Celebrating Lunar New Year with a Pork Spring Rolls Recipe using DuBreton

Celebrating Chinese New Year with my family is always a momentous occasion. We celebrate the beginning of a new year on the traditional Chinese calendar marked with special gatherings with family and friends that's ALWAYS accompanied with lots and lots of delicious food!

With 2019 being the Year of the Pig, you just know that pork is going to be on the dinner table. One of the dishes that is always a hit in my family are Spring Rolls, so of course to mix it up this year I added pork as the special ingredient!

I partnered with DuBreton and used their Organic Pork products to make my "Pork Spring Rolls" truly stand out. They're a Canadian company that's at the forefront of the organic and Certified Humane pork production in North America, where their pigs are raised crate-free, fed a high-quality grain diet, with no antibiotics used whatsoever.

They offer a full range of organic pork products that include ground pork, sausages, bacon, and pork loin cutlets.

RECIPE:

500g DuBreton Pork Loin Cutlet, thinly sliced
2 Garlic Cloves, minced
1 Red Onion, chopped
1 cup Cabbage, shredded
2 Medium Carrots, shredded
1 cup Bean Sprouts
1/4 cup Coriander, chopped
2 Tbsp Soy Sauce
10 sheets Spring Roll Wrapper
Salt and Pepper to taste

DIRECTIONS:

➡️ Mix pork, garlic, and onion into frying pan on medium heat until pork is cooked through.

➡️ Add in cabbage, carrots, bean sprouts, coriander, and soy sauce and cook for another 5 minutes. Place spring roll mixture in a bowl and let it cool.

➡️ Put mixture into center of the spring roll wrapper. Fold in the edges and roll into a rectangular parcel.

➡️ Heat 4 to 5cm of oil in a pot and fry spring rolls until golden brown. Serve with Sweet Chili dipping sauce.

Available at major grocery stores including T&T Supermarkets, Whole Foods, Longo's, and Metro. I hope everyone enjoys these Pork Spring Rolls and have a happy Lunar New Year!!

Standing the Test of Time With Tanqueray London Dry Gin

As minutes move forward we find moments and things that will stand the test of time. Take the song “Yesterday” by the Beatles, “I Have a Dream” by Martin Luther King, grandma’s famous lasagna recipe, or heck what about Toronto Raptor Kawhi Leonard’s buzzer beater in Game 7 vs the Sixers. These are all things that will be talked about and enjoyed for years to come no matter how long ago it happened.

Although gin isn’t normally included in lists of this nature, I would argue that it very well should be especially when it comes to a long-standing classic like Tanqueray. Its founder Charles Tanqueray created this gin all the way back in the 1830s over 180 years ago, and to this day it is still enjoyed by millions of people worldwide. On top of that, they are still winning accolades in 2019. For the 7th year in a row, Tanqueray has won the “Bartender’s Favourite Gin” award as voted on by the World’s Top 50 Bartenders (2019 Drinks International Annual Bar Report).

The one thing that all these moments and things have in common that allow them to stand the test of time is quality. Quality in the music notes on a page, the words behind a motivational speech, ingredients in a family recipe, or just a generational sport talent. It’s what what makes something last beyond the years of you and I. Tanqueray is no exception.

Charles only used the finest quality botanicals to perfect his gin recipes. In fact, he created over 300 gin recipes that inspired all the Tanqueray variants we have today. It didn’t come easy though. Charles experimented with many ingredients, tasting only the finest botanicals from all around the world. After extensive trials, he discovered a perfectly balanced recipe that combined a rich, full flavour with a bold and invigoration taste. This ultimately led to the birth of what we know today as Tanqueray Gin.

Most gins are mixed with tonic water. Tanqueray London Dry Gin has distinct flavour profiles that make it truly unique and versatile! The variant I really fell in love with was their classic London Dry gin. It consists of four perfectly balanced botanicals that combine to produce one unmistakable taste. My favourite part of the Tanqueray London Dry Gin is how versatile it is and how easy it is to switch it up by just choosing a different garnish to go along with it.

The signature way to enjoy the Tanqueray London Dry Gin is just with tonic water and then garnished with a lime. You will find here below this signature recipe for you to try at home, and I also included two other quick variations with lemon and cucumber garnishes that will switch up the flavour profile, but still stay true to its strong heritage and taste.

Tanqueray London Dry Gin Signature Recipe

• 1.5oz Tanqueray London Dry Gin

• 3 oz Premium Tonic Water

• Garnish with a Lime

1. Add ice into glass.

2. Pour Tanqueray London Dry Gin over ice

3. Add tonic water

4. Garnish with lime

Tanqueray London Dry Gin With Cucumber Garnish

Tanqueray London Dry Gin with Lemon Twist Garnish

Happy to be a partner with Tanqueray this summer because whether you’re hosting a summer party for your friends this year or just drinking for one (no judgement here!), any of these Tanqueray London Dry Gin cocktails will do the trick. Let me know below which one of these cocktails is your favourite, or better yet if you created your own way to enjoy it I would love to know that too! Remember to enjoy responsibly, whether it’s 1830 or 2019, because Tanqueray will still live on one glass bottle at a time. Cheers!