Flower Crab, Ngor Hiang

Good home cooked food.

Riders Cafe

Angsana Bintan

It has been 3 years since I last visited Bintan.
The feeling is great as I finally got to see the other side of Bintan.
My last two trips was at Bintan Lagoon.

It has been a long while since I had some "ME" time since the birth of my darling K.
So this trip was a much needed break.
And I appreciated it lots :)
Especially so with my sister :)

Having the chance to get in touch with the other side of me too.
I took up photography so that I can take clearer/better photos of my darling's life.
But as time goes by, I realised it has turned into my hobby and I find peace when taking photos of this beautiful world.
It just makes me feel happy seeing the prettier side of life :)

Zhou Kitchen @ Square 2

Satay

Sweet and Sour Pork

Below is the recipe for those who are interested. :)
Ingredients (serves 2)

250 g pork chops / pork loin
1 small potato, sliced
1 tomato, cut into wedges
1 onion, quartered
9 Hup Seng cream crackers, crushed into fine crumbs in ziplock bag
1/4 cup plain flour
1 egg, beaten

Marinade for pork chops

a pinch of salt
rice wine, 1 tbsp
a dash of pepper
a dash of 5-spice powder
a few drops of sesame oil
cornstarch (1/2 tbsp)

Sauce Mix

water (1/2 cup)
cornstarch (1/2 tsp)
light soy sauce (2 tsps)
sweet chilli sauce (1/2 tbsp)
tomato ketchup (6 tbsps)
sugar (2 tbsps)
rice vinegar (1/2 tbsp)
a few drops of sesame oil

Method
1) Sandwich the pork chops between 2 sheets of cling wrap and beat lightly with the blunt side of chopper knife or a meat mallet to tenderize them. (Note: thick chops must be sliced to at least 1 cm thickness)

2) Mix pork with marinade, wrap and set aside for 1 hour in the refrigerator.

3) Pan fry potato slices until lightly brown. Set aside.

4) Get ready the flour, beaten egg and crumbs in 3 separate plates. Dip pork into flour, then egg and finally crumbs. Make sure pork chops are thoroughly coated with crumbs before deep fry until golden brown.

5) Let the chops cool before cutting them into strips. Arrange them on a serving dish.

6) In a non-stick pan, saute onion. Add tomato wedges and tomato, stir-fry for 2-3 mins.

7) Add water & cornstarch mixture. Next, add sugar, chilli sauce, ketchup, light soy sauce and vinegar. Stir to mix evenly.

8) Add fried potatoes. Allow sauce to thicken. Add a few drops of sesame oil. Adjust seasoning if needed.

9) Pour over the pork chop strips and serve immediately with steamed white rice. Enjoy! :D