I grilled some Angus rump steak and served it with an Asian dipping sauce. A lovely meal to share with friends. Here are the easy
Tag: Asian food
Chicken feet and corporate greed
A post collaborated with my son.
Creamy and spicy tomato and capsicum soup with and coconut milk (FODMAP friendly)
A vegan soup with roasted tomatoes, red capsicums and coconut milk.
Sweet and sour pork with pineapple, chili, cumin and tamarind paste (FODMAP friendly)
Pork belly marinated with soy sauce, turmeric, cumin, chili and and tamarind paste, stir fried with pineapple and capsicum.
Winter melon broth with dried shrimps *** memories of a factory by the river
Winter melon broth with diced bacon, dried shrimps and mung bean vermicelli.
Pan fried pumpkin with a miso sauce
Pan fried pumpkin, served with a sauce with miso and dijon mustard
Pan fried spring rolls with vegetables and shrimp shells
Malaysian Chinese style spring rolls with cabbage, carrot, bamboo shoot, shrimp shell, fried shallot and mung bean vermicelli.
Poached salmon in a bonito and kelp broth
Poached salmon in a dashi broth flavored with bonito flakes, kelp (seaweed) and a dash of soy sauce.
Homemade rice noodles (FODMAP friendly)
Homemade rice noodles FODMAP friendly, gluten free
Beef and rice rissoles (FODMAP friendly)
Sometime we crave for a tasty meal that is also gentle on our tummies. Rissoles are simple to make, satisfying and may offer many varieties.
Sambal eggplant with dried shrimp
I love eggplant. The best eggplant dish I ever tasted was a sambal belacan stir fry. Sambal is a delicious chili paste with garlic, ginger
Green bean noodles (粉皮) with sichuan spicied pork
Traditional green bean noodles with pork mince spiced with two soy bean pastes – chili and sweet.
Brown rice congee with salted pork and peanuts (FODMAP Friendly)
For a Chinese southerner, what food can be more warm and comforting than a hot bowl of pork congee (粥)? The humble congee is the
Cloud ear fungus, celery, capsicum, peanut and mung bean vermicelli salad
Refreshing Asian ‘liangban’ salad with black fungus, capsicum, celery, mung bean vermicelli and peanuts, served with a soy sauce, sesame oil and balsamic vinegar dressing.
Homemade plain steamed buns ‘man tou’ (馒头)
This is a heart warming plain steamed bun that is soft and fluffy when served warm or at room temperature. Great for sandwiching spicy twice
Spicy lamb in a Chinese bun sandwich
Spicy lamb with chili soy bean paste and leek, served in a Chinese steamed bun.
Asian spiced chicken drumsticks (FODMAP friendly)
Growing up in Southern China, chicken drumsticks were the most desirable parts of a chicken. This is because the meat on the drumsticks is juicy
Rice flour pancake with eggs, zucchini and coconut milk (FODMAP friendly)
Asian style pancake with egg, rice flour, zucchini, capsicum coconut milk and a dash of fish sauce.
Malaysian chicken curry and leek pie
Malaysian chicken curry and leek pie with coconut, lime and karffir lime leaves
Pork and leek pastry ‘cha siu su’ style
I like the buttery ‘cha siu su’ at yum cha, but found them a bit too sweet for me. For the school fete, I made
Eggs with a spicy, tangy, sweet and salty sauce
There was a fete in my little boy’s school and I made some of these for the Asian food stall. It was a fusion of
Cloud ear fungus, tofu and garlic chive salad
A school mum originally from Dalian., a city from Northern China taught me this dish.
Chicken chop suey with Chinese vegetable, my father’s memories of radish meals during the Great Famine in 1961
Chicken chop suey with sweet-salty radish, Chinese mushroom, lily buds and bamboo shoots.
Poached chicken in Chinese rice wine
Poached chicken with a Chinese rice wine and soy sauce dressing, drizzled with sesame oil and shallot oil.
Chickpeas with bacon, tomato, turmeric, garam masala and cumin
I love my ‘ordinary’ chickpeas stew with spicy chorizo. The other day, I was feeling a bit bored so I ditched the chorizo for bacon
Steamed oysters with green shallot, coriander and chilies, a soy sauce, sesame oil and wine dressing, topped with a splash of hot oil
Chinese steamed oysters topped with green shallot, coriander and chili, dressed with a white wine, soy sauce and sesame oil sauce, then finish with a hot splash of cooking oil on top of the herbs to bring out the flavors & freshness.
Sauté fresh clams with spicy XO sauce *** the life of my uncle from TaiShan 台山
Sautéed fresh clams in shells with XO sauce, wine, shallot, chili and coriander.
Chicken broth with ginger and bok choy (FODMAP friendly)
10-minute chicken and bok choy broth with ginger.
Pork belly braised with spicy bamboo shoot
Pork belly braised with spicy preserved bamboo shoot, ginger, dark soy sauce and wine.
Slow poached whole chicken with ginger and vinegar sauce (FODMAP friendly)
Gently poached chicken with a dressing of ginger, soy sauce, sesame oil and vinegar, top with coriander.
Asian inspired seafood bisque
Asian inspired seafood bisque with lemon grass, coriander, ginger and turmeric.
Stuffed chili pepper with lamb, with oyster sauce and sesame oil 煎釀辣椒 (FODMAP friendly)
Pan fried chilies stuffed with lamb, with oyster sauce and sesame oil.
Egg ‘pancake’ with Asian style meat balls, vegetables and fish sauce (FODMAP friendly)
Rice flour pancakes filled with pork meat balls, bean sprout, cucumber, carrot and capsicums, served with a fish sauce and vinegar dressing..
Steamed tofu with pork floss (肉松), noodles, soy sauce and vinegar
The silkiness of the tofu enhanced by the tangy soy sauce and vinegar sauce, complimented by the sweetness of the pork floss. Add noodles to
Steamed Pork belly with dry salted Chinese mustard greens (梅菜扣肉)
Steamed pork belly with preserved Chinese vegetables (dry mustard greens).
Hometown (Zhong Shan 中山) style steamed rice cake with radish, chinese sausage and dried shrimps – A recipe of my grand-uncle ‘Chi’
Hometown style (ZhongShan region, Southern China) steamed glutinous rice cake with Chinese sausage, white radish dried shrimps.
Pie tees with jicama, carrot, pork and dried shrimps
A traditional Nonya (Malay-Chinese) food, these cute & crispy little cups are filled with whatever your heart desires.
Poached chicken breast with Asian slaw *** memories of the Chinese New Year’s chicken feast
Poached chicken with Asian salad of wombok, pickled carrot, mung bean vermicelli, mint and coriander, serviced with a spicy dressing.
Cucumber rolls with lamb, capsicum and eggs (FODMAP friendly)
These gorgeous little rolls are so easy to make – scramble a egg with a pinch of salt; pan fry some lamb and red capsicum
