Desserts do not feature prominently on Chinese restaurant menus, maybe because after all the food consumed there is no space left for dessert. These pancakes are very simple to make and are delicious served on their own or with ice cream. The filling is available in our stores and online.
The strong flavour of lamb in this dish is counter-acted by the use of ginger. Cut the lamb into paper thin slices for quick cooking. Feel free to substitute lamb with another meat.
The spareribs available from most supermarkets usually come in two sizes. The short cut ribs are perfect for this recipe but if these are not available, carefully chop the larger ribs into smaller pieces. Do not cut down the marinating process as it plays an important part in flavouring and contributes towards tenderising the spareribs.
A light salad of mixed leaves tossed in light olive oil, balsamic vinegar and sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds. Do use the lightest olive oil you can get for this recipe extra virgin has too strong a flavour.
<p>Chicken Rice is very popular in South East Asia. This recipe gives you two options: an easy option using pre prepared chicken rice stock and supermarket bought ready roasted chicken, or one to make from scratch.</p>
Creamed corn is an important ingredient in this soup. It makes a perfect starter as it can be made ahead of time, refrigerated and warmed up. Remember to add the egg prior to serving the soup and not before.
Cook these prawns in their shells with salt, black pepper and butter and you will be surprised at the results. We have added a little chopped chilli for heat. Our supermarkets sell frozen king prawns at a reasonable price.
A popular restaurant starter, Crispy Seaweed is actually deep fried spring greens. Try making this at home for a cheap and easy starter or use it as a garnish for other appetizers.
This Hawker noodle dish from Singapore and Malaysia is cooked in a broth made from prawns and pigs tails. As you may encounter problems obtaining pigs tails from your local supermarket I have replaced them in this recipe with spare ribs.
Fresh green chillies make up a large portion of green curry paste, some of the other ingredients being lemon grass, galangal and kaffir lime leaves. Because of this green curry paste is usually hotter than its red counterpart. Traditionally, small Thai aubergines are used in this curry but we have elected to use courgettes and … Continued