Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup
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.
Spring
Salt and Pepper King Prawns
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.
Crispy Seaweed with Toasted Sesame Seeds
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.
Hokkien Mee
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.
Green Beef Curry
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
Steamed Trout with Crispy Garlic
Fried garlic in this dish gives it a wonderful aroma. Do use the freshest fish you can find – 2 trout are sufficient for 4 people sharing.
Oven Roasted Fish with Spring Onion and Ginger Sauce
Use a whole sea bass, bream or red snapper for this recipe, the freshest you can find! Simple to prepare and full of subtle ginger and spring onion flavours. Serve with hot Jasmine rice.
Pan Fried Duck on Sesame Noodles
Rice noodles can sometimes taste a little bland but the addition of Wing Yip Ginger and Spring Sauce complements the duck. Lightly toasted sesame seeds and wilted watercress add crunch and flavour.
Kung Po Chicken with Chillies and Cashews
A popular restaurant dish named after a Szechuan official who had a liking for this combination of spicy, tangy sauce, chillies and cashew nuts. If you buy raw cashews, do shallow fry them until they turn a golden brown.
Szechuan Style Beef Stew
Serve this hearty stew with a twist with rice or bread. The star anise and cinnamon (use whole spices) give it a light spicy flavour. As an alternative, replace beef with pork or chicken.