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August 6, 2021 By Keith

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PENANG during Chinese New Year – Georgetown Malaysia celebration – Kek Lok Si – Best Things

July 10, 2021 By Keith

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Mitsubishi’s Hari Raya video gives a meaningful twist to an unfortunate situation

May 12, 2021 By Keith

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Perhaps the worst thing anyone can experience during a festive season, be it Hari Raya or Chinese New Year, is not being with their loved ones.

With Chinese New Year “cancelled” earlier this year, and now Hari Raya Aidilfitri, it’s hard not to feel for those who are unable to make their interstate trips. We really miss visiting our friend’s houses for lemang and rendang too.

Featuring local actor and comedian, Jihan Muse, it’s obvious that video serves to showcase the Xpander’s unique selling points – such as the rear underfloor storage, good ground clearance, cruise control to name a few – but there’s also a deeper meaning to it.

In a way it’s much like the saying, “Home is where the heart is”. No matter where we are, Hari Raya can be just as special. Perhaps we can take this time to reminisce and reflect on past celebrations, build on this difficult time to make the upcoming ones even better.

Chinese New Year
The most random but hilarious scene in the video!

It may be easier said than done, but a positive attitude goes a long way in times like these. When things are down, the only way is up. Hang in there and stay safe everyone!

Check out Mitsubishi’s other recent video, where they turned the Shah Alam Stadium into a playground for the Triton!

Selamat Hari Raya Aidilfitri!

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SAMBAL Asian Fusion Restaurant at Beach Street, Penang – What2seeonline.com

March 24, 2021 By Keith

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If you are looking for Asian Fusion dining in Penang, you might want to consider making a visit to Sambal 三佰. With an outlet on the bustling Beach Street in George Town, Sambal surprises your tastebuds with non-halal fusion cuisine drawing inspirations from Oriental and European culinary.

The restaurant in a casual atmosphere is open daily from 12 noon till 10 pm except for Mondays. In the meantime, the downstairs space has only a handful of tables and the owner already has plans to open up the upstairs dining area.

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The vibrant menu showcases both local and international cuisines. There are snacks & specials section, and every dish is cheeky by name and with indication of creativity. Look out for dishes like 3 Girls w A Dirty Guy, You Just Skinned a Fish, BIP Snack, Japanese in Malaysia, Drowning Squid, Udang Entangled, and more.

Enjoy the food with their cold beer (Heineken and Tiger) besides craft cocktails and mocktails enhanced with spices and herbs such as mint, lemongrass, nutmeg, and torch ginger flower. Red and white wines are also available as well.

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Stunning Bunga Kantan mocktail (torch ginger flower) RM16
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Cocktails and mocktails enhanced with local herbs and spices

One popular light and easy snack to munch on is the spiced BIP Snack a.k.a. bak iu phoek (deep-fried pork lard). The crunchy deep-fried pork lard is the key component of the dish, and it is backed up with roasted peanuts and dried chilies. It is a simple and interesting combination and it evokes childhood memories.

Another snack is the S&P Chicken Wings, deep-fried and comes crispy hot with a delicious dash of salt and pepper. For those who need a spicy kick, the Flaming Chicken Wings of Redemption with stinging-spicy sauce is one that brings numbing sensation in the mouth.

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BIP Snack RM18
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Crispy S & P Chicken Wings RM18

From the specials, there are meat and seafood dishes you can order. Seafood lovers can try the warm claypot of Udang Entangled, a chowder-like soup base noodle prepared with a tinge of alcohol. In the pot of bright orangy yellow colour soup, there is pronounced Chinese wine flavor and light depth of spice, and the owner uses vermicelli (glass noodles) and two huge prawns. Priced at RM38, the portion makes it a good dish for sharing between two.

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Udang Entangled RM38

For a hearty dish, the Lap Mei Fun is the choice to go for. Sambal’s version is a take on the beloved classic Chinese New Year preserved meat rice dish. Just picture savoring white rice with Cantonese Lap Cheong (sausages) along with bbq pork, deep-fried bak iu phoek, and condiment of homemade sambal. You can enjoy the dish on its own but I would recommend going with the pounded sambal – the spiciness adds an addicting blast of heat to every spoonful of rice you take.

