Thursday 28 August 2008

Char Siew and Chicken Rice

i had a pot of chicken soup.. so i decided to make chicken rice.. but there wasn't any chicken left.. so i made char siew to match with the rice.. this was the second time i made char siew and its kinda successful since the first time so i posted it up to show u guys. hope u guys enojoy~ =)



Char Siew Ingredients:

500g pork - a big piece cut into 5 cm strips (belly pork or any other parts such as loin)
500g pork is the amount in the picture. if you wana eat more.. the more the merrier~!

Seasoning:
2½ tbsp Oyster sauce
1 tsp garlic powder or chopped garlic
2 tsp soy sauce
1/4 -1/2 cup sugar (depends on how sweet you wan)
1/2 tsp five spice powder
1/4 tsp salt
Pinch of pepper

Glazing:
1 tbsp dark soya sauce
1 tbsp honey
1 tbsp oil

Method:

Marinade pork with seasonings. Pork can be baked as soon as it is marinated. Transfer marinated pork onto aluminium foil and place it on a baking tray and its ready for baking. Bake char siew at 220 C for about 10 minutes. Remove char siew from oven and transfer all the contents into a wok and cook until the gravy thickens. Preheat grill and grill the pork until it is slightly charred, turning all the time for even grilling. Dip into glaze and return pork to grill just for a short while, enough to give pork a shine.


Chicken Rice Ingredients:

chicken bones and chicken stock
peeled ginger, sliced
8 cloves garlic, finely chopped
vegetable oil or chicken oil
4 cups rice, washed and drained
1 tsp salt

Chilli sauce:
squeezed lime or lemon juice
finely chopped red chilies
chopped garlic
finely chopped ginger
1 tsp salt
1/2 cup chicken soup

Method:

Boil slightly less than half pot of water. Add in chicken bones and chicken stock. Until soup is done, add chopped garlic, ginger and oil into rice. Cover slightly above the top of the rice with the chicken soup. Cook till its dry and serve hot.