I love Hakka Chinese & this recipe came out of my experimenting with various recipes. A fragrant mixture of Chilli, Coriander, Ginger, Garlic and Pepper are pounded together and beautiful Tiger shrimp is also pounded. Mushrooms are added to the Shrimp, together with some sliced smaller pieces of Shrimp, Soya sauce and some of that …
I like changing up flavors when it comes to cooking up my Thanksgiving Turkey every year – this year I decided to go Indo Chinese or Hakka with this Schezwan Turkey. I paired it with Fried Rice & an Asian inspired Turkey gravy! I was almost NOT going to film a Thanksgiving Turkey this year …
I can’t begin to tell you how much I love Pad Thai. It’s my favorite to order at my favorite restaurant Suko Thai and they never disappoint. Replicating Thai food has never been an issue for me, but somehow I just wasn’t truly happy with my Pad Thai results. I tried this at least 50 …
Seafood & Spring Onions are added to a batter and then cooked to make these delicious Seafood pancakes served with a stunning dipping sauce. A popular recipe in Korea, the Pajeon or pancake can also be made vegetarian with spring onions, or packed with seafood. My kids absolutely adore Korean food, so when I saw …
Prawns or Shrimp are marinated in a batter. Then deep-fried and kept aside. Garlic, Ginger, Chillies, Onion and green pepper are sauted with some tomato, tofu, soya, chilli sauce and vinegar and a corn starch slurry holds it all together. The prawns or shrimp and then tossed in and then finished off with some chopped …
Using an Ice Cube tray you can make this stunning Sushi! I always look around my kitchen for items I can reuse to make other things. I collect trays, bottles etc just for their shapes. Ice cube trays have many uses, when my kids were younger, I would use them to freeze baby food, and …
This is a twist on the classic California roll that meets a casserole. Once you try it you will be making this over and over and over. My son’s girlfriend introduced me to this and graciously showed me how to make this. You do need to stock up on a few Asian ingredients but once …
I love the fresh Vietnamese rolls, but the fried ones are equally delish. These are stuffed with a delicious Chicken and Shrimp mixture with bean noodles and then encased in rice paper, tightly rolled and then deep fried. I love the texture of these rolls, they are gluten free and I also include how to …
Shrimp is sauteed with mushrooms and veg and topped with cooked Udon noodles. Thai Basil is then added and a delicious sticky sauce that will coat the noodles. It’s then topped with fried shallots. If you’re going to eat carbs, it may as well be the delicious stick to your ribs kinda noodles such as …
In this recipe, I roasted some jasmine rice with spices & nuts, coarsely ground it and added it to a a spicy Chicken gravy. The mixture is then added to strips of banana leaf and then steam cooked. Steaming uncooked rice with a gravy is a new concept for me, but wow it did ever …
