First time buying fresh pappardelle from Lina Store and was thinking to make some Italian pasta dishes at home. Have searched a couple of recipes online, then I decided to go for Beef Bolognese as I wanted some thick and hearty sauce to go with this broad, flat pasta. Adapted from Chef Pasquale Sciarappa’s…
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To Make Pan-fried Beef Pie with Pizza Dough 牛肉餡餅 (披薩餅皮版本)
Not a while ago I’ve already seen someone using pizza dough to make Chinese buns and pies, so I always wanted to try this hack. Finally made it this week and I was quite surprised how easy and how delicious they turned out with pizza dough ! Simply using beef balls is also a…
Shui Zhu Yu / Spicy Boiled Fish 麻辣水煮魚(調理包版本)
This is another Szechuan cuisine that makes me drooling all the time. ‘’Shui Zhu Yu’’ (水煮魚) is basically to poach fish fillet into hot seasoned stocks with the toppings of chillies. The fragrance and the flavour of spiciness from ‘’Hua Jiao’’ (Szechuan pepper) is certainly addictive (and may make your lips go numb in…
Yakiniku Donburi / Streaky Bacon Rice Bowl with Spring Onion Sauce 蔥醬豬培根燒肉丼飯
If you are craving Japanese Yakiniku Donburi (Grilled Meat Rice Bowl) then this is an easy recipe by simply using streaky bacon from supermarket. This marinade sauce is generally used for grilled ox tongue or beef but I found it also perfect for bacon. Adapted from Masa Cooking Beef Yakiniku Shionegi Donburi recipe, I made…
Easy Laksa at Home in 15 minutes. 速成叻沙咖哩湯麵
Do you like Laksa ? Laksa is an iconic Malaysian coconut curry soup with rich, fragrant, and flavoured broth. I always wanted to try making Laksa but felt it’s not an easy job as it requires a lot of spices and ingredients from scratch. However, when I saw Marion’s Kitchen simply using Thai red…
Shogayaki / Japanese Grilled Pork with Ginger Sauce 薑汁豬肉
When I firstly used Waitrose thinly sliced bacon for hot pot, I was also thinking to use it for making this Japanese popular home cooking dish : Shogayaki (生姜焼き). ‘’Shoga’’ means ginger and ‘’Yaki’’ means grill in Japanese, this dish generally refers to paper thin sliced pork so these thinly sliced bacon I got…
To Makeover My Leftover : Slippery Eggs with Lamb Over Rice
I cooked Waitrose Slow Cooked Lamb Shanks for a Sunday Roast last week but to be honestly I don’t think it tasted amazingly good. The portion was just too much for me, I saved the leftover in the fridge and I’ve decided to turn it into a total different dish : Cantonese style slippery eggs with…
Teriyaki Mushrooms 照燒杏鮑菇
I know Teriyaki sauce can be used for seasoning or marinade with meat, seafood, tofu, and vegetables but I never thought of using it with mushrooms as a meatless option until I saw Liza from Woksofveggies just made it recently ! Adapted from Woksofveggies and also Omnivorescookbook recipes, here is how I make it…
Taiwanese San Bei Ji / Three Cup Chicken 台式三杯雞
Taiwanese San Bei Ji (三杯雞), or Three Cup Chicken is one of the most classic Taiwanese homey recipes that my mum would usually make at home. For those people who don’t understand Mandarin may not have clue what does ‘’Three Cup’’ mean ? The name ‘’Three Cup’’ actually refers to the equal parts of…
Spicy Garlic Butter Prawn Spaghtti
I know spaghetti is Italian’s thing but do you know it also goes well with soy sauce ? Have seen this dish from @marionskitchen at Youtube, I knew it would be delicious and I absolutely love it when I tried out. Inspired and adapted from Marion’s original recipe, here is how I made it :…