Easy Asian Recipes
Looking for something healthy, requires low preparation, and quick to make? Try making this steamed chicken with shiitake mushrooms (香菇蒸滑雞)! Marinating the chicken with cornstarch gives it a soft, silky texture after steaming. The addition of dried shiitake mushrooms and wood ear mushrooms also gives […]
KFCs around the world all have different and unique items on their menus– in Hong Kong, we have Portuguese egg tarts and mushroom rice. It’s basically sliced mushrooms with black pepper gravy topped on white rice. This one’s definitely a Hong Konger’s comfort food for […]
Chinese steamed trio egg is the perfect dish to have when you want something light, healthy, delicious and warm for the belly. This dish is called 三色蒸水蛋 (saam sik zing sui daan in Cantonese), which actually translates to ‘Three Coloured Steamed Egg’, as seen from […]
Black sesame soup (黑芝麻糊 or hak zee ma woo in Cantonese) is a traditional Chinese dessert. It is a thick and creamy sweet soup that consists of toasted black sesame seeds, glutinous rice flour, water, brown sugar and water. Tangyuan (glutinous rice balls) are sometimes […]
Hong Kong style Spaghetti Bolognese (肉醬意粉 or yuk jeung yi fun in Cantonese) is classic Hong Kong café dish. It’s has a rich, savoury and slightly sweet meat sauce on spaghetti and baked with melted cheese on top. Before you start dissing on fusion food […]
Italians, look away…… Because we’re about to make an Asian-inspired fusion pasta– creamy miso mushroom pasta with steak! This creamy, saucy pasta dish is packed with umami from the miso paste and sautéed mushrooms. Pair this with pan fried ribeye steak and you’ll have yourself […]
hey, it's karen! i'm born and raised in hong kong, and currently living in the UK. here you'll find a variety of east-asian recipes that i love or remind me of childhood. thanks for dropping by. 大家食飯~