Crispy Stuffed Lotus Root (Renkon Hasami-age)
Crispy Stuffed Lotus Root (Renkon Hasami-age)
Inspired by a dish cooked in Episode 10 of Izakaya Bottakuri, a …
Side Dishes
Rose Dumplings
Rose Dumplings
Round wonton wrappers are filled, stacked and rolled to form rose dumplings. Cooking is a …
Fried Pork Spring Rolls
Crispy wrapper, savory filling with meat juices oozing out with every bite, a dipping sauce to heighten the flavors, …
Braised Sea Cucumbers and Shiitake
Sea cucumber is an animal, not a plant (there is an full post dedicated to it). So, no, this is not a vegetarian …
10-minute Chili Garlic Eggplant
Inspired by a dish I enjoyed at Din Tai Fung, this 10-minute pork and eggplant dish is cooked with five-spice powder, …
Garam Masala Eggplants
We love eggplant for its ability to soak up flavors. The downside is how the eggplant flesh turns soggy fast when cooked …
Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) with Oyster Sauce
Gai Lan (Chinese Broccoli) with Oyster Sauce
One of the simplest, and tastiest, Chinese vegetable dishes popular …
Wood Ears and Cucumber Salad
Spicy, salty, sour and sweet, enjoy this wood ears and cucumber salad as a side dish or a starter course.
Is this …
Kani Salad
Make kani salad with kani (imitation crab meat), cucumber, carrot, fresh ripe mangoes, lettuce, Japanese mayonnaise and …
Nasi Kerabu (Malaysian Butterfly Pea Rice)
Rice cooked with butterfly pea brew results in blue rice. It's called nasi kerabu in Malaysia. The rice can be a …
Miso Mayo Broccoli
You might be on nodding acquaintance with miso paste in the context of miso soup, but did you know that miso paste is …