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Flank steak or sirloin strips marinated with orange zest, fried until crusted, and glazed in an orange juice, brown sugar and vinegar sauce with garlic and ginger.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-10396 · Hand-built original
Chicken thigh pieces marinated with orange zest, dredged in a flour and cornstarch coating, double-fried, and tossed in a glossy orange sauce with garlic, ginger and crushed red pepper.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10397 · Hand-built original
Chinese-style orange chicken of cornstarch-dredged, egg-dipped chicken pieces fried until crisp, then tossed in a thickened orange juice sauce with soy sauce, rice vinegar, zest, garlic and ginger.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9238 · Hand-built original
Two-tone dumplings — white dough wrapped in spinach-green dough — filled with bok choy, shiitake mushrooms, soy curls or tofu, carrot and scallions, pan-fried and steamed in the pan.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-9557 · Hand-built original
Egg noodles are fried into a crisp-edged, soft-centred cake and topped with marinated chicken, broccoli, mushrooms, pak choi and a glossy oyster sauce gravy.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-7821 · Hand-built original
Firm tofu slices fried crisp and golden, then tossed with red bell pepper, fermented black beans, garlic and dried chiles in a Shaoxing and soy glaze.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-9558 · Hand-built original
Yeast dough buns filled with salted cabbage, shiitake, black fungus, carrot and mung bean vermicelli, pan-fried under a lid with water so the bottoms crisp and the tops steam soft.
Main ingredient: mushrooms
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup, coffee
HB-10930 · Hand-built original
Crisp cornstarch-fried flank steak with onion and red pepper in a sweet-tangy ketchup, hoisin and rice vinegar sauce, served over rice.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-14718 · Hand-built original
Seared sirloin cubes with mushrooms, onion, broccoli and bell pepper in a glossy black pepper sauce with miso and oyster sauce.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-14719 · Hand-built original
Chow mein noodles stir-fried with celery, onion and cabbage in a soy, shaoxing wine and sesame sauce with garlic and ginger.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-10400 · Hand-built original
Stir-fried flank steak with bell peppers, onion, ginger and a black pepper sauce, served over rice.
Main ingredient: beef steak
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-4506 · Hand-built original
Thin-sliced flank steak velveted, seared fast and tossed with bell peppers and onion in a glossy soy, rice vinegar and oyster sauce glaze. It is served with a vegetable fried rice of cold cooked rice, peas, carrots, corn and scrambled egg.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-9111 · Hand-built original
Ground meat cooked in sesame oil with garlic, ginger, and onion, simmered in hoisin, soy sauce, and honey with water chestnuts, and spooned into butter lettuce leaves.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-9446 · Hand-built original
Stir-fried pineapple chicken in a sticky lime and honey sauce, served over crisp-bottomed goji rice.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14817 · Hand-built original
Ground pork dumplings filled with Chinese chives, garlic, ginger, soy sauce and shaoxing wine, pleated into crescents and either pan-fried and steamed or steamed plain.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-10417 · Hand-built original
A Macanese-style minchi of soy-seasoned ground pork and crisp fried potato cubes over jasmine rice, crowned with roasted oyster mushrooms and fried eggs. Sliced spring onions and a sharp cabbage salad cut through the richness.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14853 · Hand-built original
Wontons filled with a hand-mixed shrimp and ground pork paste seasoned with scallion, ginger, sesame oil and shaoxing wine, simmered until they float.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10418 · Hand-built original
Poached and marinated pork belly slices seared in a wok with French beans, peppers and Chinese cabbage in a chilli hoisin sauce — worth the wait for the poach.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-17732 · Hand-built original
Thick Shanghai noodles cooked under a lid with marinated sliced pork, cabbage and shiitake mushrooms in a soy, dark soy and oyster sauce.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-10697 · Hand-built original
Plump prawns kneaded with ginger and spring onion water, sesame oil and white pepper, chilled, then wrapped and deep-fried until the wonton skins crisp. Sweet chilli sauce is served for dipping.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-14883 · Hand-built original
Steamed prawn and water chestnut dumplings in wonton wrappers, served over a crunchy sesame-dressed salad of lettuce, cucumber, beansprouts and edamame.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-7971 · Hand-built original
A fabulous, warming homemade laksa paste makes this Malaysian-Chinese fusion of spicy prawns in noodle broth. This dish serves two as a main course or four as a starter.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-1824 · Hand-built original
Thick prawn paste spread on white bread, pressed into sesame seeds and deep-fried until crisp, with a sweet and sour chilli dipping sauce.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-7977 · Hand-built original
Chopped king prawns with ginger and spring onion are wrapped into three-peaked wontons and boiled until they float. A black vinegar and soy dip, flecked with chili, goes alongside.
Main ingredient: prawn
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-17152 · Hand-built original
Jasmine rice soaked, then simmered under a lid in coconut milk topped up with water, with sugar and salt, and finished with toasted coconut flakes.
