Monday, November 12, 2012

Hakka Dishes - Index


All time favourite Hakka Food Revisited

These links would hopefully assist blog visitors to access links to various dishes :

MEAT

Taro Yam Braised Belly Pork 芋头扣肉
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/10/taro-yam-braised-meat-yu-kou-rou.html

Another version of Yam Kou Rou
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/taro-yam-braised-belly-pork.html

Pork Belly with preserved mustard
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/03/mei-cai-kou-ro.html

Fried radish meatball
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/radish-meat-balls.html

Steamed meat patty
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/steamed-meat.html

POULTRY

Salt baked chicken
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/salt-baked-chicken.html

Fried Chicken Wings with Lam Yui
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/03/deep-fried-chicken-wings-in-red.html

Chicken Rice Wine soup
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/09/different-recipes-for-rice-wine-making.html

http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2012/01/chicken-rice-recipe-handed-down-from.html

YONG TOFU 酿 豆 腐
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/yong-tofu.html

Stuffed tofu - Panfried
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/04/pan-fried-niang-dou-fu.html

Assorted niang tofu and vegetables
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/yong-tofu.html

Stuffed Bitter Melon
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2010/07/bitter-melon-with-fish-and-meat.html

RICE/ NOODLES / ONE-DISH MEALS

Abacus seeds (yam balls with mushroom and shrimp) http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/yam-abacus-seeds.html

Taro Rice
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/fragrant-taro-rice.html

Savoury meat rice dumpling
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/rice-dumpling-with-meat-filling-zhong.html

Steamed rice dumplings with sweet bean filling and syrup http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/04/alkaline-rice-dumpling-with-bean.html

Ground thunder tea
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/lei-cha-thunder-ground-tea-drink.html

Steamed cakes (bpun)
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/hakka-steamed-rice-cake-pun.html

Dao ma chet Noodles
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/12/hakka-dishes-index.html

Hakka Festive Meals Specially for the guests
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/04/1-mei-cai-kou-ro-2-yong-tou-fu-3-salted.html

Poon Choi (many goodies in a basin)
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/poon-choi-basin-vegetable-dish-for.html

RICE WINE DISHES

Hakka Rice Wine Making glutinous rice wine from scratch
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/03/hakka-rice-wine.html

Dishes with rice wine lee (fermented red sorghum from rice wine residue)http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/red-rice-wine-lees-dishes-seafood-or.html

VEGETABLES

Vegetables Spicy Eggplant stir fry with minced meat, basil and mint
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/05/spicy-eggplant-aubergine-with-minced.html

Panfried Bitter melon (fu gua)
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/pan-fried-bitter-melon.html

Bitter gourd stew with ribs and prawn
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/01/aunties-special-bitter-gourd.html

Spinach Soup
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/02/spinach-soup-packed-with-minerals-and.html

Okra / ladies’ fingers
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/hakka-hometown-okra.html

Pumpkin
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2008/12/wholesome-home-fried-pumpkin.html

Spicy Eggplant stir fry with minced pork, basil and mint
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2009/05/spicy-eggplant-aubergine-with-minced.html

Stir Fry Sweet Potato Leaves with different types of sauces
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2010/07/stir-fry-sweet-potato-leaves-variations.html

Fish and Meat Stuffed Bitter Gourd
http://hakkafood.blogspot.com/2010/07/bitter-melon-with-fish-and-meat.html

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Documentary on Hakka people (kejia)


Mega 100 series documentary on the Hakkas -  客家足迹行

http://news.cntv.cn/special/kjzjx/shouye/index.shtml

Chicken rice recipe handed down from a Hakka Grandpa

QUOTE :

Granddad was at one time a company cook who whips up huge portions of meals for the employees. When he emigrated to Southeast Asia as an adult, he brought along home cooking skills he learned from the the vibrant southern province of China he was raised.

Ingredients :
Chicken fillet from whole chicken (breast and thigh meat)cut into small pieces
Dried black shitake mushroom (soaked for 2 hours, change water half way through), slice into quarters
Ginger slices
Garlic (2) cloves wash and dry, leave unpeeled & uncut
Long-grain rice : 2 1/2  cups
Cooking oil
Chicken stock or water (3 cups)
Sesame oil (1 TBS)
Lemongrass (optional) remove root, smash the white portion and cut the green stalk into segments

Method
- Marinate chicken in soy sauce & pepper. Leave in the fridge for at least 2 hours.
- Wash rice and drain.
- Fry garlic cloves, mushroom, chicken and ginger (in this order) till fragrant. Remove from heat and set aside.
- Fry uncooked rice and add chicken stock or water little by little to prevent it from sticking to the bottom.
- Return chicken meat, mushroom, garlic and ginger. (Add lemongrass if available or preferred)
- Add in remaining water or stock till it covers just above the rice.
- Cover and cook in medium low heat for 15 - 20 minutes
- When ready, drizzle some sesame oil, stir and fluff the rice.