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8 Ultra Creative Ways Have Your Extra Bak Kwa Instead of Just Eating Them Mindlessly

2022-02-03 , 11:41 am

Last Updated on 2023-01-25 , 1:18 pm

There’s one problem that most of us will probably face during Chinese New Year:

Leftover food. More specifically, leftover bak kwa, because all people and their mother buy it as gifts for those around them.

And after a few days of shoving slice after slice of bak kwa into our mouths, we might have gotten a little bored of just having the snack by itself.

So, instead of eating bak kwa plain, why not try out the following recipes?

Bak Kwa Bread

Ah, yes, the iconic post-CNY breakfast.

It’s quite literally just bak kwa sandwiched between two pieces of bread, making it the perfect fuss-free breakfast for when you return to work while still groggy from your late-night conversations with relatives you haven’t seen in a while.

It’s also perfect if you’ve got any leftover pastries or bread lying around in your house – don’t forget to shove bak kwa into them and have them before they expire!

Bak Kwa Bread With Chicken Floss

But if you’re a little tired of just having bak kwa with bread, why not try out bak kwa bread with pork or chicken floss?

Also a Chinese New Year snack, pork floss is bound to make an appearance somewhere, whether it’s in the form of just floss itself or the tightly-bound rolls.

Either way, you can still stuff them right into your bak kwa sandwich for a greater variety of texture and more savoury goodness! (And you get to help clear the leftovers at a faster pace as well).

Bak Kwa Fried Rice

Probably the best kind of fried rice, ever.

With complete rein over what ingredients and toppings you want to put in your fried rice, chop up some bak kwa and toss it in as well! Just like the previous recipe, you can even include other CNY treats such as pork floss and fried chicken or fish skin.

This is also perfect if you have any leftover fried rice or rice from the day before, because we all know fried rice tastes better when it’s left to chill in the fridge overnight!

Bak Kwa Porridge

If you’re feeling like you need a little cleanse from all the dense, flavourful Chinese New Year treats yet you still want a bit of flavour in your meals, bak kwa porridge is just the thing for you.

It really is just adding bak kwa to your porridge, and the sweet, tangy meat will definitely add to the warm, comforting porridge in your bowl! You could even skip the seasoning with the strong flavours brought about by the bak kwa.

Bak Kwa Fortune Fish

Although the Chinese New Year holiday just ended, there’s no reason why we can’t have reunion dinner-like dishes to share across the table.

Spice your next fish dish up with bak kwa and try this Bak Kwa Fortune Fish recipe out! The combination of soft, delicate fish and juicy, flavourful bak kwa is already making me drool.

Check out this recipe here for more details.

Bak Kwa Deviled Eggs

Pile on that protein by sprinkling cut-up bak kwa all over your deviled eggs!

Deviled eggs include mixing hard-boiled egg yolks with sauces such as mustard and mayonnaise, and you can click here if you’d like to learn how to make classic deviled eggs.

Of course, if you just want a quick bite with no fuss, you can also do this with regular hard-boiled eggs, making bite-size mouthfuls of goodness.

Or any eggs in general – omelette, soft-boiled, scrambled. If you can name it, you can put bak kwa in it. In fact, bak kwa scrambled eggs might just even sound like a better breakfast than bak kwa bread.

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Bak Kwa Cookies

While bak kwa and cookies may seem like an odd combination at first, after a while, it’s easy to see why the sweet and savoury pair go well together.

With a wide variety of recipes online, don’t be afraid to try a few to find out which one you like most! Additionally, you can even customise various ingredients based on your preferences.

If you’re looking for something a bit more straightforward, try out this recipe here.

But if you happen to love cream cheese, or if you’re looking for something a little more adventurous to test your baking skills, try out this recipe instead!

Bak Kwa Jam

Yup, you read that right.

Turn your favourite snack into something you can spread all over your morning toast with this rich, delectable goodness!

This recipe here calls for a combination of onions and bak kwa together to get the most fragrant jam ever, and don’t forget to add in other components such as tomato paste to get the perfect balance between acidity and meaty flavour.

In the meantime, you can also check out this article on all the unique bak kwa flavours that are sold in Singapore.