Tasty a little starch Recipes to Cook Tonight
Try something new with a little starch — easy recipes with ingredients you already have at home.
Recipes with a little starch
You can make delicious stir-fried beef noodles at home with a perfect wok hei (wok aroma): the rice noodles are dry and the beef is tender. Onions, bean sprouts, chives and scallions are stir-fried together, creating a wonderfully fragrant dish. Simply season with soy sauce, oyster sauce, pepper and other seasonings. The dish is almost oil-free, yet still incredibly fragrant and full of smoky flavor.
Shrimp Paste Seaweed Rolls pair a smooth, delicate egg sheet with a savoury shrimp paste filling, layered with seaweed and a little shredded carrot for contrast. The shrimp paste is seasoned with soy sauce, white pepper, and salt, then lightly bound with corn starch for a cohesive, sliceable texture. Once rolled and steamed, the result is a neat, umami-forward bite with a gentle egg richness, a marine seaweed edge, and a clean savoury finish—ideal for cutting into small pieces and serving as a shareable appetiser or snack.
Stir-fried shrimps are nutritious, light and refreshing. It is a home-cooked dish that is loved by both adults and children.
Stir-fried chicken drumsticks with white mushrooms is a flavorful and simple home-style stir-fry. Tender chicken drumsticks are cut into small pieces and quickly stir-fried in hot oil until golden brown and fragrant. They are then stir-fried together with sliced shiitake mushrooms. The sweetness of the mushrooms and the savory aroma of the chicken blend together perfectly. The shiitake mushrooms soak up the meat juices, becoming tender yet bouncy, while the chicken is smooth and juicy. A drizzle of light soy sauce enhances the flavor, making it savory and delicious. Every bite is a perfect collision of mushroom and meat flavors, making it both appetizing and satisfying.
The beef is tender and tasty, paired with crisp cucumbers, garnished with crispy peanuts, red peppers and green coriander, and topped with hot and sour sauce. When you take a bite, the sour, spicy and fresh flavor bursts on the tip of your tongue, refreshing and relieving greasiness, a perfect dish for summer meals.
- Eggplant is rich in vitamin A, vitamin B, vitamin C, vitamin P, protein, carbohydrates and minerals. The vitamin P can reduce the fragility and permeability of capillaries and increase the adhesion between cells. Eating it regularly is beneficial to softening blood vessels.
Golden salted egg yolks coat tender white tofu, each piece of tofu soaking up the salty aroma of the egg yolks, resulting in a smooth and delicate texture. Fresh, bouncy shrimp nestle among the tofu, their bouncy texture creating a wonderful contrast with the soft tofu. Garnished with vibrant green scallions, the dish is savory with a hint of sweetness. Every bite is a perfect blend of freshness and aroma, making it both delicious with rice and satisfying.
Soak the velvet mushrooms and tear them into thin strips. Cut the pork belly into thin slices and fry until the oil comes out. Heat the oil and sauté the minced garlic. Add the velvet mushrooms and stir-fry until fragrant. Add the pork slices and fry together. Drizzle with soy sauce and sprinkle with chopped green onions. The mushroom meat is tender and fresh, the pork slices are fragrant but not greasy, and the sauce is wrapped with the freshness of the mushrooms. It is simple, quick and goes well with rice.
No one can resist the temptation of chocolate cake, especially this Valrhona chocolate cake, which is irresistible. However, cocoa cake is a "baking nightmare" for many people - the two hurdles of fat and consistency alone are enough to make countless people shy away from this kind of cake that is easily "defeated". The cocoa butter it contains is like a "time bomb", which will disintegrate the bubbles in the meringue if you are not careful; and after the cocoa powder absorbs enough water, the batter becomes thick and sticky. If you use a little force when stirring, the meringue that has been whipped with great difficulty may lose its bubbles and collapse. If you want to bake a fluffy cocoa cake that does not shrink, the following method can make it easy for you to control it~