Chinese Braised Chicken and Potato

Chinese Braised Chicken and Potato Gluten Free

Chinese Braised Chicken and potato is another simple and classic Chinese home cooking dish. I still remember really well that my mum used to cook this dish quite frequently when I was a kid. I absolutely adore this typical one pot comfort food dish, so easy to prepare and yet …

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Chinese Five Spice Fried Prawns

This is one of my many favourite fried prawns recipe and my inspiration for this Chinese Five Spice Fried Prawns dish came from the Cantonese style deep fried salt and pepper prawns and of course the love for the Chinese five spice powder has prompted the creation of this really …

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Oyster Beef and Chinese Broccoli

This is a typical Cantonese-style beef stir-fry originated from Guangdong province in China. Chinese broccoli, often called kai lan or gai lan in Cantonese, is a very popular Chinese leafy green vegetable commonly used in beef stir-fries or simply blanched and served with oyster sauce. If I want to whip …

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Paleo Chinese Almond Cookies

Paleo Chinese Almond Cookies Gluten Free

Chinese almond cookies, also called almond biscuits or almond cakes. Likewise, they make these cookies with almond flour with an almond in the middle on top of the cookies. Commonly found in Chinese bakeries in Hong Kong, Macau and China. As well as in Chinese bakeries or even Asian groceries …

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Steamed Whole Fish with Shiitake Mushrooms & Goji Berries

Traditionally, Chinese prefers to use steaming as a cooking practice, either in everyday home cooking or even for baking. Steamed whole fish is often the most popular dish in Chinese restaurants worldwide. This cooking method is to maintain the fish’s fresh quality and best flavour, plus whole fish has the …

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Chinese Egg Tarts (Hong Kong Style)

Egg tart or egg custard tart (called dan tat in Cantonese) is a type of pastry commonly found in England, Portugal, Hong Kong and many south east Asian countries. It has an external pastry crust with wobbly egg custard filling and baked. Egg tart is the much loved dim sum …

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Prawns and Eggs Fried Brown Rice

Fried rice is not only the ideal comfort food but also one of the world’s most well-liked rice dishes. For the home cooks, fried rice is the best way of utilising leftovers in the fridge, the reason why fried rice was originally invented in China during the Sui dynasty around …

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Chicken and Ginger Wine

This is a typical and very popular Chinese confinement dish for women during the first 30 days of their postnatal period.  In traditional Chinese medicine, this dish is believed to help promote blood circulation, eliminate wind, keeps the body warm and helps with recovery of the body. But this dish …

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Braised Pork and Fermented Mustard Green

Braised Pork and Fermented Mustard Green Gluten Free

This is another variation of soy sauce braises (also called red-braises), it is not only one of the most customary Chinese cuisines, but also the most celebrated. My gluten free version is a gradual stew of pork spare ribs and leg pieces with soy sauce, dark/thick soy sauce (kecap manis), …

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Chinese Lemon Chicken

There are two different variations of Chinese lemon chicken commonly prepared by Chinese restaurants all around the world. One version is deep fried chicken pieces, covered with a thick and sweet lemon sauce and sprinkled with sesame seeds. Another version especially popular in Australia is coating chicken breasts in batter, …

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