This quick side dish is adapted from Damn Good Chinese Food. The quantities below make 2 servings and preparation is about 15 minutes. The original used “mushroom water” from soaking dried mushrooms. I have used mushroom powder from Trader Joe’s ½ tsp. mushroom powder ¼ cup Shoaxing wine (Chinese cooking wine) 1 Tbs. soy sauce Read More …
This is an adaptation of a recipe for a Cantonese noodle dish on the “Made With Lau” YouTube channel. My version looked a lot different from the original since I was unable to find fresh wide flat noodles at the New Grand Mart. The closest I could find were thinner noodles intended for Phat Thai, Read More …
We enjoyed Chinese-style ribs while watching the Super Bowl. These were based on a recipe in the Chinese Takeout Cookbook with several changes. Total time was about 1-1/2 hours. 4 lbs. spareribs, cut into individual pieces 1-1/2 cups brown sugar 5 cloves garlic, chopped 3-1/2 tsp. light soy sauce (I used Kikkoman) 1 Tbs. oyster Read More …
Chinese egg tarts are a descendant of Portuguese egg tarts (Pasteis de Nata) adapted to Chinese tastes, etc. and are a good example of how food ideas move across cultures. This recipe is an adaptation of a recipe in livingthegourmet.com. It takes about and hour and makes 6 single-serving tarts. Two parts which were a Read More …
This Chinese classic is based on a recipe in 177milkstreet. It will serve 4 and takes about 1.5 hours, including some marinading time. It was very good and did not involve deep frying. 1 – 1.25 lbs. boneless country ribs, cut into ¾-1-inch pieces 4 Tbs. sugar, divided 3 Tbs. soy sauce, divided ½ tsp. Read More …
Chicken Egg Foo Young is a Chinese-American classic which makes an easy and quick mid-week dinner. This version is based on a recipe in eggsallways.com and will serve 2 people with steamed rice. For the chicken ¼ lb. ground chicken 1 tsp. cornstarch 1-1/2 tsp. soy sauce Pinch of salt 1/8 onion, chopped ½ carrot, Read More …
This is a variation of the Taiwanese classic Three Cup Chicken using chicken wings and Thai basil, and which I found on The Spruce Eats website. It was very tasty although a bit messy to eat. This made about 6 servings and took about 90 minutes. The original author comments in his notes that to Read More …
This was the first dish which I cooked from Winson Presents: A Taiwanese-American Cookbook. It was described as the favorite dish of the father of one of the authors. This used several specialty ingredients, most of which I was able to find at the New Grand supermarket. (The one I could not find was Bull Read More …
Scallion pancakes are a popular street food in China. They use a technique of making flaky layers by coiling up an oiled dough and then rolling the coil into a flatbread. This recipe follows one in AnsonMills.com, which provided 2 heritage ingredients which I used, Trigo Fuerte Flatbread Flour and Benne seeds. I suspect a Read More …
This easy and tasty way to cook Asian greens is adapted from Hsiao-Ching Chou’s book Chinese Soul Food. The key thing is to get the pan really hot so that the greens get a bit of char on them. 12 oz. bok choy, baby bok choi, etc., cut into small pieces 1 Tbs. vegetable oil Read More …