Claypot Beef Rice
One evening, my course mates, Chi Ho and Alexander brought me to a place near our university for dinner. They claimed that the claypot beef rice that the stall serve is so delicious that I can’t say “not nice” or “so-so” to it.
I was having my doubts because
1) Chi Ho and Alexander aren’t a hardcore makan kaki like me and sometimes, I repeat, sometimes, they do have weird taste.
2) Beef is not easy to cook. The meat has its own smell / taste, which people don’t like. If the cook can’t control the fire or over cook it, the meat will be as hard as rock or as chewy as bubble gam.
3) I always have second thoughts about Malay cooks.
We each ordered a claypot beef rice (RM3.50 each.) and two plates of fried beef (RM3 each.) to share. It took quite a while before our food was served. First to come was the fried beef. First look at it, it looked more like stir fried than deep fried. A little bit of garlic and onion, some long beans with thinly sliced marinated beef, garnished with chilies and spring onions. Although its stir fried, there was no gravy in it. There was no significant smell either.
Taking a closer look at the meat, it looked like our Chinese’s barbequed meat (”Bak Gua” 肉干). Heck, it even tasted like one. -lol- It wasn’t rubbery nor hard, just the right level of tenderness and chewy-ness. Although it didn’t have any gravy, the meat had indeed fully absorbed the seasoning and by stir frying, the flavour was fully sealed. It was a very good finger food, no doubt.
The claypot beef rice is another variation of the stir fried beef. With the same ingredients, they added white rice in it. However, this has a little bit but very thick and concentrated gravy. Garnished with deep fried onions, spring onions and cili padi, the sweetness of the gravy and the spicyness of the chilies blended together into 1 taste that opens up your appetite.
True enough, I can’t say “no” or “so-so”. Definitely a thumbs up from me! However, maybe a little bit of gravy on both dishes would be another plus.
Did I mention they serve refill-able but diluted teh o ais for RM1? So, do you eat beef?
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August 28th, 2006 06:36
OMG!! the beef rice look so nice laaaa…… so seldom can find claypot beef rice around PJ/ KL!!!! i want to try it………………
August 28th, 2006 08:40
hehe… no beef for me at all.
August 28th, 2006 10:28
beef is not my taste… keke
August 28th, 2006 11:41
好讨厌！人家post吃的你也post吃的！而且还是我最爱的牛肉！*@#￥%*……Oops!
August 28th, 2006 15:38
Food Lover : Actually, this us the first time I see people cooking claypot beef rice. Usually would be pork or chicken nia.
Tien Soon : Wasted.
Cely : Another wasted.
Twinsmom : 哇哈哈! 故意的! 你最爱吃牛肉啊? 我带你去吃牛肉 Bak Kut Teh. :D
August 28th, 2006 16:49
OH. MY. GAWD.
CLAYPOT RICE!!! *shrieks*
omg omg omg. i want it. i want it.
you know, i think the best people to go with it for a food review is you and joan chew. seriously. u guys know food better than most of us do.
August 28th, 2006 16:50
why no fu chuk wan ?
August 28th, 2006 16:53
claypot beef!! looks very best!!
August 28th, 2006 17:33
Cheng Sim : You a fan of claypot rice ah? Hehe. Joan, her nickname already speaks for itself. And my big round tummy also speaks for itself. :D
Boss Stewie : Because its not Bak Kut Teh? And Malay don’t eat fu chuk?
Eve : Yeah, very sedap.
August 28th, 2006 20:51
hi hi! haha i can’t help it… the claypot beef rice looks good… i like gluey rice! xD
August 28th, 2006 22:20
fuiyo, need to taste it man … when i come Melaka, show me ya …
August 28th, 2006 22:26
Debbie : It tastes good also. Hehe.
Earl-Ku : Yeah, no problem.
August 29th, 2006 11:05
*drools*
August 29th, 2006 12:18
How come I was not mention?? sad sad sad
August 29th, 2006 12:46
thanks, jason.
for dropping by at my blog, and also for the words.
it did turn out pretty well and I cannot thank my family more for it.
and the beeeeeeeeeef looks gooooooood!
August 29th, 2006 12:53
Klang Boy : *hands out tissue*
Gabriel : Because your role during the dinner was to eat as well?
Gwen : Welcome. Glad that your birthday still turned out pretty well. Hehe, it tasted good too.
August 29th, 2006 14:48
wahha.. i dun eat beef… but it look nice… but.. i wont drool for it..whahaha….
August 29th, 2006 17:01
i like beef i like beef… if steak i like it rare to medium! where’s the place exactly jason? tell me tell me then i can go with my sayng.
August 29th, 2006 17:26
Milly : Too bad then.
Allison : Near RSU only. Haha!
August 29th, 2006 21:31
Too bad I don’t eat beef. :((
August 29th, 2006 22:27
Che-Cheh : Aiseh, wasted.
August 30th, 2006 05:28
OHHH!!! its Sweet Corner la. lol i tot where in bukit beruang got these stuff. i eat there very often. usually i have the daging kunyit or sizzling nasi tomato. nx time ill try the claypot beef.
August 30th, 2006 08:37
Yen : Its called Sweet Corner har. I didn’t know that. Haha! I usually have my dinner in Taman Bukit Melaka side (MMU corner), I hardly go over to RSU/BBU/Ixora that side you know. How’s their daging kunyit? Nice boh?
September 1st, 2006 01:51
Jason! If I am going to Malacca next time, you must bring me to this place for dinner, ok? I want to try 牛肉 Bak Kut Teh as well ^_^
September 1st, 2006 02:07
Peek@BoOoh : No problem. :D
September 6th, 2006 16:41
[…] Read about this from him in the last weeks, and really, it’s my first time hearing claypot beef rice. What I usually come across was the chicken version - which is pretty normal only for me. I like beef, and upon knowing that this dish is also highly recommended by this choosy makan kaki, I know I’ll have to give it a try. Why? Coz it’s so near to my campus and I hardly find nice food nearby. […]