Notes about Recipes in this book

• Balinese roast pork belly with fresh sambal

  • aargle on May 25, 2016

    Really delicious but I expect it would be even better if I marinated it over night as per recipe. I only marinated for 30 minutes and used the grilling element for the last 10 minutes to crisp up crackling. I served it with rice and a spinach sesame and cucumber salad out of the same book. Very pleased with the meal.

• Bang-bang chicken salad

  • Ladyredspecs on January 09, 2017

    The dressing becomes cloying after a few mouthfuls. Made the sauce twice thinking I had misinterpreted the first time but it happened again. The only recipe of Liaw's we haven't enjoyed

• Miso-roasted eggplant (Nasu dengaku)

  • KarinaFrancis on October 12, 2014

    Easy and tasty, will make this regularly

  • lajaxon on August 13, 2015

    I agree with KarinaFrancis, this was easy and tasty!

• Hailam noodles

  • e_ballad on November 16, 2018

    We thought these noodles were ok, but not outstanding. They seemed a little bland & the sauce was quite ‘gluggy’.

• Fish sauce roast chicken

  • KarinaFrancis on September 27, 2019

    I was a bit dubious based on the title, but I had a bunch of coriander that needed using up and I saw this recipe while flicking through the book, boy am I glad I tried it!! Very moist as previous reviews have said and somehow the skin is shatteringly crisp. I accidentally used brown sugar instead of caster and would repeat that happy mistake. It’s a bit of a stretch for an after work dinner but not out of reach. A make again dish for sure.

  • aargle on June 20, 2018

    This is another go to roast chicken recipe which I highly recommend as it produces a moist and tasty result. It is very easy and quick for a roast chicken as you take out the backbone. This is now on regular rotation at our house.

  • NikkiPixie on April 12, 2016

    Sounds gross, but the end result wasn't too fishy or too salty... instead, this produced the most tender roast chicken I've ever had!

  • chawkins on November 24, 2019

    Very flavorful and moist. My store bought cilantro did not come with roots, so I skipped that and I have no bird’s eye chiles in the house, so substituted one medium size jalapeño. Will definitely make this again

• Sang choy bao

  • e_ballad on January 28, 2019

    Nice but, despite all the ingredients, didn’t have the big hit of flavour that I was expecting.

• Beef bulgogi

  • RosieB on July 26, 2016

    This was so easy and delicious. A great week night meal but marinate it the night before for maximum flavour.

• Sweet & sour pork

  • NikkiPixie on October 14, 2014

    Delicious, tasted very authentic.....not the neon red goop they call sweet & sour in some Chinese restaurants!

• Pineapple fried rice

  • NikkiPixie on October 14, 2014

    Incredibly good, and easy....although I did remove the chicken while the pineapple was caramelising (which did take a while, as I suspected) so that it didn't overcook.

• Vietnamese beef stew (bo kho)

  • aargle on July 11, 2015

    This was enjoyed by the whole family. I added a teaspoon of chilli paste towards the end as I felt that it needed that extra kick. The fresh herbs, lime and onion really are essential. I served it with rice and skipped the bread, definitely worth repeating.

  • e_ballad on March 22, 2020

    Very tasty. I suggest cutting the potatoes smaller than the recipe indicates, as I was guided by the accompanying photo & the potato remained significantly undercooked. I agree with @aargle about the herbs & lime - without them, this dish may have been too rich.

• Dragon wings

  • NikkiPixie on August 07, 2015

    Delicious hot wings. For my taste I increased the amount of chilli sauce, but it entirely depends on your own preference.