Chinese Red Pork
I love that the Chinese love pork. It’s one of my favourite meats – so tasty and versatile. Cooked slowly, the pork in this dish is just meltingly delicious. It’s almost too hard to describe just how...
View ArticleShangri-la Beef with Snow Peas
Cooking for me normally involves quite a lot of time in the kitchen. I am fairly new to Chinese food and a whole new world of quick food has opened up for me. I love spending time prepearing and...
View ArticleChinese Broccoli in Sweet Sauce
I love the crunchiness of Chinese broccoli. This is a simple dish which has a lovely, slightly sweet sauce. It’s a perfect accompaniment to hotpot or pretty much any other chinese dish. INGREDIENTS: 1...
View ArticleSpicy Pork Stir Fry
Here’s a delicious stir fry for pork or beef. It’s full of flavour and actually packs a little punch of spice too. The 14 chillies sound excessive I know, but actually it’s not as overpowering as you’d...
View ArticleChinese Rice Cakes with Spring Onion and Corn
Now these little blighters were an absolute revelation. I hadn’t held out much hope for them as I had thought I’d messed up the preparation. I subsequently discovered that I had made them perfectly!...
View ArticleHainanese Chicken & Rice
I love this dish! It’s so damn tasty and so damn simple. This Malaysian treat looks a lot more difficult than it really is. If I’m feeling virtuous it’s the choice I make at one of my favourite...
View ArticleSesame & Spring Onion Chicken
I hate to sound like a bad TV chef, but tonight I just wanted something quick and easy. The thought of standing over a slow cooking pot didn’t appeal – chances are I would have eaten most of it before...
View ArticleEggs with Garlic Chives
There’s a great restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown that serves this delicious dish. The mild garlic flavour of the chives combined with the soft eggs is sublime. They serve it with small pancakes to wrap...
View ArticleShantung Lamb Ribs
I tried these for the first time in Canberra a few weeks ago – this dish is a bit of an institution in the capital at a restaurant called Portias. I’ve eaten Shantung chicken countless times, but never...
View ArticleChinese Eggplant
This was an absolute surprise hit for tonight’s dinner. I’d made some delicious Xinjiang lamb skewers and wanted some vegetable component to the dish. The only thing I could find was a large eggplant...
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