water chestnut

Low fat but so impressive - you can find the wrappers in freezer cabinets of Asian food stores or speciality food halls

Steamed pork & prawn wontons

pork

spring onions, chopped small

garlic cloves, crushed

tsp grated root ginger

tbsp oyster sauce

tsp sesame oil

water chestnuts

lettuce leaves,

soy sauce

dry sherry

tsp grated fresh root ginger,

shreds of spring onion

Mix together the pork, prawns, spring onions, garlic, ginger, oyster sauce, oil and water chestnuts.

Peel off a wonton wrapper and, with a pastry brush, lightly brush round the outside with cold water. Place 1 tsp of mixture in the centre and scrunch up into a pouch, squeezing to seal. Do not overfill. Repeat until you have around 35-40. (These can be chilled for up to 1 hr on a tray lined with baking parchment.)

For the sauce, mix together the soy sauce, sherry and ginger in a small bowl. To steam, bring a large pan of water to the boil. Line a bamboo or metal steaming basket with lettuce leaves to fit.

Arrange half the pouches in the basket (without them touching), cover and steam for 5 mins. Remove with tongs to a platter and steam the rest – check the water level. Serve, sprinkled with spring onion or sesame seeds, with the bowl of sauce.

Try these delicious frittata with an Asian twist for breakfast or lunch this weekend.

Choy sum and noodle frittata

packet thin fresh hokkien noodles

small bunch choy sum, trimmed, shredded

red capsicum, finely chopped

can water chestnuts, drained, chopped

green onions, finely chopped

eggs

pure cream

grated parmesan cheese, or vegetarian hard cheese

This green chicken curry uses fragrant lime leaves, lemon grass and galangal.

Green chicken curry

coconut cream

chicken

coconut milk

kaffir lime leaves

bamboo shoots, drained

water chestnuts, drained

snow peas,

asparagus, trimmed,

tbsp fish sauce

tbsp finely chopped palm sugar

tbsp green peppercorns

coriander leaves

jasmine

green chillies, seeded (if desired), coarsely chopped

coriander

tbsp finely chopped fresh galangal

purple Asian shallots, finely chopped

garlic cloves, finely chopped

lemon

tsp finely grated lime rind

shrimp paste

tsp coriander

tsp cumin

tsp turmeric

tsp salt

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Water chestnuts and coriander add texture and flavour to this san choy bau-style meal.

Lettuce wraps with coriander pork

milliliters (1/4 cup) hoisin sauce

Chinese rice wine

Olive oil spray

brown onion, finely chopped

celery sticks, ends trimmed, finely chopped

lean pork mince

(1/2 cup) canned water chestnuts, drained, finely chopped

(1 1/2 cups) trimmed bean sprouts

iceberg lettuce leaves,

white rice,

Pork san choy bau is a fantastic meal for feeding family and friends.

Pork san choy bau

canola oil

green onions,

green beans,

iceberg lettuce leaves, trimmed (see tip)

doongara

This veggie fried rice dish is really quick to throw together and packed with flavour. 

For the ultimate experience, follow <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/food/recipes/homemade_kimchi_77028">Ching's homemade kimchi recipe.</a>

Soya mince, kimchi and water chestnut fried rice

tbsp rapeseed oil

root

vegan soya mince

salt

Shaoxing rice wine

tin water chestnuts,

350 grams/12 ounces cold, cooked jasmine rice

80 grams/2¾oz fresh enoki mushrooms,

tamari soy sauce

tsp clear rice vinegar or cider vinegar

tsp chilli oil

sesame oil

white pepper

spring onions, sliced diagonally, to garnish

Ching-He Huang shows you how to make perfectly crisp spring rolls. Rolling the spring rolls can be a bit tricky at first but worth the effort. Make them in advance and freeze them. They can be fried from frozen - just allow 1 more minute of frying time.

Vegetarian spring rolls

tbsp groundnut oil

tsp grated, peeled fresh root ginger

grams/3½oz fresh shiitake mushrooms

grams/3½oz tinned bamboo shoots,

grams/1¾oz tinned water chestnuts, drained, sliced into small strips

tbsp low-sodium, light soy sauce

tbsp Chinese five-spice powder

75 grams/2¾oz beansprouts, must be very fresh

spring onions, sliced lengthways

carrot, peeled,

oyster sauce or vegetarian oyster sauce

sea salt

spring roll wrappers (15x15cm/6x6in square), frozen variety, defrosted (see tip)

egg,

peanut oil, for deep-frying

Thai sweet chilli sauce, to serve

This is exactly like your favourite sweet and sour from the local down the road, but with fewer calories. Proves that a diet doesn’t have to be all about denial.

This meal without rice provides 288 kcal, 20g protein, 38g carbohydrate (of which 29g sugars), 7g fat (of which 1g saturates), 3g fibre and 0.1g salt per portion.

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