Quick Recipes
15 Asian recipes you can have on the table in 30 minutes or less.
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.
Chinese
Kung Pao Chicken
Diced chicken stir-fried with dried chillies, Sichuan peppercorn and peanuts in a sweet-savoury-sour sauce — a fast, balanced Sichuan classic with real depth.
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
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.
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.
Chinese
Dan Dan Noodles
Springy wheat noodles over a numbing-spicy sauce of sesame paste, chilli oil and Sichuan peppercorn, topped with crisp minced pork and preserved vegetable.
Chinese
Mapo Tofu
Silky tofu and minced pork in a glossy, numbing-hot Sichuan sauce built on doubanjiang and ground Sichuan peppercorn — a fast, deeply savoury weeknight classic.
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.
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.
Thai
Pad See Ew — Thai Stir-Fried Wide Rice Noodles
Wide rice noodles charred in a hot wok with dark soy, egg and Chinese broccoli — smoky, savoury and lightly sweet Thai comfort food.
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.