You must have tried the famous Chinese dish General Tso’s chicken 左宗棠鸡 if you are in America. It is perhaps the most popular dish that serves in American Chinese restaurants. I have tested the recipe from changing the ingredients to tweaking the ratio of each component in search of the best General Tso’s chicken. Finally, …
Egg drop soup recipe is the easiest Chinese soup recipe to prepare. Chinese restaurants usually have high-quality soup stock as the base of the soup. However, we do not have this luxury at home. But there is a workaround way. In this article, I want to share with you how I prepare egg drop soup …
This easy Mapo Tofu recipe 麻婆豆腐 has the bursting and mouth-numbing flavor that you must try. Mapo tofu is such a favorite dish due to its simplicity in preparation but offers the flavor of the complex interplay of spices and flavor. I love this recipe as I can enjoy the kick-in-the-tongue sensation and the specific …
This is my family’s egg tofu recipe with minced meat. This recipe is unlikely a familiar dish for non-Chinese, as you may not find this in Chinese restaurants outside Asia. Many of us are familiar with wonton noodles, General Tso’s chicken, and dan dan noodles. Those are the Chinese dishes regularly featured on the menu. …
This easy fried chicken recipe is adapted from the cookbook written by a respectable Chinese chef Mr. Pang Wah who was the executive chef of a top Chinese restaurant in Kuala Lumpur in the seventies. His combination of Chinese five spices and curry powder for fried chicken was an unprecedented attempt. The result is the …
Do you know that you can prepare yaki udon (焼きうどん) in just twenty minutes? Here is the yaki udon recipe for you. This article will show you how to cook yaki udon, the Japanese fried noodles with a few simple ingredients available in your refrigerator. You are good to go as long as you have …
Do you want to make the miso soup that rivals any Japanese restaurant at home? I have the miso soup recipe for you. What is Miso soup? Miso soup 味噌汁 is a warm and comforting Japanese soup prepared with a soup stock (Dashi) and miso paste. It is the soul food for the Japanese which …
If you want to pick an authentic Malay cuisine, chicken in tomato sauce (Ayam Masak Merah) is the ideal choice for you. The chicken in tomato sauce recipe has less chili than other traditional Malay cuisines, ideal for the gastronomes who do not withstand other fiercely hot curry dishes and kids friendly. Chicken in tomato …
This article is about how to make Portuguese tart, the Asian way. I said the ‘Asian way’ because I have not been to Portuguese to taste the authentic Portuguese tart, Pastéis de Nata as it is called. I am presenting the version which is the widely available dessert on the menu of many Chinese cafes …
Today I have decided to fix my eyes on the Malaysian tomato rice, a dish that has to be tasted to be believed. Malaysian tomato rice is prepared with a plethora of spices and fresh ingredients, transforming the ordinary ingredients into a rice dish heavily scented with spices. It is different from the tomato rice …