Wombok is elongated in shape with pale green, crinkly leaves, and is the most common cabbage in South-East Asian cooking. It is found in Asian grocery stores and most supermarkets.

Packages of mixed frozen peas and corn are found in most supermarkets. You will need to cook approximately ²/³ cup of rice for this recipe. Note

Chopped macadamias add crunch to this colourful, healthy stir-fry.

You will need two bunches of asparagus and a quarter of a medium wombok for this recipe. A barbecued chicken can also be used; remove and discard bones and skin then shred meat coarsely before tossing with remaining salad ingredients. Note

Red curry paste, fish sauce and lime juice give this chilli pork its classic Thai flavour. It's a fast, fresh and tasty dinner that's perfect for a mid-week boost.

You need to cook about 1 cup (200g) of white long-grain rice the day before making this recipe. Spread it in an even layer on a tray and refrigerate overnight. Note

Tender chicken with chilli jam and cashew nuts makes a great mid-week dinner. Use a little chilli jam the first time you make this recipe and add more or less depending on your taste.

Give yourself a bold flavour kick along with a healthy serve of your five-a-day with these spicy stir-fried Asian greens with ginger and teriyaki sauce. They are perfect on their own for a healthy light lunch, or, serve them alongside grilled fish, chicken or meat.

Uncooked spring rolls can be prepared 3 hours ahead; cover, refrigerate until required. Bake just before serving. Note

In Japan, sukiyaki is traditionally shared at the table from the pan in which it was cooked, making it a great dish for a fun dinner party. Diners use their chopsticks to dip the piping hot ingredients into their individual bowls of egg.

Lemon garlic mayonnaise can be prepared and prawns can be peeled several hours ahead. Keep, covered separately, in the refrigerator. Cook prawns as required. Note

This dish is the epitome of simple cooking. Perfect for a weeknight throw-together meal.

Holy basil, also known as kra pao or hot basil. If you can’t find it, use ordinary sweet basil instead. Snake beans are long, thin green beans that are Asian in origin, use green beans if unavailable. Note

Curry leaves are commonly used as seasoning in Indian and Sri Lankan cooking, much as we use bay leaves. When fresh, they have a short shelf life and can be stored in the refrigerator for up to a week. Dried, they keep indefinitely in an airtight container. The fresher they are, the better the flavour. […]

Fast and furious, this healthy seafood stir-fry is ready to eat in no time at all.

A super fast sausage stir-fry that is savoury, slightly peppery, but completely delicious.

Give fresh spinach leaves the Cantonese treatment with almonds, vinegar and freshly grated ginger.

If you love seafood, you'll adore these plump, juicy prawns and scallops stir-fried with chilli jam and served on a bed of steamed rice.

Quick, easy and delicious, this beef and pepper dish is a great supper for busy nights.

Best made close to serving. Note

Sweet and fiery, these plump scallops make an excellent starter for an Asian-themed dinner.

These fresh Asian greens should be just tender when cooked. Fragrant garlic and ginger infuse both the greens and the tofu, and peanuts add crunch.

You can use soba, fresh hokkien or rice noodles in this dish. Note

For a quick, tasty and healthy meal, you just can't beat stir fried vegetables with noodles. A bite of ginger, a hint of sweet chilli and a light seasoning of soy makes this dish sing.

You need to cook about 1⅓ cups white long-grain rice the day before making this recipe. Spread it evenly onto a tray and refrigerate overnight. Note

Thigh fillets are the perfect cut of meat for this kind of chicken dish. They remain moist and tender and are the most flavourful part of the bird.

Sweet and sour are two flavours considered essential by the Chinese for a well-balanced meal. You can marry sweet and sour sauce with anything from beef to seafood, but pork with sweet and sour peaches is a particularly harmonious combination.

Satisfy your tastebuds with this spicy pork and broccolini stir-fry.

This tasty Asian style dish can be on the table within half an hour of arriving home in the evening. It's a perfectly balanced meal and full of flavour.

Crispy on the outside but still soft on the inside, these Chinese noodle pancakes make a great bed for a classic chicken stir-fry.

Not suitable to microwave. Not suitable to freeze. Note

Tamarind concentrate is available from Asian and Indian grocery stores or in the Asian section of some supermarkets. Adjust the amount of chilli in the tamarind and chilli marinade to suit your taste as it’s very hot. Note

The trick to stir-frying is having all the ingredients chopped, weighed and measured before you start cooking. This is known as mise en place', and translates to everything in its place and ready to go. Trim the snow peas, peeling the stem and string away from the peas, then cut snow peas in half. To […]

A sweet and nutty beef stir-fry with broccolini from Australian Women's Weekly.

This healthy Sichuan beef stir-fry stuffed full of vegetables, is tasty to eat and very quick cook.

Drain the morello sour cherries and reserve the syrup for use in the recipe. Note

Wombok is also known as chinese cabbage. Note

A quick and easy vermicelli stir-fry with garlic beef and broccoli.

Satay originated in Indonesia, and today features prominently in Indonesian, Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese and African cuisines. This satay recipe is quick and deceptively simple, requiring few ingredients and minimal preparation and cooking time.

Lend a bit of colour to your plate, and a spring to your step, with this healthy and delicious recipe for tamari, lime and sesame vegetables.

Loaded with greens and cabbage, this easy beef stir-fry makes a speedy week-night meal served with steamed rice.

Fresh or frozen stir-fry vegetables can be used in this recipe. Note

Singapore chilli crab is this island nation's unofficial national dish and, like Singapore itself, is an amalgam of the best of its Malaysian, Indian and Chinese past.

If snake beans are unavailable, use green beans. Note

Fast and fresh, this pork and green bean noodle stir fry is a great mid-week dinner recipe.

Char siu sauce can also be labelled chinese barbecue sauce. You can use lamb backstrap for this recipe, if you prefer, slicing it thinly before use. Note

Quick, easy and tasty, this stir-fried chicken with baby corn and noodles is everything you're looking for in a mid-week dinner recipe.

Stir fries are a great healthy meal option, and easy to throw together on a busy weeknight.

Chermoulla is a Moroccan blend of herbs and spices traditionally used for preserving or seasoning meat and fish.

Stir-fry is always a dependable quick and healthy mid-week dinner, five spice and chilli lift this spicy chilli out of the ranks of the ordinary.

Snake beans are long (about 40cm), thin, round, fresh green beans, Asian in origin with a taste similar to green or french beans. Used most frequently in stir-fries, they are also called yard-long beans because of their (pre-metric) length. Kecap asin is a thick, salty, dark soy sauce. It is available from Asian food stores […]

For a more intense flavour, marinate the pork for 3 hours or overnight. Note

Loaded with vegies, this tasty chicken and mushroom stir-fry makes an ideal weeknight dinner.

Use thinly sliced pork fillet instead of pork strips if you like. Pork mixture can be marinated for a few hours or overnight in the fridge. Note

It’s a lot easier to slice the steak into wafer-thin strips if you partially freeze it first. Accompany with rice, if desired. Note

This tasty Asian inspired stir-fry makes a great mid-week family dinner. The beef mince is spiced to perfection, and complimented beautifully by fresh veggies and herbs, which all sit atop a bed of filling brown rice.

Pomegranate pulp consists of the seeds and the edible pulp surrounding them; it has a tangy sweet-sour flavour Note

Delicious and crispy fried chicken with an Asian cabbage mixture from Australian Women's Weekly.

The unique, nutty flavour of sesame permeates this fragrant prawn and scallop stir-fry.

This dish is as simple as gathering all the ingredients together and throwing them in the wok for a few minutes to cook. Add more or less chilli to this dish according to taste.