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Kimchi Fried Rice Recipe. Kimchi is one of those foods that either makes people drool or recoil in horror. 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 Other Asian. Salmon Honey Teriyaki. Today I am celebrating my friend, Jaden, on her brand new cookbook, Healthy Asian Favorites! 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. You guys, they are all so good. 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. I’m convinced I could eat this fish every day for the rest of my life and be completely happy. Salmon Honey Teriyaki. 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! 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. One of my all-time favorites when ordering take-out or going to Panda Express is getting crispy beef. I hate frying things at home because of the oil splatter and just the amount of oil you have to use, but I’m starting to do more and more frying (is this a good or bad thing? Take-Out, Fake-Out: Mongolian Beef. Chinese take-out always gets the best of us.

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.” It happens, but you can’t let it happen one too many times cause that stuff just isn’t good for you and it starts to show in numerous parts of your body ;) 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? Take-Out, Fake-Out: Mongolian Beef Author: Julie Wampler Recipe type: Main Entree, Beef Cuisine: Chinese Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Serves: 4-6 All images and content are © Table for Two.

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. 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. 3. 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 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. In order to make perfect Chinese BBQ Pork buns at home, Choose pork belly rather than tenderloin. Usually Chinese BBQ Pork can be made with pork belly or tenderloin. There are two parts concerning about making those yummy buns: filling and wrapper.

Let’s begin with the filling. Choose a pork belly with some fat, and then marinade with dark soy sauce, char siu sauce and light soy sauce for at least 4 hours. And then cut the char siu pork into small dices. Then we begin to make the wrapper. Then cut the dough into small section and further roll out to a wrapper. Do not make the wrapper too thin. Ingredients.