Recipes: Enjoy a taste of the Orient

Wing Yip – the UK’s leading Oriental supermarket – is encouraging fans of Oriental food to try creating authentic Chinese dishes at home.

With more than 4,500 Oriental products to choose from, Wing Yip has a range of products to suit all cooking needs – from buying a first wok, to finding authentic hoi sin sauce for crispy duck pancakes. Head to any local Wing Yip store, or shop online at www.wingyipstore.co.uk, to find all the ingredients required to create the perfect Chinese meal at home.

Steamed Salmon in Ginger and Spring Onion Sauce

SERVES 4

• 4 pieces/portions salmon fillets
• 2 shallots, thinly sliced
• 4tbsp Wing Yip Ginger and Spring Onion Stir-Fry Sauce

1. Using a piece of foil large enough to create a parcel, place the salmon into the middle of the foil, scatter quarter of the shallots around the salmon and spoon 1tbsp of the Ginger and Spring Onion Sauce on top. Wrap up the parcel and repeat for the other three pieces of salmon.
2. Place in a pre-heated oven at 180°C for 10 minutes depending on the size of your fish. Check after 10 minutes, and if the fish is cooked all the way through, serve immediately.

Thai Beef Noodle Salad

 

 

 

SERVES 1

• 230g good quality steak
• 110g mixed salad leaves
• 2 tomatoes (cut each into 6 wedges)
• Small piece of cucumber, sliced
• 30g rice vermicelli (soaked in hot water)

FOR THE DRESSING

• 1tbsp Mai Siam Fish Sauce
• 2 bird’s eye chillies (finely chopped)
• 3tbsp lime juice
• 1tsp finely chopped garlic
• 1tsp finely chopped ginger
• Small handful chopped fresh coriander
• Small handful chopped mint
• 1 heaped tbsp shallots (fine dice)

1. Mix all the dressing ingredients together in a glass bowl.
2. Drain the vermicelli and allow to cool. Mix the leaves with vermicelli and divide between two plates.
3. Scatter cucumber and tomatoes over the leaves.
4. Cook the steak on a very hot grill pan – cook to your preference but medium rare is recommended. Allow the steak to rest and then slice finely across the grain.
5. Add the steak to a glass bowl with the dressing ingredients and mix well. Serve on salad leaves.

Gua Bao (Pork Belly Buns)

MAKES 20 BAOS

FOR THE BAO BUNS

• 500g Asian Bao flour, or strong white bread flour
• 225g milk
• 10g fresh yeast
• 75g sugar
• 50g unsalted butter
• Half a tblsp baking powder

FOR THE PORK

• 500g pork belly
• 200g Wing Yip Hoi Sin
• 50g smooth peanut butter
• 10g Wing Yip Oyster Sauce
• 10g Wing Yip Light Soy Sauce
• 20g sugar

TO MAKE THE PORK

1. Pour the Hoi Sin Sauce over the pork bellies and rub in, saving all the excess marinade for later use. Place the pork bellies into a baking dish and cover with water or chicken stock and seal with foil.
2. Put into the oven for 2 hours 40 minutes at 160°C.
3. Take off all excess fat and shred. Add some of the cooking liqueur back through the meat to keep it moist.

TO MAKE THE BUNS

1. Combine all the ingredients together and knead for five minutes. Let the bread mixture rest for one hour. Cover with a damp cloth to stop a crust forming.
2. Punch the dough down and turn out onto a clean work surface. Divide the dough in half and gently roll the pieces into logs. Cut the pieces into smaller pieces of around the size of a ping-pong ball, roll into a ball and place onto parchment paper.
3. Flatten one ball with the palm of your hand and lay a greased chopstick in the middle and fold the bun over. Let the Baos rest for 15 minutes.
4. Steam the buns in a bamboo steamer with parchment paper to stop them sticking. They will only take 12 minutes. Either eat these fresh or they can be frozen and re-steamed.
5. To serve each bao add some Hoi Sin, cucumber, spring onions and crushed peanuts to each bao with the meat. Use some of the excess marinade to season the pork.

Created for Wing Yip by MasterChef finalist Larkin Cen.