Category: Peranakan Cuisines

Chap Chye (Braised Mixed Vegetables)

Chap Chye (Braised Mixed Vegetables)

Chap Chye is braised mixed vegetables soaked in a gravy flavoured with fermented bean paste (tau cheo). The main ingredient for this Peranakan dish is cabbage and I’ve chosen white cabbage for its hardiness. To learn how to make this Nyonya dish, please click on the image below to view my video tutorial.  If you […]

Instant Pot Duo Plus Fish Maw (Her Peoh) Soup

Instant Pot Duo Plus Fish Maw (Her Peoh) Soup

Fish maw (dried fish bladder) is an excellent source of collagen. It is usually served in soup together with prawn/pork meatballs, cabbage and carrots during festivities like Chinese New Year and weddings. For this recipe, only the “Saute” function is used to cook this dish with my Instant Pot Duo Plus, an Electric Pressure Multi-Use […]

Instant Pot Duo Plus Itek Tim (Kiam Chye Ark)

Instant Pot Duo Plus Itek Tim (Kiam Chye Ark)

Itek Tim (Kiam Chye Ark) is a traditional soup cooked with duck (ark), salted mustard green (kiam chye), tomatoes and salted plums. It is normally cooked over the stove for about 90 minutes. However with my Instant Pot Duo Plus, an Electric Pressure Multi-Use Programmable Cooker, it takes only 15 minutes of pressure cooking time […]

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