Vietnamese Style Beef Meatballs, or Bò Viên, are a delightful and flavorful dish that embodies the essence of Vietnamese cuisine. These meatballs are crafted with a harmonious blend of succulent ground beef, fragrant spices, and are often accompanied by a classic dipping sauce, known as nuoc cham. What are the components? 1. Succulent Ground Beef: The foundation of these meatballs is high-quality ground beef, which provides a juicy and tender texture. The use of lean ground beef ensures a balance between richness and a clean, meaty flavor. 2. Aromatic Spices: Vietnamese cuisine is renowned for its use of aromatic herbs and spices. In the case of these meatballs, you’ll find…
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Scallion Pancake (Cong You Bing)
My favourite type of savoury pancake. Flaky, chewy, scallion pancake loaded with chopped scallion. This is definitely for those scallion lovers – you will definitely enjoy this recipe. What is a Scallion Pancake? A scallion pancake or “cong you bing” is a popular street food item in China and Taiwan. It’s also known as “green onion pancake”, it features savoury leavened flatbread folded together with butter or chicken fat and minced scallions. It differs from Western pancakes because it is made from dough versus batter. It is laminated together creating the most amazing flaky yet chewy texture – similar to a crossiant. What ingredients do I need? Aside from the…
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Sesame Balls with Red Bean Paste (Jian Dui)
Popular Chinese street food item featuring deep-fried glutinous rice balls filled with sweetened red bean paste.
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Teriyaki Spam Musubi
Seasoned sushi rice with lightly seared Spam and coated with Edo Japan’s delicious Teriyaki Sauce makes this musubi a delicious quick and easy snack.
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Lemon Dill Orzo with Sausage and Peas
Easy, simple, summer inspired pasta ready in less than 30 minutes. You know I love easy pasta recipes, this one is one of those. This is what I consider my “clear-out-the-fridge” pasta because it utilizes ingredients that are always stocked in my fridge/pantry. Butter, Italian sausage, onion, garlic, tomatoes, zucchini, lemon, dill, parmesan… mmm. It’s super light and I promise it’ll become a new favourite in your household. What is Orzo? Orzo? Risoni? It’s a versatile short-cut pasta shaped like the grain of rice. It’s made with semolina flour (durum wheat). It’s easy to cook, pairs well with pasta sauce, or in a simple pasta salad! It’s quickly become of…
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Pork Katsu Sando
Travelling through Japan, this was one of my favourite quick snack items to grab from the convenience store or local street vendors prior to hopping on the bullet train. Katsu Sandos is short for Katsu Sandwiches. They originated from Japan and they are typically filled with Pork Katsu or Ebi Katsu- they are super delicious and easy to eat. What is a Katsu Sando? Katsu Sando is short for Katsu Sandwich. It involves pork cutlets that are tenderized, marinated in salt and pepper, then coated in flour, dipped in egg, and covered with panko. Then it’s deep fried until golden brown, then sandwiched between shokupan (thick cut white bread), spread…
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Braised Pork Belly Bao Buns | Gua Bao
Introducing a soft, pillowy, fluffy steamed bao buns that are filled with Chinese braised pork belly. Then topped with kimchi, pickled daikon, and fresh scallion. Deliciousness in 3 or maybe 2 bites? So good you’ll want to eat them all. I’ve included all my tricks and secrets below. https://youtu.be/yORoyG4YWs0 What is a Bao Bun? Bao is a steamed, fluffy, white plain bun. It is very similar to a Chinese “mantou”. Gua bao is said to have been originated from Fujian, China however it is now known as a popular street food item in Taiwan. Typically it is served with braised pork belly, pickled mustard greens, peanuts, and cilantro. Chinese braised…
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Chinese Pork and Shiitake Stuffed Zucchini
This is one of my favourite Chinese dishes ever. It’s comforting, healthy, delicious, and super easy to make. Steamed Pork Stuffed Zucchini is a must-try recipe! Zucchinis are one of my favourite vegetables to steam with, they are neutral in flavour and have great soft texture to them. That’s why they’re such a great canvas for soaking up the delicious juices from the pork and shiitake filling. Once steamed, top with soy sauce slurry for optimal umami flavours. A Chinese-inspired Zucchini stuffed with minced pork and shiitake mushrooms. Steamed and then served with a Chinese slurry. Let me know how you enjoy this recipe in the comments below! Stay tuned…
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Spicy Korean Cheesy Corn Dogs
A delicious inspired take on the iconic Korean Corn Dog. There have been so many viral videos of people trying out the Korean corn dog and having that iconic cheese pull. I’ve tested and tried out so many recipes and the one below is by far the best recipe ratio to achieve a perfect, crunchy, and delicious Korean inspired corn dog. For this recipe I was inspired by one of my favourite ramen noodles- Buldak Spicy Cheese. That sauce is FIRE but absolutely delicious. Decided to incorporate it as a sauce and it is so good! What is the Korean Corn Dog? It’s a delicious take on the Western corndog.…
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Beef Bulgogi Dumplings (3 Ways)
An easy and delicious beef bulgogi dumpling recipe that allows you to say “no” to frozen store-bought dumplings forever! Dumplings are filled with Big Batch Beef, scallion, fresh napa cabbage, sweet carrots, ginger, onions, and garlic. Dumplings are quick to prepare especially when using Big Batch Beef and can be cooked in several different ways. Making these dumplings are fun, quick, and so much better than frozen store-bought dumplings. 3 ways to cook them: Steamed: 2. Pan-fried 3. Dumpling Soup An easy anddelicious beef bulgogi dumpling recipe that allows you to say “no” to frozenstore-bought dumplings forever! Dumplings are filled with Big Batch Beef,scallion, fresh napa cabbage, sweet carrots, ginger,…
