Tze char reunion dinner!
A big shared tze char dinner: cereal prawns, steamed whole fish, braised pork belly, fried pork ribs, salad prawns with broccoli, stir-fried greens and more.
A big, generous tze char dinner with the family around Chinese New Year, the kind of spread where the whole table is covered in dishes. ๐
What we shared:
- Cereal prawns, golden and fragrant
- A steamed whole fish with ginger and spring onion
- Braised pork belly (kong bak) in dark sauce
- Fried pork ribs with pineapple
- Salad prawns with broccoli in a creamy sauce
- A braised noodle dish with greens
- Stir-fried kailan
- A vegetable and egg soup
This was tze char at its best: a long, lazy, festive meal with far too many dishes and everyone reaching across the table. The cereal prawns were a favourite, crisp prawns tumbled in that buttery, fragrant cereal with curry-leaf crunch. The steamed fish was the centrepiece, sweet and delicate under hot oil, ginger and spring onion.
The two pork dishes were the indulgent ones: melting braised pork belly in a glossy dark sauce, and sticky fried ribs with bright pineapple cutting the richness. The salad prawns with broccoli brought that creamy, slightly sweet sauce everyone secretly loves, while the braised noodles, stir-fried kailan and a light vegetable soup balanced out all the richness.
A proper feast to share, the kind of warm, abundant family dinner that makes the festive season. Everyone left very full and happy.
Overall: 4.7 / 5. ๐๐๐ผ A generous tze char feast, those cereal prawns and the melting braised pork belly were the standouts. Would re-do.
