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Indonesian Pork Satay (Sate Babi)

Sate Babi Recipe

Juicy, flavourful pork skewers marinated with coriander, cumin, palm sugar and tamarind, and then grilled to perfection. Great as an entree or appetiser, and extremely delicious when served alongside a tangy cucumber and carrot pickle for a fresh pop of flavour. It doesn’t get easier or more delicious than this grilled pork satay!  These Indonesian Pork Satays are succulent, delicious and completely irresistible!!! I think this was one of the…

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Thai Basil Stir Fry (Pad Krapow)

Thai Basil Stir Fry Recipe

10 minutes to flavour heaven with this incredible Thai Basil Stir Fry (Pad Krapow). This Thai stir-fry sauce is an absolute classic and so versatile! Perfect on top of rice or noodles and with your choice of meat. Aromatic, flavourful and insanely delicious. This recipe is a keeper for all Thai food lovers!  When I think of Thai food, naturally Pad Thai would be my first thought but this one…

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Wontons in Spicy Peanut Sauce

Wontons in Spicy Peanut Sauce

The juiciest and most scrumptious wontons tossed in a luscious savoury, spicy and garlicky peanut sauce. These are insanely addictive and basically heaven on a plate! Everything can be made ahead of time so whip them up on a lazy afternoon and you can look forward to enjoying them whenever you want.  As with dumplings, wontons are one of my greatest joys in life… especially if they’re drowned in peanut…

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Singapore-Inspired Minced Meat Noodles

Singapore-Inspired Minced Meat Noodles

Inspired by Singapore’s very own Bak Chor Mee, this Singapore-Inspired Minced Meat Noodles are to die for! Chewy noodles tossed in the most delicious savoury-vinegary soy-based sauce and topped with braised mushrooms, minced pork, steamed vegetables, a poached egg and crispy shallots. Sambal (the holy grail of Asian chilli sauces) optional but highly recommended!  Just imagine the most incredible dipping sauce you’ve ever had for Asian dumplings like jiao zi…

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Egg Fried Rice Noodle Rolls

Egg Fried Rice Noodle Rolls

A delicious twist on the quintessential dim sum – steamed rice noodle rolls (cheung fun), made crispy and even better with large chunks of eggs and generous lashings of the most incredible hoisin and peanut butter sauce.  Think of the best egg fried rice you’ve ever had, and then take that idea and apply it to rice noodle rolls instead. Now, incorporate sweet, smoky, nutty and spicy elements to it…

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Spaghetti Carbonara

Spaghetti Carbonara

This classic Spaghetti Carbonara recipe uses only 4 ingredients and cooks within the time taken for the pasta to finish cooking. Al-dente spaghetti coated with a rich, silky smooth sauce that’s studded with crispy guanciale goodness, perfection.  Spaghetti Carbonara is the epitome of simplicity at its best. It takes 4 humble ingredients – eggs, pasta, cheese, and pork – and turns them into something so rich and decadent. MAGIC! When…

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Saucy Char Siu Rice Bowl

Insanely delicious sweet and sticky Char Siu (Chinese BBQ pork) served on top of warm rice, topped with a gloriously molten onsen egg and then doused with the most flavourful Char Siu sauce. You will be shocked at how easy it is to make it at home!  If like me, you’ve ever stared longingly at the slabs of Char Siu hanging in the window of most Chinese restaurants, you will…

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Korean Spicy Rice Cakes (Tteokbokki)

Spicy Korean Rice Cakes (Tteokbokki)

This Tteokbokki recipe is one of the easiest and yet truly satisfying recipe that you’ll ever cross across. Chewy sticky rice cakes coated in the most luscious sweet-spicy gochujang sauce, perfectly complemented by that hint of smokiness from crispy bacon. UTTERLY IRRESISTIBLE.  So… what is Tteokbokki? It’s a dish that’s made up of chewy white rice cake noodles (called tteok) that are drenched in an incredible gochujang-based chilli sauce. It’s…

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Pork and Chive Dumplings (Jiao Zi)

Pork and Chives Dumplings (Jiao Zi) Recipe

Pork and Chive Dumplings (or Jiao Zi) are a CLASSIC. These juicy parcels of love are made with a delicious meat-filling that is encased in a super simple dumpling dough. Pork and chives is the traditional option but by all means, jazz it up as much as you want. Pan-fried or boiled, these dumplings taste amazing and well worth every bit of effort.  Dumplings will always hold a special place…

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Kimchi Mac and Cheese

Kimchi Mac and Cheese Recipe

A Korean twist on the classic Mac and Cheese, brace yourself for an umami tsunami! The weather’s starting to get a bit chilly now and you know what goes perfectly with the cold? MAC AND CHEESE. And you know what else goes with cheese? Kimchi. This absolutely phenomenal fusion pays homage to Korea’s stroke of genius – the addition of cheese to just about everything e.g. tteokbokki, buldak, chicken galbi,…

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