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Continue reading →: Veggie Chinese pancakes
Ingredients 200g mushrooms , sliced (we used chestnut) 2 tbsp soy sauce ½ tsp five spice powder 1 tbsp rice wine , preferably Shaohsing ½ tbsp sesame oil 1 tsp sugar 6 Chinese pancakes 2 spring onions , finely sliced 5cm length cucumber , deseeded and sliced into matchsticks ½…
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Continue reading →: Chinese Pancakes for Duck
Ingredients 250g plain flour 2 tsp caster sugar sesame oil Put the flour and sugar into a large bowl with 190ml boiling water and stir to a soft, sticky dough. If the mixture is very stiff add a splash of cold water. Bring the dough together and knead it until…
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Continue reading →: Quorn Korma
350g chicken style Quorn pieces 2 onions, thinly sliced 450ml vegetable stock, made with 1/2 stock cube 2 garlic cloves, crushed 1 tbsp finely grated root ginger 2 tsp turmeric 3 cardamom pods – crush and use small black seeds 3cm piece cinnamon stick 1 tsp ground coriander 1 tsp…
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Continue reading →: Traditional Handbaked Wholemeal Loaf
12 grams Dried Active Yeast (Allinson) or 1 scant tablespoon 1 tsp Golden Granulated Sugar (Billington's) 500 grams Very Strong Wholemeal Bread Flour (Allinson) or premium very strong Bread Flour 1 tsp Salt 15 grams Soft Butter or 15ml vegetable oil 350 ml hand hot water (for wholemeal) …
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Continue reading →: Carrot and caraway soup
900 g carrots110 g butter225 g onions (chopped)150 ml dry sherryhalf teaspoon saltfreshly milled black pepper1.15 L stock2 teaspoons of caraway seeds First, cut the carrots into even sized pieces, then melt the butter in a saucepan, then add the onions and caraway seeds and saute these very slowly until…
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Continue reading →: Better than Takeout Chicken Fried Rice
Ingredients 12 ounces boneless chicken breast, diced into 1/2 inch cubes1 cup sliced mushrooms1 small onion, sliced into thin strips1 cup shredded carrots1 cup chopped broccoli 1 garlic clove, chopped1 teaspoon ginger, chopped 1 tablespoon chili garlic sauce2 cups cooked brown rice1/2 cup egg whites (or 4 egg whites or…
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Continue reading →: Easy creamy vanilla custard
2 large free-range egg yolks 2 tsp cornflour 25g/1oz caster sugar 1 vanilla pod, split lengthways, or ½ tsp good-quality vanilla extract 250ml/9fl oz whole milk 250ml/9fl oz double cream Put the egg yolks in a medium saucepan with the cornflour and sugar. Scrape the vanilla seeds into the pan,…
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Continue reading →: Gooey school treacle sponge
6 overloaded, oozing tbsp golden syrup 100g butter , plus extra for the dish 100g sugar 2 eggs ½ tsp vanilla essence 100g self-raising flour custard , to serve Butter a 1-litre baking dish, and dollop the syrup in the bottom. Put the butter and sugar in a food processor…
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Continue reading →: Ken Hom’s Sichuan prawns in chilli sauce recipe
450 g (15.9oz) uncooked prawns 1.5 tbsp groundnut oil 2 tsp finely chopped fresh ginger 2 tsp finely chopped garlic 2 tbsp finely chopped spring onions For the garnish 1 cup spring onions, sliced lengthways For the sauce 1 tbsp tomato purée 2 tsp chilli bean sauce 1 tsp Chinese…
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Continue reading →: Hot & sour pork & pepper stir-fry
100g Thai jasmine rice 1 tbsp sesame seeds 1 tsp sunflower oil 250g pork fillets , cut into finger-width strips 1 red and 1 yellow pepper , deseeded and sliced 2 tsp cornflour 2 tsp soy sauce juice 1 lime 2 tbsp clear honey ½ red chilli , sliced Place…
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