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Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe. Kimchi is one of those foods that either makes people drool or recoil in horror.

Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe

A staple of the Korean diet, the spicy, fermented cabbage is as pungent and vibrant as it is strong in flavor. A quiet, unassuming food it is not. To make this Asian basic, fresh Winter napa cabbage is salted until it wilts, then coated with a fiery concoction of dried hot pepper paste and powder, garlic, and briny shrimp paste or oysters, sealed in earthenware jars, and left to ferment for a month or two.

The result is a pickle beyond compare, reflecting sour, spicy, refreshing, stinky, and bright flavors all at once. Source: Flickr User Nagyman While kimchi typically is eaten in conjunction with rice, a protein, and other banchan (side dishes), sometimes a taste this bold must stand on its own. Ingredients Directions Heat oil in a wok or a large skillet over medium-high heat. Serves 2. Information Category Main Dishes, Rice Cuisine.

Salmon Honey Teriyaki. Today I am celebrating my friend, Jaden, on her brand new cookbook, Healthy Asian Favorites!

Salmon Honey Teriyaki

If you guys can remember, last year about this time I flew to Florida with my friends Todd & Diane to help Jaden shoot all the photographs for this cookbook!! I can’t believe it’s finally out and it’s really neat to think I played just the tiniest of roles in the final product. It’s really a cool feeling to see it come to life as the beautiful book it is now! And the recipes? Oh my gosh. Today I’m sharing one of my favorite recipes from the book, Salmon Honey Teriyaki. Honey, mirin {Japanese rice wine}, soy sauce and sake all are you need to make this delicious honey teriyaki marinade. A few months ago, Jaden sent me some of her special rice bran oil to play around in the kitchen with and ever since then I’ve been hooked. Oh salmon, how I love thee. 30-Minute Squash Coconut Curry. Take-Out, Fake-Out: Crispy Beef. If part of your New Year’s resolutions is to eat better by going out to eat less, then you should try this Take-Out, Fake-Out: Crispy Beef!

Take-Out, Fake-Out: Crispy Beef

It’s easy to prepare and has loads of delicious flavor. You won’t miss take-out! Hello there! Seems like I have been gone for ages. Or at least, I feel like I’ve been gone for ages! There are some exciting new changes coming to Table for Two late this month and I seriously am having a REALLY hard time keeping my lips shut over this. So, tell me..what’s been going on with you? Oh, so the coldest day of the year for the DC area so far was this past Thursday night and into Friday and our furnace decided it didn’t want to work anymore :) the motor had to be replaced the next day. Take-Out, Fake-Out: Mongolian Beef. Chinese take-out always gets the best of us.

Take-Out, Fake-Out: Mongolian Beef

You’re tired when you come home from work and you have kids & husbands whining (haha) that they’re hungry. What’s the easy thing to do? Pick up the phone and call take-out. I mean, I won’t lie, I’ve done it numerous times. Panda Express is literally 2 minutes from my house and some nights I’m like “screw it, let’s go get some.”

So this past weekend I went to my first dress fitting. No more greasy take-out until after the wedding ;) until then, I can most definitely suffice with this take-out, fake-out mongolian beef. Oh, so the best part of this? Chinese Steamed Buns – China Sichuan Food. 17K+Save Chinese Steamed Buns also named as mantou(馒头) is a basic staple in northern part of China and served in every places of China not just the northern part.

Chinese Steamed Buns – China Sichuan Food

In the other parts of China, Mantou is mostly served as breakfast in restaurants and food carts. Mantou is made with flour usually all-purpose flour, yeast and water. There is no filling used. However baozi—Chinese steamed pork buns are also called as Mantou in some places of China especially in Northern China. This is a basic recipe of homemade Chinese steamed buns. In the past days, people are making mantou totally by hand.

How to make the basic dough for Chinese Steamed Buns Prepare warm water around 35 ℃ and melt the sugar in. I strongly recommend measure the water and flour firstly. Prepare the flour in a large bowl. Then knead the flour into smooth and soft dough. Cover the bowl and let the dough rest for around 1 hour or until the paste ball doubles in size. Preheat the oven to around 35 degree C for fermentation. 1. 2. Chinese BBQ Pork Buns – China Sichuan Food. If you like Chinese BBQ pork, then this recipe is a great combination of BBQ pork and soft Chinese steamed buns.

Chinese BBQ Pork Buns – China Sichuan Food

Chinese BBQ Pork bun is also known as Char Siu Bao (叉烧包)in Chinese and is a featured dish in Cantonese dim sum. There are two ways of making Chinese BBQ Pork buns: one is steamed Chinese BBQ Pork buns introduced by Elaine today and the other type is baked Chinese BBQ pork buns.