Shiok Malaysian-style claypot bak kut teh & 16 different claypot dishes at Geylang Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine

If you consider bak kut teh in Singapore, you’ll normally affiliate the flavours being peppery and lightweight. Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine does up an ideal herbaceous and sweeter model that caters to the lots in Singapore.

Geylang appears to be the up-and-coming “Malaysia” of Singapore, with many institutions promoting Malaysia’s native fare. Like Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine and J.B Ah Meng, many eating places are beginning to herald the style of Malaysia for the lazy who don’t need to cross borders.

I got here throughout the opening of Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine from social media and I figured to fulfill my bak kut teh cravings right here. Freshly new to the scene, they opened the Geylang outlet at first of Jan 2023. Their different outlet at Bukit Batok opened a number of months earlier than that.

They specialize in acquainted claypot dishes, like Claypot Sesame Oil Chicken (S$6.50) and Claypot Crayfish (S$28). They have 16 dishes on their menu, so should you’re an indecisive particular person, you’re positively going to have a tough time making a selection while you pop by!

Their essential department, which is air-conditioned and spacious with large tables unfold out throughout the room, is situated humbly alongside the shophouses of Geylang Road.

What I attempted at Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine

While I heard good issues about their dry bak kut teh, I went forward to strive each variations (soup and dry).

My first order of enterprise: Claypot Bak Kut Teh (Dry). Priced at S$9, the associated fee is basically comparable to larger chains like Song Fa Bak Kut Teh or Old Street Bak Kut Teh. It would possibly even be cheaper!

For some motive, the whiff of smokiness that got here together with the scorching sizzling claypot made this dish much more interesting. Not to say, it was introduced in extraordinarily vibrant colors— pink from dried chillies, inexperienced from the girl’s finger, and cream from the numerous cloves of garlic.

I used to be taken without warning with the meat within the bowl. Coated with a luscious darkish brown sauce, I knew I used to be in for a deal with. The bowl contained 3 large pork ribs and lots of items of pork stomach.

The pork ribs had been so tender that it actually fell off the bone as I picked it up with my chopsticks. This is a sign that it had been braised to perfection.

I’m not the most important fan of pork stomach however wow, have a look at their parts! What you see within the photograph isn’t even all, as I used to be unable to stability so many items of fats and juicy pork on my spoon.

These had been chunky items that had been comparably as huge as my thumb. Need I point out how scrumptious it was too? Glazed with the savoury sauce that coated the entire dish, it has an underlying trace of black sauce that makes it tremendous addictive.

Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine’s meatballs had been in no way gamey or arduous. In truth, these handmade balls had been so tender, it was very straightforward to pop them into my mouth.

I selected to have Vermicelli (S$1) as a substitute of Rice (S$1) as a result of I needed to strive one thing totally different. Bak kut teh is normally paired with rice however the chewy noodles gave me a distinct expertise— it was as if I ordered pork noodles after I paired my noodle soup with the pork ribs!

Further, the bowl comes with a herbaceous broth (akin to the broth that cooks the soup rendition of bak kut teh). If you propose to order the dry bak kut teh, I’d suggest this intelligent pairing because the soup may make your dish wetter when it will get too dry to your liking.

The Claypot Bak Kut Teh (Soup) (S$8) comprised of the identical elements of pork stomach, pork ribs and tau kee.

The solely distinction that this model had as in comparison with the dry one was the inclusion of tau kee and the dearth of girl fingers.

What I loved most about this was its unimaginable broth. Unlike Malaysian variations that retain a slight trace of bitterness, this was herbaceous but it surely left a candy aftertaste. For those that try to transform the pepper bak kut teh fan to turn out to be natural lovers, this could be a great one to introduce.

Side be aware: the soup is refillable, so go loopy!

I received my eating companion and I a aspect of Claypot Sambal Prawns (S$9) to share.

The sambal sauce was thicker in nature, nearly alike to nonya curries.

While I assumed that this dish fell brief compared to the mains, I nonetheless very a lot loved it. The prawns had been barely overcooked, however in all probability due to how sizzling the pot was and I left it untouched for some time.

Despite its flaws, its saving grace was the generosity of prawn heads and prawns within the claypot bowl. I couldn’t even maintain rely!

Final ideas

After ending all my dishes, I left very happy. For costs which are comparable to larger chains, it’s extremely value it to dine at Peng Wang Claypot Cuisine with their huge parts.

I’d completely revisit this place only for their bak kut teh, and check out the remainder of their claypot dishes. The subsequent time I’m again, I’m bringing my sister who’s the most important hater of the natural model— I’m decided to transform her!

Expected injury: S$8 – S$15 per pax

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