SCMP Cooking

12/06/2020

You might not think these ingredients work together, but prepare to be surprised! Check out our collection of fusion recipes.
https://www.scmp.com/cooking/cuisine/fusion

21/05/2020

With a mild hint of coconut, and ever so slightly sweet, this super easy chicken curry is the ultimate comfort food dish.

Based on a dish her grandmother cooked, Susan Jung's mild, creamy chicken curry is ready in 30 minutes.

15/05/2020

From spicy omelette to scallop congee, shake up your morning routine with these quick and simple breakfast recipes. https://www.scmp.com/cooking/meal-type/breakfast

03/04/2020

Addictive salt and pepper squid to get your weekend started! But what is a weekend nowadays anyways?

This dish bears no resemblance to the thickly battered squid rings sold as a bar snack. For one, there's no batter. It's light and mildly spicy.

01/04/2020

Double-fried spring rolls are pure snacking bliss. Pro tip: Use canned soft drink for the dipping sauce. 😉

A neat trick involving a can of sugary soft drink elevates this classic Asian appetiser. This quantity serves 20 guests.

31/03/2020

Cooking rice should be easy. We experimented with rice-to-water ratios and different kinds of pots to come up with a foolproof guide to making your best pot of rice. 🍚

SCMP Cooking is a place to go for Asian recipes you can make at home. We're growing every day.

30/03/2020

Chef Hideaki Sato from restaurant Ta Vie shows us his take on the traditional French dessert blancmange. Chef Sato’s Asian twist involves infusing the blancmange with jasmine, and accompanying it with fresh Japanese melon, to create a lighter and fresher dish more suited to hotter climates.

Ta Vie in Hong Kong is a two-Michelin-star restaurant.

30/03/2020

The trick to fried rice is to use cold or at least room temperature rice. A good way to use up the leftovers!

Salted fish divides opinion, but get over the smell and savour the taste. You'll need leftover cooked rice for this, ideally (isn't that what the dish fried rice was invented for - to use leftovers up?}

24/03/2020

From KFC to Korean Fried Chicken, fried chicken is loved around the world. One step further is the Chimaek combo: fried chicken and beer, which recently got us salivating at our screens while watching Korean drama 'Crash Landing on You'. Join our journey through this classic combination with our podcast, video and recipes!

From KFC to Korean Fried Chicken, fried chicken is loved around the world. One step further is the Chimaek combo: fried chicken and beer, and more recently got us salivating at our screens while watching Korean drama 'Crash Landing on You'. Join our journey through this classic combination with our....

20/03/2020

Stuck at home and feeling uninspired? We’ve picked our favourite recipes which use canned goods and pantry staples. http://bit.ly/2UbkJ6a

19/03/2020

Have you been constantly snacking while stuck at home? So have we! Here’s our recipe for perkedel jagung, Indonesian corn fritters. 🌽

This is quick and easy vegetarian appetiser.

18/03/2020

More lunch ideas from SCMP Cooking - a light and refreshing chicken salad to avoid the dreaded food coma after lunch. 😋

To make this salad quickly, buy half a roast chicken. Roasting chicken legs or bone-in breasts yourself adds 30 minutes to the preparation time.

17/03/2020

Finding yourself at home for lunch these days? Try this Thai minced chicken with basil (G*i pad krapow) - don't forget the egg!

You may have seen this on a Thai restaurant menu, where it would be called g*i pad krapow. Note that the recipe uses holy basil, not the spicy Thai basil.

10/03/2020

Spring is almost here! With that, we bring you our latest video from The Chef's Way. Richard Ekkebus, executive chef at Amber restaurant in the Landmark Mandarin Oriental hotel in Hong Kong, shows us how to make a light and fresh appetiser using snap peas and cuttlefish. For the recipe, see here - https://www.scmp.com/cooking/chefsway/3074206

Amber has two Michelin stars and was on the World's 50 Best Restaurants list.

06/03/2020

Perfect for a Friday night supper, these delicious and fresh Sichuan cold noodles with bean curd are great for veggies. https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/sichuan-cold-noodles-egg-crepe-edamame-and-bean-curd/article/3026632

04/03/2020

These easy spicy Chinese pork and shrimp dumplings are great party pleasers; the Sichuan peppercorn sauce adds an extra kick. https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/easy-chinese-spicy-dumplings-pork-and-shrimp/article/3051017

02/03/2020

Get the recipe for this warming dish of Chinese Sichuan hot pot, bursting with spicy flavours and poached in a hearty broth. https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/sichuan-chicken-pot/article/3027438

27/02/2020

The things our team does to get that perfect shot. If you make this at home, you don't have to worry about how good it looks (although there's never any harm in that)!
https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/japanese-chicken-and-egg-rice-bowl-oyakodon/article/3026347

26/02/2020

Yes, that's the right way to chop up soy sauce chicken. 🔪😉 For the right way to actually make the chicken, check out the recipe here - https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/soy-sauce-chicken/article/3027891

20/02/2020

From the peppercorn to pop culture, Sichuan cuisine has firmly established itself on the global food stage. Join us as we travel through the history of spicy Chinese food and delve into Sichuan seasonings with multimedia content; from a podcast about Sichuan peppercorn to easy-to-cook Chinese recipes!

