Air Fryer Chinese Roast Chicken

Air Fryer Chinese Roast Chicken Gluten Free

Home cooks certainly make this Air Fryer Chinese Roast Chicken as a distinctive Cantonese-style barbecued meats named Siu Mei 燒味. Siu Mei originates from the Guangdong province of Southern China. Today, the fascination for these flavourful roasted meats is widespread in Southeast Asia and globally. As a result, we can …

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Chinese Deep Fried Batter Prawn

Chinese Deep Fried Batter Prawn Gluten Free

Chinese Deep Fried Batter Prawn is surely one of the most popular Chinese home cooking prawn dishes. This is everyone’s favourite dish during festive seasons like Chinese New Year. Fresh extra-large or jumbo prawns are the hero and chief ingredient. Normally coated with batter and then deep fried until crisp …

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Chinese Steamed Whole Fish with Ginger Shallot

Chinese Steamed Whole Fish with Ginger Shallot Gluten Free

Chinese steamed whole fish with ginger shallot is undeniably the most classic and celebrated Cantonese seafood dish. Whether dining out in Chinese restaurants or as home cooking dish, this is definitely a go to dish for many. It is a very simple dish, so easy to make and yet full …

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Youtiao (Chinese Doughnut Stick)

Youtiao Chinese Doughnut Stick Gluten Free Vegan

Youtiao Chinese Doughnut Stick is undoubtedly a popular street food and a daily breakfast staple in China and Southeast Asia. Other names for youtiao are Chinese: cruller, doughnut, breadstick, fried churro, oil stick and fried breadstick. While they called youtiao you char kway (Cantonese), meaning “oil-fried devil” or “oil-fried ghost” …

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Instant Pot Braised Pork with Tofu

Braised Pork with Tofu Gluten Free

Instant Pot Braised Pork with Tofu is indeed a tasty and modest home cooking variation of Chinese braised meat dishes. First, I seared the meat until brown in a frying pan with some oil. Then I prepared the sauce with light and dark soy sauces, Chinese rice wine, rock sugar, …

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Instant Pot Braised Beef and Ginger Wine

This simple and aromatic instant pot Braised Beef and Ginger Wine dish is of my home cooking Chinese braising dishes. Besides, the popular home confinement dish called Chicken and Ginger Wine has inspired this dish. Similarly, braising ingredients include meat, light and dark soy sauce, rock sugar, five spice powder, …

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Chicken and Bitter Melon Stir-Fry

Chicken & Bitter Melon Stir Fry

There are many popular dishes in Chinese cuisine that use bitter melon as a staple ingredient. Many people highly price bitter melon for its bitterness in Chinese culinary uses. They also valued it for its medicinal properties in Traditional Chinese Medicines. Some popular Chinese dishes are Bitter Melon and meat …

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Instant Pot Cantonese Braised Beef

Instant Pot Cantonese Braised Beef

Cantonese Braised Beef like its name suggests, originated from Guangdong province of Southern China. Overall, the main ingredients used for this popular Cantonese Braised Beef are beef brisket and daikon. Then slow cooked in a flavourful sauce. Besides, Chinese chefs will make the fragrant sauce with garlic, ginger, chu hou …

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5 Spice Salmon Lettuce Wraps (San Choy Bow)

5 Spice Salmon Lettuce Wraps

This 5 Spice Salmon Lettuce Wraps (San Choy Bow) is a modern variation of the extremely popular Chinese appetizer. Many people love lettuce wraps throughout Southeast Asia and in Chinese and Asian restaurants of Western countries. Although, they originated from China, they quickly became popular in Southeast Asia with their …

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Chinese Black Sesame Cake

Chinese Black Sesame Cake Gluten Free

Chinese Black Sesame Cake is a popular Hong Kong (Cantonese) Style cake. Traditionally made with water chestnut flour and black sesame paste or puree and typically steamed not baked. For my gluten free Chinese Black Sesame Cake, I am using gluten free self-raising flour, finely ground black sesame seeds. And …

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