Easy Asian Recipes
If you’ve ever been to Pepper Lunch, you know how addictive that sizzling plate of beef pepper rice can be! The aroma, the butter, the pepper, the juicy beef… But the best part is that you can actually make this at home with just a few ingredients! Let’s make it. […]
KFC menus around the world all have their own local twists. In Hong Kong, we have things like KFC mushroom rice and Portuguese egg tarts! KFC mushroom rice is simple but iconic: sliced mushrooms in a black pepper gravy served over hot white rice. It might sound basic, but for […]
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 and say that this is […]
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 a delicious, filling meal. The […]
Lettuce with fried dace and black bean is one of my favourite Chinese vegetable dishes to eat in a local Hong Kong restaurant. It is basically lettuce stir-fried with canned preserved dace fish and fermented black beans. In Cantonese, black beans are called dau see (豆豉) and dace fish is […]
Sweet and sour pork (咕嚕肉, goo lou yuk in Cantonese) is a Cantonese dish consisting of crispy and juicy deep-fried pork with vibrant vegetables such as bell peppers, onions and pineapple all coated in a sticky, red, sweet and sour sauce. This dish originated from Guangdong, China, and was then […]
Hey, it's Karen! I was born and raised in Hong Kong, now living in London. This blog is where I share easy and approachable East Asian recipes I love, especially the ones that bring back childhood memories. Thanks for dropping by! 大家食飯~