Pickled Sour Plum (腌酸梅)

Ingredients
1 large bowl fresh sour plums
pickling salt 
water as needed

Blueberry Jam

Ingredient
4 cups fresh blueberries

2- 3 cups sugar or adjust accordingly to preference

sprinkle of ground cinnamon

Steamed Taro with Chinese Sausage

Ingredients
1 medium-sized yam - peeled
1 chinese sausage
1 liver sausage
1 tbsp rice wine
drizzle sesame oil
3/4 cup coconut milk
handful of wolfberreis
salt to taste 
1 tbsp of chopped green onion

Sour Plum Sauce (酸梅酱)

 

Ingredients

one large bowl sour plum

3 tbsp salt

1 big piece rock sugar

sugar to taste

Grilled Lemongrass Chicken

Ingredients
6 pieces chicken drumstick

2 stalk lemongrass - use white part only - chopped finely

3 shallots- peeled and sliced

3 cloves garlic - peeled and sliced

1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce
1 tsp lemon juice

1 tbsp mirin

2 tbsp brown sugar 
dash of black pepper

Cherry Plum Jam

Ingredients
70 - 80 cherry plum - washed and pitted

1-2 cup sugar or as preferred

sprinkle of ground cinnamon

water as needed

Braised Chicken with Garlic and Spices

recipe adapted from "what's cooking Thai" by Christine France
Ingredients
5 chicken drumsticks or thighs
11/4 cup chicken stock or water
1 tbsp Thai fish sauce
2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
1 slice old ginger
4 garlic cloves, chopped
4 shallots, chopped 
2 small red chillies, seeded and chopped
1 lemongrass stalk, finely chopped
2 tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1 tsp shrimp paste
1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tbsp tamarind paste
2 tbsp vegetable oil
salt and pepper to taste
4-5 tbsp toasted peanut, chopped 

Dong Po Rou (东坡肉)

Ingredients
1.5 lb pork belly
4 stalks green onion
5 slices ginger
3/4 cup rock sugar
3/4 cup soy sauce
1 tsp dark soy sauce 
1 1/2 cup rice wine
water to cover pork belly
2 pc star anise
1 pc cinnamon stick 
3 tbsp vegetable oil

Grilled Lemongrass Pork Chop

Ingredients

1 lb boneless pork chop

2 stalk lemongrass - use white part only - chopped finely

3 shallots- peeled and sliced

4 cloves garlic - peeled and sliced

1 1/2 tbsp fish sauce
1 1/2 tbsp soy sauce

1 tsp dark soy sauce 

2 tbsp brown sugar 
dash of black pepper

1 tbsp vegetable oil