Chinese Green Beans Recipe | How to cook with minced pork (干煸四季豆)
In this article, I want to share with you the Chinese green beans recipe called dry-fried green bean 干煸四季豆 with minced meat, a traditional Sichuan cuisine. I can assure you that the taste is utterly...
View ArticleDan Dan Noodles Recipe – How to cook in four easy steps
Dan Dan Noodles (担担面) is the new inclusion into the hot and numbing Sichuan dishes that I obsessed lately. It is a dry noodle dish with a strong savory flavor as a result of the combination of Sichuan...
View ArticleHow to prepare chicken satay, the authentic way
In the article, I would like to share with you how to prepare the Malaysian chicken satay. Chicken satay is the most well-known street food in a tiny town called Kajang in Malaysia. Due to its...
View ArticlePeanut sauce – How to prepare from scratch with 3 simple steps
Who doesn’t like the authentic peanut sauce made from scratch? I am referring the umami-rich peanut sauce for satay. This Asian peanut sauce is so versatile that besides for satay, can be used as the...
View ArticleTurnip cake recipe- How to make as good as dim sum store
Turnip cake (lo bak gou / 蘿蔔糕) brings me back the fond memory of my childhood seeping a pot of bottomless Pu’er tea with my father in the dim sum house every Sunday morning. Besides the barbecue pork...
View ArticleHow To Bake The Best Homemade Apple Pie (10 Useful Tips)
I want to share my time-tested homemade apple pie recipe with you. This recipe delivers a delicate balance of flavor and texture, which make every bite blissful. The pie crust is flaky and buttery, and...
View ArticlePineapple Fried Rice- How to cook to get the best result
This gorgeous, luscious Thai Pineapple Fried Rice will knock your socks off! Your guests will be pleasantly surprised when you serve the fried rice in the beautifully crafted pineapple bowl. In this...
View ArticleTaiwanese salt and pepper chicken
Taiwanese salt and pepper chicken is the crispiest fried chicken I have ever tasted. It stays crispy even after one hour! The secret? Deep-fried the chicken twice. In this article, I want to share with...
View ArticleLotus Root Soup – How to prepare in 3 simple steps
I was brought up in a Cantonese family with soup for every dinner without fail. Lotus root soup with pork is the best among a variety of soup served by my mother. Over the years, I have tasted many...
View ArticleWhole wheat bread – How to make it soft, fluffy (Asian method)
The biggest challenge of making whole wheat bread is to get the soft, and fluffy texture with good volume. In this article, I want to share with you how do we make our whole wheat loaf in our cafe, by...
View ArticleChinese beef stew – How to prepare (the authentic way)
The best Chinese beef stew (柱侯蘿蔔炆牛腩) I have ever tasted was at an old school coffee shop in Aberdeen, Hong Kong. They cooked by the traditional way, nothing fancy, but did it exceptionally well. Serve...
View ArticleChinese spareribs (with black bean sauce)
Chinese spareribs with black bean sauce 豉汁蒸排骨 is a savory and easy dish to make at home. This dish is one of the everyday meal for an average Chinese household. If you have tried the typical Chinese...
View ArticleShrimp with eggs scramble -How to make a perfect dish with 2 trade secrets
This is my family shrimp with eggs scramble recipe, with tender and soft flakes of egg clinging gently on the plump and crunchy pink shrimps. I am referring to shrimp with eggs (滑蛋虾仁), a traditional...
View ArticleFish with black bean sauce – How to steam in the traditional way
Steamed fish with black bean sauce 清蒸豆豉魚 is a traditional Chinese style cuisine popular among the Cantonese. Black bean (douchi, 豆豉) is the fermented bean which has a concentrated savory flavor. It is...
View ArticleJapanese sponge cake – How to make the most cottony and bouncy cake
Finally, I am getting everything right on how to make the Japanese sponge cake after many attempts. The cake is bouncy like a sponge, with the soft and delicate texture resemble cotton when you tear it...
View ArticleBraised Tofu With Vegetables- How To Prepare In 30 Minutes
Braised tofu with vegetable 瓦煲豆腐 is an authentic home cooked dish popular among the Chinese household. It is normally braised in a clay pot which adds an earthy aroma to the dish. If you do not have a...
View ArticleThree cups chicken- How to cook in 5 simple steps
Three cups chicken (San Bei Ji) 三杯鸡 is so attractive because of its simplicity to prepare and intense flavor. It is one famous Chinese dish that does not involve stir-frying– the principal cooking...
View ArticleSweet and sour pork- How to make in four steps
Sweet and sour pork 咕噜肉/咕老肉 is the traditional Chinese cuisine with a universal appeal. It is easy to prepare, kids friendly, which is perfect for any busy home cooks. The pork pieces are doused in a...
View ArticleMoo Shu Pork (木须肉)- How to prepare in 4 simple steps
Moo Shu Pork (木须肉, 木樨肉, 木犀肉) is the transliteration of the three Chinese characters which means Osmanthus (桂花) and meat. This shredded egg pieces in this cuisine resemble the Osmanthus 桂花, and hence...
View ArticleChicken Adobo- How to prepare in 3 simple steps
Chicken adobo is perfect for anyone who doesn’t want to spend too much time to cook, yet delicious and appeal to everyone. It is likely to be the most popular Filipino dish worldwide. The chicken is...
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