made 盆菜CNY dinner for RI brothers on 5.3.2021.^^
the last time I made pencai 盆菜 was 2 years ago, CNY eve 2019 – recipe here 🙂
- 烧肉 pre-dinner
- pencai 盆菜
- hk steamed garoupa 港蒸龙虎斑
- steamed cod 金银蒜蒸鳕鱼
- teochew braised hock & trotters 卤元蹄
- 白斩鸡 & chicken rice
- 3 eggs spinach
HCK brought pair of 对联couplets he wrote
eddie brought 2 champagne 2 reds (real drinkers, respect…jo brought yamazaki, CCG brought vodka (i tried a bit with lime soda) & homemade coffee ice cream
siak brought home made thai tapioca coconut dessert
SCG brought bengawan solo lapis sagu kueh salat ..
&
LYF did the washing up solo…very paiseh..told him dare not invite him next time liao..lol!.
LCH can only arrive 8pm, so we arranged dinner at 8pm and drinks pre-dinner from 7pm onwards, and I got 烧肉 for pre-dinner bite with the champagne and reds…:-)
dishes were all good. friends all loved the 烧肉, pencai 盆菜 and teochew braised trotters 卤元蹄..only cod was a bit salty…still tasty..
really fun evening with RI brothers..wonderful time chat & laughters & all loved the food..
siak-Many thanks Ser Khoon. Food was great and company was fun. fantastic evening
eddie-All, Thanks for the great evening! Ser Khoon, thanks for cooking for us! Wonderful dishes!
LCH-Ser Khoon..thanks for the feast! eddie..the wines were super esp the white and guys thanks for the company! enjoyable evening!
HCK-thanks Ser Khoon for a dinner of dishes, one “not nicer” (cheow ghee patent) than the other. and lots of laughs and good spirits. wonderful evening!
jo-good Sat morning many thanks for the free food & for facilitating the even freer dinner conversation in very good company.
c.h.e.f andy