Main ingredient: jasmine rice
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-8001 · Hand-built original
Pillowy no-yeast bao buns steamed in minutes and filled with griddled chicken thighs glazed in a sticky harissa, honey and soy sauce, with sesame seeds and fresh coriander.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-14937 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: egg
Pairs well with: toast, hash browns, fruit salad, bacon, avocado
HB-1881 · Hand-built original
Marinated chicken thighs and sliced Chinese sausage cook directly on top of jasmine rice in a rice cooker, then everything is fluffed together with green onions.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8066 · Hand-built original
Crispy cornflour-coated chicken pieces tossed with chilli flakes, five-spice, red pepper, onion and garlic, served over jasmine rice with quick-pickled cucumber and sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-8150 · Hand-built original
Shell-on shrimp dredged in cornstarch and fried until the shells crisp, seasoned with a white pepper salt, then tossed in a hot wok with garlic, jalapeno, Fresno and Thai chiles.
Main ingredient: shrimp
Pairs well with: garlic bread, rice, grits, lemon wedges, col slaw
HB-10424 · Hand-built original
Scored squid tubes and tentacles marinated in shaoxing wine, dredged in cornstarch and cornmeal, fried until golden, and tossed with garlic, green onion and jalapeno.
Main ingredient: avocado
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-10425 · Hand-built original
Blanched, battered tofu cubes fried until golden and tossed in a classic salt and pepper seasoning with garlic, fresh red and green chilis and scallions — crisp outside, soft inside.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-18826 · Hand-built original
Cornflour-coated tofu fried until golden and tossed in a salt, white pepper and garlic seasoning, served over jasmine rice with Asian greens in an oyster sauce glaze.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-8151 · Hand-built original
Crisp deep-fried tofu tossed in a wok with chilli, garlic and spring onion, seasoned with black pepper and sea salt. Chilli-paste quinoa and quick pickled red onion rings bring sweet, sharp and fiery contrast.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-18311 · Hand-built original
A glossy pork and vegetable stir-fry in a soy and oyster sauce, spooned into crisp lettuce cups with peanuts and scallions.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-15118 · Hand-built original
A stir-fry of flank steak and broccoli florets in a hoisin, soy and rice vinegar sauce thickened with starch, finished with garlic and green onion.
Main ingredient: beef
Pairs well with: mashed potatoes, roasted carrots, red wine sauce, yorkshire pudding, green beans
HB-12019 · Hand-built original
Vermicelli noodles with ground chicken, cabbage, carrots and bean sprouts in a soy, sweet chili and oyster sauce, seasoned with Chinese five spice.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-12051 · Hand-built original
Crisp crumbled tofu and mushrooms in a soy, tahini and chili crisp sauce over noodles, topped with quick-pickled cucumbers.
Main ingredient: tofu
Pairs well with: steamed rice, stir-fried vegetables, miso soup, edamame, pickled cucumber
HB-18278 · Hand-built original
Carrot, capsicum, mushrooms and buk choy are stir-fried in stages so each vegetable keeps some bite, then coated in a glossy soy and oyster sauce gravy. Green onions and sesame seeds scatter over the top.
Main ingredient: vegetable oil
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-8177 · Hand-built original
Noodles tossed in soy sauce cooked into scallion oil made by frying scallion whites and greens until golden, topped with the crisped scallions.
Main ingredient: noodles
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-10426 · Hand-built original
Chinese wheat noodles tossed in scallion oil — scallions caramelized in oil with garlic and toasted sesame seeds — and a light and dark soy sauce with a little sugar.
Main ingredient: noodles
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-9565 · Hand-built original
Perfectly imperfect scissor cut noodles are the ideal vessel for this deeply savoury pork sauce.
Main ingredient: pork
Pairs well with: applesauce, roasted sweet potatoes, coleslaw, cornbread, braised cabbage
HB-3165 · Hand-built original
Thick pieces of dough are snipped straight into boiling water with oiled scissors, making chewy, irregular noodles without any rolling. Bok choy joins the pot, and hot oil poured over garlic, spring onion and chili wakes up a soy and black vinegar dressing.
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-15151 · Hand-built original
Chicken thigh pieces double-fried until crisp and juicy, then coated in a sticky, savoury sesame sauce with ketchup, brown sugar and a splash of vinegar, finished with sesame seeds.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: steamed rice, fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy
HB-18827 · Hand-built original
Chicken pieces cooked with cashews, dates and sesame in a savory-sweet sauce. Served over rice.
Main ingredient: chicken
Pairs well with: roasted potatoes, rice pilaf, green beans, caesar salad, garlic bread
HB-4676 · Hand-built original
Main ingredient: rice
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-2031 · Hand-built original
Sugar snap peas sauteed until blistered and bright green, seasoned with salt, white pepper, sugar and msg, and finished with garlic and sesame oil.
Main ingredient: sugar snap peas
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-10428 · Hand-built original
Noodles coated in a sesame paste sauce with black vinegar, soy sauce, garlic and chili oil, loosened with hot noodle cooking water and topped with peanuts and scallions.
Main ingredient: noodles
Pairs well with: fried rice, spring rolls, bok choy, hot and sour soup
HB-10429 · Hand-built original
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