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Lap Mei Fun RM38

The meal is made more pleasurable by their melt-in-the-mouth fusion desserts (two to choose from). Take an order of the Taro Puree, a twist on the well-known creamy Teochew yam dessert done with a hint of bak iu (pork lard oil). Then there is the interesting Le Lait Goreng (Lait is French for milk and Goreng in Malay translates to fried). Can you imagine the taste of this fried milk dessert?

Sambal is fast becoming known to the public as crowds are present on our visit on a Sunday night. So if you want a taste of SAMBAL, do make a reservation.

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10300 George Town
Pulau Pinang

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Udderly-adorable Cake to Make Your CNY Celebration Lit

March 19, 2021 By Keith

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Adorable

Are you blown away by this udderly-adorable “Year of the Ox” firecracker cake? I mean, who can resist that delectable fondant exterior and a customizable cake base? Homegrown brand Elevete Patisserie presented a range of baked goodies from their “Elevete Cow Cow” menu for families to enjoy this Chinese New Year. We’ve picked a few that you need to see.

Firecracker Cake

Chinese New Year

Let’s be honest. The best part about Chinese New Year is the firecrackers. So when we saw this firecracker cake replete with a glimmering wick, bright red fondant with the Chinese character wealth labeled on it, we were very excited. We had a look and saw that they offer five cake base for people to choose from:

  • Salted Caramel Chocolate
  • Pandan Gula Melaka
  • Red Velvet
  • Death by Chocolate
  • Butterscotch Cookies Cake

The firecracker cake is only available as a 5-inch x 4 layers cake (1.2kg) and feeds about 5 to 6 people. It is available for RM188. 

Treasure Pleasure

Elevete Patisserie

If you’re feeling nostalgic about white pagoda t-shirts, porcelain teapots, and mahjong, check out their gorgeous enamel tiffin carrier filled with homebaked goodies: 

  • Abundance Four
    • Pineapple Tarts 10pcs
    • Peanut Cookies 10pcs
    • Lucky Nutty Coin 7pcs
    • Chocolate Chip Cookies 10pcs
  • Kuih Bangkit 20pcs
  • Mama Jia’s Butter Cookies 10 pcs
  • Pandan Gula Melaka Cake Bites 8 pcs (1″ x 1″ per piece)
  • Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake Bites 8 pcs (1″ x 1″ per piece)
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The Treasure Pleasure retails at RM158.

East Meets West Platter

Adorable

How about a gastronomical journey filled with French–Chinese flair? Look at their East Meets West Platter – it’s an exquisite dessert platter with various French pastries – for globetrotter families. 

Each platter includes :

  • Orange Madeleines
  • Gula Melaka Coconut Eclair
  • Red Velvet & Honeycomb Macaron
  • Almond Florentine
  • Mango Lime Meringue Tart
  • Lemon Poppyseed Financier 

East Meets West Platter retails at RM98.

You can make a pre-order at their website, available to order starting from now until 26th of February. Elevete Patisserie is also offering free deliveries within the Klang Valley area for customers who use the discount code ‘COMBAT-19’ when checking out. Visit https://www.elevete.com.my/collections/chinese-new-year. 

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Udderly-adorable Cake to Make Your CNY Celebration Lit

February 21, 2021 By Keith

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Adorable

Are you blown away by this udderly-adorable “Year of the Ox” firecracker cake? I mean, who can resist that delectable fondant exterior and a customizable cake base? Homegrown brand Elevete Patisserie presented a range of baked goodies from their “Elevete Cow Cow” menu for families to enjoy this Chinese New Year. We’ve picked a few that you need to see.

Firecracker Cake

Cake

Let’s be honest. The best part about Chinese New Year is the firecrackers. So when we saw this firecracker cake replete with a glimmering wick, bright red fondant with the Chinese character wealth labeled on it, we were very excited. We had a look and saw that they offer five cake base for people to choose from:

  • Salted Caramel Chocolate
  • Pandan Gula Melaka
  • Red Velvet
  • Death by Chocolate
  • Butterscotch Cookies Cake

The firecracker cake is only available as a 5-inch x 4 layers cake (1.2kg) and feeds about 5 to 6 people. It is available for RM188. 

