These Halloween Pumpkin Bao Buns are soft, fluffy steamed buns shaped like pumpkins and filled with a rich, molten chocolate centre. Lightly sweet and fun to make, they’re perfect for festive baking and getting creative in the kitchen.
This Red Braised Chicken Thighs is a comforting Chinese home-style dish where succulent chicken is seared, coated in a rich caramelised soy sauce, then gently braised until tender. The deep mahogany colour comes from dark soy sauce and sugar, creating a glossy sauce that's perfect with steamed rice.
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.
A flavourful Japanese delight with crispy pork belly and stir-fried noodles.
Singaporean Curry Puffs are a beloved Southeast Asian street snack featuring flaky layered pastry filled with a fragrant curry mixture of chicken, potato and spices. Inspired by both Chinese pastry techniques and Southeast Asian flavours, these golden pastries are deep fried until crisp and packed with a creamy, aromatic filling enriched with curry powder and fresh curry leaves. The layered pastry is created by laminating two doughs together, producing a light, flaky texture similar to puff pastry but much easier to prepare at home.
This Restaurant-Style Aubergine with Garlic Sauce features tender, melt-in-the-mouth Chinese aubergines braised in a rich savoury garlic sauce. By pan-frying instead of deep-frying, you achieve the same silky texture with far less oil, making it perfect for home cooking.
Saag Paneer is a classic Indian side dish of golden pan-fried paneer simmered in a vibrant spinach sauce with fragrant spices, garlic, ginger and fresh coriander. It's simple to prepare and pairs perfectly with curries, rice or warm flatbreads.
These Chinese Sweet & Sour Meatballs feature juicy pork meatballs flavoured with ginger, garlic and Chinese five-spice, double-fried until crisp before being tossed with peppers, onion and pineapple in a glossy sweet and sour sauce. Strawberry jam gives the sauce its vibrant colour and fruity sweetness, creating a homemade version of a classic Chinese takeaway favourite.
