http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog Your Ideal Asian Cooking Guide Sun, 07 Mar 2010 08:26:00 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Place tomatoes in a big heatproof bowl, cover with boiling water and leave it to stand for 1 minute. Drain hot water and fill bowl with cold water to cover the tomatoes. Soak tomatoes in cold water for another minute, then drain. You can slip off the skin easily and ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/03/07/easy-way-to-peel-tomato/ Ingredients 500g pork(belly part) 2 boiled eggs (shelled) Sauce ingredients 600ml water, 180 ml light soy sauce, 2 tsp dark soy sauce, ½ tbsp rock sugar,  ½ tsp white pepper, 2 star anise, 5 cloves of garlic, ½ tsp five spice powder, pinch of salt Method Mix water and sauce ingredients and bring to a ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/28/stewed-pork/ I am still wondering why they call it Roti Babi where there is no babi (pork) in this snack at all. Ingredients 1 thick slice of bread, cabbage (shredded) onions (chopped) 1 egg Seasoning sugar, pepper, five spice powder, chicken stock powder Method Mix cabbage, onions and seasoning then set aside. Slit open bread and stuff ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/25/hainanese-snack-roti-babi/ Ingredients 2 sections lotus root, 1 tsp preserved osmanthus, 6 tbsp of glutinous reice, 150g cane sugar, 3 cups of water Method Rinse glutinous rice then soak in hot water for 30 minutes until rice turn soft, drain well and set aside. Peel and rinse lotus root, cut 1 inch from the top and ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/23/stuffed-lotus-with-preserved-osmanthus/ Steamboat or hot pot is a popular choice for CNY eve dinner. A pot of well cooked chicken stock is the most basic ingredient of all. What do you need? 2  chicken carcass 200g lean pork 1 large yam bean (Chinese turnip, peeled and crushed) 1 large carrot 2 big onions 1 tsp of peppercorns salt to taste 4 ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/06/chicken-stock-for-cny-eve-steamboat-dinner/ The name of these prawns may not sound too pleasant but you will sure be overwhelm by it's sweet flesh and good texture. Ingredients 3 large pissing prawns (preferable live stock of about 200g each), 6 cloves of chopped garlic, 1 tsp of chopped ginger, 1 tbsp cooked oil, 1 tbsp Chinese ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/04/steamed-pissing-prawns/ Ingredients 2 large squids (about 400g), 200g minced pork, 3 tbsp Chinese celery (diced), 1 tbsp Onion (diced), 1 egg white, 2 tsp spicy bean paste, 1 tbsp of cooking oil, 1 tsp of cooking wine Marinade 1 tsp light soy sauce, 2 tsp cornstarch, 1 tbsp egg white, few drops of sesame ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/02/chinese-new-year-recipe-stuffed-squid/ Ingredients 80g black mushrooms (soaked and trimmed) 240g minced pork, 2 tbsp water chestnuts (chopped) 1 tbsp spring onion(diced), handful of kale stalks (boiled) few slices of carrot, 1 slice of ginger, 1 tbsp of cooking oil Marinade 2 tsp light soy sauce 1 tbsp of cornstach sloution, dash of sesame oil sugar, salt and pepper to taste Seasoning ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/02/01/chinese-new-year-recipe-stuffed-mushrooms/ Ingredients 2 pieces of young bamboo shoots (about 300g each) 30g of dried shrimps 1 tsp of chopped garlic 4 tbsp of parmesan cheese 1 tbsp of cooking oil 1 tbsp cornstarch solution 500 ml of water Method Cut bamboo shoots into half, remove the flesh in the middle neatly so that all the 4 parts of the bamboo ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/01/30/baked-cheese-with-young-bamboo-shoots/ Ingredients 4 slices of chicken breat fillet (450g) 1 egg (beatten) 2 mangoes (peeled and cut into pieces) some flour and breadcrumbs Marinades 1 tbsp ginger juice 1 tbsp cooking win 1 tbsp light soy sauce pinch of pepper a dash of sesame oil sugar and salt to taste Method Rinse and pat dry chicken breast, slit open fillets. Chop and tenderize ... http://www.a1-asianrecipes.com/blog/2010/01/26/chinese-recipe-mango-in-chicken/