These Super Crispy Rice Paper Rolls are a quick and easy alternative to traditional spring rolls, filled with stir-fried vegetables and wrapped in rice paper before being pan-fried until golden and crunchy. Served with a simple soy and black vinegar dipping sauce, they're perfect as a snack, starter or light meal.
These Hong Kong-style Crispy Fried Noodles combine golden pan-fried egg noodles with flash-fried cabbage and bean sprouts in a light soy and sesame sauce. Crisp, crunchy and packed with texture, they're a classic dim sum side dish that's surprisingly simple to make at home.
UK-Style Fried Egg Noodles
Simply Delicious Chinese Chicken Chow Mein is one of the UK’s most loved takeaway dishes. Chow mein literally means “fried noodles”, and this Simply Delicious Chinese Chicken Chow Mein recipe follows the authentic wok clock method to achieve smoky wok hei flavour, silky marinated chicken and beautifully caramelised noodles.
The key to proper chow mein is soaking the egg noodles rather than boiling them, drying them thoroughly, and cooking everything over very high heat so the sauce wraps around each strand. When finished correctly, the noodles should be separate, lightly caramelised and barely sticking to the wok.
These Moo Ping skewers are sweet, savoury and deeply aromatic, with juicy pork shoulder marinated in garlic, coriander and coconut milk before being charred until caramelised. A true Thai street food classic.
Pani Puri is one of India's most iconic street foods, featuring crisp, hollow semolina shells filled with spiced potatoes, crunchy chickpeas, fresh vegetables and sweet tamarind chutney. Every bite is a delicious combination of crisp, soft, sweet and tangy flavours.
This Crispy Shredded Chicken is crunchy, sticky and packed with sweet savoury flavour. Double-fried chicken thigh is coated in a glossy garlic and spring onion glaze for the ultimate homemade takeaway-style dish.
Yasai Yaki Udon is a quick Japanese-inspired stir-fry featuring chewy udon noodles tossed with crisp vegetables in a savoury, slightly sweet sauce. Fresh udon noodles are briefly soaked to separate them before being stir-fried with garlic, spring onions, carrots, peppers, pak choi and shiitake mushrooms. Finished with a rich mushroom stir-fry sauce, soy sauces and mirin, it's a simple vegetarian meal that's perfect for busy weeknights.
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.
Leftover Thanksgiving Banh Mi is the ultimate way to transform roast turkey, gravy and Brussels sprouts into bold Vietnamese street food. This Leftover Thanksgiving Banh Mi recipe recreates the light, airy baguette texture traditionally debated in Vietnam, then fills it with smoky wok fried turkey and sprouts finished with fish sauce, palm sugar and lime.
The key to a great banh mi is the bread. This version compares plain flour dough against a mix of plain flour and rice flour, with vitamin C used as a natural bread improver to create a lighter crumb. Once baked and crisp, it becomes the perfect vessel for rich leftover flavours.
Lemongrass Beef Street Food Sandwich
Mouth-Watering Vietnamese Banh Mi is one of the most iconic Vietnamese street food sandwiches, combining crisp baguette, fragrant lemongrass beef, fresh herbs and sharp pickles in one perfectly balanced bite. This Mouth-Watering Vietnamese Banh Mi recipe follows a traditional Hanoi-inspired method, using a punchy lemongrass paste, fish sauce and shrimp paste to flavour juicy beef patties that are grilled or pan-fried until lightly charred. Banh Mi is all about contrast. Crispy baguette meets tender meat. Sweet, salty and savoury beef meets sour pickled carrot and daikon. Fresh coriander lifts everything. This Mouth-Watering Vietnamese Banh Mi keeps that authentic street food feel while using simple home techniques.
