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-- -- Home My Instagram My Chinese Food Blog Contact Us Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest RSS Home Recipe Index Recipes by Photo Asian Chinese Western Japanese Pressure Cooker Measurements My Cookbooks Menu Braised Pork Ribs and Lotus Root with Red Bean Curd (Instant Pot + Stove-top) by Christine Ho · 10:09:00 PM · 4 comments This traditional Chinese stewed dish is very delicious. The pork ribs and lotus roots are cooked until very tender. They absorb all the flavours of red bean curd paste. This dish goes very well with a bowl of steamed rice. Lotus roots are often used in Chinese cooking. They are so good for making stew dishes. Fresh lotus roots are not easily found in Australia. Yet it’s very popular and easy to find around southern and eastern Asia. I happened to spot some frozen lotus roots sold at a nearby Asian grocer. They are already cleaned, peeled and sliced, thus very handy to be used. The good thing is that the price is much cheaper than the fresh ones. You must’ve got what my next action was after spotting some frozen lotus roots accidentally. Yes, I bought a packet back home to try. This braised pork ribs with lotus root is a traditional Chinese dish that I tried many years ago in Hong Kong. It's often slow-cooked on stove. The taste is so scrumptious. My Instant Pot did a very good job for me. It helped me cut short the cooking time a lot. Both of the pork ribs and lotus root were wonderfully tender, and absorbed all the tasty sauce. For those who don’t have an Instant Pot, I also inserted the stove-top instructions below. Read More Cheat’s Sweet Egg Twists (Chinese New Year Snack) by Christine Ho · 8:11:00 PM · 7 comments Ever tried a traditional sweet egg twists ( 蛋散 , dansan) ? It’s my childhood CNY snack in Hong Kong. Some Chinese restaurants offer egg twists as dim sum. It's crispy and delicious. Here you'd find my cheat's version of the traditional egg twists. Our family celebration often starts from the New Year’s Eve dinner (團年飯). Not only we enjoy the relaxed festive holidays, but also many delicious traditional Chinese foods, being around with family and friends with lots of fun. Some traditional savory and sweet snacks, like radish cake , taro cake , glutinous rice flour cake and cookies , seem to be a must on my list. Yet, sometimes, I like to tweak a traditional dish into a modern and quick one. Read More Turnip Cake/Radish Cake (Chinese New Year) by Christine Ho · 3:51:00 PM · 25 comments Turnip Cake (aka radish cake) is a must-eat snack during Chinese New Year traditionally. You also easily find it at many dim sum restaurants through out the year though. Normally we don’t have any holidays during Chinese New Year season in Australia. As for this year, Chinese New Year coincidentally falls on the same day as Australia Day – 26 January. Fantastic ! We’ll get one day off for celebration. In the meantime, I start to make some Chinese cakes for this special season. The first one is my most favorite, Turnip Cake (aka radish cake). Read More Water Chestnut Cake (Chinese New Year Recipe) by Christine Ho · 9:25:00 PM · 45 comments Water chestnut cake is a well-known Cantonese dim sum dish, almost served at every yum cha restaurant in Hong Kong. When Chinese New Year comes, Hong Kong people like to make their own different kind of cakes (糕), like radish cake (aka turnip cake) , taro cake , sticky rice cake to celebrate the season. Needless to say, this water chestnut cake is one of Hong Kong people’s favourites. “Cake” (糕) pronounces as “high” in Cantonese, Chinese, that resembles a meaning of “rising”, ” growth”, “achieving higher level”, a symbol of prosperity and rising fortunes. Read More Water Chestnut Sweet Soup (冰花馬蹄露) by Christine Ho · 8:38:00 PM · 11 comments Ever tried this traditional Chinese dessert, water chestnut sweet soup? I used to buy a whole packet of frozen water chestnut to make water chestnut cake. The leftover water chestnut can be used to make this dessert. Its crunchy texture and delicious taste totally win my heart. Water chestnut cake is a must-eat snack during Chinese New Year. But I won’t wait a whole year to enjoy crunchy and tasty water chestnuts. Its mild sweetness is so pleasant. They can be eaten on its own. For cooking, I’d like to put some water chestnuts in my pork patties or make myself a sweet treat, like this Chinese dessert soup that I grew up with. Read More Chinese New Year Cake (Pressure Cooker + Video) by Christine Ho · 9:58:00 PM · 13 comments During CNY, we enjoy this traditional must-eat snack. Whenever any relatives or friends visit us, we'd pan-fry some pieces of this Chinese New Year cake for welcoming them. It’s still Chinese New Year celebration time until the 15th day of lunar calendar. We enjoy all the delicious snacks, radish cake ( pressure cooker recipe ), taro cake and Chinese New Year cake (steamed in a wok), especially when getting around with friends and family. You might find this CNY cake in Chinese dim sum restaurants all year long. This is a popular, traditional cake in Chinese cooking. When it comes to making this CNY cake, it takes forever to get it cooked through in a wok or steamer. But with an electric pressure cooker, Instant Pot, I can cut short the cooking time a lot. This recipe exactly use up one packet of brown slab sugar (片糖, picture shown here ). Read More Steamed Eggs with Dried Scallops by Christine Ho · 9:19:00 PM · 23 comments The smooth, silky steamed eggs infused with the heavenly tasty smell of dried scallops, goes very well with rice. Dried scallops (or conpoy) are made from the abductor muscle of scallops, a prized delicacy in Hong Kong Cantonese cooking. For those who are interested in knowing more about this priced seafood, please hop over and read this article about dried scallops on Wikipedia . Read More Older Posts Home Weekly Popular Posts Baked Coconut Sticky Rice Cake (Chinese New Year) This baked coconut sticky rice cake (aka baked Chinese New Year cake) is absolutely tasty. It's a no-brainer recipe. You won't go wr... Turnip Cake/Radish Cake (Chinese New Year) Turnip Cake (aka radish cake) is a must-eat snack during Chinese New Year traditionally. You also easily find it at many dim sum restauran... Taro Cake (Chinese New Year) Taro cake (aka yam cake ) is also one of popular snacks in Hong Kong, that can be easily found in Chinese restaurants. The Chinese word of ... Braised Shiitake Mushrooms in Oyster Sauce One of the must-eat dishes for Chinese New Year celebration is this braised shiitake mushrooms in oyster sauce dish. The shiitake mushroom... Cheat’s Sweet Egg Twists (Chinese New Year Snack) Ever tried a traditional sweet egg twists ( 蛋散 , dansan) ? It’s my childhood CNY snack in Hong Kong. Some Chinese restaurants offer egg twis... ^^ Welcome ^^ Hi I’m Christine. Thank you for stopping by Christine's Recipes. Check out the recipe index for more simple and delicious dishes. Happy cooking! More about me and Google+ Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest RSS Subscribe Via Email Measurements Used on Christine’s Recipes 1 cup = 250ml 1 Tbsp (tablespoon) = 20ml 1 tsp (teaspoon) = 5ml Useful Info Converting Grams to Cups (Problem & Solution) Tutorial Videos on Youtube Subscribe for Free Email RSS Disclosure Christine’s Recipes is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. 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