Hong Kong Style Dim Sum
Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean is a classic Hong Kong dim sum dish, known for its deep savoury flavour, tender bite and rich glossy sauce. This Steamed Spare Ribs with Black Bean recipe combines fermented black beans, plum sauce and chilli oil to create a sweet, salty and slightly spicy marinade that infuses the pork as it steams.
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.
Crispy Duck & Pancakes is a simplified take on the classic Chinese restaurant favourite, perfect for celebrations such as Chinese New Year. Instead of roasting a whole duck, this version uses duck breast for a quicker cook while still delivering that signature crispy skin, tender meat and sweet-sour balance.
Blanching the duck first removes impurities and helps tighten the skin, allowing for finer scoring and maximum crispiness. Served with a sharp cucumber pickle and a rich plum-based drizzle, this Crispy Duck & Pancakes recipe delivers crunch, sweetness, savoury depth and a refreshing punch of sour in every bite.
This Kimchi Pork Belly Stir Fry is rich, spicy and packed with bold Korean flavours. Crispy caramelised pork belly is tossed with funky kimchi, garlic and gochujang for a quick, comforting stir fry full of heat and umami.
This Charred Pineapple Sweet & Sour Chicken takes the classic crispy chicken you love and elevates it with deeply roasted fresh pineapple and black rice vinegar. By charring the pineapple first and reducing the sauce slowly with stock, you create a lighter, more natural sweet and sour flavour — less sticky, more refined, and packed with smoky depth.
Duck Lo Mein is a rich Cantonese noodle dish built around slow braised duck legs served over flash fried egg noodles and crisp vegetables. The duck is gently braised in a deep savoury sauce made from hoisin, oyster sauce and soy sauces until the meat becomes tender enough to fall from the bone. The strong braising sauce coats the duck and lightly seasons the noodles, while crunchy vegetables and bean sprouts add texture to the finished dish.
This Salt & Pepper Squid is ultra crispy on the outside, tender inside, and packed with aromatic spice. Finished with garlic, chillies and a homemade spiced salt, it delivers bold flavour with every bite.
How To Make Delicious Soy Sauce Chicken At Home is a classic Cantonese method of soy poached chicken, gently simmered in a fragrant, caramelised soy broth and finished with sizzling ginger and spring onion oil. This How To Make Delicious Soy Sauce Chicken At Home recipe follows traditional Hong Kong style technique, ensuring succulent meat, glossy skin and deep savoury flavour.
Soy sauce chicken is a staple of Cantonese lunch culture, often served with steamed rice and greens. The key is balancing dark soy for colour, light soy for saltiness and sugar for caramelisation before gently poaching to retain moisture.
This Double-Cooked Squid with Garlic, Green Chilli & Black Beans is a classic Hong Kong stir-fry featuring tender poached squid flash-fried with scorched green chillies, aromatic garlic and ginger, and a rich fermented black bean sauce. Poaching the squid first creates an exceptionally soft texture without the sponginess of bicarbonate of soda.
