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A Dish Made of Colors – Vegetarian Stir-Fried Corn A Dish Made of Colors – Vegetarian Stir-Fried Corn It is a vegetarian dish made of colors. Be it yellow, orange, green, lime and black, each ingredient is inexpensive and possibly is among the common leftovers in our fridge. ...
Angled Loofah in Soy Milk, a Chinese Vegetarian Stir-Fry Angled Loofah in Soy Milk, a Chinese Vegetarian Stir-Fry A simple vegetarian stir-fry. The spongy loofah takes on much flavors from the soy milk apart from retaining its mildly sweet taste. ...
Braised Bok Choy, a Simple Shanghainese Dish Braised Bok Choy, a Simple Shanghainese Dish This cooked vegetable tastes so nice that you may not believe it is nothing but only bok choy (白菜), dark soy sauce and sugar simmered together with water and oil. ...
Braised Chinese Chestnuts Chicken in Cast Iron Dish Braised Chinese Chestnuts Chicken in Cast Iron Dish Depending on the amount you cook, this dish can be prepared in a cast iron dish or clay pot. Just make sure the amount of sauce in the cookware is enough to keep the meats from drying out. ...
Braised Pork Spare Ribs with Taro and Coconut Sauce, Chinese Clay Pot Style Braised Pork Spare Ribs with Taro and Coconut Sauce, Chinese Clay Pot Style This clay pot dish, containing a blanket of white sauce coating both the pork and taro, is both creamy and flavor-packed. ...
Cabbage Kimchi Stir-Fried with Beef Cabbage Kimchi Stir-Fried with Beef Like enjoying bibimbap (Korean rice bowl), I simply mix this Kimchi Stir-Fried with Beef in a bowl of hot rice. ...
Cauliflower with Spicy Lentil Sauce Cauliflower with Spicy Lentil Sauce This healthy dish is not only deliciously spicy. It supplements our meatless meals with much needed nutrition. ...
Celery and Egg Shreds with Sour Miso Sauce Celery and Egg Shreds with Sour Miso Sauce Only recently I try to shred celery like this. Doing such is because I want it to assemble well with the fried egg. I make this twice, once serving hot and once cold. Both of them do not disappoint me. ...
Chicken Curry with Onions Chicken Curry with Onions Fry chicken and grill potatoes with crests and bath them in the flavorful homemade curry sauce. ...
Chinese Cabbage with Ham and Cream Sauce Chinese Cabbage with Ham and Cream Sauce This is a popular dish of Beijing cuisine, which in Chinese is called 腿茸奶油津白. When preparing this at home, I often apply my own preference - a less oil-laden version. ...
Chinese Three-Cup Chicken Chinese Three-Cup Chicken With no marinades and a short list of seasonings, the chicken has been deftly flavored and braised succulent. ...
Clay Pot Tofu with Homemade Salted Salmon and Bean Sprouts Clay Pot Tofu with Homemade Salted Salmon and Bean Sprouts Cooked in a pot, the crunchy bean sprouts, smooth tofu together with the homemade salted fish had made us a warm, satisfying meal. ...
Double Cooked Pork Slices Double Cooked Pork Slices This is a famous dish of the Sichuan cuisine. Interestingly, I have never found one Shanghainese restaurant here in Hong Kong not listing this dish on their menu. ...
Dry Fried French Beans or Haricots Verts Dry Fried French Beans or Haricots Verts Like other dry-fry’ dishes, this is also characterized by the crisp text of the fried beans, but not overly oily. ...
Easy Tofu Stir-fry, Spicy and Vegetarian Easy Tofu Stir-fry, Spicy and Vegetarian Infused with garlic and chili flavors, the result of this meatless tofu dish is alive with color and aroma. ...
Egg Dumplings in Oyster Sauce Egg Dumplings in Oyster Sauce With only four eggs, about 100g ground pork and a few sprigs of spring onions, I made a dozen of dumplings. ...
Fish Fillet with Soybean Crumbs Fish Fillet with Soybean Crumbs The bean crumbs here are actually the strained pulp from soy milk. Toasted with chopped garlic, they all came together wonderfully. ...
Fresh Sweet Corn Kernels with Pork and a Creamy Sauce Fresh Sweet Corn Kernels with Pork and a Creamy Sauce In a creamy sauce, also enjoy the juicy goodness kernels that tangled well with the meaty pork. ...
Fried Eggs with Chinese Chives, a Simple Savory Omelet Fried Eggs with Chinese Chives, a Simple Savory Omelet Though with little seasonings and no herbs, the omelet will turn out pungent in taste as when being fried, the chopped chives will release a strong aroma to the eggs. ...
