Tuesday, October 7, 2008

Twister's Pork Belly with Yam




Twister says this is a Hakka dish where you can't find in the restaurants. Twister's mum always cook this dish and she had it since young. So, this is really a family recipe.


Ingredients

500g Pork Belly
1 Yam
3 cubes preserved red bean curd (Nam ru)
1 tbsp tapioca flour
1 glass water
1 tbsp sugar

Method
1. Cut pork belly and yam into slice of 1 - 1.5 cm
2. Rub well to season the meat with 1 cube of Nam ru
3. Deep fry the yam slices until slightly browned. Remove and drain from oil. With the remaining hot oil, deep fry the pork until lightly browned. Remove and set aside to cool for 10 mins.
4. Arrange the pork slices, alternating with the yam slices on a dish
5. To make to gravy - heat up wok, bring water to boil and add in the balance 2 cubes of Nam ru and sugar.
6. Pour the gravy over the pork slices and yam and steam for 20 mins over rapid boiling water until the meat and yam pieces are tender.

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