Treasure Pleasure

Chinese New Year

If you’re feeling nostalgic about white pagoda t-shirts, porcelain teapots, and mahjong, check out their gorgeous enamel tiffin carrier filled with homebaked goodies: 

  • Abundance Four
    • Pineapple Tarts 10pcs
    • Peanut Cookies 10pcs
    • Lucky Nutty Coin 7pcs
    • Chocolate Chip Cookies 10pcs
  • Kuih Bangkit 20pcs
  • Mama Jia’s Butter Cookies 10 pcs
  • Pandan Gula Melaka Cake Bites 8 pcs (1″ x 1″ per piece)
  • Salted Caramel Chocolate Cake Bites 8 pcs (1″ x 1″ per piece)
Elevete Patisserie

The Treasure Pleasure retails at RM158.

East Meets West Platter

Food and drink

How about a gastronomical journey filled with French–Chinese flair? Look at their East Meets West Platter – it’s an exquisite dessert platter with various French pastries – for globetrotter families. 

Each platter includes :

  • Orange Madeleines
  • Gula Melaka Coconut Eclair
  • Red Velvet & Honeycomb Macaron
  • Almond Florentine
  • Mango Lime Meringue Tart
  • Lemon Poppyseed Financier 

East Meets West Platter retails at RM98.

You can make a pre-order at their website, available to order starting from now until 26th of February. Elevete Patisserie is also offering free deliveries within the Klang Valley area for customers who use the discount code ‘COMBAT-19’ when checking out. Visit https://www.elevete.com.my/collections/chinese-new-year. 

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Fortune Favors the Bold – Butterkicap

February 17, 2021 By Keith

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At the beginning of every lunar new year – celebrated in several Asian countries and famously known for the Chinese New Year celebration aka Spring Festival, Chinese and Vietnamese communities worldwide light up with a fireworks display. Families gather for a reunion dinner. This year, however, may be different as the world is still battling the pandemic.

Despite the challenges, the Hilton Garden Inn KL South is determined to go ahead with its annual Chinese New Year offering – and who can blame them? The communities need an encouraging call to start the year fresh with positivity, mainly since the Year of the Ox represents diligence, honesty, strength, and determination. 

What sets them apart is that they understand the importance of honoring traditions, bringing families together, and the food’s significance at the reunion table. For example, fish at the dinner table represents ‘surplus’, signifying a wish for abundance; dumplings represent great wealth due to their shape like a Chinese gold coin, while noodles are all about longevity and smoothness. Not to mention the famous Malaysian Lou Sang, which is an opportunity for families and friends to make a toss for their wishes to come true.

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Make a toss for fortune with the lou sang. Picture by Hilton

Suppose the covid-19 situation is managed, and authorities have declared that it is safe for all Malaysians to venture out again. In that case, communities deserve its big, beginning of the year opportunity to clink glasses and make a toss for good fortunes. It is worth looking into Hilton’s Honor Traditions, Renew Fortunes offering at:

Rooftop 25 Restaurant

Chinese New Year Celebration Set 

23 Jan – 20 Feb 2021 | 12.00pm – 10.00pm

RM98 nett per set for 2 persons

Special offer of RM68 nett for every second set for 2 persons

Each celebration is inclusive of 1 starter, 2 main courses and 1 dessert. Served with Mandarin Oranges

Starter Options

  • Crispy Fresh Yee Sang with Norwegian Smoked Salmon
  • Chicken Dumpling & Spring Roll
  • Golden Spicy Chicken Pops & Crispy Stuffed Tofu

Main Course Options

  • Longevity Noodle with Braised Seafood 
  • Curry Pan Mee 
  • Malaysian Herbs Fried Rice
  • Grilled Chicken Mushroom Burger

Dessert Options

  • Chilled Honeydew Sago Pomelo
  • Warm Chocolate Brownies

Ala-Carte Lunch & Dinner

1 Jan – 28 Feb 2021 | 12.00pm – 10.00pm

Curry Pan Mee – RM28 nett 

Egg noodle served with prawn, squids, chicken slice, poached egg and crispy tofu skin in aromatic lemongrass creamy curry soup

