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.
This Hong Kong-inspired Crispy Pork Roll features tenderised pork shoulder steaks marinated with soy sauce, sake, sesame oil and fragrant Oriental curry powder before being lightly coated in cornflour and shallow-fried until crisp. Served in a soft bread roll with a crunchy Parmesan crisp, it's a simple but incredibly satisfying street food-inspired sandwich that's packed with flavour and texture.
This Japanese Fried Rice, or Yaki Meshi, is smoky, savoury and packed with fluffy rice, crispy bacon and fragrant spring onions. Finished with dashi, soy sauce and a touch of sake, it’s a comforting Japanese take on classic fried rice.
This Seafood Fried Rice with XO Sauce is a restaurant-style Chinese fried rice featuring succulent prawns, sweet scallops and fluffy jasmine rice stir-fried with fragrant garlic, egg and luxurious XO sauce. Finished with Shaoxing wine and sesame oil, it's packed with smoky wok flavour and perfect for a quick weeknight meal.
Incredibly Tasty Chinese Pork Lo Mein is a classic Cantonese noodle stir fry where egg noodles are soaked in a rich, silky oyster sauce based gravy and layered with tender pork, charred mushrooms and crisp vegetables. This Incredibly Tasty Chinese Pork Lo Mein recipe focuses on proper wok sequencing, building flavour step by step before bringing everything together at the end.
Lo Mein literally means mixed noodles. Unlike dry fried chow mein, the noodles here are intentionally saucy, allowing them to absorb the savoury stock, soy and oyster sauce for maximum depth.
Air Fryer Five Spice Fried Chicken Wings are ultra crispy, fragrant wings coated in Chinese five spice and topped generously with crunchy fried garlic and lemongrass. This Air Fryer Five Spice Fried Chicken Wings recipe delivers deep fried style texture using an air fryer, finished with a homemade sweet chilli sauce that is sticky, glossy and perfectly balanced.
Chinese five spice gives warmth and subtle sweetness, while bicarbonate of soda in the coating creates those craggly, crisp edges. Finished with golden fried garlic and lemongrass, these wings are bold, aromatic and completely moreish.
This Lotus Leaf Chicken Fried Rice is packed with earthy shiitake mushrooms, sweet Chinese sausage and savoury dried shrimp, all wrapped in fragrant lotus leaves and steamed until aromatic. The extra steaming step infuses the rice with a delicate tea-like flavour, making this a simple yet impressive dish.
Sichuan Street Food Noodles with Sesame & Pork
Spicy Chinese Dan Dan Noodles are one of Sichuan’s most famous street food dishes, known for their deep savoury flavour, nutty sesame base and warming chilli heat. Traditionally served from street stalls in Chengdu, these noodles combine a rich sesame paste dressing with spicy minced pork and preserved vegetables for layers of texture and umami.
The balance is key. Nutty sesame paste, savoury soy, gentle sweetness, sharp black vinegar and fragrant chilli oil create the base. On top sits caramelised pork mince with pickled Sichuan vegetable, finished with fresh greens and herbs. When mixed together, the sauce loosens with hot stock and coats every strand beautifully.
Chinese Rice Porridge with Condiments
Hong Kong Style Congee is a traditional Cantonese rice porridge made by slowly cooking rice in a large amount of liquid until the grains burst and release their starch. This Hong Kong Style Congee recipe follows the classic method of soaking rice in oil before simmering, creating a silky, smooth texture that forms the perfect base for savoury toppings and condiments.
Congee is commonly eaten for breakfast in Hong Kong, but it is equally comforting at any time of day. The beauty of congee lies in its simplicity. A well made base can be served plain or topped with preserved vegetables, pickled ginger, crispy shallots or even Chinese dough sticks for added texture.
