Chicken Yakitori
Japanese grilled chicken skewers with a sticky super tasty sticky sauce.
Japanese grilled chicken skewers with a sticky super tasty sticky sauce.
These Crispy Vegetable Samosas are filled with a fragrant mixture of potatoes, cauliflower, peas and warming spices, wrapped in spring roll pastry and baked until golden. Served with a fresh green chutney, they're a lighter take on the classic Indian snack.
A festive whole chicken stuffed with fragrant lemongrass sausage meat, first steamed to cook the filling and keep the meat tender, then deep-fried until the skin becomes golden and crisp. Served with a bright lime and fish sauce dressing, this dish combines Thai aromatics with classic crispy chicken.
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.
Crispy Sweet & Sour Mandarin Glaze
American-Chinese Orange Chicken is one of the most iconic Chinese-American takeaway dishes, known for its crispy battered chicken coated in a glossy, sweet and tangy citrus sauce. This American-Chinese Orange Chicken recipe captures that nostalgic flavour while balancing real mandarin juice, dried mandarin peel and lime for a fresher, more layered citrus finish.
Traditionally deep fried until golden and crisp, the chicken is tossed quickly in a syrupy orange glaze that thickens instantly in a smoking hot wok. This version also works beautifully with tofu, keeping the coating crisp by spooning the sauce over instead of fully tossing.
This Singapore-Style Ginger & Garlic Tofu is a simple yet flavour-packed vegetarian stir-fry featuring firm tofu slowly cooked in a rich aromatic paste of ginger, garlic and spring onions. Inspired by the famous Singaporean ginger sauce served with Hainanese chicken, the tofu absorbs every bit of the fragrant oil, creating a comforting dish that's perfect with steamed rice.
Today we’re joined by Chetna Makan, showing us a deliciously simple recipe from her latest cookbook “easy Indian vegetarian”.
Easy Crispy Chilli Beef is a British Chinese takeaway classic, famous for its ultra crisp beef strips coated in a glossy sweet, sour and savoury sauce. This Easy Crispy Chilli Beef recipe follows a proper double fry method to guarantee maximum crunch, finished with fragrant ginger, garlic and fresh chilli for a homemade upgrade on the takeaway favourite.
The key is a light cornflour coating rather than a thick batter, plus a high heat second fry to lock in that crisp texture before tossing briefly in a black vinegar based sauce.
Tamago Sando is Japan's iconic egg salad sandwich, made with pillowy-soft shokupan (Hokkaido milk bread) and a rich, creamy egg filling featuring Kewpie mayonnaise, mustard and spring onions. A medium-boiled egg is placed in the centre so each half reveals the signature golden yolk when sliced, making this a classic Japanese convenience store favourite.