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Spare Ribs with 5 Spice and Hoi Sin

Here are two ways to cook spare ribs, on the BBQ or in the oven. Which ever method you use, do make sure you marinade the ribs for at least 3 hour.

Tofu in Hoisin Sauce with Sesame Seeds

Hoisin Sauce is made from soya beans, vinegar, plum sauce and other flavourings. It is sweet and spicy and the flavours combined with toasted sesame seeds complement this simple vegetarian dish

Oyster Chicken with Mange Tout

Oyster sauce should be used sparingly in Chinese cooking. Used in moderation it adds wonderful flavour but too much can be over powering. This recipe uses breast meat but feel free to substitute thighs or a mixture of both.

Beef and Three Mushrooms with Oyster Sauce

In this recipe we use combination of three mushrooms – dried sliced Chinese mushroom, fresh button or chestnut mushroom and fresh oyster mushrooms. Do not use flat field mushrooms as the colour from the gills will transfer to the dish.

Fried Rice

The ‘secret ingredient’ in this dish is teh sauce the rice is fried in. We have used frozen prawns becuase they are easily available, but do use fresh if you prefer. Feel free to replace the prawns with sliced chicken.

Just Cooked Chinese Broccoli

For this healthy, almost fat free dish, use any broccoli available. We have used Chinese broccoli (favoured for its crunchy stems) but ordinary, tenderstem or the sprouting variety is fine. Pak Choi, now found in most supermarkets, is a good alternative. This recipe uses Wing Yip Oyster Sauce although our Wing Yip Mushroom Sauce is … Continued

Tangy Chinese Steaks with Tenderstem Broccoli

In Chinese cuisine western ingredients such as tomato and Worcestershire sauce are used to good effect in this tangy steak recipe. For best results do use good quality beef and replace with ordinary broccoli if you can’t get the tenderstem variety. In this recipe the steaks are flash fried in oil but it is quite … Continued

Ten Minute Stir-Fry

Most supermarkets sell pre-prepared vegetable for stir fries. Combine this with either wheat or rice noodles for a quick satisfying meal in minutes. Vegetarians may replace the minced pork in this recipe with Quorn.

Red Pepper Beef in Black Bean Sauce

Black beans are salted and fermented soya beans. They make a very versatile sauce and here they are combined with red peppers in a popular restaurant dish.