This is my take on a lightly spiced peanut dipping sauce: ideal for satays. Continue reading “My favourite peanut dipping sauce”
Tag: Chinese
Crispy aromatic fried chicken
Crispy chicken is always a crowd-pleaser and this dish, with the wonderfully heady flavours of garlic, ginger and white peppercorns, is right up there for me in terms of proper tasty dishes. Continue reading “Crispy aromatic fried chicken”
Steamed buns incl. bao, hirata… & filling ideas
I get SO much pleasure from street food, but I would say that steamed buns – whether Chinese bao, Japanese hirata – are right up there among my favourites.
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Sticky ginger and soy pork belly
Melt-in-the-mouth pork belly in a sticky honey and ginger glaze with a hint of chilli heat: what’s not to love? Continue reading “Sticky ginger and soy pork belly”
Quick Mongolian beef
Made in about 15 minutes, this insanely tasty dish – think hoisin sauce coating tender strips of gingery beef – has THE most addictive sauce and it easily tops any dish you can buy from a take-away. Continue reading “Quick Mongolian beef”
Chinese steamed buns and bao
Soft, pillowy and slightly sweet, steamed buns are a joy to eat. Perfect for a burger such as a sticky, spiced burger flavoured with lemongrass, ginger, soy sauce and the like. Continue reading “Chinese steamed buns and bao”
Pork & prawn jiaozi (spiced steamed dumplings)
Sticky, spicy and packed with flavour, these steamed dumplings are fairly easy to make and always go down a storm. They can be made ahead and frozen, to be steamed straight from the freezer. Continue reading “Pork & prawn jiaozi (spiced steamed dumplings)”