Laurence Louie

Sep 13, 2023 | bonappetit.com | Laurence Louie

Total Time2 hours 10 minutesA quintessential cha chaan teng (Hong Kong–style diner) dish, baked pork chop rice is comfort food at its finest. Simple fried rice, flavorfully marinated pork chops, and a soy-sauce-and-ketchup–spiked tomato sauce are layered under a blanket of burnished melted cheese. This recipe comes from chef Laurence Louie of Rubato, a Hong Kong–style café in Quincy, MA—one of our Best New Restaurants of 2023.

Sep 13, 2023 | bonappetit.com | Laurence Louie

Named for their crispy topping that looks like the exterior of a pineapple, bolo bao (“pineapple buns” in Cantonese) are a popular Hong Kong baked good, but they can be found at Chinese bakeries across the globe. This version uses a simple milk bread recipe that’s easier than most as it does not require a tangzhong (a cooked paste of flour and milk or water, typically responsible for the bread’s plush texture).

Sep 13, 2023 | epicurious.com | Laurence Louie |Eitan Bernath |Shilpa Uskokovic |Adriana Trigiani

1 hour (plus 2 hours for resting) Named for their crispy topping that looks like the exterior of a pineapple, bolo bao ("pineapple buns" in Cantonese) are a popular Hong Kong baked good, but they can be found at Chinese bakeries across the globe. This version uses a simple milk bread recipe that's easier than most as it does not require a tangzhong (a cooked paste of flour and milk or water, typically responsible for the bread's plush texture).

Sep 13, 2023 | epicurious.com | Laurence Louie |Crystal Wilkinson |Sachi Statz |John Yelinek

A quintessential cha chaan teng (Hong Kong-style diner) dish, baked pork chop rice is comfort food at its finest. Simple fried rice, flavorfully marinated pork chops, and a soy-sauce-and-ketchup-spiked tomato sauce are layered under a blanket of burnished melted cheese. This recipe comes from chef Laurence Louie of Rubato, a Hong Kong-style café in Quincy, MA-one of our Best New Restaurants of 2023.