Sweet Green Mung Bean Soup (Hong Kong Dessert)

This recipe has been posted long ago on my Chinese food blog. Here comes the English version for those who love the traditional Hong Kong sweet soup. This sweet green mung bean soup is great for summer, served either in warm or cold. There is one special ingredient, stink grass listed in this recipe. Hope you won’t be scared off by its name, 臭草 (literally means “stink grass” in Chinese). I don’t quite know how and why this little, humble herb got this unpleasing name. In fact, the herb smells very fragrant that makes this Hong Kong sweet soup very special. No other herb can replace it. Many of my Chinese fans claimed that they can’t have the sweet soup without this little herd.

Those two tinny sprigs were gift from my friend who grows them in her backyard. You might try your luck to see if you can source some from any Asian grocers nearby. If no luck, just the green mung beans and seaweed can also make you a good dessert. Hope you like it as much as my family does.

Japanese Enoki Beef Rolls

When you are stuck with something, haven’t got much time for cooking, still want some good foods to fuel your body with energy. Here’s a quick, simple and delicious dish with authentic Japanese taste. These beef rolls are classic, easily found in the menu of any good Japanese restaurants. If you want to save up much time for lining up for a table, then all you need is to get the ingredients. And you can make this dish on the go. The beef rolls go really well with steamed rice.

Baked Pork Chops with Caramelized Onion

Caramelized onion and pork chops are wonderful partners. If you haven’t tried it before, do give it a go. You’ll know how fantastic the taste is. Making caramelized onion is quite simple, just need a bit of patience and time. After baking, the pork chops become tremendously tender and juicy.

Baked Sweet Potato Chips

Ever tried baked sweet potato chips? Do give it a go if you like this delicious vegetable or want your kids to have a healthy alternative to chips. To me and my daughter, it’s absolutely a tasty snack or side dish. When I started to take photos of these freshly baked sweet potatoes chips, my daughter grabbed one from behind. Pretty understand it’s quite a torture for her to wait until I finished all shootings as usual. So this time, I just took one shot, off I went on with my other cooking, then let her have as many chips as she wanted.