Lai Kwan Kitchen
A cooling summer snack or dessert bean curd sheet ginkgo nuts sweet soup aka longevity soup 豆腐皮白果糖水 aka 腐竹白果糖水. Why is it called longevity soup, the ginkgo tree symbolizes as longevity. The soup is good for your skin and health. It cools down you body during the summer and enhance your immune system. Although it […]
A classic bun among the Hong Kong “Western” pastry 西饼 is the cocktail bun aka kaimeibao/鸡尾包/chicken tail bun. It is a soft brioche like bun with a dried coconut flakes filling. The bun is a mix of ingredients (cocktail) which was left at the end of the day at the bakery. Not to waist food, the cocktail […]
A real Chinese/French fusion dish, HK style French toast. In Hong Kong, it is often served in a Cha Can Ting 茶餐厅 as an afternoon snack. It is mostly greasy, super sweet and sticky. My version of the Hong Kong style French toast is light and not so sweet. Ingredients for 4 portions 12 slices […]
First time that I am cooking with black glutinous rice flour. I found the black glutinous rice flour at a Chinese supermarket. It seems that it is often used in the Indonesian and Thai kitchen. Several times, I have tried to make this classic dim sum steamed cake but failed every time. I found a […]
Soy sauce chicken is a comfort food. There are a lot of varieties. My version of the Hong Kong style soy sauce chicken has less soy sauce. I used chicken legs instead of a whole chicken, it saves time and soy sauce. Ingredients 3 chicken legs 1 tbsp vegetable oil 2 shallots 2 gloves garlic […]
Mango is a summer fruit which often is used for desserts. An authentic Cantonese dessert is the coconut milk sago mango dessert. Sago is basically tapioca starch formed into balls which comes in various sizes. My recipe is sugar free. If you take a very sweet mango no need to add extra sugar. Ingredients for […]
A classic Cantonese dish. My version of the wonton is a filling with pork belly, shrimp and water chestnut which gives the wonton a crunchy texture. Ingredients 300 gr. pork belly 1/2 cane of water chest nut or a cup full of fresh water chestnut 100 gr. shrimps 1 tbsp oyster sauce 2 tbsp light […]
A classic summer dish, when there are a lots of fruits to choose. A childhood dish which my mom often made when we lived in Hong Kong. My fruit salad is made with fresh fruits and a healthier version. I added some sweet potatoes, used Greek yogurt and honey, instead of mayonnaise and condensed milk. […]
Classic hakka food is the preserved vegetables aka salted mustard vegetable with minced pork 梅菜肉饼. The secret of this dish is that the pork belly needs to be minced manually with a cleaver to get some chewy and light texture. Preserved vegetable is made of mustard green 芥菜, rape 油菜 or Chinese cabbage 白菜, that […]
A refreshing drink for the summer or when you are having a flu. A good immune booster. In The Netherlands fresh sugar cane is hard to find. Good alternative is the dried sugar cane. I always have a pack of dried sugar cane soup mix in my pantry. Ingredients 1 pack of sugar cane soup […]