THE 30 YEARS “KON KEE” HOME RECIPE BAK KUT TEH CARRIED BY LEE FAMILY GOING INTO 2ND GENERATION
“Bak Kut Teh” or also known Herbal Pork Soup by the local’s Chinese half decade ago, nowadays being the top first delicacy eatery favourite by the visitors when reached Malaysia which easily found everywhere in the nation all presenting on respective recipes. Here in Kluang, Johor we successfully recognised among the best local Bak Kut Teh specialist “Kon Kee” running by the Lee family since year 1988.
Both the Kulai (Johor Bahru) originated Mr. Lee Hin Keong (born 1963), together with his wife Ms. Chong Khee Kheng (born 1968) both were the founders also the immediate owners of this recommended “Kon Kee Restaurant” Bak Kut Teh eating house along Jalan Lambak all the while serving their authentic home recipe herbal pork soup to the public under the same roof for 30 years. Recently also being assisted by their son Alan Lee Jia Loon (born 1999), going to be the next generation.
Lee Hin Keong (Ah Lee) and wife Khee Kheng, who all the while having great interest in eatery and with the family’s home recipe on-hand. Added with foreseeing the market opportunity in the f&b industry made them in year 1988 reached Kluang, Johor began their very first and owned eating house introducing their homemade Bak Kut Teh to the locals along Jalan Lambak named “Kon Kee Restaurant”. Also having great response from the visitors throughout the 30 years finally being recognised as the south’s best in town.
In Kon Kee Bak Kut Teh, the Lee couple still insisting their traditional home recipe on their “Herbal Pork Soup (Bak Kut Teh)” as the restaurant’s leading signature in menus. In-house soup base boiled in an hour with 9 chinese herbals mixture and porks will be their first recommended bak kut teh soup which served in claypot with options such pork ribs, belly, livers, kidneys, intestines, tails etc sided with needle mushroom and veges brings excellent pot of Bak Kut Teh you must try. Especially the pork’s bites texture itself and the tasty authentic herbal soup swallowed into mouth neither found better in town.
Secondly will be their “Braised Pork Trotter”, which is among the restaurant’s daily best seller that only prepared on limited serves a day. Local fresh pork trotter selected, braised in hour with Lee couple’s home recipe mixed into ginger, garlic & dried chilli, then served after a minute boiled in claypot brings unbelievable exotic taste and sticky broth into mouth with special fair spicy taste you will never regret after tasted here. Also the trotter bites texture into mouth and natural collagen braised-out you will like it.
Other than porks and meats, “Stewed Salted Veges” will also be the Southern region’s traditional eating style which commonly taken with bak kut teh favourite by the regular customers practised since years ago in Johor. Marinated vegetables boiled / stewed with sugar & eating-oil for at least 2 hours, then slow-cooked whole day long to be served in small bowl will be the best matching in taking their herbal pork soup (Bak Kut Teh).
While besides boiled white rice, Kon Kee’s owners also strongly recommended their “Home-Cooked Yam Rice” prepared in mixtures of rice, chopped yam, garlic & cooking oil, with limited serves daily, among their visitor’s most wanted choice that you cannot missed when stepped into this best recognised “Kon Kee Restaurant” Bak Kut Teh eating house at Kluang, Johor.
KON KEE RESTAURANT
(BAK KUT TEH)
Address: No. 99,
Jalan Lambak,
86000 Kluang,
Johor.
Business Hours: 7:30am to 2:00pm (Daily)
(Closed on Wednesday)