Thursday, May 8, 2014

Japanese Pull Pork Curry

Ingredients (Serve 6-7):
500g Pork shoulder, cut into 1.5 inch block
7 small potatoes, cubed
4 carrots, cubed
3-4 red onions
4 Japanese curry cubes
2 tbs vegetable oil
3 cup water, just enough to cover the pork (it varies based on individual pressure cooker)

Method:
  1. Add in pork, water covered the pork and cook in pressure cooker for 30 mins.
  2. In another pan, heat up and add oil, fried onion till fragrance.
  3. Add in carrots and cook for 2-3 mins.
  4. When pork is ready, wait for about 10 mins for natural release.
  5. Lightly smashed the pork, it will separate easily. 
  6. Add in onions, carrots, potatoes, curry cubes, cook in pressure cooker for another 10 mins (big fire, then turn to medium fire).
  7. When done, release, stir and serve.





Homemade Limoncello





Ingredients:
5 Organic lemons
300g fructose (can be substitute by sugar)
350ml water
500ml grappa 40% (or volka)

  1. Peel the lemon zest (avoid the white part, or it will taste bitter).
  2. Soak lemon zest and grappa for 7 days.
  3. 7th day, simmer fructose and water on slow fire for 1 hour.
  4. Filter out the lemon zest and add in fructose syrup, mix together and pour it into empty glass bottles using funnel. 
  5. And total will be 850ml limoncello with 23% alcohol.
* If require higher content of alcohol, add lesser syrup.
* I got my fructose from iherb, or can get it from health supplement outlet.
* Place limoncello inside freezer, the liquid will not freeze as high alcohol content.
* Consume after dinner, it will helps digestion.