Monday, October 20, 2014

Braised Pork with Pumpkin and Dried Prawns


Pumpkins, pumpkins are really cheap at the supermarkets selling at as low as RM 0.99 per kg and there are so many, many ways of cooking it and you can't resist buying it.
Here, I'm cooking it the traditional way with the usual ingredient - dried prawns.  Always good.  The original recipe uses pork belly but I used pork tenderlion.
Verdict - this dish is so tasty with the meat and dried prawns.  The pumpkins are soft and tasty.  Gravy is good with rice.
Recipe Source - Yum Yum Magazine No. 77
Ingredients
200 gm pumpkin - peeled and cut into wedges
300 gm pork belly/tenderlion - cut into pieces 
80 gm dried prawns - rinsed [I used 40 gm]
1 tbsp each of chopped ginger and garlic
1 tbsp oil
Seasoning
2 tsp sugar
1 tsp each of salt and pepper
1/2 tbsp dark soy sauce
2 tbsp light soy sauce
1 tbsp sesame oil
1 tbsp shaoxing wine
  1. Heat up oil, saute chopped garlic and ginger until aromatic.
  2. Add in pork and dried prawns, stir over high heat until fragrant.  Add in seasoning and water.  Bring to boil and lower heat, cover to simmer for 5-10 minutes [for pork belly simmering time is about 30-40 minutes].
  3. Add in pumpkin, stir well and simmer until pumpkin is soft.
  4. Drizzle in sesame oil and wine.  Dish up to serve.
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
This post is linked to the event Little Thumbs Up (Oct 2014 Event: PUMPKIN) organised by Zoe (Bake for Happy Kids) and Mui Mui (My Little Favourite DIY) and hosted by Eileen (Eileen's Diary).

I'm also submitting this post to Cook Your Books Event #17 hosted by Joyce of Kitchen Flavours
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16 comments:

  1. Aunty Young（安迪漾）October 20, 2014 at 9:28 AM

    Hi Kim，
    Mmh......drooling!
    Look at the
    "Braised Pork with Pumpkin and Dried Prawns", I feel hungry! I am sure will "ka fun" especially with the yummy gravy. :)

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  2. MadelineOctober 20, 2014 at 1:12 PM

    Hi Kimmy, I can imagine this is a delicious dish...yum yum :) I like pumpkin too. Thanks for sharing.

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  3. PHOctober 20, 2014 at 1:44 PM

    Kimmy, this is delicious! Pumpkin, pork belly and dried prawns make a good combination. This one guarantee will eat extra rice :)

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  4. KimmyOctober 20, 2014 at 2:34 PM

    Hi Aunty Young, honestly this dish is yummy good eventhough I used lean meat. With pork belly is going to be yummy, yummy, yummy.....

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  5. eileenlml.blogspot.comOctober 20, 2014 at 4:03 PM

    Hi Kimmy, u really a brilliant cook, always come out new idea, super like this yummy dish

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  6. Karen LuvswesavoryOctober 20, 2014 at 9:54 PM

    Kimmy, somehow, I'm not a fan of dried prawns (har mi) ...I always dig them out whenever I see them in dumpling, steam yam or carrot cake lol ... But I would like to make this dish during CNY for my in laws.

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  7. kitchen flavoursOctober 20, 2014 at 11:56 PM

    Hi Kimmy,
    Your pork and pumpkin dish looks so delicious! I love eating dishes like this with a condiment of sliced chili padi, see yau and a squeeze of lime, with rice! Delicious!
    Thanks for sharing with CYB!

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  8. Miss B @ Everybody Eats Well in FlandersOctober 21, 2014 at 7:21 AM

    Hi Kimmy,
    I think my mum has cooked this before, I miss her homecooked dishes so much ever since I left Singapore 6 years ago. Seeing this dish reminds me of all the dishes my mum used to cook. Thank you so much for sharing and bringing back memories :)

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  9. KimmyOctober 21, 2014 at 10:51 AM

    Hi Madeline, believe me this dish is good. I gave a thumbs up to it. My hubby loves it.

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  10. KimmyOctober 21, 2014 at 10:53 AM

    Hi Phong Hong, correct it is good combination that makes this dish delicious. Difficult to explain the taste but the dried prawns brings out the sweetness of this pumpkin.

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  11. KimmyOctober 21, 2014 at 10:54 AM

    Hi Eileen, pumpkin is a very versatile ingredient in cooking. Whether sweet or savoury, whole or mashed, the end product is good.

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  12. KimmyOctober 21, 2014 at 10:56 AM

    Hi Karen, the dried prawns in this dish helps to bring out the flavour. Without it, the taste may be different. Do try to cook it for your family and see if they like it. You can try too., hehehe!

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  13. KimmyOctober 21, 2014 at 10:57 AM

    Hi Joyce, this dish is with dried chillies. If you like it spicy, you can add more. This days, I can't take chilli raw on its own.

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  14. KimmyOctober 21, 2014 at 10:59 AM

    Hi Miss B, not too bad, can bring back good memories. This is the purpose that spark off my desire to write this blog, for my future generations.

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  15. mui muiNovember 8, 2014 at 11:05 AM

    Kimmy,
    The pumpkins over your place really cheap. Over here cheapest is 3.30per kg.
    The pork belly, pumpkin and dried prawns combo is prefect. Extra steam rice please ..hehe
    mui

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  16. KimmyNovember 19, 2014 at 2:43 PM

    Hi Mui Mui, why is it so? Pumpkin season now, it should be cheap. I really enjoyed this dish. The gravy is so tasty.

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