Archive for the ‘Asian’ Category
Monday, December 15th, 2008
Also spelled hom bow or hombows, these steamed pork and vegetable filled buns are one of my all-time favorite meals. They do take some effort, but boy is it worth it. My kid brother and I would beg Mom to make these, and every now and again on ...
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Monday, November 10th, 2008
This was a quick veggie side dish to go with some potstickers and rice. It's very simple, but easy to add to as well. Next time I'll probably add some garlic and a splash of oyster sauce.
Stir Fried Peas and Mushrooms
Serves 4
12 oz snow peas
8 oz whole button ...
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Wednesday, November 5th, 2008
This was an off the cuff meal that turned out pretty well. I served it with steamed jasmine rice.
Teriyaki Chicken Drumsticks
Serves 3
6 chicken drumsticks, about 2 lb
¼ cup soy sauce
2 tbsp sake
1 tbsp brown sugar
¼ tsp garlic powder
¼ tsp ground ginger
Mix together the marinade ingredients in a large zip ...
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Thursday, October 9th, 2008
Tonight for dinner we did dim sum. Some Ling Ling Chicken and Vegetable Potstickers, Ajinomoto Gourmet Pork Shumai Dumplings, and some homemade Asian Turkey Meatballs. We also had some steamed jasmine rice to round out the meal.
Asian Turkey Meatballs
Makes 15 meatballs
Serves 5 for an appetizer
1.25 lb ground turkey
3 ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
It was a rainy and chilly weekend ushering in the first day of fall. It was another Emma focused weekend, as the poor thing is having some more gut issues, but she was feeling up to going to her last day of puppy kindergarten. It was a review ...
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Wednesday, September 10th, 2008
This is an easy Asian-inspired meal. The stir fry comes together quickly, and making your own teriyaki sauce is easy and delicious.
I've entered this in Joelen's Chinese Cuisine Adventure.
Teriyaki Chicken Bowls
Serves 4
Rice:
1 ⅓ cups dry jasmine rice (i.e. 2 rice maker measures full)
Stir fry:
½ tbsp vegetable oil
½ tbsp sesame ...
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Wednesday, July 30th, 2008
Galbi (aka Kalbi) is a Korean dish made from beef short ribs cut across the bone and marinated in a soy based sauce before being grilled. I've been trying to perfect my own version of this tasty meat ever since trying it about 3 years ago (okay, so I ...
Posted in Asian, Beef, Food, Grilling | 2 Comments »
Saturday, July 26th, 2008
Tonight's dinner was another foray into Jaden's blog and soon to be published cookbook. The main dish was this delightful shrimp and egg stir fry, and the side was a recipe for gai lan (Chinese broccoli) in oyster sauce that will be in her cookbook. My favorite oriental ...
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Monday, July 14th, 2008
Tonight's dinner was a "clean out the fridge" stir fry. A couple pork chops, some veggies, a quick sauce, and voila! dinner! I'm guessing at the amounts I used, as it was bits and pieces, but my SWAGs (scientific wild ass guesses) are usually pretty ...
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Monday, June 30th, 2008
I'm part of the recipe testing for a cookbook that Jaden Hair of Jaden's Steamy Kitchen is in the last stages of writing and publishing (through Tuttle/Periplus, which has many excellent cookbooks and other books). Last week I tried two recipes - steamed vegetable buns, and spicy garlic ...
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