Roast Pumpkin with Stir Fried Greens and Belchan
Roast Pumpkin Stirfry
500g pumpkin
250 Asian greens
1 tbsp Belchan (dry prawn paste) roasted
2 tbsp dired prawns, soaked in water until soft
4 finger length red chillies
4 cloves garlic 3-4 tbsp oil 2/3cup water
Chop pumpkin into ½ inch squares, toss with oil and roast until cooked.
Meanwhile, trim Asian greens to 3 inch lengths and rinse well in cold water.
Grind dried prawn paste and dried prawns with chillies and garlic until fine.
Heat oil in a wok over medium high heat and fry paste 3-4 min until fragrant.
Add greens and stirfry 2 min, add pumpkin and water and cook 1 minute. Serve
Pork Rib Soup
600g pork ribs 150g
lean pork
1 packet bak kut teh spices
2.5 l water or pork stock if available
3 tbsp soy sauce
1tsp salt
1 tsp sugar
Coriander leaves to garnish
Yew Char Kway (Chinese crullers) to serve
Bak Kut Teh Spices
1 cinnamon stick
4 cloves
1 star anise
1 tsp black peppercorns
1 tbsp wolfberries
Tie everything up in a muslin packet
Combine pork rib, lean pork bak kut the spices pack and water. Bring to boil, then simmer gently for 30 min. add soy, sugar and salt, simmer 45min.
Remove the lean pork and shred into small pieces. Strain stock. Divide pork among bowls and serve with Yew char Kway
For the Yew Char Kway
Plain flour 350g
Cold milk 250g
Baking powder 10g
Baking soda 3g
Salt 3g
Veg oil 12g
Mix ingredients together and knead to a soft dough.
The dough need to rest over night or at least rest for 2.5 hours.
Roll into 30cm lengths, then press another piece on top with a chop stick. Deep fry until golden and serve warm with Pork rib soup.