Teriyaki Beef with Grilled Vegetables is a simple Japanese-style dish where steak and vegetables are cooked separately, then brought together with a glossy, sweet-savoury teriyaki sauce. The sauce, made from soy, mirin and sake, caramelises over the beef and vegetables, creating a rich glaze with deep umami flavour and a lightly charred finish.
Delicious Chinese Dim Sum Turnip Cake, also known as Lo Bak Go, is a classic Cantonese
dim sum dish made with grated turnip, rice flour and savoury aromatics, steamed until set and
then pan fried until crisp. This Delicious Chinese Dim Sum Turnip Cake recipe follows a
traditional method, building flavour gently before steaming to create that signature soft
interior and golden crispy edge.
Turnip cake is all about texture. Steamed first to set the rice flour paste, then chilled and
sliced before frying, it delivers a crisp exterior with a smooth, melt in the mouth centre and
bites of tender turnip throughout.
This Honey Glazed Miso Salmon is a beautifully balanced dish where rich salmon fillets are pan-seared until crispy, then finished with a sweet and savoury miso glaze. The combination of honey, sake and soy creates a glossy caramelised coating while keeping the fish tender and slightly pink inside.
Inspired by a School of Wok Mystery Bag Cook-Off, this dish combines seared mackerel glazed with a sweet soy dressing, homemade pancakes and a refreshing wakame seaweed salad. Fresh pear, cucumber, ginger and sesame bring balance to the rich fish, creating a dish reminiscent of duck pancakes with a Japanese-inspired twist.
Nasi Lemak is a classic Malaysian comfort dish built around fragrant coconut rice served with rich chicken curry, sambal, cucumber and crispy toppings. Packed with contrasting textures and bold flavours, it’s a true feast-style meal.
This Steamed Sea Bream with Salted Soybeans & Chilli Hoisin Sauce is a classic Cantonese whole fish dish featuring delicately steamed sea bream finished with fragrant coriander, spring onions and a rich savoury sauce of fermented soybeans, hoisin and chilli bean paste. Perfect for sharing, it's traditionally served with steamed rice and green vegetables.
Char Kway Teow is one of Malaysia’s most famous street food noodle dishes, known for its smoky wok hei flavour, sweet savoury sauce and quick high-heat stir frying. Wide flat rice noodles are tossed with prawns, egg, bean sprouts and Chinese chives in a rich sauce made with sambal, shrimp paste and sweet soy. The key to great Char Kway Teow is intense heat, minimal stirring and allowing the noodles to lightly caramelise in the wok.
Thai Green Curry is one of the most iconic Thai dishes, known for its vibrant colour, aromatic herbs and perfectly balanced flavours. Fresh green chillies, lemongrass, galangal and lime combine to create a fragrant curry paste that forms the base of the dish. In this version, delicate fish balls and prawns simmer in a rich coconut curry with Thai aubergines and fresh basil, creating a dish that is complex yet harmonious with sweet, salty, spicy and herbal notes.
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.
