Another silver lining of lockdown is that I’ve finally nailed the recipe to make a HK style wonton soup. These wontons are best described as bouncy balls of meat, wrapped with silky thin egg dough, swimming in the most fragrant, HK memory-evoking smell. The bounce is a result of a prolonged kneading, done easily with…
Category: Recipes – Seafood
Savoury doughnuts with salmon, bacon, corn, chives and cream cheese filling
(See how fluffy this tester is!) Crispy bacon, cream cheese and salmon donuts A savoury twist to one of our favourite snacks, these pillowy fluffy donuts are as scrumptious as their sweet counterparts. Filled with a crispy bacon, corn, chives and whipped cream cheese mousse, these moreish bites are fun to eat. Complete with more…
10 steps to build your steamboat or hot pot
There is nothing better than gathering around a warm fire and enjoying food with friends and family. Remember the good old camp fires and barbecue pits? You’ve most likely forgotten the banter, but the warm and happy feeling lingered long after the meal’s digested. Steamboat has the same effect. It’s essentially a large pan of…
Chawanmushi 茶碗蒸し
Little tiny dishes with delicately plated ingredients, perfect execution of cooking and tastes of deliciousness. I love Japanese meals that are presented as several courses, and especially when they integrate well, following naturally from one to the next. One iconic dish, Chawanmushi, is often served as part of the course. This savoury egg custard is…
Hundred flower chicken – 百花鸡 – Chinese New Year prawn cake
A hundred young chickens? Or a new species of chicken called ‘hundred flower’ that is being cooked here? Don’t be fooled. I’ll let you in on a secret: There is no chicken in this except the skin and the hero of the dish is prawn actually. I’m sure if you google this you will find…
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