Soy & Honey Lamb Shank

Egg Foo Young (Cantonese Style)

Chicken & Oyster Mushroom Stir Fry

Asian Pulled Pork

This is a rather unique way of using red bean paste; something usually reserved for Chinese desserts. But not having much of a sweet tooth myself, I found another use for it: Asian-inspired pulled pork. This pulled pork is rather sweet, but that's off-set by the saltiness of the soy sauce and tangy acidity of the vinegar. 

Kung Pao Chicken

After doing a bit of research into Kung Pao chicken, I found that there are a few different versions depending upon the region of origination in China. So this has become a bit of a mix up of those recipes and I've omitted some of the chillies - my heat tolerance is still pretty low - but feel free to throw in a few dried chillies along with the chicken. My recipe will give you an almost sweet and sour flavour with a background note of heat from the chilli sauce.

Zha Jiang Mian (Fried Sauce Noodles)

This recipe came about after I found some beef mince in the freezer and did a bit of research into Chinese noodle dishes using minced beef and pork.

Sweet Soy Glazed Pork Ribs

This recipe is delicious. I know that sounds sort of big headed. But it is. It's sweet, salty, moreish.
Don't be limited to pork ribs though. The glaze is also good with fried chicken, salmon or prawns.

Cantonese-Style (sort of) Chow Mein

I've included "sort of" in the title of this post because I'm referring to the cooking style, not the ingredients themselves. Rather than throwing all the ingredients into the wok together, they're separated out and cooked individually, then combined at the end. This gives greater control over how each one is cooked and you're less prone to mistakes (like uneven cooking or burning). 

Easy Egg Fried Rice

For me, egg fried rice is one of the regular dishes I feast on when I order Chinese takeaway on a Saturday night. But it's so simple, cheap and versatile to make yourself. It can be made simply as a side dish (as I've done in these photos) or spruced up to make a meal in its own right.

Char Siu Pork Belly

This is such a simple meal that's infinitely improved by a bit of forward planning and allowing the pork belly to marinate for as long as possible; ideally 12 hours. And, because of it's simplicity, get the best ingredients you can afford.

Sweet Chilli Chicken Noodles

After watching the BBC series Exploring China: A Culinary Adventure, with Ken Hom and Ching-He Huang (or, as Billy calls, "that dad and the girl"), I was inspired to do a bit of Chinese cooking myself. Well, I say "Chinese" but I'm in no way claiming this to be a traditional Chinese recipe. It's just something I thought would work well.

Not all Chinese cookery involves strange long list of ingredients. This recipe certainly doesn't, and can be cooked in 5 minutes flat.