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Kung Pao tofu

10-minute Kung Pao tofu

Tofu takes the place of chicken in this meatless version of a Chinese favorite. Pair with rice for a complete meal or serve …

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Udon and pork with chili peanut sauce garnished with scallions and sesame seeds

Udon and pork with chili peanut sauce

Udon and thin slices of pork are tossed with peanut sauce flavored with chili, garlic, ginger, five-spice powder, soy sauce …

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Claypot mushroom curry rice

Claypot mushroom curry rice

Saute shallots, garlic, ginger, kaffir lime leaves, curry powder and chili flakes, stir in rice, pour in coconut cream, add …

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Family favorites

Ramen, cucumber, soy sauce quail eggs, mushrooms, pickled vegetables and shrimps equals Asian cold noodle salad

Asian noodles

Vietnamese shrimp spring rolls with herbs and dipping sauce

Spring Rolls

Fried spinach and cream cheese dumplings in plate

Dumplings

Peri-peri pork skewers

Skewered

Beef brisket bbq pasta in white stoneware bowl

One Bowl Meals

Air fried crispy pata (pork hock) with dipping sauces

Air fried

Crispy tofu skin fingers with spicy honey lemon ginger sauce

Crispy tofu skin fingers with spicy honey lemon ginger sauce

Cakes of fresh tofu skin are cut into fingers and fried over low heat until golden and crisp. Make a no-cook sauce for …

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Fried tofu with sweet chili sauce

Fried tofu with sweet chili sauce

Chunks of deep-fried firm tofu are tossed in sweet chili sauce with bird’s eye chilies, shallots, bell peppers and finely …

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Spinach and shiitake oshitashi with sesame soy dressing

Japanese-style spinach and mushroom salad

A side dish of blanched spinach and sliced shiitake mushrooms tossed with ground roasted sesame seeds, dashi, Japanese soy …

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Recipes by protein

Chicken stewed in tomato cream sauce

Chicken, duck & turkey

Air fryer lechon kawali (crispy pork belly) recipe

Meat

Mackerel Poached in Olive Oil

Seafood

Tempura-style drispy green beans

Vegetables

Grilled skewered shiitake and bell peppers, with corn on the side

Mushrooms

Agedashi tofu

Tofu

Pineapple orange duck

Pineapple orange duck in white wine sauce

Think duck à l’orange but with the flavors of tropical Asia. And because we’re cooking duck breast fillets here instead of a …

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Korean stir fried vegetables and glass noodles (japchae)

Korean stir fried vegetables and glass noodles (japchae)

Historically a noodleless dish, japchae evolved into a sweet-salty Korean stir fried noodle dish that uses dangmyeon, a thick …

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Pork bulgogi rice bowl

Thinly sliced pork is marinated in soy sauce, ginger, shallot, garlic, mirin, sugar and gochujang for 10 minutes then seared …

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Recipes by course

Bacon asparagus puff pastry spirals

Appetizers

Broccoli salad with miso mayo dressing

Salads

Squash (not pumpkin) soup in sakura bowls

Soups

Japanese braised pork belly (buta no kakuni) and halved hard boiled egg garnished with scallions

Main Courses

Gyoza on plate with dipping sauces

Side Dishes

Tarte Tatin topped with whipped cream

Sweets

Mixed vegetables agebitashi

Mixed vegetables agebitashi

The default cooking procedure is to season the ingredients before and during cooking. With Japanese agebitashi, unseasoned …

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Taiwanese braised pork belly served over rice with pickled cucumber and halved egg on the side

Taiwanese braised pork belly

Strips of marinated pork belly are braised in soy sauce with star anise, cinnamon, shallots, garlic and sugar. The tender …

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Pork ribs and vegetable soup (nilagang baboy)

Pork ribs and vegetable soup (nilagang baboy)

Boiled pork ribs, sweet corn, bok choy, potatoes and squash make a chunky soup that, in the Philippines, is paired with rice …

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Bangus harvest

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Setting up a shabu-shabu meal at home

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Pork ribs sinigang

Sinigang, the iconic sour soup from the Philippines

Sinigang is a vegetable soup with a salty-sour broth. Meat (usually bone-in pork) or seafood (shrimps or prawns are popular) …

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Frying green beans tempura in carbon steel wok

Buying a wok? Make it carbon steel.

If you could have only one cooking pan, what would it be? My answer is a wok because I can stir fry, pan fry, deep fry, …

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Stir frying chicken, vegetables and quail eggs in carbon steel wok

Guide to stir frying

Perfect stir fried dishes do not happen by magic. You need the right pan, cooking oil with high smoking point, and prepping …

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