Fried Eggs with Tomatoes Fried Eggs with Tomatoes This is a lovely dish, colorful, delicious yet easy-to-make. ...
Fried Fish Fillets with Corn Sauce Fried Fish Fillets with Corn Sauce Just be patient with the batter and to follow a simple trick to prepare the sauce, then these simple tasks will reward us with some goods pieces of crispy fish fillets and a feather-like creamy sauce. ...
Fried Ground Pork on Bean Threads Fried Ground Pork on Bean Threads Originated from Sichuan, this dish is also nicknamed as Ants on a Tree because it resembles several big classes of ants climbing up a tree (ants are ground pork, tree is bean threads). ...
Fried Stuffed Bell Peppers with Homemade Black Bean Sauce, Chinese Style Fried Stuffed Bell Peppers with Homemade Black Bean Sauce, Chinese Style Once a childhood snack, which is now cooked with a flavorful sauce as a side dish to serve with rice. ...
Fried Tofu Sandwiches Fried Tofu Sandwiches So called this is a sandwich, but the spread is neither mayonnese with egg nor butter with ham, instead it is ground beef filled in tofu slices. ...
Fuzzy Melon in Dried Shrimp and Bean Threads Fuzzy Melon in Dried Shrimp and Bean Threads A simple and inexpensive dish made from fuzzy melon and bean threads; it is also a recipe of low calories that can be prepared in just a couple of minutes. ...
Garlic Chive with Dried Tofu, a Chinese Vegetarian Stir-Fry Garlic Chive with Dried Tofu, a Chinese Vegetarian Stir-Fry To supplement my meal without meat, I have paired the garlic chives with sliced dried tofu and cloak them with a savory sauce. ...
Grilled Fish Fillets with Japanese Sake and Miso Paste Grilled Fish Fillets with Japanese Sake and Miso Paste These fish fillets do not look charred because they were in effect submerged partially in a sauce and covered by foil. And I prepared the sauce almost in no time ...
Grilled Mackerel (Saba) with a Daikon Dipping Sauce, Japanese Style Grilled Mackerel (Saba) with a Daikon Dipping Sauce, Japanese Style With the acidic dipping sauce, you shall find the oily mackerel appetizing than feeling it greasy. ...
Grilled Squid with Teriyaki Sauce Grilled Squid with Teriyaki Sauce Japanese style of preparing grilled whole squid calamari, aka Ika Maruyaki, with home-made teriyaki sauce which can be cooked up in minutes. ...
How to Pan-Fry Tofu with Crust is Simple How to Pan-Fry Tofu with Crust is Simple We don't need plenty of oil to fry and yield a crisp golden crust on tofu. Nor do we need a non-stick pan to make the frying easy. ...
How to Steam Fish in a Rice Cooker, Chinese Style How to Steam Fish in a Rice Cooker, Chinese Style We may steam fish as large as our rice cookers can hold and with much variations we like. ...
Maple-Garlic Glazed Salmon Fillet Maple-Garlic Glazed Salmon Fillet The maple flavor goes very well with black pepper, it even add a different character to the garlic-scented salmon with much ease ...
Mapo Tofu Mapo Tofu Typical of the Sichuan (四川) cuisine, mapo tofu (麻婆豆腐) is also a dish that delivers the numbing and spicy flavors. ...
Mild Chicken Sambal in Lemongrass Coconut Sauce Mild Chicken Sambal in Lemongrass Coconut Sauce This sambal-inspired dish is mildly spicy and with the lemongrass and tomato flavors, it is refreshing and appetizing too. ...
Mixed Vegetables in Clay Pot with Dried Squid Mixed Vegetables in Clay Pot with Dried Squid This is a warming dish, a kind of clay pot vegetables which is especially popular during winter here. ...
Mock Abalone in Oyster Sauce – Chinese Style Fried Mushrooms with Broccoli Mock Abalone in Oyster Sauce – Chinese Style Fried Mushrooms with Broccoli A meatless recipe which is highly adaptable with various types of mushrooms and greens. ...
Moo Shu Pork – with Cloud Ears and Golden Needle Vegetables Moo Shu Pork – with Cloud Ears and Golden Needle Vegetables It is something about the tree of osmanthus, which pronounces similar to Mo Shu. Because the scrambled egg in this dish is cooked to resemble osmanthus, thus the name. ...
Oyster Rice Pot with Radish and White Peppers Oyster Rice Pot with Radish and White Peppers With the heat circulate inside the vessel, the umami impact of the oysters seems to have magnified, making the whole rice dish not only warming but also flavor-packed. ...
