This easy fried chicken recipe is adapted from the cookbook written by a respectable Chinese chef Mr. Pang Wah who was the executive chef of a top Chinese restaurant in Kuala Lumpur in the seventies. His combination of Chinese five spices and curry powder for fried chicken was an unprecedented attempt. The result is the …
Here is an easy pork chop recipe love by all Malaysians. So what is so special about this Hainanese Pork Chop, which is the quintessential staple of the Malaysian Chinese restaurants? First, the recipe includes cream crackers (you read it correctly!) Secondly, it is the culinary wonder of the cross-cultural amalgamation of the Chinese and …
This article is about how to cook sesame chicken 蜜汁芝麻鸡. I was told it is an American Chinese food, which was invented by the Chinese migrants who looked for the greener pasture in California in the 19th century. I believe it’s true because after living in Hong Kong and Malaysia since I was young, I …
Yang Chow fried rice 扬州炒饭 is synonymous to Chinese fried rice to many people. The question is: How to prepare fried rice at home full of wok-hei (wok aroma) comparable to that generated with the high power stove by the Chinese restaurant? I spent the whole last week to modify how I cook in the restaurant, …
Making a good Cantonese rice porridge (also called rice congee) required patience and the right technique. This article outlines how to prepare the silkiest and most comforting Cantonese style porridge. This rice porridge is the breakfast and lunch staple in many Asian countries and serves in Dim Sum restaurants (they call it as jook in …
This post is about taking shrimp fried rice to the next level. I have written two fried rice-related posts before, How to cook the best Chinese fried rice with only six ingredients and How to prepare the best restaurant-style fried rice. So why the third? The idea to write this post was sparked during dinner …
Blanch or stir-fry Chinese broccoli (芥兰, Gai Lan, Chinese kale) drizzled with oyster sauce is served in high-end restaurants as well as an easy home-cooked dish. Chinese broccoli is a leafy vegetable with broad flat leaves and fat stems. It looks different from regular broccoli and has a bitter note. It belongs to the same …
This is my newly developed Chinese lemon chicken recipe that has been well tested. The goal is to create a method with chicken that is crispy even after being doused with the sauce, and the outstanding lemon flavor lingers on your palate. Although there are many restaurants that served excellent Chinese lemon chicken, some regrettably …
Traditional Hakka salt baked chicken 盐焗鸡 is prepared by encasing the bird in the salt crust, the culinary tradition that has stood the test of time until today since the Qing dynasty. This surprisingly simple dish relies on the culinary magic inside the cocoon built with a bed of sea salt. The hot salt isolates …
Gyoza is unique. Why? Because gyoza requires both pan-frying and steaming techniques to cook. There is only a handful of food prepared in this way. It may sound tricky, but this article will bust the myth of how difficult it is and show you how to make it by breaking it down into four simple …