This Taiwanese Braised Pork Rice (Lu Rou Fan) is a comforting Taiwanese classic featuring finely diced pork belly slowly braised with shiitake mushrooms, rice wine, soy sauce and five-spice until meltingly tender and glossy. Served over steamed rice and finished with spring onions, it's a rich, sweet, savoury and deeply umami dish that's perfect for a hearty meal.
Spicy BBQ Gochujang Aubergine is a smoky, sticky barbecue dish that transforms a humble aubergine into something deeply savoury and richly caramelised. This Spicy BBQ Gochujang Aubergine recipe layers hoisin, gochujang and rice wine over scored aubergine, then finishes it with an herby barbecue marinade for bold summer flavour.
Cooking aubergine over fire is all about treating it like meat. First sear it over direct heat to develop char, then allow it to cook through gently so the flesh becomes soft, silky and almost creamy inside.
Tonkotsu Ramen is one of Japan’s most famous noodle soups, known for its rich, milky pork broth created by boiling pork bones for hours until the collagen and fat emulsify into a deeply savoury stock. In this version, pork belly and pork hock are simmered with onions, garlic and mushrooms to develop a deeply umami broth, served with ramen noodles, soy marinated eggs and tender slices of pork. The long cooking time transforms simple ingredients into a deeply comforting bowl of ramen.
Sinangag is a classic Filipino garlic fried rice that's served with everything from fried eggs and grilled meats to leftover roast dishes. Unlike Chinese fried rice, the garlic is slowly cooked in oil to infuse the rice with deep roasted flavour before being finished with crispy garlic, spring onions and simple seasoning. It's an incredibly versatile side dish that proves just how delicious a few pantry ingredients can be.
This Sticky Rice Stir-Fry with Chinese Sausage is a classic Cantonese celebratory dish made with steamed glutinous rice stir-fried with Chinese sausage, dried seafood, shiitake mushrooms and aromatics. Rich, savoury and packed with umami, it's traditionally enjoyed during festivals and family gatherings.
This Japanese Steamed Mushroom Rice is a simple, comforting one-pot dish made with seasoned Japanese rice and a generous mix of earthy mushrooms. Lightly flavoured with soy, sake and mirin, it's an easy midweek meal or the perfect accompaniment to grilled fish or chicken.
Thai Grilled Pork is a classic Thai street food dish where marinated pork neck is roasted or
grilled until caramelised and juicy, then sliced and served with a spicy dipping sauce known
as Nam Jim Jaew. The pork is marinated in soy sauces, oyster sauce and palm sugar before
cooking, while the dipping sauce combines roasted chilli, lime juice, fish sauce and toasted
rice powder for a bold, smoky and tangy flavour.
Duck Lo Mein is a rich Cantonese noodle dish built around slow braised duck legs served over flash fried egg noodles and crisp vegetables. The duck is gently braised in a deep savoury sauce made from hoisin, oyster sauce and soy sauces until the meat becomes tender enough to fall from the bone. The strong braising sauce coats the duck and lightly seasons the noodles, while crunchy vegetables and bean sprouts add texture to the finished dish.
This Amazing Thai Green Curry Recipe delivers the perfect balance of creamy, salty, sweet and hot. Built from a freshly pounded green curry paste, enriched with split coconut cream and finished with Thai sweet basil, this dish captures the true aroma of authentic Thai cooking.
