The Informal Chef

Gong Bao Chicken is undoubtedly a popular Chinese dish. I had a hard time deciding which term to use for this recipe. In case you are wonde...

  First and foremost, let me do a little introduction on the term Wat Tan Hor. Wat Tan basically means smooth egg and Hor basically means...

Hi, again! Today I will be introducing a Chinese Style Minced Meat Tofu. There are many variations to Minced Meat Tofu, some like to f...

It took me quite some time to find the name for this dish. This rather popular dish is no stranger in Malaysia. In fact, it is aut...

Ingredients 1 cup stink beans 100 g prawns, shelled and deveined 1 onion, sliced 2-3 tbsp chilli paste/ sambal tumis * 4 tbs...

What was meant to be a post on doughnuts became a typical Chinese stir-fried. Yes, I screwed up again. My doughnuts looked like biscuit, ...

I had my first taste of Thai green curry many years ago, not in South East Asia but in London. I was a student then and one kind friend...

I love this dish. Not so much of the ginger and spring onion per say, but I love the tender, springy beef slices. The ginger and spring o...

I am not a Hokkien. I never know what  jiu hu  means until recently. So, for those who, like me, are pretty clueless,  jiu hu  basically ...

I am surprised how little information is available for this dish. Maybe I just do not know where to find the info, maybe there is anothe...

My mother makes the best curry in town. Therefore, I was dumbstruck when she said she liked my chicken curry better than hers. "Real...

Chinese restaurants love selling this. In Chinese, the name 桂花 means osmanthus and if directly translated, this would be Osmanthus Fried ...

Some call it scallion, some call it spring onion, some call it green onion. It is all the same. The Chinese call it "chung"(葱) ...

Does my honey sesame chicken look 'hot'? If you agree, most probably I had you fooled. The sauce itself is one simple combination...

It is without a doubt  nasi lemak  or coconut fragrant rice is our national treasure. I believe most people would agree to this. Every ho...

When it comes to those big juicy prawns, I have a hard time resisting. Pair this with some good sambal tumis , I am sold! These prawns a...

Following my post on the sweet and sour sauce , I am now providing another use for this wonderful sauce - the ever famous sauce for chil...

If you are a Malaysian Chinese, the word Kum Heong 金香 needs no introduction. It is basically a type of sauce that is used in various Chin...

These few days has been hectic! I apologize for the lack of attention to this blog. Initially, I planned to slot in a few recipes for Chi...

So what do you do with leftover siew yuk  or roasted pork belly that is left in the fridge? The skin is not crispy anymore. It is dry and...