Different Approach to he Sweet Potato
Sweet Potatoes are often baked,sometimes steamed and usually on the heavy side. This Chinese approach to the tuber, stir-fried, is light Continue reading
Sweet Potatoes Stir-Fried with Pork
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Five Spice Spareribs / 五香排骨
These Go With Drinks
Another Way to Use Five Spice
These tiny Back Ribs dusted with Five Spice powder are perfect as an accompaniment to drinks. Just another way to use this versatile flavoring, still so little-known outside the Rim. Continue reading
Shrimp Stir-Fried with Ginger / 姜嫩蝦
Shrimp in Their Shells for Flavor
Shao Xing Meets Ginger Meets Sesame
Sesame Oil
In this Chinese-inspired Fusion prep, cooking the Shrimp in their shells adds flavor and protects the Shrimp flesh from the heat of the Wok.
In Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shrimp is Continue reading
Tea-Smoked Game Hens 茶熏 茶子雞
A Sichuan Dish
Black Tea Meets Star Anise Meets Brown Sugar
This dish is adapted from the Sichuan classic Tea-Smoked Duck, substituting Game Hens for the larger bird. It has the intense, robust flavors characteristic of Sichuan, which transfer nicely Continue reading
Red-Cooked Chicken 紅燒雞
The Other Important Chicken
Typical Family Cooking
Soy Sauce
This is the other important Chinese Chicken recipe you need. Red-Cooking 紅燒 is the Chinese name for a cooking method that Continue reading
Stir-Fried Eggplant 炒茄子
Non-Oily Eggplant Prep
Affinity with Ginger
Asian Eggplants
Eggplant is said to absorb a lot of oil in cooking, which causes many people to steer clear of it. This Chinese way Continue reading
Is This the Best Way to Make Stir-Fried Cabbage (Chao Bai Cai)?
The Most Popular Stir-Fried Dish
As Easy as Cooking Stir-Fried Cabbage
Is this the best recipe for making Stir-Fried Cabage (Chao Bai Cai), or is there a better way? It would be interesting to know if anyone is using another method that works better.
Stir-Fried Cabbage (Chao Bai Cai)
Ingredients:
1 pound Cabbage or Napa Cabbage, washed, well-dried and sliced
2 ounces Pork, such as Pork Chop of Bacon, sliced finely Continue reading