Long bean rice (长豆饭) – delicious one-pot long bean rice recipe with minced pork, shiitake mushroom, carrot, dried shrimp and of course, long bean! Easy recipe using the rice cooker. I always get a small thrill whenever I order soup at a food court and there is an option to choose savory rice that comes with … Read more
One of my favorite food from Hong Kong is the Cantonese wonton noodle soup. I simply love the delicate shrimp wontons topped with thin springy noodles in a hot tasty broth. There’s nothing like a steaming bowl of wonton noodle soup on a cold, rainy day. Or any day in fact. Dried flounder (also known … Read more
Wonton noodles (sometimes called wantan mee) probably needs no introduction. In this dry wonton noodles recipe, egg noodles is tossed with seasoning and garnished with choy sum and char siu (Chinese barbecued pork). It is a popular Cantonese noodle dish in Singapore, Malaysia and many other parts of the world. After my recent post on … Read more
Create a fragrant and delicious one-pot meal with this easy yam rice recipe. Great and convenient for busy days! What is the difference between a yam and a sweet potato? Let’s clear up an important point first. The yam that I’m using for this recipe is the taro root and not a sweet potato. I … Read more
Chinese congee is the ultimate comfort food for many. A versatile food, it is a blank canvas where almost any ingredient can be added to create different flavours and textures. In this Chinese congee recipe, dried scallops are added to the rice porridge in a thermal cooker to create a rich, flavorful broth. Congee or … Read more
Many hawker stalls that sell double boiled soups in Singapore offer rice such as pumpkin rice and yam rice. I’ll always order these if they’re available as they’re so flavorful compared to white rice. When you make it yourself at home, you can add more pumpkin and use whatever meat and ingredients that you fancy. … Read more
Chinese sausages, sliced pork, cabbage, mushrooms, dried shrimps and shallots come together in this Chinese Sausage with Cabbage Rice to create a delicious one-pot meal. Every now and then I love making one pot rice meals such as this Chinese Sausage with Cabbage Rice. It’s really easy and convenient. I only have to cook once … Read more
Forget take-outs! Make your own fried rice with this easy Chinese shrimp fried rice recipe. It is so much healthier and economical. What I love most about fried rice is how you can easily customize it with your favorite ingredients. I used mixed rice grains for this shrimp fried rice as it was what I … Read more
I seem to be partial to bitter tasting vegetables these days. Maybe it’s an age thing. As I get older, I begin to appreciate them more. One of them is this vegetable called Gai Choy (Chinese mustard greens). I love using it to make a one-pot vegetable rice meal and always with some meat. For … Read more
One of the ways to enjoy century eggs is in this classic century egg pork congee. A popular Chinese breakfast food, you can find it at hawker centres, market food stalls and dim sum restaurants. What is Century Egg? They are a Chinese delicacy made of preserved duck, chicken or quail eggs. Century egg or … Read more