Prawn Laksa Lemak Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Singaporean cooking class! There are as many different versions of laksa as there are cooks, every Singaporean and Malaysian adds their own spin and there are distinct regional variations. Not all laksas contain coconut milk, but laksa lemak always does. Laksa lemak originated around the […]
BBQ Prawns with Smoky Garlic Butter Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Australian cooking class inspired by Matt Moran! The smoky parsley and garlic butter I often serve over a grilled steak is just as good with prawns. I love this method of grilling prawns in their shells without turning them onto the flesh […]
Crisp Prawn-Topped Eggplant Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Asian home cooking class inspired by Cheong Liew! These crisp discs of prawn-topped eggplant are one of my favourite yum cha dishes and I’m grateful to my friend Cheong Liew for teaching me how to make them. When he cooks them, he adds pork mince […]
Hot & Sour Prawn Soup Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Thai cooking class inspired by David Thompson! Hot and sour soups are a classic on Thai menus. Although the version containing prawns, dtom yam gung, is perhaps the best known in Australia, ‘dtom’ simply means to boil and ‘yam’ to mix or toss […]
Tempura Like this recipe? You’ll love my online Japanese cooking class Inspired by Hideo Dekura! Tempura is an example of how the Japanese take inspiration from other cultures and make it their own. Battered fried seafood and vegetables was introduced to Japan by Portuguese missionaries in the 1700s – the Japanese lightened the batter, added […]