Paprika and White Pepper Cream Sauce with Fish Fillets Paprika and White Pepper Cream Sauce with Fish Fillets An usual pairing of paprika with white pepper and milk, which give a creamy, spicy, flavorful sauce for serving with pan-fried fish fillets. ...
Pea Shoots with Egg White and Cured Ham, Wok-Fried Pea Shoots with Egg White and Cured Ham, Wok-Fried Done right, not to mention the pea shoots will taste sweet but also give them a crunch lift. ...
Shrimp Casserole with Korean Sweet Potato Noodles (Dangmyeon) Shrimp Casserole with Korean Sweet Potato Noodles (Dangmyeon) In the traditional recipe of this 粉絲蝦煲, bean threads and shrimps are time-honored pairing. Here I have introduce dangmyeon, in place of bean threads, to the partnership. ...
Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf Steamed Chicken in Lotus Leaf While preserving the moist and flavors of meats, the lotus leaf also imparts much of its aroma to the dish. ...
Steamed Eggs – How to Make Them Smooth is No Secret Steamed Eggs – How to Make Them Smooth is No Secret A good dish of steamed egg to me does not necessarily need to come with shrimps, seafoods or any pricey ingredients. I only demand it appearing more or less like a piece of silken tofu. ...
Steamed Frozen Oysters with Fermented Black Beans Steamed Frozen Oysters with Fermented Black Beans These frozen oysters are perfect for making this dish as they still come with half-shells, each of which so resembles a custom-made dish ...
Steamed Halibut with Chili Bean Sauce Steamed Halibut with Chili Bean Sauce You shall see I to cook a Greenland halibut fillet by Cantonese steaming and cross it over with a Sichuan sauce. ...
Steamed Stuffed Tofu Steamed Stuffed Tofu Steamed tofu ( bean curd ) with minced shrimps, each piece is still so silky and juicy after cooked. ...
Stewed Beef Shank Stewed Beef Shank We may choose to stew the beef shank in advance and put in fridge for a couple of days before consumption. Serve as appetizer or main dish. ...
Stir-Fired Fish Maw with Eggs and Bean Sprouts Stir-Fired Fish Maw with Eggs and Bean Sprouts The typical way of cooking this classic Cantonese dish may be more elaborate. I make a tweak here to make the stir-frying simpler. ...
Stir-Fried Eggs with Snake Beans aka Long Green Beans Stir-Fried Eggs with Snake Beans aka Long Green Beans Fried eggs with a summery, crisp bean, which can be prepared in less than 10 minutes. ...
Stir-fried King Oyster Mushrooms with Sichuan Pickled Mustard Stir-fried King Oyster Mushrooms with Sichuan Pickled Mustard Just a few vegetarian ingredients plus a skillet (mine is a wok), they together make me this healthy 'fast food'. ...
Stir-Fried Pork Cubes with Balsamic Vinegar and Orange Sauce Stir-Fried Pork Cubes with Balsamic Vinegar and Orange Sauce Though not as easily fall-apart as braised, the fried pork cubes are fork-tender, juicy and go well with the tangy balsamic sauce as a whole. ...
Stuffed Chili Peppers Stuffed Chili Peppers Stuff chili peppers (jalapeno type) with ground beef and white fish meat like sole or carp. Cook with pan-frying to seal their flavors and make them turn golden brown. ...
Thai Basil Pork with Carrot, Stir-Fried Thai Basil Pork with Carrot, Stir-Fried The resulting dish with the carrot is equally fragrant, reducing only the protein content but not the beguiling flavors. ...
Thai Fried Fish Cake, Tod Mun Pla Thai Fried Fish Cake, Tod Mun Pla Like many Asian fish cakes, tod mun pla is bouncy to chew. And this Thai style, imparted much flavors from the red curry paste, is both spicy and aromatic. ...
Tofu Cake Tofu Cake Cakes made from mashed hard tofu (bean curds), which can be cooked by pan frying or steaming. ...
Tofu Steak with Spicy Mussel Sauce Tofu Steak with Spicy Mussel Sauce Topped with a spicy, umami sauce made from chopped mussels, you may enjoy it with plain noodles or have it served with crispy fried tofu. ...
Tomatoes Stew with ToFu Tomatoes Stew with ToFu For a simple stewing with tofu and shrimps like this, we need only two meaty tomatoes. ...
West Lake Vinegar Fish, a Sweet and Sour Dish West Lake Vinegar Fish, a Sweet and Sour Dish Sweet and sour as many of Chinese Zhejiang dishes, this dish is appetizing, and bold in flavors. ...