This is not the typical 梅菜扣肉 that’s why I think Steam Mui Choy with Belly Pork is a more suitable name for this dish. The way to assemble this dish was taught by my best friend from Hangzhou. I made some changes to the ingredients. We like eating this dish with ‘man tou’ （馒头）.
Ingredients :
- 600g belly pork- cut into pieces – marinade with some cooking wine, salt & sugar
- 175g mui choy (teem mui choy) – soaked 1 hour, washed
- 1 cup water
- 1 tbsp chopped garlic
- 1 tsp chopped shallots
- 1 tbsp chinese cooking wine
Seasoning :
- 1 tbsp oyster sauce
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 1/4 tsp dark soy sauce
- 1 tsp light soy sauce
Method :
- Fry marinated belly pork till fragrant and slightly brown. Add dark soy sauce for some coloring.
- Fry chopped garlic & shallots till fragrant. Add wine & seasoning ingredients.
- Add mui choy and fry till fragrant.
- Pour in water and bring to a boil. Let it simmer for 10-15 mins.
- To assemble :
- Arrange a layer of belly pork on the bottom a bowl.
- Top with a layer of mui choy.
- Sprinkle some sugar on top.
- Repeat with a layer of belly pork, followed by a layer of mui choy and sprinkle some sugar.
- Repeat this sequence till all belly pork & mui choy is used up.
- Pour the remaining sauce from the mui choy & pork onto the assembled pork & mui choy.
6. Steam dish for 45mins-1 hour or until the pork’s texture is soft & tender.
7. To serve, invert steamed mui choy & pork onto a serving dish. (Note : You can also pour the gravy out first before inverting the steamed mui choi & pork onto the serving dish. Then thicken the gravy with cornstarch mixture.)
Banana Bread is a kind of quick bread recipe. I think in Malaysia they are commonly known as Banana Cake instead. A lot of times I bought bananas just to bake muffins of bread. However, by the time I am free to do the baking, CK ate most of my bananas and I don’t have enough to bake. Anyway, here is one recipe that I want to share with you as it is neither too sweet nor dry. The reason why I am baking Banana Bread instead of muffins is because I am tired of CK eating only the chocolate chips in the Banana Chocolate Chips Muffin while I have to finish up the leftover.
Ingredients :
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup granulated white sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted & cooled
- 3 ripe large bananas (about 1 1/2 cup) – mashed
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
Method :
- Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C) and place oven rack to the middle position. Grease the bottom and side of a 9×5x3 inch loaf pan. Set aside.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nuts and chocolate chips. Set aside.
- In a medium-sized bowl, combine the mashed bananas, eggs, melted butter, and vanilla. With a rubber spatula or wooden spoon, light fold the wet ingredients (banana mixture) into the dry ingredients just until combined and the batter is thick and chunky. (Note : you don’t want it to be smooth)
- Scrape the batter into prepared pan. Bake until bread is golden brown and a tooth pick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 55-60 minutes.
- Place on a wire rack to cool and then remove the bread from the pan. Serve warm or at room temperature. I prefer to be serve at room temperature.
