When you attend a Chinese wedding banquet dinner, you will always see Chinese roast chicken as part of the banquet course. Chinese roast chicken is a favourite dish in banquets and Chinese new year diners. It is actually very easy to make at home! You can dip it with some five spice barbecue salt or with a garlic chilli sauce!
This is a commonly seen dish in many Chinese restaurants. Tofu is super easy to make at home and it is very high in nutrients! If you are looking to make just egg tofu, you can omit the spinach. You can also get creative by infusing other ingredients into the tofu mixture!
Radish cake is a commonly seen dim sum dish in many Chinese restaurant. It is made with freshly grated white radish which adds the sweetness to the dish. There are also many ingredients which adds to the unami flavor of the dish. You can choose to pan sear the sliced radish cake or eat it steamed.
Nyonya chilli is traditional perankan chilli that is made using fresh chillies and it is often packed with a good combination of spices and citrus flavour. It is prefect for Assam fish and seafood. The sauce can be pre-made and store in fridge for a couple of weeks.
Chinese braised pork belly is one of my grandma’s favourite dish to make. The pork is simmered for a long time so that the fats in the pork will just melts away in your mouth. The trick to making the prefect Chinese braised pork belly (dong po rou) is patience! Although it requires long hours of cooking time, but it is definitely worth the time!
Stracciatella soup is a traditional Italian soup made from typically chicken broth with drizzle egg mixture and topped with lots of parsely and cheese. This is a very popular soup dish around Rome in the Lazio region of central Italy. It is very similar to the Chinese egg drop soup we find in the Chinese restaurant. Certain recipes call for pasta and other vegetables such as tomatoes etc. It is definately one of the easiest Italian recipe to make!
Deep fried spring roll can be found in any chinese restaurants. It is sometimes called as egg roll in the Chinese restaurant in Western countries. It is often served as a snack or as a dim sum dish.
Hot and sour soup is a common appetiser dish found in Chinese/ Dim sum restaurant. It is a thick slurry soup packed with julienned ingredients such as tofu, mushrooms, fungus and meat. If you like an extra spicy kick to this dish, you can add in bird’s eye chilli to gear up the heat level!
Hor Fun is a favourite zi char noodle dish among the Singaporeans. It is basically a stir fried rice noodles drenched with a thick gravy made from soup broth and seafood. You would be surprised at how easy it is to make this famous dish at home!
Learn to make a cute Halloween Bento Set for your kids. It’s simple and easy to make and will put a big smile on the face your kids. Make it a delicious treat for them and bring “trick or treating” a fun occasion for them.
Arrancini is a popular Italian appetitizer that is made up of Italian risotto and cheese! It is a favorite canape to serve and is extremely popular party dish! If you are making a big batch to serve for a party, you can make the balls 3 days in advance!
Chicken Cacciatore is a simple and traditional Italian comfort food to cook as a family dinner dish. Cacciatore means hunter in Italian which means that the dish is prepared in a hunter-style manner where you throw everything (vegetables and meat) in a big pot and you serve it as a one pot dish!
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