Sunday 8 February 2015

PORK JERKY/BAK KWA

Pork jerky or Bakkwa (肉乾)is popular in Singapore and Malaysia where it is usually eaten during Chinese New Year.
Last year I made a batch of Bakkwa using very lean meat and it turn out to be very dry and hard.(I thought I didn't want to take too much animal fat! Controlling cholesterol level hehe)). This time I used meat with some fat and it turn out nice. So forget about that cholesterol level for a while.... and enjoy eating first!

 BAKKWA


Ingredients

1 kg ground meat(with some fat)
200 g sugar
2tbsp light soya sauce
1tbsp cooking wine
1tbsp fish sauce
1tsp dark soya sauce
1tsp five spice powder
1tsp white pepper
4tbsp honey
1tsp salt
1tsp red yeast rice powder(to enhance the color of Bakkwa)

Method

1. Put everything together in a mixing bowl and stir until the mixture become gluey.
    (It is important to stir until gluey and sticky , or else the meat will fall apart when you grill it)
    

2. Leave the mixture in the fridge for 3 hours.
3. Take half of the mixture and spread it on a 13 by 13 square baking tray.

    

4. Put it in the preheated oven for about 15 minutes.
5. Cut the cooked meat into squares and brush with honey. Return to oven and let it for another 10  
    Minutes.(depending on your oven ya)

    Flip over the meat pieces and brush with honey and grill again until you get the desire brownness.
     
     
    


   Easy right? 

   Let it completely cool down before storing.

   Is done.... Enjoy.
  
   This batch... I made this morning. Didn't grill until dark.( is for me)

  I hope you like my post today. Happy baking and enjoy eating!

   

   





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