Category: Chinese

Cute custard filled bao

Fully cooked bao in the shape of pigs and dogs.

They say you eat with your eyes… Why not have fun at the same time?! I loved bringing out my creative side when I made these super cute custard filled bao.
Not only were they a treat for the eyes, but they were delicious too. In this post I will take you through the fun-filled process on how I made these gorgeous little steamed buns.
*No piglets or doggies were harmed in the making of this confection!

Steamed bao (buns) in the Instant Pot!

A bao with celery and crispy chicken with hoisin sauce.

Sometimes things seems impossible to recreate at home. That is until you know how to! In this post I will show you how easy it really is to make bao from scratch.

Chinese Five Spice Ribs with an Asian Noodle Slaw

Pork ribs with noodle slaw

This was a huge experiment! As I did our weekly shopping, I came across the pork ribs and they were on offer! So I whizzed this up one evening…