Beginner-Friendly Recipes
23 easy Asian recipes to start with — simple methods, dependable results.
Korean
Tteokbokki
Chewy cylindrical rice cakes simmered in a glossy sweet-and-spicy gochujang sauce — Korea's most beloved street snack, ready in under half an hour.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Iced Coffee (Ca Phe Sua Da)
Strong, dark coffee dripped slowly through a phin filter over sweetened condensed milk, then poured over ice — rich, bittersweet and intensely refreshing.
Bubble Tea & Drinks
Classic Milk Tea with Boba
The original bubble tea — a strong black tea base, sweetened and softened with milk, poured over ice and chewy tapioca pearls.
Bubble Tea & Drinks
Thai Iced Tea
The bright-orange café classic — strongly brewed spiced black tea, sweetened with condensed milk and poured over ice with a float of evaporated milk.
Korean
Kimchi Jjigae
The classic Korean kimchi stew — sour, aged kimchi simmered with pork, tofu and a deep gochugaru broth that tastes like it cooked all day but comes together
Korean
Sundubu Jjigae
A fiery, silky Korean soft-tofu stew built on a fragrant gochugaru-and-garlic chilli oil base, finished with uncurdled tofu and a raw egg cracked in at
Thai
Mango Sticky Rice (Khao Niao Mamuang)
Thailand's best-loved dessert — warm glutinous rice steeped in sweet, salted coconut cream, served with ripe mango and a sprinkle of toasted mung beans.
Thai
Pad Krapow Gai (Thai Holy Basil Chicken)
The fast, fiery street-food stir-fry of minced chicken with garlic, chilli and holy basil, served over rice with a crispy fried egg.
Japanese & Ramen
Onigiri Rice Balls
Hand-shaped seasoned rice triangles wrapped in nori, with a savoury filling tucked inside — the portable staple of the Japanese lunchbox.
Thai
Tom Yum Goong
Thailand's iconic hot-and-sour prawn soup — fragrant with lemongrass, galangal and kaffir lime, sharpened with lime and chilli and ready in under half an hour.
Vietnamese
Vietnamese Lemongrass Chicken (Ga Xao Sa Ot)
Quick stir-fried chicken in a fragrant lemongrass, garlic and chilli marinade with a savoury fish-sauce glaze — a bright, aromatic weeknight dish over rice.
Chinese
Pork Fried Rice
Day-old rice fried hot and fast with pork, egg and spring onion — the classic way to turn leftovers into a fast, savoury, restaurant-style one-wok meal.
Bubble Tea & Drinks
Mango Green Tea
A bright, dairy-free fruit tea — fresh mango and a lightly brewed green tea base, shaken over ice for a refreshing, fragrant cooler.
Thai
Som Tam — Thai Green Papaya Salad
Shredded green papaya pounded with lime, chilli, fish sauce and palm sugar — the bracing, crunchy salad at the heart of northeastern Thai food.
Japanese & Ramen
Perfect Japanese Steamed Rice
Short-grain rice cooked to glossy, tender, slightly sticky grains — the quiet foundation under almost every Japanese meal.
Bubble Tea & Drinks
Honeydew Milk Tea with Pearls
A pale-green honeydew melon milk tea, lightly creamy and floral, poured over chewy tapioca pearls — a cooling bubble tea to make at home.
Bubble Tea & Drinks
Iced Matcha Latte
Stone-ground green tea whisked smooth and layered over cold milk and ice — vivid, grassy and gently sweet, with no clumps.
Chinese
Egg Drop Soup
A silky, savoury chicken broth threaded with delicate ribbons of egg — a five-ingredient Chinese soup that comes together in under fifteen minutes.
Vietnamese
Banh Mi (Vietnamese Pork Sandwich)
A shatteringly crisp baguette filled with savoury pork, quick-pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, coriander and chilli — the four-taste balance in a sandwich.
Korean
Bulgogi
Thin slices of beef marinated in a sweet-savoury soy, garlic, sesame and grated-pear marinade, then seared hard and fast — the most loved of Korea's grilled
Japanese & Ramen
Teriyaki Salmon
Pan-seared salmon fillets glazed in a glossy four-ingredient teriyaki sauce reduced straight in the pan — a fast, weeknight-friendly main.
Japanese & Ramen
Everyday Miso Soup
A clear, savoury dashi broth loosened with miso, soft tofu and wakame — the five-minute soup at the heart of the Japanese table.
Chinese
Char Siu — Chinese BBQ Glazed Pork
Sticky, mahogany-glazed Cantonese roast pork with a sweet-savoury marinade and a honey lacquer, made in a home oven.