Watch Poe Cook

Happy Holidays
I made Sa Nwim Ma Kin (Burmese carrot cake) for thanksgiving. And a bunch of dishes we cooked throughout the week.

If you meal prep in modular way, you will never eat the same meal twice.

My building block:
- beef bone broth for soup, sauce and curry
- chili crisp with beef tallow (toppings for any dish)
- stir-fried ground beef with basil for protein that goes well with taco, pasta, noodle and rice
- frozen shrimps

I made Ohn No Khao Swe (coconut noodle) again for my partner because she loves it.

Slide 1 & 2: Coconut Noodle with chicken & shrimp curry broth. Global stage is more familiar with our cousin Northern Thailand’s Khao Soi although the dish originated from Burma.

Slide 3: Thai Beef Basil Bowl with Salmon Tomato Sauce & Stir Fried Green

Slide 4 & 5: Matcha Pumpkin Spice Cookie Bar with Coconut Flakes

Date weekend

- Ohn No Khao Swé (Burmese Coconut Noodle)
- Bibimbap
- Chicken Taco
- Chicken Rice

Lately making a lot of noodles and matcha. I have ventured into baking

Typical Burmese Lunch
- something meat for protein (Beef Curry)
I saved some of beef curry before making Briyani
- something refreshing
Here we have blanched baby spinach with garlic oil, fried shallot, green tomato, peanuts and dried shrimps
- something sweet, spicy and sour
The heirloom tomato sauce made with dried shrimps, fish paste, shallot and garlic — this dish has sweet umami taste from fish paste and dried shrimp. Acidity of tomato is significantly reduced by that. And a touch of green chili and chili flakes gives perfect balance between spiciness and sweetness.

And of course fresh vegetables to dip in the spicy and tangy tomato sauce, I choose blanched cauliflowers, fresh cilantro and peach.

Something soup
- Soup is missing but I have tea to make up for it. If I have more time, I would pair this with lentils soup.

Spicy, meaty, buttery and sweet Beef Briyani

My gf made me quesadilla with beef curry we cooked earlier.

Beef chuck was cooked with spices into a curry then added chickpea. Next day we shredded beef and put on top of blue corn tortilla.

Made some fresh kimchi and did KBBQ at home for her

❤️

What I cooked during the week when I was in PA visiting my gf
- Shrimp pasta and salmon
- Shin ramen carbona with home made dumplings
- Gyudon and stir fried napa cabbage
- Steamed fish fillets
- Sliced fish soup as a nod to my time in Singapore
- Beef Noodle

Love comes in many forms and shapes but nothing beats food as a love language.

It’s summer and don’t feel like eating hot food. So here it is Korean Boiled Pork aka Bossam with homemade pickled raddish and kimchi.