23 Jan – 28 Feb 2021 | 12.00pm – 10.00pm

Longevity Noodle with Braised Seafood – RM38 nett

Longevity noodle with prawns, squid, crabmeat, fish dumpling and green vegetable in seafood broth

Yee Sang

23 Jan – 20 Feb 2021 

Smoked Salmon Yee Sang – RM68 nett (for 2 – 3 persons) | RM118 nett (for 4 – 5 persons)

Crispy Fresh Yee Sang accompanied with prosperity toss salad made of a medley of fresh vegetables and herbs topped off with Norwegian smoked salmon, Taiping pomelo and pure honey

If this sounds good, reach out at +603 2771 6888, or email  KULMY_FB@hilton.com to talk to them about your Chinese New Year plans. Nevertheless, if you are planning to make your meals from scatch, check out our Chinese New Year recipes here. Remember to #butterkicap and tag us if you decide to post about the food you made. 

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Poon Choi Recipe: Prosperity Dish For The Chinese New Year

February 11, 2021 By Keith

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Foodies, Lunar New Year is less than two days away, and reunion dinner is just tomorrow. We bet most of you are busy preparing all the ingredients for a sumptuous meal. We thought a pot of lavish Poon Chooi might add conversation to the table. Traditionally a Cantonese festive meal, today, Poon Choi is widely available in most Chinese restaurants to signify prosperity. We all know the dish can get very expensive, so why not make it yourself this year with this lavish Poon Choi recipe?

A Step-by-Step Poon Choi Recipe For The Lunar New Year:

A good pot of Poon Choi is usually filled to the brim with all sorts of ingredients to signify prosperity. Chinese will usually add expensive ingredients on the top to resemble wealth in a pot. They do not go too far from vegetables, meat, fish maw, prawns, abalone and more. Then again, you’re free to include or exclude any ingredients of your choice.

Ingredients:

(Serving: 6-8 pax)

Cantonese cuisine
Photo: eckitchensg (Website)
  • 150g Dried Fish Maw (Soaked and Soften)
  • 60g Dried Mushroom (Soaked and Soften – reserve soaking liquid)
  • 500g Fresh Sea Cucumber (Washed; Soaked and soften if using dried ones)
  • 1 kg Prawns
  • 250g Fresh Scallop
  • 1 kg Roast Meat (Roast pork, Duck, Chicken or mixture)
  • 1 Can Abalone
  • 300g Broccoli (Floret Only)
  • 1 Can Sea Asparagus
  • 150g Carrot (Peeled & Sliced)
  • 500g Napa Cabbage (Cut into Chunks)
  • 500g White Radish (Cut into Chunks)
  • 300 Fried Yam
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
  • 2L Water (including reserved mushroom soaking liquid)
  • 120ml Oyster Sauce
  • 60ml Fish Sauce
  • 1tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
  • 2tsp Sugar
  • 60ml Hua Tiao wine
  • 4tbsp Corn Flour
  • 4tbsp Water

Steps:

  1. Soak and prepare all ingredients in advance (fish maw, sea cucumber, mushroom & etc) and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a large heated pot over medium heat.
  3. Add chopped garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add in water, mushroom, fish maw, cabbage, white radish and all other seasonings required for the broth.

    Chinese New Year
    Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

  4. Bring it to boil over medium high heat then lower the fire to simmer for 30 minutes to an hour.
  5. Cook and blanch ingredients that needed to be cooked in the broth. Remove the ingredients when cooked and set aside for layering.

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    Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

  6. Estimated Time (Varies based on size): Prawns and Scallops about 3 minutes. Broccoli about 15-20 seconds. Carrot about 2-3 minutes, sea cucumber about 3 minutes.
  7. Once all is done cooking, turn of the heat and set the broth aside.
  8. Ingredients that do not need to cook in broth: Roast meat, Abalone, Sea Asparagus, Fried Yam
  1. In a clean pot, start with Napa Cabbage and White Radish.
  2. Then arrange the rest of the ingredients in section, based on your creativity or preference.
  1. Once layering is done, set aside and bring the broth back to boil. Add Hua Tiao Wine and allow it to boil for a minute.
  2. Mix the corn flour and water in a small bowl. Slowly pour in the corn flour mixture into the boiling broth and stir while adding.
  3. Then, ladle the broth over the pot of layered ingredients.

