Taste Hong Kong: Healthy / Light

Recipe Archive : Healthy / Light

A Dish Made of Colors – Vegetarian Stir-Fried Corn A Dish Made of Colors – Vegetarian Stir-Fried Corn It is a vegetarian dish made of colors. Be it yellow, orange, green, lime and black, each ingredient is inexpensive and possibly is among the common leftovers in our fridge. ...
An Unexpected Congee or Porridge with Tomato, Scallops and Brown Rice An Unexpected Congee or Porridge with Tomato, Scallops and Brown Rice I am so thrived to share this post because it is neither an usual congee I would make nor a traditional Chinese porridge, but it tastes great and seemingly refresh me when I am having a flu. ...
Beancurd Skin Sweet Soup with Ginkgo Nuts and Job’s Tears Beancurd Skin Sweet Soup with Ginkgo Nuts and Job’s Tears I particularly love making this classic Chinese dessert when climate turns cooler and drier. This is one of the most popular dessert here in Hong Kong ...
Beetroot Drink or Soup with Black Eye Peas and Apple, Vegetarian and Sugar-Free Beetroot Drink or Soup with Black Eye Peas and Apple, Vegetarian and Sugar-Free I did this fuss-free beetroot soup without any processing. It is also a beverage made with only three ingredients, which are all vegan and fat-free. ...
Braised Bok Choy, a Simple Shanghainese Dish Braised Bok Choy, a Simple Shanghainese Dish This cooked vegetable tastes so nice that you may not believe it is nothing but only bok choy (白菜), dark soy sauce and sugar simmered together with water and oil. ...
Cauliflower with Spicy Lentil Sauce Cauliflower with Spicy Lentil Sauce This healthy dish is not only deliciously spicy. It supplements our meatless meals with much needed nutrition. ...
Chawan Mushi aka Japanese Savoury Egg Custard Chawan Mushi aka Japanese Savoury Egg Custard This classic Japanese chawan mushi (茶碗蒸し), meaning a dish of thick egg soup steamed in a tea bowl, turns out pretty comparable to many Japanese restaurants ...
Chinese Cabbage with Ham and Cream Sauce Chinese Cabbage with Ham and Cream Sauce This is a popular dish of Beijing cuisine, which in Chinese is called 腿茸奶油津白. When preparing this at home, I often apply my own preference - a less oil-laden version. ...
Coriander Soup with Century Egg and Fish Fillet – for Curing Sore Throat? Coriander Soup with Century Egg and Fish Fillet – for Curing Sore Throat? A feeling of dryness in my throat reminds me of making this traditional Chinese soup (莞茜皮蛋魚片湯) I grew up eating. It is a soup known for curing soar throat and hot pot ...
Fish Fillet with Soybean Crumbs Fish Fillet with Soybean Crumbs The bean crumbs here are actually the strained pulp from soy milk. Toasted with chopped garlic, they all came together wonderfully. ...
Hand-Pulled Chicken with Cucumber Hand-Pulled Chicken with Cucumber The Chinese way of cooking this hand-pulled chicken (手撕雞) is mostly done by boiling, poaching or steaming. I choose to steam them with julienned spring onion and ginger for added flavors. ...
Hawthorn Apple Tea Hawthorn Apple Tea Soothing and fragrant is this drink, not to mention the many health benefits of hawthorn. ...
How to Cook Congee with Salted Pork & Century Egg, a Classic Hong Kong Rice Porridge How to Cook Congee with Salted Pork & Century Egg, a Classic Hong Kong Rice Porridge Hand-pulled pork in this congee, an old-fashion style, is what I like most ... ...
Pumpkin Sardine Patties Pumpkin Sardine Patties Making these Omega-3-rich patties, no pre-cooking and mashing of pumpkin are required. Just cooked the pumpkin from raw, chopping and blending everything in a food processor. ...
Radish Soup with Dried Shrimp Skin Radish Soup with Dried Shrimp Skin Simple and economical is this soup, it is also said to be able to cooling heat in our bodies. ...
Savory Black Soy Bean Milk Soup Savory Black Soy Bean Milk Soup Made from unsweetened soy milk, this soup is good to be served as a one- bowl dairy-free light meal any time during the day. ...
Snowy Winter Melon Soup Snowy Winter Melon Soup A light and soothing soup which can be quickly cooked with different stock. ...
Steamed Frozen Oysters with Fermented Black Beans Steamed Frozen Oysters with Fermented Black Beans These frozen oysters are perfect for making this dish as they still come with half-shells, each of which so resembles a custom-made dish ...
Stir-fried King Oyster Mushrooms with Sichuan Pickled Mustard Stir-fried King Oyster Mushrooms with Sichuan Pickled Mustard Just a few vegetarian ingredients plus a skillet (mine is a wok), they together make me this healthy 'fast food'. ...
Tomatoes Stew with ToFu Tomatoes Stew with ToFu For a simple stewing with tofu and shrimps like this, we need only two meaty tomatoes. ...
Udon with Shimeji Mushrooms and Miso Sauce Udon with Shimeji Mushrooms and Miso Sauce A simple udon recipe with one of Japan's popular mushroom, shimeji and an easy-to-make miso sauce containing a few basic seasonings. ...