Challenge Recipes

Quail Egg Chawanmushi

by admin | Jan 9, 2019 | Eggs, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate), Seafood | 0 Comments

Of Chawanmushi and Dashi (Skip to recipe) Chawanmushi - Delicate, and light as a cloud, with a deep umami flavour. A good chawanmushi is a simple thing, and like many simple things, you need to understand some finer points to get it right. This is my recipe for...

“Claypot” Rice

by admin | Aug 18, 2018 | Chicken, Poultry, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate), Singapore Cusine, Singapore Hawker | 4 Comments

Yes, this is not really claypot rice, I am doing this in a cast iron french casserole, but it I have found it works beautifully, and you can even do this entirely on an induction stove! I love claypot rice. At its best, its done in well....a claypot, ideally over...

Teriyaki Chicken from scratch

by admin | Mar 15, 2018 | Chicken, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate) | 0 Comments

Its not hard, and it takes just 4 ingredients. Master this recipe, and you will have folks eating out of your hand! I have a very definite idea of what Teriyaki chicken is - a delicious piece of skin-on chicken, grilled, with crispy skin and coated in a lovely...

Brined Chicken Breast with Forest Mushrooms

by DuBeers Dr. C | Sep 12, 2017 | Poultry, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate) | 0 Comments

Alright, the title of this recipe says.... chicken breast. And I know what people say - that chicken breast is dry and tasteless. But not MY chicken breast. 🙂 Chicken breast is elegant, and if prepared with skill, (like I do :)), it's an object of beauty. A...

Slow Roasted Miso Pork

by DuBeers Dr. C | Jun 8, 2017 | Meat, Pork, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate) | 0 Comments

Miso Tender! Super tender pork that is marinated in miso, then slow roasted for hours, and the roasting juices made into a rich gravy. You will love this recipe! The pork here will be fork tender, because of two things. First, it is roasted really low (80 deg C) and...

Prawn Hor Fun -Upgraded

by DuBeers Dr. C | Jun 4, 2017 | Prawns, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate), Seafood, Singapore Cusine | 0 Comments

Hor Fun with a rich prawn gravy. A local Tze Char dish upgraded!

My Magic Potion Chicken Rice

by admin | Jul 17, 2016 | Chicken, Poultry, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate), Singapore Cusine, Singapore Hawker | 0 Comments

The History Sometime, somewhere, in Hainan, China, a chicken and rice dish was born. Perhaps because chickens were so precious, every bit of nutrition and flavour was wrung out of the bird. The chicken fat was used to pre-fry the rice, the poaching liquid, to cook...

Master Recipe : Egg Fried Rice

by admin | Jan 17, 2016 | Eggs, Master Recipe, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate), stir fry | 2 Comments

Fried rice at its simplest, and most challenging to cook.

Grilled Sea Bass with Sake Kasu

by admin | Nov 20, 2015 | Fish, Recipe, Recipe (Moderate), Seafood | 0 Comments

Sake kasu is the lees from making sake, and comes as a thick paste. It has a wonderful aroma of rice and alcohol, and makes a great marinate for white fish. You can in fact, find fish ready marinated this way in some Japanese shops. This recipe will work perfectly...