Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre Hawker Trail

The last Hawker Food Trail was back in October 2011 at Ghim Moh Food Centre. Together with the help from Maureen, we organised another Hawker Food Trail this time at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre. A total of 18 pax, 11 stalls and just $9 per person.

Lor Mee 3.8/5

Lor Mee 178, Stall #02-58

Lor Mee 4.2/5

Tiong Bahru Lor Mee, Stall #02-80

We have a Lor Mee fight off between Lor Mee 178 ($3) and Tiong Bahru Lor Mee ($3). The clear winner among the foodies was Tiong Bahru Lor Mee. The traditional lor mee's gravy was more robust and had more ingredients. However, Lor Mee 178's deep fried shark meat is not to be missed.

Chwee Kueh 4/5

Jian Bo Shui Kueh, Stall #02-05

A must try at Tiong Bahru Market & Food Centre is the Jian Bo Shui Kueh (8 piece for $2.40). The freshly made chwee kueh was moist and firm. The chye poh was fragrant and tasty which paired very well with the chwee kueh.

Prawn Noodles Soup 3/5

Min Nan Prawn Noodles, Stall #02-31

The exquisite Prawn Noodles Soup ($4) came with a generous serving of prawns, fishcakes and meatballs. Yes meatballs, quite interesting that the stall served meatballs in their prawn noodles. Unfortunately the meatballs lacked flavours and textures. The soup also missed out on the prawny robustness.

Glutinous Rice 3/5

HarriAnn's Delight, Stall #02-25

I didn't know the Vegetarian stall sells Glutinous Rice ($2). The glutinous rice was recommeneded by Yan Cai. It was rather fragrant but I still think it lacked the aroma from the dried shrimps.

Pau & Siew Mai 4/5

Tiong Bahru Pau, Stall #02-18/19

The Paus was light and fluffy with delightful fillings. The Siew Mai was huge and meaty. The Paus and Siew Mai ($7.60) definitely a hearty breakfast or tea time snack.

Char Kway Teow 3/5

Tiong Bahru Char Kway Teow, Stall #02-11

The plate of Char Kway Teow ($4) probably not the best I have tried. Although it came with abundance of ingredients, I am not a fan for the dry version.

Fishballs & Fishcakes 4/5

Tiong Bahru Fishballs, Stall #02-20

Hardly do we find this type of stall selling only fishballs and fishcakes in hawker centre. The stall sells a huge varities of fishballs and fishcakes in varies shapes and sizes. The fishballs and fishcakes ($5.60) were fresh and springy.

Roast Meat Platter 4/5

Lee Hong Kee Roast Meat, Stall #02-60

The succulent Cantonese style Roast Meat Platter ($10) was really commendable.  My favourite was their roast pork. With crackling crisp skin and juicy tender meat.

Wanton Noodles 4.5/5

Zhong Yu Yuan Wei Wanton Noodles, Stall #02-30

The Wanton Noodles ($5) was the favourite with all the foodies among all the dishes we had. The stall uses the armpit char siew which has a beautiful layer of fats which was extremely tender. The noodles were excellent too, getting praises from the foodies.

Milo Dinosaur Ice Kachang 4/5

Liang Liang Garden, Stall #02-75

The desserts from Liang Liang Garden were the perfect thirst quenching for the hot weather. The Milo Dinosaur Ice Kachang ($3) was topped with condensed milk, Hershey chocolate and Milo powder.

Shark Fin Cheng Tng 4/5

Liang Liang Garden, Stall #02-75

Another interesting dessert was the Shark Fin Cheng Tng ($3). I was very curious to find whenever real shark fin was used. As you can see from the picture, it was not the real stuff. The so called shark fins were actually made from jelly strips.

It was another fun and successful hawker trail. Many thanks to the foodies who came early to help out and queued for the food. If not for them, it would not be possible. We are also glad to know new friends and have Ann, Tony and Alexis joining us for the first time.

I Want to Cook For My Family

The I Want to Cook For My Family Campaign is initiated by Daniel Ang of DanielFoodDiary.com to gather 100 bloggers to cook for their family. Most of us bloggers spent most of our time outside attending events and food tasting session. At times, we are so caught up with our own personal life that we forget about the love ones in our family. The campaign helps to remind us to take a step back to do something and spend time with our family members.

Ingredients
- Kang Kong
- Yifon Botted Tea Tree Mushrooms
- 2 Cloves of Garlic
- Dried Shrimps
- Sambal Paste
- 1 Teaspoon of Knorr HaoChi All-in-1 Seasoning

Direction
1. Pre-heat Happy Call Double Sided Pan for 1-2 minutes.
2. Heat cooking oil in Happy Call Double Side Pan.
3. Add in garlic, dried shrimp and sambal paste. Saute till fragance.
4. Add in Kang Kong and Teatree Mushrooms and stir fried for a minute.
5. Drizzle in the seasoning.
6. Stir Fried for another minute and we are ready to serve.

The first dish I prepared for my family is Stir Fried Sambal Kang Kong with Yifon Teatree Mushrooms. It can be easily prepared for your family. Just need to fried fragrant some garlic, sambal paste and dried shrimp. Next just need to stir fried the Kang Kong and Teatree Mushrooms.

Ingredients
- Mackerel Cutlet
- Salt
- Pepper
- Teriyaki Sauce
- Chopped Red Chilli

Direction
1. Pre-heat Happy Call Double Sided Pan for 1-2 minutes.
2. Heat cooking oil in Happy Call Double Side Pan.
3. Pat dry Mackerel Cutlet before putting into pan.
4. Grill mackerel cutlet until one side is brown and flip over to the other side.
5. Drizzle in Teriyaki sauce and cooked both sides for 1-2 minutes.
6.  Topped with some chopped red chilli to serve

The second dish I cooked for my family was Teriyaki Mackerel Cutlet. It is another very simple dish to prepare. Just need to marinate the mackerel cutlet with salt and pepper. Grilled the cutlet until both side is brown and then drizzled with teriyaki sauce.

Ingredients
- Pork Ribs (7-8 pieces)
- 1.5 Cup of uncooked rice, rinsed
- 2 Cup of water
- 1 tsp of sesame oil (for marinade)
- 2 tsp of light soy sauce (for marinade)
- 1 tsp of dark soy sauce (for marinade)

Direction
1. Wash and blanch pork ribs in boiling water for 1-2 minutes.
2. Marinate pork ribs for 20-30 minutes with 1 tsp of sesame oil, 2 tsp of light soy sauce and 1 tsp of dark soy sauce.
3. Pre-heat Happy Call Double Sided Pan for 1-2 minutes.
4. Add in uncooked rice, water and left over marinade sauce. Close cover and simmer over low heat for about 5 minutes till water almost absorb.
5. Put in marinated pork ribs into pan. Close cover and cook for another 5 minutes till pork ribs are cooked through and done.
6. Drizzle some sesame oil and dark soy sauce over the rice mixture. Close cover and stands the rice for another 5 minutes.
7. Open cover, stir and mix the rice mixture before servicing. Add in more dark soy sauce if you prefer it to be darker and sweeter.

Wrapping up the 3 course meal was the Pork Ribs Claypot Rice. If you own a Happy Call Pan, claypot rice can be easily prepared in the ease of home.

As you can see, cooking a meal for the family does not need to be fancy and can be readily prepared. Greatly appreciated Daniel Ang for initiating the I Want to Cook For My Family Campaign giving me the opportunity to cook and spend some quality time with my family.