CHA SIU BAO - STEAMED BBQ PORK BUNS by Linda Tay Esposito

The char siu bao is a dimsum staple. Sweet, juicy bits of Chinese bbq pork oozing out of the soft, sweet bun. The secret to creating that char siu bao taste is to use dried onions (McCormicks). Please look up the Basic Yeast Dough for Steamed Buns that accompanies this recipe. If you don't have steamer baskets, use a wok…

SHANGHAINESE LION’S HEAD by Linda Tay Esposito

They call it Lion's Head because the meatballs are ye big with manes of soft, tender napa cabbage...looking like a lion. Seriously, in Shanghai, the meatballs are the size of a tennis ball - let's call that a quarter pounder meatball. Slowly braise or steam to get a tender, melt-in-your-mouth meatballs. If you have a small…

Chinese 5 Spice Pork Stir Fry by Larissa166

BBQ Roasted Pork by Yin

BBQ Pork also known as Char Siu in Cantonese is another famous Hong Kong style BBQ dish that many like to eat. This recipe may not be 100% homemade as we skipped the tedious steps of making Char Siu sauce by using ready-made sauce instead but it produced the same drool-worthy BBQ pork that one hardly resist!

Pork With Prawn Dumplings by Marelie

Golden brown, crispy and crunchy yet soft and meaty in the middle. The aroma of sesame oil when used with dumplings is perfect. I read that there are about twenty types of dumplings in Chinese cuisine that are popular. Wow! what about the not so popular ones...I wonder how many types of dumplings in all. Hmmnnn... I don't want to…

Chinese BBQ Pork (Char Siew) by Navaneetham Krishnan

Glossy, succulent and tender pork slices were accompanied with garlic chili sauce, cucumber slices, spring onion curls and rice.