Easy Asian Recipes
Looking for a simple, healthy and comforting meal? This Steamed Chicken with Shiitake and Wood Ear Mushrooms is my go-to at home. Tender, juicy chicken, umami mushrooms come together in a rich, savoury sauce that’s perfect over rice. And it’s ready in under 40 minutes!
Chinese turnip cake (蘿蔔糕) or lor bat go in Cantonese, is a savoury steamed radish cake packed with umami from Chinese sausage, dried shrimp, shiitake mushrooms and dried scallops. Perfect for dim sum or Chinese New Year, it’s a comforting dish that’s full of flavour and texture in every bite.
You can’t have Chinese New Year without nian gao! It’s sweet, sticky, chewy and super addictive. I gave mine a little twist with coconut milk and pandan leaves for extra fragrance and aroma. Honestly, it’s easier to make than you think!
If you love mapo tofu and creamy udon, this Viral Creamy Mapo Tofu Udon might be your sign. It combines the bold flavours of mapo tofu with a creamy silken tofu sauce and chewy udon noodles. Ready in under 30 minutes, it’s comforting, slurpable and so addictive.
This dish is inspired by Witch With a Wok (Lee Moon-jung)’s Secret Steamed Golden Eggs from the Netflix show Culinary Class Wars Season 2. It features silky, jiggly steamed eggs as the base, topped with runny poached eggs, finished with fragrant scallion oil and soy sauce.
For my recent supper club in London with 40 guests, I made Chinese almond cookies (杏仁餅) as a little take-home gift, and everyone loved them! Crumbly on the outside, melt-in-your-mouth in every bite, and with the perfect amount of nutty sweetness.
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~