How to make Gluten Free Kecap Manis (Dark/Thick Soy Sauce)

Gluten Free Kecap Manis (Dark/Thick Soy Sauce)

This Gluten Free Kecap Manis is an easy homemade version of the popular kecap manis from Indonesia. Although, they often use the term dark soy sauce or thick soy sauce or sweet soy sauce. Mainly in China and Southeast Asia. While they use the term kecap manis in Indonesia. Which …

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Seafood Char Kuey Teow

Seafood Char Kuey Teow Gluten Free

Char kuey teow or fried kway teow meaning stir-fried ricecake strips, is an extremely popular hawker or street food in Malaysia. It originated in South East Asia and is also very popular in Singapore, Brunei and Indonesia. The word “char” is adapted from Hokkien, a Chinese dialect which means “fried” …

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Chicken Nasi Goreng Kampung (Village Fried Rice)

Nasi Goreng Kampung (Malay Village Fried Rice) Gluten Free

Nasi goreng in Malay or Indonesian language, simply means fried rice, it was also created to prevent wasting leftovers during the pre-refrigeration eras. It is typically served as a homemade breakfast dish, customarily made from left-over rice from the previous night’s dinner. There are infinite varieties of nasi goreng, normally …

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Braised Pork and Fermented Mustard Green

Braised Pork and Fermented Mustard Green Gluten Free

This is another variation of soy sauce braises (also called red-braises), it is not only one of the most customary Chinese cuisines, but also the most celebrated. My gluten free version is a gradual stew of pork spare ribs and leg pieces with soy sauce, dark/thick soy sauce (kecap manis), …

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Braised Pork and Hard Boiled Eggs

Braised Pork and Hard Boiled Eggs

Soy sauce braises or stews is a very popular way of cooking in Chinese cuisines in most regions of eastern, south eastern and northern China. There are many variations of braised meat dishes, some have combinations of different types of meat like pork, chicken or duck, vegetables and hard-boiled eggs. …

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Pork and Choy Sum Stir-Fry Rice Noodles

Pork and Choy Sum Stir-Fry Rice Noodles Gluten Free

Fried noodles are customary dishes all over southeast and east Asia. There are a wide range of variations using different cooking methods and ingredients. Fried noodles are also what I would call a one-wok wonder, it is easy, fast and scrumptious, normally prepared with a balance of meat and vegetables …

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Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms

Braised Chicken with Shiitake Mushrooms

This is a simple classic Chinese home cooking dish. The highly concentrated flavour of shiitake mushrooms is the basis of Chinese and other Asian cooking. Whenever I use shiitake mushrooms in my gluten free cooking, I will always be reminded of my mum’s cooking, she often included shiitake mushrooms in …

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Pork and Black Fungus Stew

Pork and Black Fungus Stew Gluten Free

This is a typical Hakka cuisine created in the south eastern parts of Chinese regions of Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi and Jiangxi. The original recipe calls for deep frying of the marinated pork, normally pork belly, the addition of red fermented bean curd (often referred to as Chinese cheese) and five …

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Beef and Zucchini Stir-Fry Noodles

Beef and Zucchini Stir-Fry Noodles Gluten Free

This is a very healthy and simple gluten free beef, zucchinis and carrots stir-fry noodles. Not only a quick and easy recipe to make, it also does not need a full set of expertise to prepare and cook. A balanced and healthy diet can comprise of protein rich red meat …

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Chicken and Shiitake Mushrooms Rice

Chicken and Shiitake Mushrooms Rice

An immaculate gluten free one-pot baked Chinese dish with both meat and protein packed shiitake mushrooms. My inspiration for this dish came from the traditional claypot chicken rice, normally a dinner dish in southern China, Malaysia and Singapore. It is usually served with Chinese sausages (lap cheong) and steamed vegetables …

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