Making cheese has become something of a regular event at our place. One of the hardest things to control has been the pressing of the cheese. All the easily obtainable hobby presses pretty much don't work (for a variety of reasons). So, being a descendant of clog wogs, building a dutch cheese press seemed pretty... Continue Reading →
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Red Braised Pork Ribs or Belly
This is one of our favourite recipes for pork belly. It really is stunning.Ingredients 1kg pork belly or spare ribs, cut into bite sized pieces 6 slices ginger 2 tablespoons oil 3 tablespoons brown sugar 3 shallots, diced with the white and green parts separated ½ cup Shao Xing cooking wine (or dry sherry) 3... Continue Reading →
Balinese Tamarind Pork
This is one of our absolute favourites.Simple to make with minimal ingredient, it's amazing how much flavour this dish has. Tamarind Pork Ingredients 1 tbsp tamarind concentrate 2 medium onions, rough chopped 2 tsp grated ginger 2 tbsp sweet dark soy sauce (ketjap manis) 1 tbsp sambal olek 1 tbsp vegetable oil ½ kg pork... Continue Reading →
Pork and Garlic Chive Pot Sticker Dumplings
Making beautiful looking dumplings is an art that obviously has passed us by. Luckily they don’t need to look great in order to taste fantastic. When you make these, it’s a whole bunch of fun to do it with some friends around the kitchen bench and a bottle of wine. Ingredients • 6 cups plain... Continue Reading →
Kung Po Pork
This is one of our long time favourite recipes. Kung Po Pork also works amazingly well with chicken or beef and is like a completely different dish with each of the three meats.You can buy our pork @ Wingham Farmers Market on the first Saturday of the month or @ the Bent on Tuesday Farmers'... Continue Reading →