Miso-butter, glazed scallops with pak choi is a Japanese-influenced recipe. It uses an appetising flavoured butter to complement the natural sweetness of local scallops. Miso butter is an extremely versatile, umami-packed way of using miso. Once you have tried it, I think you will be adding it to lots of recipes.
Asian Cuisine
Thịt Kho or Vietnamese Caramelized Pork and Eggs
Thịt Kho or Vietnamese Caramelized Pork and Eggs. Thit Kho is one of my favourite recipes using one of my favourite cuts, pork belly. It has the delicious sweet and salty flavours I love so much. It makes use of what I call store cupboard staples such as garlic, soy sauce and brown sugar. There…
Chinese Baked Whole Fish with Ginger and Spring Onions
Chinese Baked Whole Fish with Ginger and Spring Onions. A whole steamed or baked fish is served at the end of the Chinese New Year Feast. It symbolises an increase in prosperity. In Chinese dialect fish 鱼 Yú, sounds like the word for surplus. In China it is believed if you can save something at the end of the old year, you will make more in the next. 年年有余 Niánnián yǒu yú May you always have more than you need!
Massaman Beef Curry
Massaman beef curry. It is the last day of National Curry Week 2020. So I want to share one of my all-time favourite curries. Massaman curry is regularly voted in the world’s top dishes. It is a rather special mix of the typical flavours you will find in Thai food.