During a recent visit to Beijing, two of the best dishes we ate were zucchini shred and Napa cabbage salads with a sesame dressing. This posting is an adaptation of the dressing for Qianlong Cabbage (Qianlong Caicai) from The Mala Market website. So far I have used it to dress Sesame Noodles with Shredded Chicken Read More …
This quick and easy pickle was a recommended side dish to accompany Ginger-Braised Chicken, and is adapted from Nini Nguyen’s cookbook Dac Biet. It makes about 1.5 quarts and is ready to eat in about a day. 4 Thai bullet chilies (or 1 Red Fresno) thinly sliced ½ cup sugar 2 Tbs. Diamond Crystal Kosher Read More …
A few days ago we went peach picking, and I turned 1 pound of those peaches into a very simple refrigerator jam. It made 2 full half-pint jars and took less than an hour. 1 lb. fresh peaches 1 cup sugar 1/8 tsp. citric acid (or 2 Tbs. fresh lemon juice. Chill a spoon in Read More …
Nick and Anna have bushes producing large quantities of blueberries, so I decided to use some of them for this very simple 3-ingredient refrigerator jam. (It is not processed for long term storage at room temperature, but rather for shorter storage in a refrigerator or longer term in a freezer.) AI in Safari suggested a Read More …
This recipe is adapted from simplybakings.com. It makes 2 generous servings and takes about 15 minutes to make. How spicy it is depends on which kind of black bean sauce is used. I used Guilin Style Chili Sauce, and it was moderately spicy. Also, hoisin sauce can be partially or fully substituted for the black Read More …
This cold Chinese salad is adapted from Buwei Yang Chao’s 1945 cookbook How to Cook and Eat in Chinese. 40 small radishes 1 -sp. salt ½ Tbs. soy sauce 1½ Tbs. rice vinegar 1½ Tbs. sugar 2 tsp. sesame oil Note – Double the sauce ingredients if the round radishes are relatively large. Wash the Read More …
This Chinese salad is adapted from Buwei Yang Chao’s 1945 cookbook How to Cook and Eat in Chinese. 1 large English cucumber or equivalent (Peel if ordinary cucumbers) 1 tsp. salt 2 Tbs. soy sauce 2 Tbs. rice vinegar 2 Tbs. sugar 1 Tbs. sesame oi Cut the cucumbers and cut into small round slices Read More …
Garlic green beans is a popular side dish at Din Tai Fung restaurant in LA. TastingTable.com made a copycat recipe from which this posting is adapted. Quantities below are for 2 persons. This is a quick dish. Like many Chinese dishes, everything should be prepped and lined up before cooking starts since the actual cooking Read More …
A popular side dish at this year’s Thanksgiving was a batch of roast potatoes following a recipe developed by J. Kenji Lopez-Alt for SeriousEats.com. The recipe calls for some unusual steps which ultimately increase the contrast between a crispy and browned exterior and a creamy interior. A batch takes about 90 minutes and will serve Read More …
This quick pickle adds tartness and color to salads and is adapted from rachelcooks.com. Note – How thickly or thinly you slice the onion will influence how crisp if (thicker) or soft (if thinner) the onions will be after pickling 1 red onion, sliced ½ cup apple cider vinegar 1 Tbs. granulated sugar 1.5 tsp. Read More …