4 Jan 2014
Homemade meat jerky! Bak Kwa experiment for Chinese New Year!
My very 1st post for the year 2014 and I will be blogging about my homemade meat jerky process! I still
have a couple of 2013 posts which I have yet to update but this post was the priority since Chinese New
Year is approaching! My 3rd time experimenting with the seasoning quantity before finally settling with the
one below. (Note: Adjusted based on my personal preference!)
have a couple of 2013 posts which I have yet to update but this post was the priority since Chinese New
Year is approaching! My 3rd time experimenting with the seasoning quantity before finally settling with the
one below. (Note: Adjusted based on my personal preference!)
The recipe I modified into:
Pork 300g (A bit fattier would be better)
Sugar 3 tbs
Honey 3 tbs (I think malt syrup would be better, more caramelised flavor.)
Fish Sauce 1.5 tbs
Sweet Wine 2 tbs (I used a dessert wine)
Dark Soy Sauce 1/2 tbs
Char Siew Sauce 1 tbs (Removed after 3rd batch)
Five Spice 1/2 tbs
Sesame Oil 1/2 tbs (Removed after 3rd batch)
If anyone knows of any better tried-and-tested-before recipe, care to share with me so I could try?
I knew it would not be so easy to get close to the exact taste of Bak Kwa, if not everyone would be making
their own already.
Picture of myself barbecuing the meat jerky! |
Another selfie shot with my friend's barbecue pit! Thanks Glenn for letting me use his house to barbecue! |
The texture was way too smooth to be Bak Kwa and it looked more like ham instead. |
My friend did the baking to firm up the minced meat before I barbecued them. Kept flipping and barbecuing piece by piece as his oven could only bake a piece at a time. |
Glazed with honey when the meat was about to be done with a bit of charred parts appearing. Make sure the honey dries slightly or it would end up sticky. |
Done! Pork or beef ?? |
Another shot with only 2 pieces... |
Some of the minced chicken ended up like this, all broken apart because it was too soft to flip with tongs. |
Done with all the 1.2kg of beef and pork which took about 5 hours...? |
Final conclusion:
Beef - Jerky have quite a strong beefy taste and smell which could be quite unpleasant.
The meat was rather firm but soft and tender.
Easy to handle while baking and barbecuing.
Easiest to dry up and discolour after a few days in the fridge
Chicken - Became watery/mushy after marination and broke apart easily.
Tasted a bit like satay / chicken steak.
Pork - Texture a bit rubbery after a few days in the fridge.
More suitable due to having more fats (although mine still not enough)
All - Unusual smell and taste, something like hoisin sauce detected.
The texture too smooth to be Bak Kwa.
Overall taste still negative to me.
31 Dec 2013
New Year Resolution for the Year 2014!
In about an hour plus time, it would be 2014 already! Omg so fast another brand New Year..
I want to thank my family members and all my friends who have been part of my life!.........(and so on)
Had experienced a full year in At-Sunrice Academy attaining pastry and bakery knowledge and skills, going
through a whole year of apprenticeship at SATS too. Basically my life is just school, work and going out with
friends for catching up sessions, eating yummy food and also made new friends from SATS as well as from 2
of the Omy blogclub events.
I should also state down my new year resolutions so that I could refer to them next year and keep in track
whether I had managed to fulfill them.
1) Work in a well known Japanese restaurant after graduating from At-Sunrice Academy (by March)
2) Perfect my knife skills
3) Learn as much as possible from my work place (not confirmed)
4) Pick up Japanese language (basic would do)
5) Improve my drawing skills and have a sketchbook filled with food sketches
6) Blog more engaging posts
Alright, 6 should be more than enough! Anyway...
Snacking on Sakura Matcha Kit Kat bars right now?? Yes, waffles coated with a layer of sakura matcha chocolate! Loved the unique flora taste of sakura although it was just the flavoring. |
29 Dec 2013
Menya Mushashi - All the way to the West
Dennis had the White Special Ramen Set that was the plainest among all. Simple thick broth with every ingredients exactly the same as what I had described above. |
27 Dec 2013
Ramen Champion - Getting worse?
16 Dec 2013
Maccha House 抹茶館 - Back to the House
After my first round of 'house visit' to Maccha House 抹茶館 with my friend, I went back again for some drinks to chill with mum! I just ordered an ordinary glass of matcha with a really tiny scoop of green tea ice cream. I kept hoping the staff would be more generous with the ice cream though. The drink itself was nothing special, only to satisfy my craving for ice cold bitter matcha! |
10 Dec 2013
Chocolate showpiece that I did in class - Easter theme!
Our mistake in decorating the back as we should have just focused on the front! |
My instagram picture which I had posted as I just love my hand-molded chicks! Super smooth finishing too! |