If you have never eaten cooked cucumber before, the idea of eating it hot might seem strange. Yet the extraordinary...
Chinese Cuisine
Water spinach, or tong choi, has little in common with ordinary spinach and in our opinion,is a much more exciting...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 10–15 mins & soaking time for mushrooms. The Chinese name for this dish is...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins. Yu-Hsiang, which literally means ‘fish fragrance’, is a Sichuan cookery term indicating...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25mins. Ma-Po was the wife of a Sichuan chef who worked in the provincial...
At our family's market stall in Christchurch, our amazing little brother Justin holds down the buns and barbecue' side all...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins & soaking time for mushrooms. Bean-curd (tofu) is widely used in everyday...
These are our take on the beef schnitzel that Mum used to make for us when we were growing up....
Serves 5–6. Preparation & cooking time: 2¼ hours. 675g (1½lb) brisket of beef (or shin, shank) about 600ml (1 pint)...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 25–30 mins & marinating time. You definitely need a Chinese cleaver to chop the...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: about 25–30 mins. In most Chinese restaurants, a ‘fu-yung’ dish usually means omelette or...
Serves 4–6. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins & marinating time. The sweetness of the honey contrasts well with the...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 25–30 mins & marinating time. Use chicken legs (thighs and drumsticks) for this dish...
Serves 4–6. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins & marinating time. This recipe is inter-changeable with the Lobster with Black...
Serves 4–6. . Preparation & cooking time: about 25–30 mins. Only live lobsters are used in Chinese restaurants as ready-cooked...
Serves 4-6. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins & marinating time. This is a basic recipe – a whole fish...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 25–30 mins. 450g (1lb) lemon sole or plaice fillet pinch of salt ½ egg...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking: 25–30 mins & marinating. For best result, use firm white fish fillet from the tail...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 25–30 mins. There are several different versions of this highly popular dish. Obviously the...
We fear that this recipe will be received with as much excitement as meatloaf-or even less,because at least meatloaf is...