Fried White Cabbage Rice (Pei Chye Png)

Preparation: 15mins, Cook: 20mins, Total 35mins

Serving Size: 2

Ingredients

Methods

Step 1 : Heat oil in saucepan

Step 2 : Fry ginger and dried prawns till fragrant

Step 3 : Add in cabbage and mix together

Step 4 : Remove from heat and spoon on to plate

Step 5 : Use the same pot to cook the rice

Step 6 : When bubbles appear stir in fried ingredients and cover

Step 7 : Simmer for about 5 minutes

Step 8 : Garnish with spring onions. This meal in one is economical, tasty and easy to cook and very Hokkien

Benefits

High Energy

The Recipe's Story

A Tale of love and sacrifice

This Hokkien dish is cooked for my Ah Gong 阿公(paternal grandfather whom I have never met). I have to thank for him the sacrifices he made for our family.

This story was told to me by my father. My Ah Kong had at least 9 mouths to feed. One reunion dinner he had to borrow money from friends to put food on the table. Ah Kong did not join the family for reunion dinner as he could not repay the loan. He had to out of sight when the lender came to demand repayment. I cannot imagine what it was like to be hungry during the festive period.

Compare then and now. Food scarcity of our forefathers and the colossal waste of food today.

Trash thought of the day - It is estimated that many households waste 1/3 of their food.