This Baked Five Spice Chicken Rice is a simple one-pot dish with tender marinated chicken layered over fluffy rice, all cooked together until fragrant and comforting. Finished with a punchy chilli soy sauce, it’s packed with flavour in every bite.
This Northern Thai Laab is a peppery, smoky and aromatic pork salad that celebrates traditional nose-to-tail cooking. Unlike the more familiar lime-based laab, this northern version uses a fragrant spice paste of toasted chillies, galangal, shallots and peppers, combined with minced pork, liver and intestine for a rich and deeply savoury dish.
This Shanghai Vegetable Rice (Cai Fan) is a simple one-pot rice dish made with fragrant jasmine rice, leafy greens and salty pancetta. Inspired by the traditional use of Chinese cured ham, it's a comforting meal that's packed with delicate flavour and perfect for a quick lunch or dinner.
Singapore Cream Cracker Pork is a beloved hawker-style dish commonly found in Scissors Cut Curry Rice stalls. Tenderised pork steaks are marinated with garlic and Chinese five-spice before being coated in crushed cream crackers and deep-fried until exceptionally crisp. The homemade cracker crumb creates an incredibly crunchy coating that's perfect served over rice with curry sauce or simply with chilli sauce and Japanese mayonnaise.
Chinese Rice Porridge with Condiments
Hong Kong Style Congee is a traditional Cantonese rice porridge made by slowly cooking rice in a large amount of liquid until the grains burst and release their starch. This Hong Kong Style Congee recipe follows the classic method of soaking rice in oil before simmering, creating a silky, smooth texture that forms the perfect base for savoury toppings and condiments.
Congee is commonly eaten for breakfast in Hong Kong, but it is equally comforting at any time of day. The beauty of congee lies in its simplicity. A well made base can be served plain or topped with preserved vegetables, pickled ginger, crispy shallots or even Chinese dough sticks for added texture.
Hong Kong Style Chicken with Mixed Mushrooms
Quick & Easy Chinese Chicken & Mushroom Stir Fry is a classic Hong Kong style home cooking dish that celebrates wok hei, silky marinated chicken and lightly charred mushrooms. This Quick & Easy Chinese Chicken & Mushroom Stir Fry recipe uses the traditional wok clock method, searing each ingredient at the right moment for maximum flavour and texture.
In Cantonese cooking, ginger and spring onion form the aromatic backbone of countless stir fries. Combined with oyster sauce and Shaoxing rice wine, they create a savoury, lightly caramelised coating that wraps beautifully around tender chicken thigh and a medley of mushrooms.
An easy, Chinese hot and sour soup recipe inspired by Chef Ken Wang. Packed full of ingredients, this spicy, sweet, chicken soup will hit all points on your flavour palate!
Sichuan Street Food Noodles with Sesame & Pork
Spicy Chinese Dan Dan Noodles are one of Sichuan’s most famous street food dishes, known for their deep savoury flavour, nutty sesame base and warming chilli heat. Traditionally served from street stalls in Chengdu, these noodles combine a rich sesame paste dressing with spicy minced pork and preserved vegetables for layers of texture and umami.
The balance is key. Nutty sesame paste, savoury soy, gentle sweetness, sharp black vinegar and fragrant chilli oil create the base. On top sits caramelised pork mince with pickled Sichuan vegetable, finished with fresh greens and herbs. When mixed together, the sauce loosens with hot stock and coats every strand beautifully.
Soybean Paste Steamed Fish
Steamed Whole Fish Chinese Tau Cheo Style is a classic Cantonese home dish that celebrates freshness, simplicity and balance. Tau cheo, a fermented soybean paste, forms the savoury backbone of this recipe, blended with ginger, garlic and plum sauce to create a deeply aromatic paste that steams gently over the fish.
In Chinese cuisine, steaming a whole fish symbolises abundance and prosperity. The key is choosing a very fresh fish, steaming it just long enough to cook through, then finishing with hot oil poured over spring onion and chilli to release fragrance and sizzle.
Moreish Cinnamon Sugar Mini Bao Doughnuts are a playful twist on traditional steamed bao, transforming soft, fluffy bao dough into crispy, golden doughnuts coated in warm cinnamon sugar and served with condensed milk for dipping. These Moreish Cinnamon Sugar Mini Bao Doughnuts combine classic Chinese steamed bun technique with a Western-style doughnut finish, giving you the best of both textures in one bite. Made using bao flour mix or homemade bao dough, these mini bao doughnuts are steamed first to create that signature pillowy interior, then lightly pan fried or deep fried for a crisp outer layer. Coated in cinnamon sugar and dipped into sweet condensed milk, they are indulgent, nostalgic and perfect for sharing.
If you have searched for bao doughnuts, cinnamon sugar bao, or how to fry steamed bao, this Moreish Cinnamon Sugar Mini Bao Doughnuts recipe gives you the full School of Wok method.
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Incredibly Tasty Chinese Pork Lo Mein is a classic Cantonese noodle stir fry where egg noodles are soaked in a rich, silky oyster sauce based gravy and layered with tender pork, charred mushrooms and crisp vegetables. This Incredibly Tasty Chinese Pork Lo Mein recipe focuses on proper wok sequencing, building flavour step by step before bringing everything together at the end.
Lo Mein literally means mixed noodles. Unlike dry fried chow mein, the noodles here are intentionally saucy, allowing them to absorb the savoury stock, soy and oyster sauce for maximum depth.
Red Braised Pork Belly with Eggs
Chinese Braised Pork Belly with Fermented Red Tofu is a deeply savoury, slow cooked classic that delivers melt in the mouth pork coated in a silky maroon glaze. This Chinese Braised Pork Belly recipe uses fermented red tofu to create natural richness and body in the sauce without any added thickening agents.
The key to proper braising is caramelising both the meat and the sauce before adding liquid. That initial frying stage breaks down the fat, builds flavour and creates the foundation for the glossy finish that defines this dish. Traditionally finished with hard boiled eggs simmered in the sauce, this is comfort food at its most nostalgic and satisfying.
The Best Prawn Toast Ever is a chunky, rustic British Chinese takeaway classic made with generously seasoned prawn filling pressed into hollowed baguette and pan fried until golden and crisp. This The Best Prawn Toast Ever recipe focuses on maximising prawn content, keeping texture coarse rather than paste-like, and pan frying instead of deep frying for better control at home.
Prawn toast is believed to have evolved in British Chinese kitchens, blending Western bread with Chinese prawn paste techniques. By hollowing out stale baguette and packing it with fresh prawns, garlic and herbs, you get a far superior result to typical takeaway versions.
Chinese Style Butterflied Barbecue Prawns
BBQ Chilli & Garlic Tiger Prawns are the ultimate summer barbecue seafood dish, cooked directly over hot coals for maximum smokiness and finished with melting butter, garlic and fresh chilli. This BBQ Chilli & Garlic Tiger Prawn recipe keeps things simple but bold, letting the natural sweetness of tiger prawns shine while layering savoury barbecue marinade and rich butter over the top.
Butterflied and scored so they open beautifully on the grill, these prawns cook in just minutes. The dripping butter hitting the coals creates bursts of flame and smoky caramelisation, giving you that perfect charred finish without overcooking the delicate meat.
