Daily Archives: March 4, 2018

Best Chirashi Don @ En Sakaba on 11Feb2018

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en chirashi don S$28 

went with sis for 2pax chirashi don dinner at en sakaba on 11.2.2018. ^^

today was my second time here. was here a while ago with wife on 22.7.2017.

food here a bit temperamental, maybe depends on the day, freshness of sashimi etc…

anyway today’s chirashi don was excellent, but when i came afterwards couple weeks later, not as good!

beef tataki S$13 

carpaccio was excellent too, nice tender beef and the slightly tangy ponzu dressing was perfect! again it was not as good when i returned with my wife 2 weeks afterwards..

grilled kurobuta collar S$12 

grilled kurobuta was poor.

grilled kurobuta collar S$12 

meat itself was ok, marbled &  flavourful, but overall not great, dry, overcooked i thought…

en chirashi don S$28 

chirashi don the best!

anago was really really good, and unagi too!

aka ebi good, almost the size like botan ebi! crab claw was sweet, there was a good blob of uni & sashimi all fresh & sweet.

en chirashi don S$28 

this would rank as the best chirashi don i had for S$28!

again, when i was back with wife 2 weeks later, not as good, sashimi not as fresh, uni serving like 1/2. crab claws, anago & unagi all still as good!

still like the place, will go back again!

c.h.e.f andy

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En Sakaba @ Orchard Central
Address:
181 Orchard Rd, 01-16, Singapore 238896
Located in: Orchard Central
Contact:
6634 1018
Opening Hours:
Sunday
  • 12–11PM
Monday
  • 12–11PM
Tuesday
  • 12–11PM
Wednesday
  • 12–11PM
Thursday
  • 12–11PM
Friday
  • 12PM–12AM
Saturday
  • 12PM–12AM

Braised Belly Pork with Chinese Mushrooms – 54th Teban Gardens Community Breakfast on 2Mar2018

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braised belly pork & chinese mushrooms 

made a braised belly pork with chinese mushrooms for teban gardens community breakfast this morning on 2.3.2018.^^

this my 54th friday breakfast community meal dish at teban gardens community service centre.

i first started doing a community meal dish for teban gardens CSC on 8.1.2016.

the centre was started in 2002 after much effort & challenge by our RI friend who is a pastor of pasir panjang hill brethren church (pphbc) which owns & runs the CSC.

braised belly pork & chinese mushrooms 

i used just >2kg belly pork (about S$20) & about 90 pieces chinese mushrooms (2packets – i bought 3packets for S$10)

2 kg was too much belly pork to cook in slow cooker (which is my preferred method to get a tender crystalline texture)…

so i cooked the pork with one bulb garlic & braising sauce for 15mins. then transferred to covered pot, adding water to cover the pork fully, & put in 95degC oven for 6hrs to get the tender crystalline texture..

removed pork & transferred the braising sauce to a wok & cooked the chinese mushrooms & reduced the sauce to very flavourful gravy. add water as required…braised mushrooms for 2-3hrs…covered the belly pork with the mushroom & sauce.

braised belly pork

all these i did the evening before.

got up this morning at 7am. removed the pork & cut in small pieces.

braised belly pork 

the pork looked perfect outside!

braised belly pork 

& even more brautiful crystalline texture inside.

braised belly pork 

i arranged the cut pieces in the aluminium tray for transport.

braised belly pork 

could feel the wonderful texture when cutting, no fraying, no sinewy, and not much resistance to the cut ie very tender…

braised belly pork 

filled up the tray, all these while mushrooms & sauce were heating up to boil…

braised belly pork & chinese mushrooms

transferred the piping hot mushrooms & sauced over the belly pork.

braised belly pork & chinese mushrooms

i tasted the mushrooms & the pork. both well infused with the tasty braise, and belly pork was tender & tasty!

an excellent dish for the residents at teban gardens…

c.h.e.f andy