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Chai Buey (菜尾)

November 27th, 2006Malaysian Food, Recipes, Malaysian Recipes, Recipes23 Comments

Chai Buey

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Chai Buey Recipe

Ingredients:

Leftover meat (roast pig, barbeque pork, duck, chicken, or turkey)
6 dried red chilies (soaked with warm water and then cut into pieces)
4 pieces of Asam Gelugor (tamarind skins)
1 cup of tamarind juice
3 teaspoons of taucheo (fermented yellow bean sauce)
5 medium bowls of water
4 stalks of mustard green (cut into pieces)
Salt to taste

Method:

In a pot, bring the water to boil. Add the leftover meat and boil for 15 minutes. Add in the dried red chilies, Asam Gelugor, tamarind juice, taucheo (fermented yellow bean sauce), and mustard green and simmer for 45 minutes. Add salt to taste. Serve hot with steamed white rice.

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  1. Ho Jiak says:

    Turkey Chai Buay nice or not?

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  2. Rasa Malaysia says:

    Hi Jiak – The Turkey Chai Buey was very good!

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  3. babe_kl says:

    wahhhh been so long since i last had this dish yumz, luckily we can find these at chicken rice stalls here haha

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  4. mef says:

    G’day RM. Yummy…all the food that I grew up with. My mum cooks most of these classic dishes from Penang!! Cheers.

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  5. mef says:

    G’day RM. Yummy…all the food that I grew up with. My mum cooks most of these classic dishes from Penang!! Cheers.

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  6. Anonymous says:

    Are tamarind skins & tamarind paste the same?
    paati
    http://enveetusamayal.blogspot.com

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  7. tigerfish says:

    You are so lucky that you can easily find those ingredients in Irvine. Maybe I’ve not tried hard enough in Bay Area, CA.

    Tried some penang food at the Bay Area recently. Maybe you could tell from pix if they’re authentically Penang…
    http://teczcape-yum.blogspot.com/2006/11/ya-selamat-datang-terima-kasih.html

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  8. Audrey Cooks says:

    Wow! chai boey a must whenever there are leftovers. I tried using turkey 2 years ago and thot it was quite nice but not the same as the ones using roasted duck and siew yoke (BBQ pork). I think the difference is turkey chai boey is very rich in flavour, but nevertheless good to eat!

    PS, so great u had thanksgiving … I never miss but this year house reno, very messy :c

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  9. Rasa Malaysia says:

    Babe – yes, you guys are so lucky…can get this Chai Buey easily nowadays. You can also get it from economy rice stalls.

    Mef – this blog is dedicated to the foods of my childhood…my mother’s cooking, my grandmother’s, and my aunt’s. Now I have to cook my own since I am so far away from home. :P

    Paati – no, they are not the same. Tamarind skins are the ones shown on the picture…tamarind paste are usually just tamarind.

    Tigerfish – you can get all these ingredients from 99 Ranch Market. I will check out your site.

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  10. suanne says:

    Hi Rasa Malaysia, I usually make this with roasted pig feet and I find it too fatty. I will try it with turkey next time. Thanks for the idea.

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  11. Rasa Malaysia says:

    Suanne – I know what you mean. I agree with Audrey, the best meat is Siu Yoke or BBQ pork.

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  12. Chubbypanda says:

    It’s a Taiwanese dish! XD

    Which probably means it originated in the Fujian province. =b

    - Chubbypanda

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  13. Rasa Malaysia says:

    CP – Eeeerrrr, I guess I will have to change the title to Leftover Turkey, Fujian Style. ;)

    I think it’s a Chinese invention, but the Malaysian version is improvised with the use of tamarind skins and dried chilies. Do Taiwanese use them for this dish?

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  14. Jubes says:

    Hi, I was wondering if the mustard greens in this dish is the salted types sold in packets at the Asian grocers, or the fresh ones?

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  15. Rasa Malaysia says:

    I used the fresh mustard greens.

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  16. Elena says:

    This is really a delicious dish. My grandma’s version is that she will add in tomatoes and nutmeg. I think I am going to try this recipe next week. Thanks for sharing.

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  17. Nee says:

    hi, just wonder where u get your asam gelugor from? I lived around Irvine and don’t know where to get them?

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  18. Wanyuan says:

    Do we need to put in a lot of meat..? Thanks

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  19. Elaine says:

    When I cook this dish, I will add in lemongrass and a can or two of sardin fish in tomato sauce. Yummy!

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  20. This is absolutely yummy! I love the soup and all the ingredients, what a winter warmer!

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  21. Jayne says:

    I love chai buey so much. I’ve asked my mom to purposely buy roasted pork and duck just so she could make this. :-D I like mind really sour. Craving for it now. Using turkey is a clever idea. It’s flavourful.

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