by Paul Deehan | May 13, 2020 | Asian, Chinese, Enthusiast, Meat & Chicken, Snacks, vegetarian
Beautiful soft steamed Chinese Bao buns are a real treat with my buttermilk fried chicken, pickled cucumber, spring onions and sweet chilli mayonnaise. I’ve wanted to make these for a long while and while in lockdown, I’ve had time to practice some new...
by Paul Deehan | May 12, 2020 | Asian, Enthusiast, Home Cook, Quick & easy, Quick & Easy, Snacks
PopUp Chef brings you these fresh, tasty and very healthy rice paper rolls. If you haven’t tried these before you are in for a treat. Super easy to make once you know-how and they are delicious with lots of variations of dipping sauces. With fresh mint and...
by Paul Deehan | May 10, 2020 | Chinese, Home Cook, Sandwiches, Snacks
I used to make these back in the day when I was head chef at Lions Lair in Sheffield, a gastropub that was highly regarded. I made them into big tortilla wraps and used hoisin and plum sauces mixed together with crunchy cucumber and spring onion. The rich duck meat...
by Paul Deehan | May 9, 2020 | Asian, Chef Stories, Enthusiast, Salads, Thai, vegetarian
Do you love Thai food? This is the classic green papaya salad with a modern twist. I discovered this dish on a Thai cooking course in Bangkok. This for me it has all the flavours to really satisfy. Crispy, spicy, sweet, salted and sour, it’s a taste sensation....
by Paul Deehan | May 1, 2020 | Beginner, Fish & Seafood, Home Cook, Meat & Chicken, Quick & Easy, Sauces, Thai, Vegan, vegetarian
I love this Thai red curry sauce recipe, it’s so versatile and so tasty. I have to admit, I think it’s one of the best Thai red curry sauces I’ve had. I like to buy my Asian ingredients from a tradition Asian store as you can buy classic brands like...
by Paul Deehan | Apr 28, 2020 | Asian, Enthusiast, Japanese, Salads, Thai
This Spicy lemon Asian beef salad is so tasty and refreshing. Very simple to make once you have the dressing premade and beef roasted. I found the spicey lemon dressing from a classic Nobu salad. It’s simply served with mesclun salad leaves, sprinkled with thin...