Famous Asian Recipes Blog

Some times it is hard to tell whether it is a Thai food, Nyonya or Malay cuisine when come to dish like sambal kangkong (water spinach), sambal asparagus. I think people living in Thailand, Malaysia or Indonesia are cooking this dish almost the same way. So I think it is only fair to classify it under a fusion dish rather than classify it under any specific country cuisine.

As for the sambal, the main ingredients are toasted shrimp paste, chilies, small red onions, garlic, lemongrass but you can always adjust the ratio of spices according to your own taste and liking.

It is quite a simple dish to make after all, saute the blended sambal in warm oil to fragrant then stir fry with asparagus (peeled and sectioned) with some small shrimps for 3 minutes, add seasoning to tatse and it is done. Try it and enjoy.

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Assam babi means sour pork in a Malay, being fusion food or mixture of Chinese and Malay cooking culture, it is not surprise to find pork cook in Malay style in Nyonya cuisine.
Ingredients
600g pork (belly part, cut into serving size)
200g potatoes wedges (prefried)
6 slices of dried tamarind (assam keping)
2 pcs of pandan leaves (tied into knot)
4 pcs lime leaves (daun limau perut)
1 stalk sliced bunga kantan (torch ginger flower)
8 tbsp cooking oil
4 cups water
1 cup thick coconut milk
sugar and salt to taste             (more…)