Nyonya Chap Chye is braised mixed vegetables soaked in a gravy flavoured with fermented bean paste (tau cheo). The main ingredient for this Peranakan dish is cabbage and I’ve chosen white cabbage for its hardiness. The great thing about cooking this dish with my Instant Pot Duo Plus, an Electric Pressure Multi-Use Programmable Cooker, is […]
Category: Peranakan Cuisines
Pressure Cooker (Instant Pot) Nyonya Satay Babi Sum Chan Recipe – Faster and More Tender
Satay Babi Sum Chan is a classic Peranakan (Nyonya) pork belly dish. Despite its name, it is completely different from skewered and grilled Malay satay – there are no skewers and no peanuts. Instead, it features succulent pork belly slowly simmered in a rich, heavily spiced coconut gravy. The Meat: The term Sum Chan (or […]
Easy Babi Pongteh Recipe – Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker
I’m sharing my recipe for Nyonya Babi Pongteh, a classic Peranakan soul food known for its tender pork belly and rich, savoury sauce. While I’m using an Instant Pot to speed up the process, you can achieve the exact same results in any traditional stovetop pressure cooker – the cooking time remains the same! This […]