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    Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

  4. Once the ingredients are soaked in broth, bring the whole pot of Poon Choi back to the stove for a boil. Or, serve over induction hotplate.

Tips For The Perfectly Umami Poon Choi:

Hua Tiao Wine
Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

While it does take up a lot of time and effort to make this dish, you’ll be surprised by the outcome. You’ll taste the flavor of home and togetherness when the whole family gather around to feast. Here’s a few tips: Remember to prepare all the ingredients beforehand, especially those that requires soaking for up to days. For example, fish maw, mushroom, sea cucumber and more. Some may take hours, some may take days depending on the quality of your ingredients.

Poon Choi is typically separated into 3 layers, with bottom layer filled with ingredients that can soak up the flavor and broth. Second layer is filled with ingredients that has lots of flavors and gravy. The expensive ones go on the top for presentation purposes. With this Poon Choi recipe, you can play around with the ingredients and come up with your desired pot of abundance and prosperity! Have fun making, and Happy Chinese New Year!

Recipe & Photo courtesy of: eckitchensg

Check Out: Bak Kwa Recipe: Make This Delicious CNY Snack At Home Using An Oven

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Poon Choi Recipe: Prosperity Dish For The Chinese New Year

February 11, 2021 By Keith

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Foodies, Lunar New Year is less than two days away, and reunion dinner is just tomorrow. We bet most of you are busy preparing all the ingredients for a sumptuous meal. We thought a pot of lavish Poon Chooi might add conversation to the table. Traditionally a Cantonese festive meal, today, Poon Choi is widely available in most Chinese restaurants to signify prosperity. We all know the dish can get very expensive, so why not make it yourself this year with this lavish Poon Choi recipe?

A Step-by-Step Poon Choi Recipe For The Lunar New Year:

A good pot of Poon Choi is usually filled to the brim with all sorts of ingredients to signify prosperity. Chinese will usually add expensive ingredients on the top to resemble wealth in a pot. They do not go too far from vegetables, meat, fish maw, prawns, abalone and more. Then again, you’re free to include or exclude any ingredients of your choice.

Ingredients:

(Serving: 6-8 pax)

Cantonese cuisine
Photo: eckitchensg (Website)
  • 150g Dried Fish Maw (Soaked and Soften)
  • 60g Dried Mushroom (Soaked and Soften – reserve soaking liquid)
  • 500g Fresh Sea Cucumber (Washed; Soaked and soften if using dried ones)
  • 1 kg Prawns
  • 250g Fresh Scallop
  • 1 kg Roast Meat (Roast pork, Duck, Chicken or mixture)
  • 1 Can Abalone
  • 300g Broccoli (Floret Only)
  • 1 Can Sea Asparagus
  • 150g Carrot (Peeled & Sliced)
  • 500g Napa Cabbage (Cut into Chunks)
  • 500g White Radish (Cut into Chunks)
  • 300 Fried Yam
The Broth:
  • 1 tbsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Chopped Garlic
  • 2L Water (including reserved mushroom soaking liquid)
  • 120ml Oyster Sauce
  • 60ml Fish Sauce
  • 1tbsp Dark Soy Sauce
  • 2tsp Sugar
Finishing Touches:
  • 60ml Hua Tiao wine
  • 4tbsp Corn Flour
  • 4tbsp Water

Steps:

  1. Soak and prepare all ingredients in advance (fish maw, sea cucumber, mushroom & etc) and set aside.
  2. Heat the oil in a large heated pot over medium heat.
  3. Add chopped garlic and sauté until fragrant. Add in water, mushroom, fish maw, cabbage, white radish and all other seasonings required for the broth.

    Chinese New Year
    Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

  4. Bring it to boil over medium high heat then lower the fire to simmer for 30 minutes to an hour.
  5. Cook and blanch ingredients that needed to be cooked in the broth. Remove the ingredients when cooked and set aside for layering.

