Every recipe on British Born Chinese Food, grouped by type. Most of these came out of the BBC Food Club Facebook group, where members share the Chinese dishes they grew up with alongside the British baking they have picked up since.
New to Chinese home baking? Start with Hokkaido milk bread, which is the base dough for most of the buns on this site, the tangzhong starter that makes it so soft, and the introduction to chiffon cakes.
Chinese Bread and Bao
Man tao, pineapple buns, cocktail buns and the tangzhong doughs behind them.
- 100% Wholewheat Rolls and Man Tao
- Bor Lor Bao
- Bor Lor Bao – Pineapple Bun
- Bor Lor Bao – Susan Chanmeister
- Bread for sandwiches
- Butter Roll’s – Yuri Burnell
- Cherry Cream Cheese Buns
- Chinese coconut buns – all recipes
- Christine Japanese Style Coconut Custard Buns (TZ method)
- Christine Pineapple Bun, Bo Luo Bao 菠蘿包 (TZ method)
- Christine Tangzhong recipe
- Custard Bao filling – pop and wok
- Fluffy Oven baked Donuts- Tang Zhong method – Jenny Cooc Cheung
- Gai Mai Bao – Cocktail Bun
- Gai Mai Bao – Cocktail Buns
- Hokkaido “wool” bread
- Hokkaido Bread
- Hong Kong Style Sausage Rolls Tangzhong method
- Korean Bread Rolls
- Lai wong – custard filling
- Man Tao
- Man Tao
- Man Tao – Josephine’s
- Man Tao Yi Reservation
- No Knead over night Hokkaido Milk Bread (Tangzhong) – Jenny Cheung
- Paul Hollywood’s Apricot Couronne
- Pineapple Bun – bor lor bao
- Polly Wan’s chinese bread
- Red Bean Bao
- Super Soft and Moist Chinese Bakery Buns
- Sweet Loaf (One proof method) – Jenny Cheung
- Sweet mini coconut buns – Winnie Ling Long
- Vanessa Wong TZ sweet bun dough
- Yau Cha Goi – Recipe 1
- Yau Cha Goi – Recipe 2
Chinese Cakes and Chiffon Sponges
Chiffon, cotton and castella sponges, paper cup cakes and celebration cakes.
- 6inch Victoria Sponge
- Almond flavoured HK Papercup Sponge
- Almond/Peanut Cookies
- Apple Chiffon
- Banana Chiffon, 3 Eggs, 8 inch aluminium push tin pan
- Birthday Cake
- Chiffon 3 egg recipes
- Chinese Chiffon Sponge 5 Eggs, May Mie Mie Wong
- Chinese Fruit Cake
- Chinese Swiss Roll – Siu Kitchen
- Chocolate chiffon
- Chocolate Chiffon 4 Egg – Lynne Lee-Diep
- Chocolate Chiffon with fresh cream and fruit
- Chocolate Cotton Cake – Polly Wan
- Coffee Chiffon 3 egg
- Cupcakes
- Cutting a cake
- Digger cake
- F’ing T Cake was hidden gold
- GF HK Choc Paper Cup Sponge
- Honey Lemon Chiffon 4 Eggs – Anncoojournal
- Introduction to Chiffon Cakes
- Jam and Coconut Sponge with Pink Custard
- Japanese Castella Cake
- Japanese Castella Cake
- Japanese Cheese Chiffon
- Japanese cotton cheese cake – Alice Chang
- Japanese Cream Cheese Chiffon – Jenny Cheung
- Japanese Strawberry Short Cake
- Lakeland Gingerbread House
- Low Sugar HK Paper Cup Sponge
- Magic Chocolate Cake no milk, eggs or butter
- Microwave Mug cake
- Nigella’s Marmalade Cake
- Nigella’s Sticky Toffee Pudding
- Orange Chiffon Cake 5 Eggs – Lynne Lee-Diep
- Oreo Chiffon 3 Egg, 7inch Tin
- Pandan Chiffon 3 eggs, 7 inch tin
- Pandan Chiffon Cake 5 Eggs – Christine’s
- Pandan Chiffon Cake 7 Eggs – Jenny Cooc Cheung
- Polly’s Japanese Chocolate Cotton Cake
- Spiderman Cake (pull apart cupcake)
- Steamed Rice Cake
- Supersoft Cotton cake – Polly Wan
- Vanilla Ogura Sponge Cake by Sau Man
- Walnut Cookies 1
- Walnut Cookies 2
Dim Sum
Egg tarts, cheung fun, turnip cake, lor mai gai and taro croquettes.
