I spent a good amount of time spring cleaning the house recently, taking out all my priceless collection of recipe books and diligently cleaning away the dust that was collected. And amongst all, I found this book which I bought from Taiwan entitled “无敌盖饭“. The recipes featured in this book are collection of meal ideas that are particularly meant for 1 person and which were pretty impressive. Because I am sure everyone knows how difficult it is to cook for a small group of people, moreover for one. And given a choice, people would just chuck the idea of home cooking for own self and might as well do a pack back instead.
So when I was flipping through the book, I started to enjoy more of what’s meant to be a “盖饭”. Basically it’s a simple bowl of plain rice that’s to be covered with any “toppings” you desire and serving it wholesomely in the same bowl itself. With that, it makes a delicious bowl of home cooked food that’s fast, easy and convenient. Washing up is a breeze too with probably a pot and a bowl too.
That somehow motivates me to wanting to prepare something similar. Especially at times when I am alone at home and instead of wasting $ to order for delivery or buy back when I have ready ingredients at home, it somehow makes a good sense to cook up a dignified fare like such.
To spruce up the appetite and outlook of the dish further, I included a sunny side up and the meal looks ultra appetizing instantaneously. When it comes to pork slices, generally I prefer fresh pork collar from PurelyFresh anytime because it’s isn’t as fatty as pork belly yet at the same time contains a reasonable amount of fats that doesn’t dry or toughen up after cooking.
Enjoy !!
- 250g pork collar, sliced
- 1½ tbsp cooking oil
- 3 chili padis, diced
- 3 lemongrass, cut into small sections
- 2 shallots, minced
- 2 tbsp minced garlics
- 1 tbsp dried shrimps, diced
- 3 sprigs curry leaves
- 1 tbsp curry powder
- 1 1bsp light soya sauce
- 1 tsp sugar
- 100ml water
- 1 tbsp light soya sauce
- 1 tsp sesame oil
- 1 tsp sugar
- ½ tsp pepper
Marinate the pork slices with the marinade ingredients and set aside in the fridge for at least an hour.
Heat up the cooking oil in a wok and add the chili padis, lemongrass, dried shrimps, minced shallots and garlics. Saute till aromatic.
Add in the marinated pork slices and curry powder and stir to mix well.
Add in the light soya sauce, sugar and water respectively. Stir briefly to mix well. Increase heat to medium high.
Add in the curry leaves.
Allow the pork to continue sizzle in the sauce on high heat till it turns fairly dry.
Serve hot with rice.
