonally with a
sharp knife (about 1.5 cm thick).</span></span></div>
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the cookies back onto a baking sheet covered with a baking paper and bake them
in a pre-heated oven at 170⁰C for about 10-15 minutes. Remove from the oven and
let the cookies cool down completely.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">Manu’s biscotti have butter, but less sugar and egg than my Mum’s croquettes.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">The biscotti contain more nuts. Nuts (both walnuts and almonds) can be interchanged in both recipes. {But if you put more walnuts in the croquettes the dough becomes more difficult to roll into a cylinder.}</span></span></div>
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both taste fabulous but my Mum’s <a href="http://chris-eathealthy.blogspot.hk/2013/01/walnut-croquettes-croquettes-aux-noix.html" target="_blank">Ccroquettes </a>are crunchier!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span></div>
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A big thankyou to Manu for sharing her recipe!! ;)<br />
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christine cappiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14459732484306646370noreply@blogger.com2香港22.396428 114.1094970000000321.926503 113.46405000000003 22.866353 114.75494400000004tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4434703991373092746.post-36692485267469430742013-01-24T20:22:00.000+08:002013-01-24T20:22:00.229+08:00Walnut Croquettes – Croquettes aux Noix<div style="text-align: justify;">
<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Last week I made Walnut Croquettes
for the first time ever.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I followed the
recipe my Mum got from her friend. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Croquette comes from the French verb
“<i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">croquer</i>” which means “to crunch”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Croquettes are also deep fried minced food
shaped into a ball or roll. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here croquettes
refer to <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">crispy sweet biscuits</b>.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This recipe is easy to make and does
not require too many and very specific ingredients. I seldom make desserts but
I always have sugar, flour, baking powder and vanilla extract in my kitchen
cupboard as well as a few eggs in my fridge. I had enough walnuts left (I
regularly buy walnuts to add in my bread) so I did not have to go out and do any
shopping. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Before I give you the recipe I need
to point out an important thing about these croquettes: they don’t contain any
fat!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, this is not only healthy but
also economical.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No excuses for not
making more and sharing them with your friends.</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: purple;">Walnut Croquettes<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></h3>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Yield: about 50 croquettes<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 tsp. <span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;">(flat) baking powder<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">50</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">g walnut (chopped coarsely)</span></span></div>
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<span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">2 tsp. vanilla extract<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Mix baking powder and flour; add sugar and walnuts. Stir well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></o:p></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB;"><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Next time I will replace walnuts
with hazelnuts as my girlfriends (one in particular) love hazelnuts! <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: purple;"><strong>Enjoy!</strong></span></span></div>
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