I cook this in the steamer tray in my rice cooker so that it cooks with the rice at the same time. It saves me the hassle of having to take out another pot to steam and wash. I remember fondly of the Chinese wax sausage as a nostalgia food that my grandfather used to cook for us a lot when we were kids as it can be kept in the freezer for months and defrosted really quickly.
Braised pork belly requires minimal ingredient and the sauce is so flavorful from using potatoes as a natural thickening agent instead of cornflour. This dish can also be cooked in a slow cooker and braised slowly as you go out for errands to return home to a warm pot of tasty pork belly.
Savory and aromatic, this braised chicken dish is suitable for both pressure cookers and stove tops. I put all the ingredients into the slow cooker and I run out for errands and days when I'm too busy to be watching the stove.
Old cucumber soup is nourishing and very sweet after hours of simmering. The dried cuttlefish makes the soup flavorful enough to skip the salt for a more healthy soup for the family.
The sauce of this scallion ginger dish goes so well with white rice that my son is requesting for it weekly. Using Bentong ginger is a better alternative to old ginger as it is more fragrant and less spicy, which makes it more ideal when I am cooking for the kids.
Petai AKA Bittter beans, is a small bean that contains big benefits. Simmering the petai for 10mins ensures that the petai is cooked but the taste do not get mixed into the dish. Even my kids love this dish though they do not eat the beans.
Sweet and savory curry dish that is always a big hit with the kids. Diced the vegetables according to age(finely diced for younger children, cut into sections for older children). My son is a picky eater and he would pick out the vegetables but I always diced the vegetables into smaller cubes that I can mash up before he can pick it out from his plate.
Make the patties in big batches and freeze them for days when you are running short of time to cook. The anchovy powder adds a umami flavor to the patty and the ingredients are suitable for babies 8 months old and above.
