Asian Essentials

13 Recipes

From wonton wrappers to sweet jams and rice sides, these staple dishes are a basic and essential part of home-cooked meals across Asia.

Wonton wrappers

Wonton wrappers

55min

Teochew rice porridge with sweet potato

Teochew rice porridge with sweet potato

30min

Mantou buns

Mantou buns

1 h 30min

Dou sha (red bean paste)

Dou sha (red bean paste)

49 h 10min

Nasi impit (compressed rice cakes)

Nasi impit (compressed rice cakes)

6 h 40min

Kaya (coconut jam)

Kaya (coconut jam)

1 h 10min

Nasi lemak (coconut rice)

Nasi lemak (coconut rice)

20min

Soy milk

Soy milk

24 h 30min

Serunding udang kering (dried shrimp floss)

Serunding udang kering (dried shrimp floss)

1 h 10min

Inti kelapa (sweet coconut filling)

Inti kelapa (sweet coconut filling)

15min

Douhua (soybean curd)

Douhua (soybean curd)

10 h 25min

Soy milk and Mantou buns

Soy milk and Mantou buns

6 h

Mala bakkwa (Chinese pork jerky)

Mala bakkwa (Chinese pork jerky)

24 h 40min