community lunch @ newgate learning hub of bathesda community church

this my 2nd community lunch dish for newgate learning hub on 12.3.2016. ^^

my 1st for newgate community lunch was on 27.2.2016. 🙂

pork collar with cabbage

as the dish is apportioned on each plate then serve to the residents, the main consideration was to have enough pieces to feed 80pax.

pork collar with cabbage

for this preparation, i used 1.4kg pork collar-

1. i had the pork collar in a 90degC oven for 2hrs
2. the slow braise made it more tender & flavourful & also easier to slice (i counted about 90+ slices)
3. i browned a bulb of peeled garlic cloves, added 1 cut chilli padi & about 2cm sliced ginger, then added 1.4kg cut cabbage, added chicken stock, cornflour, oyster sauce & reduced. added salt to taste. the cabbage was done just right, soft still crunchy & very tasty with the reduced stock.
4. fried the pork collar separately. this was a bit similar to 回锅肉, which means to cook the pork a second time by wok fry.
5. then i mixed the pork with the cabbage.

pork collar with cabbage

it was a good dish to add to the beehoon & kuay teow.

pork collar with cabbage

pork was tender & tasty from the 90degC slow braise.

pork collar with cabbage

& cabbage complemented well the meat dish. 🙂

pork collar with cabbage

tasting the dish is an important step in cooking. make sure that salt was to taste to bring out the flavours, pork & vegetables had the right texture etc.

pulut hitam

the octogenarian father of our friend who started this meaningful & beneficial community activity 4 yrs back contributed a pulut hitam dish every week. i tried the dish. it was very good, not too sweet. 🙂

c.h.e.f andy