Tag: garlic

Steamed Chicken Thighs with Black Bean Sauce

This is one of the most typical Cantonese dishes people make at home in Hong Kong. A more traditional version of it would be to use pork spare ribs, but in the UK it’s easier to get pork belly slices or use chicken thighs which are all equally delicious. Not only is the meat itself…

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Taiwanese Salt and Pepper Chicken

When you think of night markets in Taiwan, this salt and pepper chicken has to be one of the first foods that comes to mind. They are so tender and juicy, and also fried to perfection.

Roast Tomato Soup With Thyme

Dive into a bowl of warm comfort, where roasted tomatoes meet the delicate fragrance of thyme. Each spoonful is rich and undeniably satisfying. 🥣

Weekday Lunch Pasta

There isn’t a fancy name for this pasta, maybe “Penne with sun-dried tomatoes, olives and parmesan”? It’s one of those days when I don’t have any bread for a sandwich and don’t really know what I want to have for lunch. Making pasta like this is lets me use up a lot of the veggies…

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Garam Masala Chicken

We tend to have a lot of leftovers when we cook a whole chicken. I like to use the leftovers the next day for either chicken mayo or coronation chicken sandwiches, chicken pie, chicken curry or a chicken chow mein. Ingredients 1.5kg whole chicken 1 tbsp ground cumin1 tbsp ground coriander1 tbsp garam masala1 tsp…

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Slow-Roasted Barbecue Pork Ribs

Serves 4 Ingredients 1kg pork ribs1 red onion, roughly chopped2 garlic cloves, minced2tbsp olive oil  55g granulated sugar 300g tomato ketchup  550ml dark soy sauce Salt and black pepper Method

Thai Pineapple Fried Rice

You could say it’s just fried rice with pineapples, but as the Thai restaurants do, serving this fried rice in a fresh pineapple makes the whole meal look a lot more interesting. I didn’t have pork floss to put on top as garnish; otherwise it would have been perfect! Cutting the pineapple Don’t cut the…

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