Controversial…at times I do find Chinese cooking bland and a little to samey! This doesn’t put me off from trying to cook it. The attraction for me is making quick meals with very few ingredients which creates cost effective dishes. This dish cost me £5.75 last night. Ok I had virtually all the ingredients in…
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Amazing beef with bean sprouts & spring onions
Perfect dish for a Friday night. Simple dish with very few ingredients which doesn’t take much thinking about, this dish is so rewarding. This dish itself hardly takes anytime you cook, yet again more time spent on the prep so in my case gives me time to shut down after work. The good thing about…
Grilled Asian inspired scallops
I love scallops. Due to most supermarkets and fishmongers moving to hand dived method of catching scallops the prices have shot up….and rightly so. Sustainable fishing practices should be put into place fully to protect our fishing stocks. Sadly though due to this cost rise scallops aren’t something I’d pick up nowadays. Thankfully these were…
Cantonese-style sweet & sour pork.
Chinese food fascinates me full stop. How simple ingredients can be turned into mouthwatering dishes in seconds / minutes due to having a wok that’s searing hot and cooks with speed. A number of years ago I invested in a decent wok from the Ken Hom range. Has to be decent if he has out…
Fantastic Chinese chicken curry takeaway style.
This is a family favourite. I think every household loves a curry from their local Chinese takeaway. I’ve been making this for a number of years now and it’s a bit of a ‘go to’ dish due to its simple process after being at work all day. Ingredients- chicken thighs, 1 onion quartered then split…
Chilli pork with udon noodles ❤️
I had a packet of belly pork left over, I used the same method of marinating the pork for the chilli pork bunny chow but did the marinade for 24 hours. Again, slow cooked for 2 hours to make this amazing sticky pork mix. I then stir fried garlic, peppers, red onion, and mushrooms. I…
Chinese chicken curry ‘fake away’ – the dish that started it all off !!
Love this dish. The dish the gave me the ‘eureka’ moment I needed to understand spices, flavours and how simple cooking can be. Everyone loves a curry from the local Chinese takeaway right??? If so, please feel free to have a go and you’ll realise how simple it really is. Full of flavour and you…
