Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen: Singapore Recipes from My Mother by Sharon Wee

  • Soup with simmered duck and salted mustard greens (Itek tim)

    Soup with simmered duck and salted mustard greens (Itek tim) (page 55)

    from Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen: Singapore Recipes from My Mother Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen by Sharon Wee

    • Categories: Soups; Nonya; Singaporean
    • Ingredients: brandy; pork ribs; tomatoes; salt; salted mustard greens; whole duck; dried tamarind pods; preserved sour plums
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  • Chicken curry

    • Pandan on October 14, 2024

      Easy instructions and I used Malaysian Babas Meat Curry powder but this didn’t really taste like the chicken curry I know from there. This was too rich and oily for my taste and was missing something sour or tomatoey maybe? Also the colour wasn’t as red as I like it. Otherwise it was an ok curry.

  • Pineapple tarts

    • Pandan on October 14, 2024

      First time making pineapple tarts myself. They were ok and looked nice but weren’t perfect tastewise. I had to cook the pineapple jam much longer until it thickened. I like my sweet baked goods with less sugar but the dough would have been nicer with a little bit of sugar.

  • Prawn (shrimp) sambal

    • Pandan on October 14, 2024

      This was fast and easy to prepare. Also tasted great. I just had easy too much sauce left without any prawns. I froze the leftover sauce and will use it again with more prawn or fried tofu.

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  • ISBN 10 9814346365
  • ISBN 13 9789814346368
  • Published May 15 2012
  • Format Hardcover
  • Page Count 312
  • Language English
  • Countries Singapore
  • Publisher Marshall Cavendish

Publishers Text

Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen provides a rare and insightful view into the daily life of a Peranakan family harking back to the early 20th century. With comprehensive chapters dedicated to documenting cooking utensils, essential ingredients, the Nonya’s agak agak (estimating) philosophy, as well as Chinese New Year and other festive dishes, baked goods and Nonya kuehs, Growing Up in a Nonya Kitchen is a volume to read and treasure for anyone looking for an in-depth understanding of the Peranakan (and Singapore) food heritage.

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