Best spring onion Recipes for Everyday Cooking

Make the most of spring onion with our handpicked recipes — simple, satisfying, and full of flavour.

Recipes with spring onion

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Stir-Fried Fresh Squid with Black Bean Sauce

The soy sauce is rich and delicious, the fresh squid is crispy and bouncy, stir-fried together, the fresh flavor rises instantly. This time, a little slightly spicy bean paste sauce was added, which not only makes the taste more layered, but also highlights the freshness of fresh squid.

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Steamed carp with salted mustard greens

Steamed Koan Fish with Salted Mustard Greens is a simple yet mouth-watering dish that combines the tenderness of koan fish with the distinctive taste of salted mustard greens. The steaming process preserves the authentic taste of the fish, while the salted mustard greens add a distinctive savory touch. Served with a drizzle of hot oil and soy sauce, and sprinkled with fresh spring onions, this dish offers a balanced blend of flavors and a tempting aroma. Perfect as a healthy and delicious main course.

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Steamed black mullet with salted lemon

“Steamed Mullet with Salted Lemon” or “Steamed Ulu Fish with Salted Sour” is a simple Cantonese steamed dish that is full of homey flavors. Using fresh mullet that is first salted, then steamed with slices of salted lemon and a little sugar to create a savory taste with a balanced touch of sour and sweet. Once cooked, the fish is doused in hot oil and sprinkled with sliced spring onions to add aroma and soft texture. This dish is perfect for family dining as it highlights the natural flavor of the fish and the uniqueness of the salted lemon as a signature ingredient.

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Homestyle Ginger & Scallion Sauce

The amount of ginger paste in this recipe is three times the usual amount, because my whole family loves ginger paste. Generally, ginger paste is served with boiled chicken, but everyone in my family mainly eats ginger paste with rice, and the amount of rice is two to three times larger than usual 😳

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Steamed Minced Shrimp Tofu

Steamed minced shrimp tofu presents the soft texture of steamed tofu combined with the savory taste of minced shrimp, enriched with the aroma of spring onions and soy sauce, then perfected with a drizzle of hot oil for a warm, appetizing sensation.

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Stir-Fried Eggplant

Tumis Terong is a traditional Indonesian dish featuring steamed slices of purple eggplant stir-fried with aromatic ingredients like shallots, ginger, and dried shrimp. A touch of oyster sauce and palm sugar adds a balanced savory-sweet flavor, while spring onions bring freshness. Simple yet rich in taste, it is best served warm with white rice.

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Fresh sweet grouper porridge

Fresh sweet grouper porridge combines soft rice porridge with tender chunks of grouper fish, coated in a touch of warm ginger, spring onions, and fresh coriander. The natural sweetness of the fish combines with the subtle savory taste of sesame oil, creating a warm, comforting dish, although it requires about an hour of preparation and cooking time.

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Pork and Vegetable Dumplings

We have to set aside a lot of time to make dumplings at my house because everyone in the family loves eating dumplings, so we have to make a lot. This time we made two kinds of pork and vegetable dumplings: small tangcai and Chinese cabbage, and also topped them with mushrooms, dried shrimps, fungus and carrots, which are full of flavors and nutrients. Today's portion is relatively large. If you don't need such a large amount, you can reduce the ingredients proportionally.

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Practical Homemade Fried Udon Noodle Recipe with Restaurant Flavor

Practical Home-style Fried Udon Noodles with Restaurant Flavor is a Japanese-style fried noodle dish that is easy to make at home but has a restaurant-style taste. Using chewy udon noodles, this dish is combined with boiled and sliced chicken sausages, beef meatballs, and fish balls, as well as fresh cabbage and spring onions. Seasonings such as garlic, oyster sauce, black soy sauce, pepper powder, and stock powder are sauteed until fragrant, then mixed with udon noodles and other ingredients until perfectly absorbed. The result is delicious fried noodles with a chewy texture and a savory taste that is appetizing, perfect served warm as a main menu at home.