Tag: Pork

Pork and Pickled Vegetables Noodle Soup

Pork and Pickled Vegetables Noodle Soup

Whenever we go to our local Hong Kong style Afternoon Tea place (Cha Chan Tang), one of the items we typically order for lunch is this Pork and Pickled Vegetables Noodle Soup. We like the savoury sweetness from the ground pork which is complimented by 

Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Bun)

Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Pork Bun)

I love eating Japanese Steamed Pork Bun (Nikuman)! They taste very similar to the ones you get at Chinese dim sum restaurants. I always found the idea of making them a bit intimidating because I don’t know what goes into making steamed buns.. I’ve only 

Momofuku Pork Buns

Momofuku Pork Buns

In our previous post, we talked about how we made steamed buns. Well, it’s time to put it all together! As part of our Momofuku week, we made a variety of dishes from the Momofuku cookbook including the Compost cookie, Roasted Sweet Summer Corn, and 

Steamed Buns Recipe

Steamed Buns Recipe

There is nothing I love more than steamed buns. If I had to choose between artisanal bread and steamed buns, I will choose steamed buns. For the longest time, I’ve put off making steamed buns because I was a bit intimidated by the process – 

Apple Pork Chops with Sage

We recently bought a sage plant and we were looking for every excuse we had to use it. Pork chops went on sale recently and lucky for us, sage goes well with pork! I consulted my Jamie Oliver cookbook as I recall seeing an apple pork 

Pork with Bitter Melon and Black Beans Sauce Recipe

Pork with Bitter Melon and Black Beans Sauce Recipe

We were going grocery shopping at our local chinese supermarket one day when we discovered that bitter melon was on sale. I’m personally not a fan of bitter melon – in fact, I really dislike it but since the bf loves it so much,  I 

Steamed Pork Buns Recipe

Steamed Pork Buns Recipe

It’s finally the long weekend, yay! Monday is Victoria Day here in Canada so I decided to take advantage of my extra day off and do more creative baking. Last week, I made Nikuman (Japanese Steamed Bun) in an effort to step outside my comfort zone.