PORK WITH GREEN BEANS AND CARROTS So anyone who knows little old Saba, knows that I’m a sucker for a barging. Especially when its food related! So the other day I went to the supermarket to get me some bread and a few other little bits and pieces. I don’t head out to […]
THAI PORK & BASIL I don’t know about you, but for me I love Thai food. Another thing I love is cooking. But like most people I work a nine to five job. There are just some days when you get home and you just don’t feel like cooking up a storm. […]
Saba’s Crispy Springers! In Australia we call these little bad boys Spring rolls. I know in other parts of the world you may call them Egg rolls. In Vietnam they are called Chả giò. But I call them Springers. Either way, call them what you must. One thing I’m certain we can all […]
Vietnamese Meatballs Xíu Mại When ever I think of comfort food, one dish always springs to mind. Vietnamese Meatballs or xíu mại as its know in Vietnam. Every Vietnamese family has there own version of it. In essence its a pork meat ball with a tomato sauce. Growing up my mum would make her […]
VIETNAMESE BBQ PORK CHOPS In todays post I’m not really focusing on the food. What I hear you say. That’s right. I said it. I’m not focusing on the food. I’m going to focus on the BBQ I cooked it on. For thoese who know or follow me. You know that I have a […]
I often buy my duck whole, cause buying them portioned is such a rip off. If I was to buy two duck legs on their own it would almost cost me the same price as buying a whole duck. So why would I? Why would I indeed. The other advantage of buying the whole duck there […]
I think meat taste better when its on a stick, don’t ask me why I just do. Especially if its getting grilled over a BBQ. In todays post I’m going to show you how to make a super simple Japanese yakitori. This recipe is so simple that it only has 4 ingredients. That’s if you […]
For 1Kg of meat THE SHOPPING LIST 4 Lemongrass stem, white part only, smashed and roughly chopped (80g) 1 Large brown onion, roughly chopped 5 Cloves of garlic, minced 1 tablespoon of ground chilli paste (or 2 fresh chillies minced) ½ tablespoon of fish sauce ½ tablespoon of Soy sauce 1 tablespoon of Oyster sauce 1 […]