These Steamed Rice Bowls are comforting, savoury and packed with traditional Cantonese flavour. Marinated chicken, Chinese sausage and salted duck eggs steam gently over rice, allowing all the rich juices and seasoning to soak through beautifully.
Hakka Stuffed Tofu is a comforting, home-style dish where soft tofu is filled with a savoury pork mixture, pan-fried until golden, then braised in a rich, umami sauce. With a balance of tender tofu, juicy filling and silky gravy, it’s a deeply satisfying dish rooted in Hakka cuisine.
Easy Egg Drop Soup is a comforting Chinese classic, known in the UK as sweetcorn egg soup. This Easy Egg Drop Soup recipe combines homemade chicken stock, sweetcorn and shiitake mushrooms with silky ribbons of seasoned egg swirled gently into the broth. The result is light yet deeply savoury, with natural sweetness from the corn and beautiful wisps of egg throughout.
The key to perfect egg drop soup is technique. The broth should be gently thickened before the egg is added, then taken off the heat so the egg forms delicate ribbons instead of scrambling.
Wagyu Beef Bento Box is a luxurious Japanese inspired meal featuring beautifully marbled Wagyu beef, seasoned Japanese rice, quick seared yakiniku slices and homemade Wagyu nigiri. This Wagyu Beef Bento Box recipe highlights the natural marbling and melt in the mouth texture of Gunma Wagyu, seared quickly over high heat and glazed with a lightly caramelised garlic soy sauce.
Wagyu beef is prized for its intricate marbling and rich umami depth. The fat melts at a lower temperature than regular beef, giving it a buttery texture that almost dissolves on the tongue. In this bento, the Wagyu is served both seared and lightly torched over rice nigiri for contrast in texture and flavour.
This Vietnamese Caramel Chicken is a beautifully balanced dish of crispy chicken thighs braised in a rich caramel sauce infused with ginger, garlic, shallots and fish sauce. The secret is allowing the sugar to caramelise before adding water, creating a glossy sweet and savoury glaze that coats every piece of chicken.
Crispy Shiitake & Chive Dumplings are a fully vegetarian take on classic Chinese deep fried dumplings, packed with finely chopped vegetables, rehydrated shiitake mushrooms and fragrant aromatics. This Crispy Shiitake & Chive Dumplings recipe focuses on texture, balance and proper seasoning, delivering a crunchy golden shell with a juicy, flavourful centre.
Using dried shiitake mushrooms gives deeper umami and better flavour absorption than fresh mushrooms. Combined with Chinese chives, Chinese leaf and vermicelli for body, the filling stays moist while remaining light. These dumplings are deep fried until crisp and served with a simple soy and black rice vinegar dipping sauce.
