Braised Pork Ribs and Pumpkin in Chu Hou Paste
Whenever I feel like having fall-apart ribs, I think of braising. I usually braise meats with 1-2 types of root vegetables (like potatoes and radish) and make a thick gravy to ladle on rice. Sooo good! I bought a quarter of a pumpkin over the weekend thinking to make Pumpkin Rice with it. But a bit boring, I better try cooking new dishes before the baby comes out if not dunno will have the xian qing to think of new ideas or not! I also had a packet of pork ribs and some leeks.. I’m gonna cook them together in a hearty braise! Who knew pork ribs, pumpkins and leeks…
Slow Cooker Old Cucumber Pork Rib Soup
I’ve never really had “home-cooked” soup at home as a kid. Coming from a Teochew family, soup isn’t quite a main cast on our dining table. When Ah-mm was younger, she used to cook soups, but delicious as they can be, her Salted Vegetable Soup, ABC Soup and Napa Cabbage Soup aren’t the kind of “Traditional Soup” that my Cantonese friends are used to having at home. I’ve never felt “deprived” or anything (I probably ate better than most people growing up- the obesity was a tell-tale sign), but I do love soup.
