MEATMEN
COOKING CHANNEL
ZI CHAR AT HOME
HEARTY HOME-STYLE SINGAPOREAN DISHES
2017 Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Private Limited
All photographs by TheMeatMen Channel Pte Ltd except for those on pages
Editor: Lydia Leong
Designer: Bernard Go Kwang Meng
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National Library Board, Singapore Cataloguing-in-Publication Data
Name(s): MeatMen Cooking Channel.
Title: MeatMen Cooking Channel zi char at home : hearty home-style
Singaporean dishes / Meatmen.
Other titles: Hearty home-style Singaporean dishes
Description: Singapore : Marshall Cavendish Cuisine, [2017]
Identifier(s): OCN 962466337 | ISBN 978-981-47-5164-3 (paperback) | eISBN 978-981-47-7196-2
Subject(s): LCSH: Cooking, Singaporean. | Cooking, Chinese. | Cookbooks.
Classification: DDC 641.595957--dc23
Printed by Times Offset (M) Sdn Bhd
DEDICATION
This book is dedicated to the pioneers of Asian
food culture the zi char chefs who work
tirelessly every day to refine their craft. It is from
their passion that our cooking channel is given life.
We would also like to dedicate this book to
our fans on social media and beyond, for their
support and encouragement all these years.
CONTENTS
Egg Trio with Spinach
in Superior Stock
Eggplant with Minced Pork
and Salted Fish
Stir-fried Baby Kai Lan
with Mushrooms
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
As with our first book, MeatMen Cooking Channel:
Hawker Favourites, this second book would not have
been possible without the support of many people.
Thanks to the team at Marshall Cavendish
International (Asia) for believing in us.
We are also grateful to our loved ones for their
continued understanding and encouragement.
Last but not least, many thanks to our FANS, for their
constant support in allowing us to pursue our passion
of developing recipes for them. We sincerely hope
that this book will bring yet more happy surprises for
them as they continue in their cooking journey.
The MeatMen Cooking Channel
INTRODUCTION
Zi char () is a term used to refer to Chinese
food stalls that offer on their menus a plethora of
home-styled dishes that can be made-to-order
based on the taste requirements of diners.
Just as hawker food is something that we have
grown up with in Singapore, zi char food is also
close to our hearts and forms a large part of our
food heritage. Zi char dishes are hearty, delicious
and affordable, and we have worked hard to
capture the goodness of these dishes in our
recipes, to encourage people all over to enjoy
zi char cuisine the way we do.
It is our hope that you will enjoy the process
of preparing and cooking these dishes at home
to share with your families and loved ones.
Enjoy!
ABOUT THE MEATMEN
COOKING CHANNEL
We are simply a bunch of greedy guys in the creative trade
who love their food, be it eating, cooking, growing or even
capturing it on film.
It all started with the obsession to record the whole process
of food creation through the lens. That passion soon spread
and before long, we were infected with the food-frenzy craze.
We are about being simple. Our vision is simple, to prove
that cooking at home is not difficult. We hope to simplify it
for everyone to make cooking easy and fun for all.
The MeatMen Cooking Channel symbolises a vision we have
to bring awesome local dish dishes from hawker centres and
coffee shops to the comfort of our own homes.
Chris Lim
Kiat Yingda
Tan Junjie