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    Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

  6. Estimated Time (Varies based on size): Prawns and Scallops about 3 minutes. Broccoli about 15-20 seconds. Carrot about 2-3 minutes, sea cucumber about 3 minutes.
  7. Once all is done cooking, turn of the heat and set the broth aside.
  8. Ingredients that do not need to cook in broth: Roast meat, Abalone, Sea Asparagus, Fried Yam
Layering the Auspicious Pot
  1. In a clean pot, start with Napa Cabbage and White Radish.
  2. Then arrange the rest of the ingredients in section, based on your creativity or preference.
Finishing and Thickening of Broth:
  1. Once layering is done, set aside and bring the broth back to boil. Add Hua Tiao Wine and allow it to boil for a minute.
  2. Mix the corn flour and water in a small bowl. Slowly pour in the corn flour mixture into the boiling broth and stir while adding.
  3. Then, ladle the broth over the pot of layered ingredients.

    Food and drink
    Photo: eckitchensg (Website)

  4. Once the ingredients are soaked in broth, bring the whole pot of Poon Choi back to the stove for a boil. Or, serve over induction hotplate.

Tips For The Perfectly Umami Poon Choi:

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While it does take up a lot of time and effort to make this dish, you’ll be surprised by the outcome. You’ll taste the flavor of home and togetherness when the whole family gather around to feast. Here’s a few tips: Remember to prepare all the ingredients beforehand, especially those that requires soaking for up to days. For example, fish maw, mushroom, sea cucumber and more. Some may take hours, some may take days depending on the quality of your ingredients.

Poon Choi is typically separated into 3 layers, with bottom layer filled with ingredients that can soak up the flavor and broth. Second layer is filled with ingredients that has lots of flavors and gravy. The expensive ones go on the top for presentation purposes. With this Poon Choi recipe, you can play around with the ingredients and come up with your desired pot of abundance and prosperity! Have fun making, and Happy Chinese New Year!

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Bak Kwa Recipe: Make This Delicious CNY Snack At Home Using An Oven

February 11, 2021 By Keith

This blog post was recently published by penangfoodie.com. I hope you enjoy this as much as I did.

Chinese New Year is so close right around the corner that everywhere you go, you’ll see red decorations and festive music playing in the background. And without realizing it, we are munching on CNY cookies like there’s no tomorrow. One other thing that comes with Lunar New Year is none other than Bak Kwa, or Meat Jerky. Today, we will be sharing a Bak Kwa recipe that’s close to the hearts of many Malaysians celebrating Chinese New Year. Shall we get started?

Try Out This Bak Kwa Recipe & Make Your Very Own At Home

Bak Kwa is usually made with pork but of course, you can replace them with the meat of your choice. They are a must-have during Chinese New Year and to describe briefly, they are thin slices of barbecued meat jerky, The kind we love are usually moist and grilled to get that nice char.

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Ingredients

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  • 500g of ground meat with some fat
  • 1 tbsp Soy Sauce
  • 1 tbsp Fish Sauce
  • 2/3 cups Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Five-Spice powder
  • Honey to taste
  • 1/2 tsp Ground White Pepper

Directions

  1. Marinate ground meat with sugar, soy sauce, fish sauce, five. spice powder and ground white pepper in a mixing bowl.
  2. Stir the meat in one direction only using chopsticks to get a sticky and paste-like texture
  3. Cover and let the marinate in the fridge for 6-8 hours or preferably overnight
  4. On a jelly roll pan, line it with parchment paper and then roll the marinated meat out to cover the entire pan, about 2mm-2.5mm in thickness
  5. Line another piece of parchment paper on top of the meat and roll it out evenly using a rolling pin
  6. Let it bake in a preheated over (120 degrees) for 15 minutes and then gently flip it over and bake another 15 minutes
  7. Remove from oven and cut it into the desired size
  8. Then, increase the temperature to 220 degrees, brush the meat slices with honey and bake until they turn to your preferred colour and has a nice char to them
  9. Next, flip the meat over and brush with another layer of honey and let it bake (requires close monitoring)
Bak Kwa Recipe
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Bak Kwa Recipe
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Have Fun Snacking On Bak Kwa

And there you have it, fresh-out-of-the-oven bak kwa slices for you to feast on. You can store these bak kwa for up to 3 days in an airtight container under room temperature. Once you master this recipe, you’ll get to munch on these snacks for days. Happy trying and have a blessed Chinese New Year foodies!

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