Cooking skills Archives - Taste Of Asian Food https://tasteasianfood.com/category/cook-asian-food/ Asian Food Recipes and Techniques Sun, 15 Oct 2023 10:12:40 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.3 https://www.tasteasianfood.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/TAF-avatar.jpg Cooking skills Archives - Taste Of Asian Food https://tasteasianfood.com/category/cook-asian-food/ 32 32 Air fryer fried rice- How it stacks up against the wok? https://www.tasteasianfood.com/air-fryer-fried-rice/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/air-fryer-fried-rice/#comments Sat, 20 May 2023 20:55:26 +0000 https://tasteasianfood.com/?p=28411 Having recently purchased an air fryer, I’m eager to explore how to put it to full use. One particular recipe that caught my eye is the air fryer fried rice.  Can the air fryer effectively replace my trusty cast iron wok when frying rice? It will be fascinating to compare the results and see how …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/air-fryer-fried-rice/feed/ 4 Reverse sear chicken breast- How to make the chicken moist and tender https://www.tasteasianfood.com/reverse-sear-chicken-breast/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/reverse-sear-chicken-breast/#comments Wed, 17 May 2023 20:33:27 +0000 https://tasteasianfood.com/?p=28398 My family devours my reverse sear chicken breast in record time! This recipe is a keeper, and I am happy to share it with you. I understand that chicken breasts tend to become tough if overcooked. Therefore, I’ve experimented with various methods to make them tender and succulent, including coating them with flour and breadcrumbs …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/reverse-sear-chicken-breast/feed/ 5 How to create a recipe – 6 useful tips to cook something new at home https://www.tasteasianfood.com/create-a-recipe/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/create-a-recipe/#comments Fri, 30 Jul 2021 05:46:48 +0000 https://tasteasianfood.com/?p=26065 Do you want to create a new recipe?  We all have moments of running out of ideas on what to cook. Although most of us would prefer preparing dishes that we are familiar with, we often repeatedly serving the same dishes at home. After cooking for more than a decade in the restaurant and being …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/create-a-recipe/feed/ 3 How to season a wok- a simple method that works! https://www.tasteasianfood.com/season-a-wok/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/season-a-wok/#comments Mon, 26 Jul 2021 03:38:08 +0000 https://tasteasianfood.com/?p=26053 My cast-iron wok has served our family for over five decades.  It’s more than a wok. It is our diary. It reminds me of my childhood years, frying noodles before going to school. It’s like a film roll, flashing out endless footage, depicting moments in different phases of our life. It’s more than 50 years …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/season-a-wok/feed/ 8 How to cook the perfect hard boiled eggs https://www.tasteasianfood.com/hard-boiled-eggs/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/hard-boiled-eggs/#comments Mon, 10 Jul 2017 02:00:14 +0000 http://tasteasianfood.com/?p=6975 You may think it is easy to cook hard boiled eggs. I can only agree with you if you can tolerate the hard-boiled eggs that are hard to peel, with over-cooked egg whites, crumbly egg yolks that lined with a greenish ring. Unfortunately, many restaurants, street vendors, and specialty eateries serve such low-quality eggs. I …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/hard-boiled-eggs/feed/ 8 Chili- How to prepare chili for Asian cooking https://www.tasteasianfood.com/cut-chili/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/cut-chili/#respond Tue, 18 Apr 2017 23:26:52 +0000 http://tasteasianfood.com/?p=6390 Chili is used in Asian cooking more than any western cuisines. I cut, dice, mince and blend them daily, and below is the collective experience I want to share with you. There are three types of chili regularly used for cooking in Asia (where I live)- the red chili, green chili, and the bird’s eye …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/cut-chili/feed/ 0 Wonton soup recipe- How to prepare homemade wonton noodles https://www.tasteasianfood.com/wonton-soup-recipe/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/wonton-soup-recipe/#comments Tue, 11 Apr 2017 23:57:27 +0000 http://tasteasianfood.com/?p=6323 My recent trip to Hong Kong for an authentic wonton soup recipe was fruitful. I have the advantage of having my siblings stay in Hong Kong and savoring some of the best wontons in town. They also brought me to places only known to the locals to hunt for the exotic ingredients the top wonton …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/wonton-soup-recipe/feed/ 56 Butter cake – classic recipe with a soft and moist texture https://www.tasteasianfood.com/butter-cake/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/butter-cake/#comments Sat, 24 Sep 2016 06:43:04 +0000 http://tasteasianfood.com/?p=4765 I thought I knew everything about butter cake a few years ago. During one of the baking sessions, I fumbled. The cakes were dense, with cracked top and uneven rising. The result was disappointing and embarrassing to divulge to my guests with high expectations. After the disastrous incident, I spent the next few years fine-tuning …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/butter-cake/feed/ 314 How to bake the best butter cake- a practical guide (part one) https://www.tasteasianfood.com/best-butter-cake/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/best-butter-cake/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 10:05:07 +0000 http://tasteasianfood.com/?p=4712 I baked the best butter cake today, and this is the 1000th cake I baked. No. I have baked more cakes than that. Throughout the years, I made a variety of cakes and desserts, but butter cake is on top of my list. By now, you should have guessed that I work in a bakery! …

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]]> https://www.tasteasianfood.com/best-butter-cake/feed/ 46 Stir-fry sauce- How to prepare and use in different recipes https://www.tasteasianfood.com/stir-fry-sauce/ https://www.tasteasianfood.com/stir-fry-sauce/#comments Thu, 12 Feb 2015 00:45:11 +0000 http://tasteasianfood.com/?p=322 The all-purpose Asian stir-fry sauce prepared with various ingredients in the right proportion is the key to the wonderful flavor of stir-frying dishes. In this article, I will discuss the various seasoning ingredients used to constitute different stir-fry sauces for most Chinese cuisine. Before I begin, I want to point out that some components of …

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