By now, I think we all know what PHO is because it has become really popular over the recent years. If you haven't heard of or sampled pho, worry not! Allow me make the introduction: What the Pho? Pho is a Vietnamese noodle soup that consists of beef broth, rice noodles, various cuts of beef, ...
Chinese Watercress Soup (Instant Pot / Pressure Cooker Recipe) Sai Yeung Choi Tong
I love a good, heartwarming soup when the weather's nippy outside or when we have the AC on full blast on a hot day. Likewise, hot soup is so soothing to the soul and a great way to fit necessary nutrients into your diet when you're feeling a bit under the weather. For these reasons, I like to make ...
Instant Pot Braised Beef Noodle Soup
Steve and I frequently dine at Shanghainese restaurants, in search for the best soup dumplings! Besides this specialty, we also love Shanghainese rice cakes and a good Braised Beef Noodle Soup (which is also common in Taiwanese as well as Sichuan cuisines). While this is usually one of our go-to ...
Instant Pot Red Braised Pork Belly (Hong Shao Rou 红烧肉)
Meat lovers will likely agree with me when I say this: albeit fatty, one of THE BEST and more flavorful cuts of pork is PORK BELLY. While pork belly may cause the health conscious to take a step back, a foodie like myself find them irresistible and, when presented with some, are forced to leap ...
Instant Pot (Leftover) Rotisserie Chicken Congee
If you frequent Costco like I do and often pick up a $4.99 rotisserie chicken for a quick lunch/dinner, you may appreciate this recipe that I am about to share! Yes, leftover rotisserie chicken (and turkey from Thanksgiving) make great sandwiches, but try using it to make a pot of heart-warming and ...
Instant Pot Chinese Braised Beef Shank (滷牛腱)
Any soup dumpling fans here? 🙋 Well no, this isn't a post about the difficult-to-achieve Shanghainese delicacy that I am going to tackle one day. This is a post about a cold side dish/appetizer that is commonly served at Shanghainese restaurants where they sell soup dumplings 😁. I HAVE made THIS ...
Hainanese Chicken Rice Instant Pot & Rice Cooker (海南鸡饭)
My family and I frequently dine at Malaysian restaurants, which seems so long ago since this COVID pandemic hit. Some of our favorites in New York City are Nyonya and Wok Wok in Manhattan. A dish that we never leave out of our order is Hainanese chicken, one of my dad's all-time favorite. He loves ...
Instant Pot Fish Congee (魚片粥)
There's a reason why Goldilocks was eyeing the three bears' bowls of porridge - it's a comfort food that warms our bellies AND our hearts! I grew up eating rice porridge, or congee, often for breakfast or when I was feeling ill. My parents typically made us plain congee with a variety of side ...
Instant Pot Japanese Curry Recipe (日本咖喱)
A couple of decades ago (yes I am old), one of my sisters made me Japanese curry over rice and I fell in love with the flavors, ingredients and ease. Surprisingly, the curry was not made with what I am used to seeing - curry powder and spices that I can't count with all my fingers. All that was ...
Chinese Herbal Soup with Silkie Chicken & American Ginseng (or Dong Quai)
If you grew up in a Chinese household like I did, you're probably very familiar with herbal soups and medicinal teas whose aromas are so powerful that they can fill up an entire home AND linger for some time. Oddly, I've always enjoyed herbal soups and teas, and quite enjoy the bitterness 😬. Not to ...
Pumpkin Puree in the Instant Pot
Fall has officially arrived, which means it is pumpkin season! Who else eagerly anticipates the launch of pumpkin spice lattes? I know I do! 🙋 A family friend recently gave us a homegrown pumpkin (I believe it is an Italian stripe, but I can be wrong). It weighed over 8 lbs and was literally ...
Instant Pot Pho Ga Recipe (Vietnamese Chicken Noodle Soup)
As I've mentioned in my Healthier Fried Chicken post, I was born and raised in Two Bridges, a neighborhood nestled in the Lower East Side (LES) of Manhattan, New York. During the early 90's, I recall my mother taking my sister and I to this Vietnamese restaurant on Pike Street that could have ...
