A
chef’s work is never done. Just ask Executive Chinese Chef Bryan Teh from The
Emperor. As
we hurtle into the second quarter of 2018, the affable chef has continued to
cook up new temptations to entice diners back to the restaurant.
Our recent lunch gathering reveals the chef has four fabulous specialities
up his sleeve. We had to restrain ourselves from over-indulging on the
perennially delicious dim sum in order to ensure ample stomach space for Chef
Bryan’s latest culinary gems.
Nicely smoky and mouth-wateringly tender, the Smoked
Farm Village Chicken (茶香煙焗菜園雞) priced at RM128 is a dish fit
for royalty. The chicken is first blanched then smoked with Ti Guan Yin tea
leaves, sugar and rice grains for 15 minutes to render it superbly succulent to
the bite with the smoky aroma clearly discernible.
Inspired by Hong Kong’s famed dish of ‘bei foong thong’ (typhoon shelter), Chef
Bryan reinteprets it into Wok-fried Lamb with Crispy Garlic and Dry Chilies (避風塘炒羊架). Priced at
RM25 per piece, the meaty egg-coated, fried lamb cutlets come smothered under a
generous heap of fried dried chillies and aromatic fried minced garlic. Zingy
with hints of Sichuanese peppercorns, every mouthful is a flavour bomb of
strong, robust accents. Top notch!
Priced at RM58.30 per 100gm, the hefty serving of Poached Pearl Grouper with
Taro, Radish and Superior Stock (上湯香芋浸珍珠斑) is a surefire
palate-pleaser that transcends generational barrier. Imagine savouring the fish’s
natural sweet essence; a superior stock bearing traces of wolfberries, ginger
and tong gwai amidst pieces of taro, enoki, beancurd and wolfberries. Such
soulful succour is rare and good to the last drop.
Completing the quartet of new offerings is Double-boiled Peach Resin with
Snow Fungus in Young Coconut (椰盅雪耳燉桃膠) at RM42 per bowl. A wholesome, nutritious dessert
broth to tease the tastebuds with a myriad of interesting textures; it serves
as a delightful conclusion to a heartily satisfying meal.
For reservations at The Emperor, please call tel:
03-5033 7400. Address: Level 1, Dorsett Grand Subang, Jalan SS12 /1,
47500 Subang Jaya, Selangor.