- Cheung Fun
- Chinese egg tarts – Susan Chanmeister
- Dan Tart with shortcrust pastry
- Egg Tarts (Dan Tat) with Flaky Pastry – Betty Tam
- Flaky Egg Tarts – Anita Lam
- Fluffy coconut Pudding – Audrey Pang
- lo bak Gou – Turnip Cake
- Lor Bat Gow – (Mooli cake) – Wendy Chow
- Lor Mai Gai – Suey Yip
- Lor mai Gai, sticky rice chicken
- Ma Lai Go – Anita Lam
- Polly’s Cheung Fun
- Polly’s Cheung Fun
- Suzanne Chan gyoza skins
- Taro Croquette
- Taro/Yam Croquettes
- Yam Croquette – Josephine’s
Chinese Meat and Poultry
Char siu, siu yuk, soy chicken, braised belly pork and homemade jerky.
- Alie’s Chinese Style Jerky
- Alie’s Rice Cooker Soy Chicken
- Baked Pork Chops in tomato sauce – Theresa Ka Wai Mok
- Baked Soya Chicken Thighs
- BBQ Ribs – Suey
- Beef or Pork Jerky – Vanessa Wong
- Bicarb Beef – Jason Leung
- Braised Lamb Belly with Dried Beancurd – Vanessa Wong
- Braised Pork Belly by Kim Lai
- Char Siu
- Char Siu – Ant Wong
- Char siu with Red Bean Curd- Jason Leung
- Cheats Char Siu – Lynne Lee-Diep
- Chinese Roast Pork, Siu Yuk
- Crispy Belly Pork – Siu Yuk
- Dan gwok – meat omelettes
- Dan kwok
- Dim Sum blackbean ribs
- Drunken chicken breasts – Lynne Lee-Diep
- Easy Cheat HK Char Siu – Theresa Ka Wai Mok
- Frikadellen
- Gammon
- Honey Char Siu – Ah Bee Flanders
- Honey Glazed Pork Jerky
- mui choy kau yoke – Theresa Ka Wai Mok
- Pomegranate Chicken Wings
- Pork Jerky – WaiHan
- Roast Duck – Suey Yip
- Siu Yuk – Chee Lai
- Soya chicken Wings – Theresa Ka Wai Mok
- steamed Egg – Timothy Man
- Sweet and Sour Chicken Hong Kong Style
- Vietnamese Style Summer rolls with peanut Sauce
Chinese Desserts and Sweets
Mochi, puddings, coconut tarts, almond biscuits and New Year sweets.
- Adzuki bean ice cream – Shelli Fong
- Anita Lam’s Coconut Mousse and Mango Jelly cake
- Banana roll
- Cantonese Custard Tarts
- Chia Sai mai Lo – Amy Lee
- Chinese almond biscuits – Timothy Man
- Chinese almond cakes
- Chinese Coconut Tart
- Chinese steamed sponge – Jane Su
- Clay Pot Pudding – put ja gow
- Coconut Pudding – Lynne Lee-diep
- Coconut Tart
- Glutinous Rice Balls with Peanuts & Sesame Seeds 糖不甩
- Hong Kong Style Gai Dan jai
- kuih Salat – Ah Bee Flanders
- Mango Ice Cream – Jenny Cheung
- Mango Mochi
- Milk and Egg White Pudding – Cousin Faye
- Peanut Mochi
- Peanut mochi mady by Susan Lui
- Red Bean Mochi
- Red Bean Pudding Put Chai go
- Steamed Egg Cake 蒸雞蛋糕 by Vicki Lui
- Strawberry Mousse Cake – Paul Hollywood
- Waimui’s traditional Mochi
- 缽仔糕 Bok Jai Go
Rice and Noodles
Ho fun, silver pin noodles, lap mei fan and homemade rice noodles.
