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Today’s Simple Breakfast – Kampar Fried Noodles With Cockles And Bean Sprouts & Teh Tarik

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Filed under Chinese Dishes, Malaysian Dishes, Malaysian Drinks, Today's Simple Breakfast

What a great Sunday! I am glad that my tongue ulcer is 98% recovering. Phew, what a fright! While eating the Dried Oyster Porridge/Congee last night, I could still feel the pain. I was a bit upset, thinking why there’s still pain even though I felt nothing in the morning and afternoon.

What’s my breakfast on Sunday morning? The famous Kampar Char Kuey Teow ( Kampar Fried Noodles with Cockles and Bean Sprouts) and ‘Teh Tarik’.

Hubby and his friend went to the food court for their breakfast, but I was too lazy to follow. Too lazy because I go to the wet market, which is next to the food court, almost every day! So, Sunday is my OFF day from market or food stall.

Hubby bought the Char Kway Teow with Cockles and Bean Sprouts and ‘Teh Tarik’ for me.

You know, this Char Kuey Teow stall is very famous in Kampar and also Malaysia. Its Char Kuey Teow is fried the old-fashioned way, in a huge flattened wok on a charcoal stove.

Food fried using a charcoal stove always tastes better than that cooked using a gas stove, right?

Kampar Char Kuey TeowKampar Fried Noodles with Cockles & Bean Sprouts
Photos Credit for Kampar Char Kuey Teow

Remember this guy, okay? Stall No.32. He is so famous that it’s easy to find a photo of him or his scrumptious Char Kuey Teow online.

One thing, though. He will tell you how long you need to wait for, half an hour or one hour. Then, it’s up to you whether you want to wait or you eat something else.

Speaking of ‘Teh Tarik’, I love it. I love it best if it’s with a few drops of coffee. In Cantonese, it’s called Teh Tik Kopi. Tik in Cantonese means drop.

When you are bored with ‘Teh Tarik’, try Teh Tik Kopi. The aroma of coffee adds taste to the plain ‘Teh Tarik’.

Why not just order Cham or mixed coffee and tea? Well, too kau or strong.

Today’s Simple Dinner – Dried Oyster Porridge

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Filed under Chinese Porridge/Congee Recipes, Malaysian Dishes, Today's Simple Dinner

It’s Saturday today. I was not supposed to cook today, but I had to because hubby and I didn’t go back to Gopeng this weekend.

I decided to cook Dried Oyster Porridge/Congee for dinner. It is light and suitable on hot days especially when hubby and I want to eat something non-oily.

Ingredients:

50g dried oysters, washed and soaked in warm water for 1 hour
50g raw peanuts (Love peanuts!)
20g dried anchovies aka ‘ikan bilis’
2 carrots, cubed
1.5 cup unpolished brown rice, washed and pre-soaked in water for 30 minutes
A few slices of ginger
1 liter water
1 pinch salt

Method:

1. Place the water, rice, carrots, ‘ikan bilis’ and raw peanuts into the rice cooker and cook for about 30 minutes or until every grain of rice breaks down.

2. Add in the dried oysters and slices of ginger. Cook until …

With the convenience of a rice cooker, I think you know when the porridge is ready to be served, right? :-)

Dried Oyster Porridge
Photo Credit for Dried Oyster Porridge

You may add century eggs and scallops into this Dried Oyster Congee. As for me, I forgot these 2 ingredients when I was at the wet market this morning.

I must admit that I am a lazy woman when it comes to cooking at home. I love throwing every ingredient into a rice cooker or slow cooker to save time.

Well, well, so long as the dishes come out yummy and healthy, I am fine with the way I am cooking.

Besides, hubby has no complaint about my Watercress Soup, Mui Choi with Raw Peanuts and Sheong Tong Yuen Choi so far. ;-)