Easy recipes your helper can cook
30 dishes from 14 cooking creators, rated by a Hong Kong family and checked for how easy they are for a helper to cook. Each one links to the creator's original video.
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Chicken
#1 · Kerry's Kitchen 趁熱
Chicken helper-friendly
Mid-wings in a sweet-sour onion sauce, no oven needed.
Helper view: Easy · ~30 min, plus marinating · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★☆☆
#2 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Chicken
A light chicken and vermicelli soup, served teishoku style.
Helper view: Medium · ~45 min · Two pans · spicy (adjustable) · kids: go easy on the chili oil
Our rating: ★★★★★
#3 · Spice N' Pans
Chicken helper-friendly
Three steps, no marinating: chicken braised with potatoes.
Helper view: Easy · ~20 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★ · family regular
#4 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Chicken helper-friendly
Pan-fried tandoori-spiced chicken over butter rice.
Helper view: Easy · ~45 min, plus marinating · One pot · mild · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★ · family regular
#5 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Chicken helper-friendly
Takikomi gohan: rice cooked with chicken and kinpira.
Helper view: Easy · ~15 min prep, rice cooker does the rest · Rice cooker · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#6 · Simpol PH
Chicken
Dry-brined whole roast chicken with a garlic herb rub.
Helper view: Weekend project · ~1.5 hr, plus brining · Oven · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#7 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Chicken
Chicken in a glossy black vinegar glaze, teishoku style.
Helper view: Weekend project · ~1 hr, three parts · Two pans + a pot · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#8 · Cooking Maid Hongkong
Chicken
Crispy fried chicken in a sweet pineapple sauce.
Helper view: Medium · ~40 min · Wok for frying · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
Pork chop & mince
#9 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork helper-friendly
The ginger pork classic, done as a proper set meal.
Helper view: Easy · ~20 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★ · family regular
#10 · Mama Cheung 張媽媽廚房
Pork
The cha chaan teng classic: pork chop, tomato and cheese over rice, baked.
Helper view: Weekend project · ~1.5 hr · Pan + oven · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#11 · FullHappyBelly
Pork helper-friendly
Tender HK-style pork chops in a sweet onion sauce.
Helper view: Easy · ~25 min, plus marinating · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
#12 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork helper-friendly
Pork steak topped with crispy garlic chips.
Helper view: Easy · ~25 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#13 · Asian Flavours
Pork helper-friendly
Pan-fried chops in a honey garlic butter glaze.
Helper view: Easy · ~15 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#14 · Jack's Cook 積煮
Pork helper-friendly
Two main ingredients: minced pork and corn, pan-fried as patties.
Helper view: Easy · ~25 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#15 · Cook with Solee
Pork helper-friendly
Minced meat over rice with a sunny-side egg, cha chaan teng style.
Helper view: Easy · ~35 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★ · family regular
Pork belly, ribs & jowl
#16 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork
Izakaya-style simmered pork belly and daikon.
Helper view: Medium · ~1 hr, mostly hands-off · One pot · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
#17 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork
Pork in a mildly spicy miso glaze, yakiniku style.
Helper view: Medium · ~30 min · One wok · mild · kids: mildly spicy
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#18 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork
Spare ribs stewed with potatoes and carrot.
Helper view: Medium · ~40 min, mostly hands-off · One pot · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
#19 · 小田太太の玩樂廚房
Pork
Sweet, soft onion-braised ribs that go over rice.
Helper view: Medium · ~50 min · One pot · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#20 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork
Spare ribs in a Japanese curry noodle soup.
Helper view: Medium · ~45 min, less with a pressure cooker · One pot · mild · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
Beef
#21 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Beef
Beef rib fingers simmered in miso with radish.
Helper view: Medium · ~1 hr 15, mostly hands-off · One pot · mild · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
#22 · Tarzan Cooks 泰山自煮
Beef
Claypot beef short ribs with glass noodles.
Helper view: Medium · ~40 min · Claypot or heavy pot · mild · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★☆☆
Seafood
#23 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Prawns helper-friendly
Soy garlic prawns over rice, one bowl.
Helper view: Easy · ~20 min, plus marinating · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
#24 · BearBear Kitchen 啤啤廚房
Prawns helper-friendly
A quick, light shrimp and celery stir fry.
Helper view: Easy · ~10 min · One wok · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★☆☆
#25 · 小田太太の玩樂廚房
Prawns Squid
Seafood and tofu in a golden salted-egg sauce.
Helper view: Medium · ~40 min · One wok or pot · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
#26 · Happeabites
Clams
Cantonese-style clams with ginger and scallion.
Helper view: Medium · ~15 min · One wok · mild · better for older kids (shells)
Our rating: ★★★☆☆
Rice, noodles & pasta
#27 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Pork helper-friendly
Salt-and-scallion pork fried rice.
Helper view: Easy · ~10 min · One wok · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★ · family regular
#28 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Chicken helper-friendly
Fried rice with sesame oil, ginger and chicken.
Helper view: Easy · ~20 min · One wok · mild · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★☆
#29 · MASA's Cooking ABC (MASAの料理ABC)
Chicken helper-friendly
One-pan tomato pilaf with chicken and melted cheese.
Helper view: Easy · ~35 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
Sides & basics
#30 · 小田太太の玩樂廚房
Egg helper-friendly
A thick, soft home-style omelette with preserved radish.
Helper view: Easy · ~15 min · One pan · not spicy · kid-friendly
Our rating: ★★★★★
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