From the peppercorn to pop culture, Sichuan cuisine has firmly established itself on the global food stage. We celebrate the its diversity through our special multimedia story; from a podcast about Sichuan peppercorn to easy-to-cook Chinese recipes. We travel through the history of spicy Chinese foo...

14/02/2020

Happy Valentine's Day! Feel like staying in and celebrating with some homemade cooking? Chef Vicky Cheng from VEA has a perfect luxe recipe for you: crispy oyster scallion pancakes. For the recipe, see here - https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/chinese-scallion-pancakes-fried-oysters/article/3048413

VEA Restaurant and Lounge has one Michelin star and is on the Asia's 50 Best Restaurants list.

09/02/2020

Ever wonder what it's like at a recipe shoot? Here's some behind-the-scenes shots of our most recent shoot!

07/02/2020

Next up for The Chef's Way is vegetarian chef and sustainable dining advocate Peggy Chan! Watch as she teaches us how to make a simple, healthy and delicious Japanese inspired macrobiotic bowl.

For the recipe, see here - https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/japanese-macro-bowl/article/3048448

04/02/2020

First up, Chef Danny Yip from The Chairman restaurant in Hong Kong! Today he shows us how to make the perfect Cantonese sticky rice, with a luxurious addition: fresh flower crab. For the recipe, see here - https://www.scmp.com/cooking/recipe/steamed-sticky-rice-crab-and-sakura-shrimp/article/3048360

The Chairman is on the Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants and the World’s 50 Best Restaurants lists.

04/02/2020

Introducing... The Chef's Way! Our new video series that features some of Hong Kong's top chefs who will teach us how to prepare easy Asian dishes that you can make at home! Stay tuned for our upcoming videos... and if you've got a favourite chef in town you'd like us to feature, let us know!

In The Chef's Way, we're featuring some of Hong Kong's top chefs who will teach us how to prepare easy Asian dishes that you can make at home.

30/01/2020

Chinese fish ball and shrimp noodle soup recipe - quick and easy

A classic in any Hong Kong-style noodle shop, but easy enough to make at home. 🍜

As long as you have some shrimp soup stock on hand, this can be whipped up in half an hour. Feeds four for lunch.

27/01/2020

Gung hay fat choi! Welcome in the year of the rat with this delicious dish of Chinese braised abalone and mushrooms, perfect for a CNY feast. http://bit.ly/2sJYZVl

25/01/2020

Family, friends... and food! Celebrate the Lunar New Year of the Rat with one of our feast-worthy recipes. http://bit.ly/2GaV7j4

24/01/2020

Okay, so it might not contain actual alcohol but XO Sauce (named after XO Cognac) still packs a mighty punch. Serve with dim sum or stir into rice for a decadent Lunar New Year treat. http://bit.ly/2ugx9Ak

23/01/2020

Looking to prosper in the year of the rat? Chow down on loh bok goh (radish cake), a savoury dish said to bring good fortune in the coming year. Our tip? Serve up with XO sauce. http://bit.ly/2G7tDL8

19/01/2020

Shanghai spring rolls recipe - delicious and auspicious

Did you know that spring rolls are often made during the Lunar New Year because of their resemblance to gold bars? Or if you don’t celebrate Lunar New Year, spring rolls are always a good idea in our opinion!

Chinese people cook spring rolls at Lunar New Year because they are said to resemble gold bars and are therefore auspicious. But you can make these any time, and they're sure to go down well.

17/01/2020

Forget a bland old bowl o' rice, these creative and easy rice dishes are far from dull.
https://www.scmp.com/cooking/ingredient/rice

14/01/2020

Nasi goreng, an easy way to use up leftover rice

An Indonesian classic that literally translates to "fried rice". What's your favourite comfort food?

This Indonesian take on fried rice is a spicy-sweet, salt-fish flavoured delight, and easy to throw together. Top it with a gooey fried egg.

10/01/2020

Easy sakura shrimp aglio e olio pasta recipe - a fusion treat for two

A twist on the classic Italian pairing of aglio e olio - garlic and oil that's cooked with chilli flakes. Bonus: this recipe yields enough to have some topping leftover to spice up other meals. 🌶️🦐

Take a classic Italian pasta sauce, add tiny Japanese shrimp, serve with fine pasta topped with tobiko caviar (flying fish roe). Fine fusion fare for two, with sauce left over for next week.

09/01/2020

Shrimp roe noodles with XO sauce and onsen egg - easy luxury lunch recipe

I love XO sauce. Some might even argue XO sauce makes everything yummier. One thing's for sure, XO sauce with shrimp roe noodles and an onsen egg? MmMmm

This makes a simple lunch with a luxurious touch. The onsen egg is a Japanese thing the world knows as the 63-degree egg. If you want to poach an egg instead, we've got you covered.