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Steamed Taucu (Bean Paste) Chicken Recipe

2013-05-26T12:57:00.001+08:00

Steamed dishes are one of my favourite Chinese styles of cooking. Minimal mess, healthier and delicious to boot - what's not to like right? Today's dish is an extremely easy and tasty steamed chicken dish seasoned with bean paste (taucu), ginger, garlic, some chili peppers and soy sauce. You can also opt to add shiitake mushrooms if you like. All you have to do is assemble the chicken with the rest of the ingredients and steam over high heat until the chicken is cooked. So easy and simple right? The bean paste I used is of the yellow variety and is similar to the Japanese miso. The paste lends an earthy and deep savoury flavour to most dishes. ...

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Belacan Udon Noodles Recipe

2013-05-25T17:29:00.001+08:00

As a self proclaimed noodle fan, I just realised that I have not cooked or featured udon noodles for quite a while. Fresh udon noodles are easily available in most grocery stores but if you feel so inclined, you can also try making your very own udon noodles from scratch. It is really not that difficult although of course you'll need some time and patience. I am still using up the sambal belacan I pounded earlier and so decided to feature today's spicy and extremely appetising belacan udon noodles. I love the hearty bite of udon noodles and simply paired it with some green onions and fish balls I had in the fridge. You can substitute the fish balls with other...

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The Top 10 Most Popular Recipes on Smoky Wok

2013-05-23T22:20:00.001+08:00

Time flies right? No, I mean really. I started this blog in 2008 out of boredom while living in San Diego and I am now back in Malaysia. This blog has suffered through stops and starts, I go from bouts of laziness to bouts of enthusiastic posting so much so that although I still have many readers - the comments have really tapered off haha. I have been really bad at commenting in the blogosphere as well mainly due to laziness and also changes in my personal life. Anyhow, as you may have noticed - lately I have been more hardworking and I am again rediscovering how blogging was (and is) so enjoyable and theraupetic to me (and hopefully useful to you as well). I am...

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