Just like a sigh-worthy baked potato, pan-fried lo bak guo(turnip cake)is soft and moreishly savoury on the inside with a perfectly...
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Guotie, the traditional Chinese phrase for pan-fried dumplings, literally translates to'pot stick', hence the popular name for these dumplings. The...
Makes 24–26 sticks. Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins & marinating time. Small cubes of tender meat (pork, chicken, beef...
Makes 24–30 pancakes. Preparation & cooking time: about 1 hour & standing time. Quite a lot of practice and patience...
Serves 6–8. Preparation & cooking time: 2 hours & drying time. Strictly speaking, it is almost impossible to reproduce this...
These golden batons hardly need an introduction. Gone are the days when spring rolls were largely eaten during the Spring...
Serves 10–12 as a starter, or 4–6 as a main course. Preparation & cooking time: 1½ hours & drying time....
Serves 10–12 as a starter, or 6–8 as a main course. Preparation & cooking time: about 35 mins & marinating...
Serves 10–12 as a starter, or 6–8 as a main course. Preparation & cooking time: about 1 hour & marinating...
We think congee is magical because each grain of rice, suspended in an opaque pool of liq-uid, is like a...
Serves 10–12 as a starter, or 6–8 as a main course. Preparation & cooking time: about 1 hour & marinating...
Along with Steamed Pork Buns and Pork and Prawn Open Dumplings, these complete the 'Guangdong big three'-the famous dim sum...
The Chinese revere textures and sensations in the mouth just as much as they do flavour. This is not highbrow...
It is speculated that the earliest and most primitive method of cooking by our ancestors was a form of barbecuing...
CRISPY-SKIN (‘SMOKED’) CHICKEN Serves 12–14 as a starter, or 4–6 as a main course. Preparation & cooking time: 45–50 mins...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking: 35–40 mins & marinating. One of the most popular dishes served in Chinese restaurants and...
Serves 4. Preparation & cooking time: 25–30 mins. 350–400g (12–14oz) beefsteak (topside rump) 2 eggs, beaten ½ teaspoon salt 4–5...
Serves 4–6. Preparation & cooking time: 45–50 mins & marinating & cooling time. Ideally, the spare-ribs should be less than...
Preparation & cooking time: 20–25 mins & marinating time. Lemon Sauce is a Cantonese specialty – it has a delicate...
Serves 8–10 as a starter, or 4 as a main course. Preparation & cooking time: about 1 hour & cooling...