Te Kar Kiam Chye Soup (Pig Trotter with Salted Mustard Green Soup)

Pig Trotter with Kiam Chye Soup (Te Kar Kiam Chye Soup) is a traditional, robust Teochew soup. It combines the rich, gelatinous texture of pork trotters with the tangy, salty punch of salted mustard greens. The broth is perfectly balanced with tomatoes and salted plums, making it a comforting and nourishing dish. Key Ingredients & … Read more

Tau Yu Bak (Braised Pork Belly in Soy Sauce)

Pork belly braised slowly in soy sauce combined with spices and hard boiled eggs is very popular here in Singapore and Malaysia. This simple one meal dish is most flavourful when cooked with pork belly due to the fats melting into the gravy and enhancing it’s flavour. The meat will become tender and succulent after … Read more

Peranakan Satay Babi (Pork Satay)

This Peranakan Satay Babi dish was specially cooked by my 90 years old mother recently. I just assisted and in the process learned how to cook a new Peranakan dish. This is not your typical satay barbecued over charcoal fire. This simple meal is one of many Peranakan (Nyonya) comfort foods that goes very well … Read more