Sweet and Spicy Prawns 嘻哈大笑 (干煎虾碌)

This prawn dish is sticky and fragrant, one can't help licking the sticky and yummy sauce coated on the prawn. And this prawn dish also a common dish that very often served during Chinese New Year as in Cantonese, the word for prawn is Ha (虾); or in Mandarin, it sounds like 哈, which means laughter and happy, Hi Ha Tai Siew .

Sweet and Sour Pig Maw 酸甜猪肚

Hi all, sorry for not updating my blog for almost 2 months. Just realized that my blog also celebrate 10th years anniversary this year. After 10 years , time for me to slow down . I still cooking and baking, mostly bake sourdough , my new favourite ^_^. I still trying out new dishes and new cakes sometime. Like this simple sweet and sour pig maw, a dish that was inspired from a restaurant located at Klang.

Chinese style Braised Orange Duck 香橙焖鸭肉

This was one of the dish that i cooked during CNY, even brought to a family gathering. I just simply twisted from the French cuisine orange duck breast to this Chinese version. I am glad that it turned out good especially the gravy has a bit of tangy flavor from the oranges used.

Stir fried Mixed Vegetables with Fresh Lily bulb_ 缤纷百合_2016 CNY dish_金猴报春

We can easily get fresh Lily bulb from the market during this time (CNY). I like to just simple stir fried it with mixed vegetables, it taste crunchy and sweet.

Hong Kong Style of Savoury Steamed Yam Cake 港式腊肠芋头糕_2016 CNY dish_金猴报春

Whenever i have some good yam, sure use it to make a good steamed savoury yam cake. This time i made slight changes from the usual yam cake since CNY is approaching (  讨个好意头嘛）, added Chinese sausages or Lap Cheong and mushroom, similar like Hong Kong style of Lo Pa Gao aka radish cake.

Sweet and Sour Chrysanthemum Pork_2016 CNY dish_糖醋菊花里脊(吉祥年菜花开富贵)

This sweet and sour pork dish could be served at CNY re-unioon dinner as it look auspicious with chrysanthemum flower shape, something special than normal sweet and sour pork.

Waxed Meat Claypot Rice (Lap Mei Fun) 腊味饭_2016 CNY dish_金猴报春

The best time to enjoy Lap Mei Fun is during CNY time, as we can easily get good quality of imported waxed meats especially from Hong Kong. I got some good one during my recent short visit to Ipoh.

Hei Zho or Prawn Rolls 虾枣_2016 CNY dish_金猴报春

I have so long did not have this Hei Zho 虾枣 which is one of the Hokkien common dish serve during CNY. I remember my mother did cook this dish when i was young, sometime she also made crab version called as Ching Zho 蟹枣. But don't know since when she has stopped making this dish during CNY but instead she made the Hokkien meat balls which is nice too.

Longjing Tea Shrimps 龙井虾仁 ~喜气羊羊 2015

When you have Longjing tea 龙井茶, you cook Longjing Tea Shrimps ! ^_^
Longjing tea shrimps is a Chinese famous dish 名菜, is a dish from Zhejiang Hangzhou 浙江杭州.
Chinese also like to serve shrimps or prawns during Chinese New Year as 虾虾 Ha Ha means "Happy".

Chinese Tea Smoked Fish 烟熏鱼 ~喜气羊羊 2015

I have been wanted to try tea smoked method of cooking, one of the old Chinese cooking method. The other day I saw a China TV food show program which the chef of a restaurant showed his simple way of  tea smoked fish that using black pomfret. This dish also can be served during Chinese New Year. Since Chinese like the phrase of Nian Nian You Yu (年年有余) as fish (yu, 鱼) means "surplus" or "abundance".

Claypot Luffa gourds, Black fungus and Fish Maw 胜瓜云耳浸鱼肚

We tried a similar dish in a restaurant that only know by the local during our trip to Macau. This was a typical Cantonese style of home cook dish. Since I still have some dried fish maw leftover from CNY, quickly try this dish at home. To get this dish taste nice, the good stock is important.