Other Chinese Recipes
Chilli oil, soya milk, curry pastes, freezer staples and Chinese New Year cooking.
- Chilli oil
- Chinese New Year Crispy Peanut Dumplings Yau Gwok Jiy – Lynne Lee Diep
- Chinese Rice Krispie Treats – 米通 Mai Tung – KC Wan
- Coconut New Year Cake & Chinese New Year Cake (Lin Gou) – Wantanmein
- Freezer food – Ginger and spring onion oil
- Kiwi and Apple Jam
- Make Kindness the Norm
- Marshmallow’s
- Sago pearls in coconut milk
- Soya milk
- Thai Green Curry Paste – Lynne Lee-Diep
British Bakes and Recipes
Brownies, scones, pasties, Bakewell tart and everyday British baking.
- American Style Pancakes – Lynne Lee-Diep
- Baked KFC chicken – Jenny Cooc cheung
- Bakewell Tart Recipe
- Cheese Scones, Mary Berry
- Chinese Paper Wrapped Sponge – Christine’s recipe
- Chocolate beetroot cake by Lynne Lee-diep
- Chocolate Brownie
- Cornish Pasties
- Dan Tart with shortcrust pastry
- Danish Cookies
- Faster No knead bread – Jenny Jones
- German spiced apple and walnut twist cake – by Agi Man
- Greggs Cheese and Onion Slice
- Greggs Chicken Pasty
- Home made Pasta – Chan Sum Sum
- Lemon Drizzle Cake – Vanessa Wong
- Mediterranean Scones
- Middle Eastern Chicken Kebab
- Mint Aero chocolate Cheesecake – Jenny Cheung
- No knead Bread – Artisan Bread with Steve
- No knead Bread – May Mie Mie Wong
- Oven Baked SW Chicken Thighs & SW Wedges – Lynne Diep
- Pizza dough
- Simple Carrot Cake
- Soured Milk Pancakes by May Mie Mie Wong
- Spelt Cheese Muffins
- Squidy Brownies – Lynne Diep
- Tortilla wraps by Wai Hing Yau
- Waffles
- White chocolate chip brownies by Carmen
- Wholemeal Rolls (with overnight sponge starter) – Lynne Diep
Pancakes and Waffles
English, American, Japanese souffle and Doraemon pancakes, plus waffles.
- American Pancakes
- Doremon Pancakes
- English Pancakes
- Japanese Soufflé Pancakes
- Nigella Oat Pancakes
- Waffles
Indian Recipes
Butter chicken, tarka dhal, aloo gobi, samosas and chapatis.
- Aloo Gobi
- Butter Chicken
- Chapatis
- Curry Hack
- Quick Curry Tofu with mince lamb and pork
- Samosa’s
- Tarka Dhal
- Tarka Dhal
Snacks
Flapjacks, prune bars and microwave mochi.
Slimming World
Lighter bakes and diet friendly versions of the classics.
Kitchen Tips and Cooking Diary
Batch cooking, freezing, the bread journey blogs and what came out of the kitchen on cook days.
- Blog 2 – Genoise sponge
- Blog 3 – Korean Bread Roll – Maangchi
- Blog 4 – Freezer and bulk cooking
- Blog 5 – Chiffon Sponge Flour
- Blog 5 – Chiffon Sponge Flour
- Blog 6 – Kitchenaid vs Breadmaker, my bread journey continued
- Blog 6 – Kitchenaid vs Breadmaker, my bread journey continued
- Chicken Freezer
- CNY 2021
- Cook Day 21st Aug 2015
- Cook day 3rd Mar 21
- Cook Morning 8th April 2021
- Cook Morning 9th April 2021
- Dan gwok – meat omelettes
- First Blog – Man Tao Journey
- Freezing Cheese
- Freezing Sausages
- Gammon
- Hokkaido Bread – Wai Han Smith
- Make Kindness the Norm
- Manofsteel – eating his way through HK
- Mash to practice piping skills – Julian Chiu
- Morning cooking today!