This Hunan Chilli Beef Stir-Fry is a fiery, restaurant-style dish featuring tender slices of beef, three varieties of chilli and fragrant Chinese celery. Finished with black rice vinegar for balance, it's an intensely spicy stir-fry that's made to be enjoyed with plenty of steamed rice.
Chilli & Garlic Mussels are a simple Cantonese seafood dish inspired by coastal Hong Kong cooking, where incredibly fresh shellfish is stir fried quickly with aromatic ginger, garlic and chilli. The mussels release their own natural seafood stock as they cook, creating a light but intensely flavourful sauce enriched with soy sauce, chilli bean paste and rice wine. This fast wok cooked dish is all about freshness, heat and bold aromatics.
These soft and fluffy steamed bao buns are light, pillowy and perfect for filling with crispy meats, vegetables or tofu. Made with a simple yeasted dough and steamed until beautifully risen, they're a staple of modern Asian cooking.
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.
Crispy Aromatic Duck Bao combines the classic flavours of Chinese crispy duck with soft steamed bao buns for a modern twist on a traditional favourite. Tender shredded duck with perfectly crisp skin is paired with fluffy steamed bao, quick pickled cucumber and spring onion, and a rich drizzle of hoisin sauce. This Crispy Aromatic Duck Bao recipe brings together the deep aromatic spices of traditional Chinese duck preparation with the light texture of freshly steamed bao buns, creating a perfect balance of savoury, sweet and tangy flavours.
Beef Rendang is one of Indonesia’s most iconic slow-cooked dishes, built around a deeply aromatic curry paste, toasted coconut and rich coconut milk. Unlike many curries, the paste isn’t fried first. Instead, the beef slowly simmers until the coconut milk reduces and splits, releasing its oil to naturally fry and caramelise everything at the end. This is a dish that rewards patience with incredible depth of flavour.
Spring Onion Pancakes are a classic Chinese street food known for their crispy exterior and soft, flaky layers. Made using a hot-and-cold water dough and a savoury spring onion oil paste, the dough is rolled, coiled and flattened to create multiple delicate layers that crisp up beautifully when pan fried.
These Japanese Chicken Meatball Tsukune Skewers are juicy, savoury and coated in a glossy homemade teriyaki glaze. Made with freshly minced chicken thighs, sesame and ginger, they’re tender inside with a beautifully caramelised finish.
Pan Fried Dumplings
Chinese Pork Potstickers are a classic dim sum favourite, known for their crisp golden base and juicy, tender filling. This Chinese Pork Potstickers recipe follows a traditional method, making the dough from scratch, hand rolling each wrapper and cooking the dumplings using the pan fry and steam technique that gives potstickers their signature texture.
Potstickers get their name from the way they crisp up on the base of the pan before being steamed through. The contrast between the crunchy underside and the soft, pleated top is what makes them so satisfying.