Buddha Jumps Over The Wall 佛跳牆~~欢喜过马年

Last year I challenge myself to make Poon Choi ( Big Bowl Feast )  盆菜 during CNY, and this year I did this Buddha Jumps Over The Wall 佛跳牆. My version is easy and simple version, total only 8 ingredients. I omitted shark fin as my husband already "Finished with fins" ^_^ and we not really fancy with abalones. Why this dish called Buddha Jumps Over The Wall? Because of the good smell, it made Buddha break out of this meditation and jump over the wall of the restaurant next door which served good wine-jug stew, read more here.

Steamed Chinese Sausages with Arrowhead 花开富贵（腊肠蒸芽菇)~~欢喜过马年



This is an easy dish to be prepared, simply steam the Chinese sausages and arrowhead. Since I have some free time, I tried to assemble them to look like a flower shape, Chinese said 花开富贵, good name and good dish to serve to your guest during CNY.

Braised Napa cabbage with Egg floss 蛋酥滷白菜~~欢喜过马年



 The braised Napa cabbage is a popular and common dish in Taiwan, they called it as 滷白菜.
The other day I saw this dish in a Taiwan cook show (by Taiwan's celebrity chef  阿基師), and I know this dish must be good, because use Napa cabbage to braise it, sure taste very refreshing sweet.

Stir fried Roast Pork with Garlic 蒜香烧肉

Today I am going to have 3 posts, one savoury dish, one sweet cookies and final round up & giveaway results of CNY delights event, what a busy day!

At first, i thought to delay this post and post it after the event..But yesterday i saw Angel also cooked the similar dish (she used raw belly pork), and i decided to share this super simple dish using leftover roast pork and i would like this dish to include in the round up.

Now my homemade crispy roast pork 脆皮烧肉 is very famous among my family and friends, hehehe..My SIL (my husband's elder sister) who left few teeth also waiting for me to bring my roast pork when we visit her on the CNY day ^_^

Pig Maw / stomach Pepper Chicken Soup 猪肚胡椒鸡汤

There will be two posts for today and tomorrow, because i want to finish posting all CNY related delights before the closing tomorrow.  Sorry, i have forgotten to inform you that the CNY delights event closing time , it should be by tomorrow 28th Feb 2013 at 3pm (Malaysia time). If you still have CNY delights, please quickly post it and send to me by latest 3pm tomorrow. And i will compile immediately and have the final round up post by tomorrow night, and also to annource the winners of my giveaway..

From March onwards, i will slow down my pace on updating my blog,  I need to rest after busy of CNY event from Jan-Feb ^_^..

Ok, today post is about Pig stomach soup, this soup is a Hokkien's CNY delight. My mom will cook this soup in every CNY.

Poon Choi ( Big Bowl Feast ) 蛇全十美 ～ 盆菜

I have never tasted Poon Choi before , after googled and checked few websites, i was very braved to prepare this Poon Choi for Re-union dinner. From what i learnt, this big bowl feast is a one-pot dish that full of premium delicacies as to symbloises prosperity and abundance. My idea was simply to assemble all dishes that i usually prepared for re-union dinner (with adding few new dishes) into one-pot..Usually the wet ingredients will be placed at the bottom whereas those dry ingredients to place on the top..I admit mine has the Poon Choi look but don't think it taste the same like those Poon Choi served in the restaurants or Poon Choi from origin Hong Kong.

黄金常逗 (Stuffed Snake Beans) ～ Happy Ulala CNY 金蛇呈祥, 新年快乐

This is my last post before CNY, even i still have few cookies to post, i can only post it when i come back from CNY. Yesterday i cooked this stuffed snake beans just to 应景 (match with) the coming water snake year..

Stuffed Arrowroots 酿慈菇

I don't know why we only able to buy arrowroots during Chinese New Year? when i saw supermarket flooded with arrowroots this time, remind me of the yummy deep fried arrowroot crips. But i am a bit lazy to deep fry it, so this time i try to cook to a savoury dish..

Chinese Steamboat / Hot Pot 火鍋

Before CNY ends today as "Chap Goh Mei" celebration, let me share with you the steamboat (similar to Japanese shabu-shabu)  that i prepared on Chinese New Year Eve..And I believe many of the Chinese family also like to serve steamboat as Reunion dinner 团圆饭on Chinese New Year Eve. Every family members get together, sit and surround the table, chit-chat and enjoy the steamboat, feel so good!