A delicious Vietnamese appetizer featuring sliced rare beef marinated in lime juice and fish sauce, topped with fresh basil, pickled onions, scallions, chilies, garlic chips, and peanuts!
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Easy Japanese Onigiri (rice balls) | Tuna, Salmon, Corn filling
Making onigiri brings me back evident memories when I spent 1 month in Japan travelling and exploring. I absolutely fell in love with the culture and more importantly the food. My morning routine included walking across my hostel to the 7-11. Purchasing an onigiri with the Lipton Milk Tea drink (iykyk). And then off I went to enjoy my day. This recipe is a super way to create onigiri in the comfort of your own home. What is Onigiri? Onigiri is an original Japanese snack. They are rice balls (often triangle shaped) made from seasoned sushi rice, filled with your choice of topping, and then wrapped with nori (seaweed). Onigiris…
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Chinese Steamed Garlic Shrimp with Vermicelli Noodles
This classic Cantonese Style Shrimp is one of my favourite ways to cook shrimp. It is packed full of flavour from the sautéed ginger and garlic with the shrimp juices all soaked into the warm and chewy vermicelli noodles. You can use live or frozen shrimp for this recipe, it will end up tasting absolutely delicious! This is a classic Cantonese dish with delicious steamed prawns packed with ginger, garlic on a bed of vermicelli noodles. Let me know how you enjoy this recipe in the comments below! Stay tuned for more recipes! xx, CWC
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The Ultimate Grilled Cheese Sandwich
This week we’re talking about grilled cheese sandwich. I’m not talking just any grilled cheese, we’re discussing the secret to the ULTIMATE grilled cheese sandwich. Everyone claims that they make the best grilled cheese sandwich but I promise you that I make the best grilled cheese sandwich. We’re talking spicy kimchi, crispy bacon, sweet and crisp apples, various of cheeses, all sandwiched between two slices of Alive & Rise Toast or your choice of thick sourdough bread. Then grilled on a cast iron for optimal texture until golden brown. Seems like a very strange combo but trust me when I say it will invoke ALL of your flavour profiles. Cheesy,…
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Bánh Xèo (Vietnamese Savoury Sizzling Crepe)
Bánh Xèo, pronounced “ban-say-oh” is definitely one of my favourite Vietnamese dishes! It is a crispy savoury crepe made of turmeric, flour, coconut cream, rice flour, salt, and water. It is then stuffed with ingredients such as: shrimp, pork, bean sprouts, onions, scallion, and mung beans! The name refers to the sound the batter makes when it’s poured into the hot skillet! Bánh Xèo literally means “sizzling cake”. You typically serve this dish with lettuce, mint leaves, basil leaves, cilantro and dip it in the Vietnamese dipping sauce (Nước chấm). This dish is so unique and has such an amazing flavour profile, if you’ve never tried it before I’m sure you…
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Delicious Cheesy Pesto Babka
Babka is a Jewish bread made of rich brioche dough that is spread out and rolled with a filling. Typically it’s filled with chocolate or cinnamon but sometimes it can also be with a savoury filling! Typically when I go for savoury breads my go-to choices are cheese or pesto, so I thought why not combine both into a delicious babka? This recipe takes a bit of time but promise you the wait is definitely worth it! Your house will smell AH-MAZING! Author: Cookingwithchow Course: Appetizer Servings: 1 loaf Prep Time: 10 hours Cook Time: 35-45 mins Total Time: ~1 hour INGREDIENTS For the Dough: 1/4 cup milk 1 package active…
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Bangin’ Breakfast Potatoes
I must warn you that these potatoes are EXTREMELY addicting and super delicious! They are so easy to eat and a staple whenever making my eggs benedict. I swear the secret to why these are so delicious is the brown sugar! It slightly caramelizes while cooking and provides the potatoes with the most delicate and delicious crunch! Enjoy! Author: Cookingwithchow Course: Breakfast Servings: 2 Prep Time: 5 Cook Time: 45 Total Time: 50 INGREDIENTS 1 lb of small mini potatoes (3 medium potatoes) with skin on, washed & cut in half 2 tbsp of olive oil 3 garlic cloves minced (optional) 1 tsp onion powder 1 tbsp garlic plus powder…
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The BEST Italian Meatballs
A delicious and easy way to make meatballs! These meatballs are seriously delicious and so addicting to eat. I've made them for my family so many times now and each time it is devoured!
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Juicy Pork Dumplings
Juicy Chinese Pork Dumplings
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Korean Tofu Side Dish
Growing up, I hated the texture/ taste of tofu. This honestly changed once I tried this appetizer at a restaurant. This appetizer is my GO-TO recipe whenever I’m making Korean food or just in the mood for some tofu. This recipe is absolutely DELICIOUS and I PROMISE it is going to be a crowd favourite. It’s super simple but tasty as f*ck. Author: cookingwithchow Course: Appetizer Servings: 4 Prep Time: 5 Cook Time:10 Total Time: 15 INGREDIENTS 1/2 package of tofu (6 oz/ 170g) 1 tbsp coconut oil 1/4 cup diced scallions 2 tbsp soy sauce 1 tbsp sugar 1 tbsp sesame oil 1 tbsp hot water 1 tsp chilli…
