Conpoy (Dried Scallop) Fried Rice

Here is one simple, but luxurious recipe for fried rice, one that is just one step (and one ingredient) from my master recipe for Egg Fried Rice. The special ingredient in this dish is the “conpoy”, or dried scallop.  As the name implies, its the dried...

Har Lok (Prawns Fried in Dark Soya)

Traditional vs Modernist “Har Lok” is a popular Chinese dish. At its heart, the recipe is dead simple. Shell-on prawns are fried in a lot of very hot oil, and then dark soya is added (along with a few optional ingredients). And you are done! This is my...

Miso Cured Skirt Steak

(Credit : I first read of this recipe from the book “The Japanese Grill” by Tadashi Ono and Harris Salat) The idea is so simple and elegant, I loved it straight away. Take a tough but flavourful  steak cut, smear a dark miso all over it. Wait. One day....