Char Siew Roast Pork

I LOVE to eat char siew. That taste, that smell.... it feels like I am in heaven each time I eat it. Before Thermomix, it is very difficult to make it. Roasting it in the oven takes so much time, and you have to really watch your meat else it gets burnt. Furthermore,  the oven gets very oily after that, and cleaning up is really a chore. Making it now with Thermomix is so easy, I can make it any time I get the crave to eat it, which is pretty often!

*You can substitute pork for chicken with the same amount of seasoning.


Ingredients:

Marinate 1 kg of pork belly with:
1 tablespoon oyster sauce,
2 tablespoon light soy sauce,
2 tablespoon sugar,
1 tablespoon honey,
1 tablespoon rice wine,
1 teaspoon 5 spice powder,
5 shallots and 5 garlics blended,
a little dark soy sauce,
a little salt and pepper

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Marinate the meat for at least half hour.
2)  Place marinated pork into TM bowl	Yes	25 mins	100	Stir/ Reverse
3)  Continue cooking pork in the TM bowl	No	20 mins	Varoma	Stir/ Reverse
4) Cut and serve	-	-	-	-

If you prefer your char siew shining golden brown, place the char siew in the oven after Step 3 on grill for a few minutes till your pork is shining brown. It should look something like this below:

Brown Rice Porridge

Today I will be introducing one of my favourite dish, Brown Rice Porridge. It may look and sound simple, but the taste is so good I can eat this any time. The recipe is so easy, and thus it became my lazy day meal. If I cannot decide on what to eat, I will turn to this porridge.

These basic ingredients are what you can usually find in your fridge. Ingredients I list are not conclusive, and you can add in whatever you like in your porridge. Consistency of your porridge will depend on individual's lifestyle, you can adjust the time and water if you prefer harder or softer porridge. My porridge are cooked till the brown rice is soft and porridge consistency is thick.


** If you prefer white porridge, please adjust rice to water ratio 1:4, and time to cook the porridge is about 20-25 mins.


Ingredients:

1 Carrot (Roughly chopped)
200 g Brown Rice
1200 g Water
200 g Meat (Seasoned with a little soy sauce and tapioca flour)
1 Egg (Roughly Beaten)
1 Salted Egg

Method:

	Cover	Time	Temp°C	Speed
1)  Place carrots in TM bowl	Yes	3 sec	-	5
2)  Scrap down sides and add brown rice and water	Yes	60 mins	100	1 Reverse
3)  Set time on Thermomix first, then add pork through the hole on the lid bit by bit. At the last 1 min, add egg and salted egg from the top.	Yes	6 min	100	2 Reverse
4) Let the porridge rest for 10 mins before serving	-	-	-	-