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

55 min

Teochew rice porridge with sweet potato

Teochew rice porridge with sweet potato

30 min

Mantou buns

Mantou buns

1h 30 min

Dou sha (red bean paste)

Dou sha (red bean paste)

49h 10 min

Nasi impit (compressed rice cakes)

Nasi impit (compressed rice cakes)

6h 40 min

Kaya (coconut jam)

Kaya (coconut jam)

1h 10 min

Nasi lemak (coconut rice)

Nasi lemak (coconut rice)

20 min

Soy milk

Soy milk

24h 30 min

Serunding udang kering (dried shrimp floss)

Serunding udang kering (dried shrimp floss)

1h 10 min

Inti kelapa (sweet coconut filling)

Inti kelapa (sweet coconut filling)

15 min

Douhua (soybean curd)

Douhua (soybean curd)

10h 25 min

Soy milk and Mantou buns

Soy milk and Mantou buns

6h

Mala bakkwa (Chinese pork jerky)

Mala bakkwa (Chinese pork jerky)

24h 40 min