• Skip to main content
  • Skip to header right navigation
  • Skip to site footer
Umami Cooking

Umami Cooking

Meaty with a dash of veggies

  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Beverages
  • Cooking tips
  • Food Stories
  • Umami Art Club
  • Recipes
    • Appetizers
    • Salads
    • Soups
    • Main courses
    • Side dishes
    • Sweets
    • Beverages
  • Cooking tips
  • Food Stories
  • Umami Art Club

Appetizer

Air fried lemongrass pork belly

Air fried lemongrass pork belly
Pork belly marinated in minced lemongrass, garlic, shallots, fish sauce and honey are skewered and air fried until golden on the outside and the meat is tender.
Cook time: 15 minutes minutes
Servings: 3 people

Cantonese-style pork BBQ (char siu)

Char siu (Cantonese-style pork BBQ)
Pork shoulder (called butt in some regions) cut into the shape of a log is marinated in five-spice powder, Shao Xing rice wine, sugar, soy sauce, sesame seed oil and hoisin sauce, and roasted over high heat.
Cook time: 50 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Air fried shrimp lemongrass skewers

Air fried shrimp lemongrass skewers
Shrimps, ginger, garlic, onion, chili, cilantro roots and stems, and fish sauce are processed into a paste, wrapped around lemongrass stalks and air fried for 12 minutes.
Cook time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 2 people

Air fried bacon-wrapped kani

Air fried bacon-wrapped kani
Kani (Japanese imitation crab sticks made from fish paste) is wrapped with thinly sliced belly bacon and air fried at 190C for 12 minutes. Garnished with aonori and served with Japanese mayo, bacon-wrapped kani makes a lovely snack or appetizer.
Cook time: 12 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

Skewered and grilled pork adobo

Skewered and grilled pork adobo
Filipino adobo gets a makeover! Pork belly slices are skewered and braised in adobo sauce then grilled to char the surface.
Cook time: 1 hour hour 5 minutes minutes
Servings: 4 people

  • Previous
  • Page 1
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 3
  • Page 4
  • Page 5
  • Page 6
  • Page 7
  • Interim pages omitted …
  • Page 16
  • Next
  • Cook & Author
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • No AI
  • Contact

Created by a human for humans · Copyright © 2026 · Connie Veneracion · All Rights Reserved