Daikon Burdock Root Soup — This is a light, soothing soup that’s often enjoyed at home in Chinese cooking, and it’s known for its antioxidant properties.
By Series: Soup/Stews
Chinese Seaweed Soup with Minced Pork
This Chinese Seaweed Soup with Minced Pork is very simple and nourishing. It takes only 15 minutes to make. So I love making this when I want something quick, healthy, and comforting — especially on days when I don’t feel like cooking too much, but still want a bowl of warm homemade soup.
Salmon Rice in Tea Broth (Ochazuke-Inspired)
Salmon Rice in Tea Broth is a simple homestyle nourishing dish that is inspired by Japanese Ochazuke. The savoury salmon is paired with a fragrant tea-infused broth that is light yet deeply satisfying. It’s savoury, umami-rich, with a gentle freshness from the tea and a touch of tanginess from the sour plums.
Pork Stew Recipe
This Chinese-style Pork Stew recipe is savoury, sweet and slightly tangy citrusy. The natural sweetness comes from the carrots and onions and subtle tanginess from the tomatoes. The addition of cardamom brings a slightly citrusy aroma.
Chinese Style Spinach Soup
Learn how to make Chinese Style Spinach Soup (苋菜汤) with salted egg, century egg, and ikan bilis broth. A simple, nourishing, and homely soup just like at the restaurants, but easy to cook at home.
Korean Seaweed Soup
The soup has a unique umami savouriness from the Korean seaweed. The texture is light while the seaweed adds a nice soft crunchy bite.
Old Cucumber Soup
This old cucumber soup has a clean, mellow flavour that’s naturally sweet from the old cucumber and red dates, with a rich, savoury depth from the pork bones and umami sweetness from the dried squid. The texture of the soup is light and smooth, while the old cucumber turns soft and tender after simmering, almost melting in your mouth.
Easy Chinese Cabbage Soup Recipe, Healthy One-Pot Meals
This Chinese Cabbage Soup is so easy to make. It is healthy, nutritious and so comforting. You can also turn this into a balanced one-pot meal, perfect for weekday meals.
Braised Mushrooms with Broccoli
I made this Braised Mushrooms with Broccoli for my friends recently and they absolutely loved it. This dish is warm, comforting, familiar and delicious. The sauce is fragrant, savoury, sweet with lovely natural umami flavours coming from the mushrooms, garlic and dried scallops. What Mushrooms can I use? You can use any dried mushrooms, such […]
Daikon Radish and Meatball Soup – Hearty Wholesome Meal
This Daikon Radish and Meatball Soup is comforting, healthy and requires minimal effort to make. The soup has a mild natural sweetness that comes form the radish and meatballs – all natural flavours. It is light yet satisfying, perfect when you want something wholesome and nourishing. You can also turn this into a one-pot meal […]
Lotus Root with Peanut Soup Recipe | 莲藕花生汤
Lotus Root with Peanut Soup (莲藕花生汤) is a classic Chinese soup that’s both nourishing and delicious. This slow-simmered soup is packed with earthy flavors from the lotus root, nuttiness and sweetness from the peanuts, and a rich umami flavor from the dried squid and oysters. There are many variations of this soup, and the version […]
Braised Soya Sauce Pork Belly, Tau Yu Bak “豆油肉”
Braised soya sauce pork belly has a very aromatic sweet taste and the pork belly melts in your mouth like jelly. It is popularly known locally in Malaysia by the Hokkien community as Tau Yu Bak. There are many versions of Tau Yu Bak recipe based on ethnic influence. My version is a very simple […]