Ingredients: Filling: Ground Beef (2 pounds) Carrot (2; grated) Lotus root (2 inches; finely chopped) Ginger (1 inch; finely chopped) Garlic (4 cloves; finely chopped) Green onion (2 springs; finely chopped) Cornstarch (1 tablespoon) Soy sauce (1 tablespoon) Shaoxing wine (1 tablespoon) Salt (to taste) Wrapper: Flour (2 pounds) Water (1 cup) Directions: In a…
Category: Chinese
Orange Chicken
Ingredients: Chicken Breast (1 pound; cut into cubes) Egg (1) Corn Starch (4 tablespoons) All Purpose Flour Orange Juice (Juice of two oranges/two cups if using store bought) Orange zest (1 tablespoon) Brown Sugar (1 tablespoon) Soy Sauce (1 tablespoon) Ginger (1 inch; finely chopped) Garlic (5-6 cloves; finely chopped) Green Onions (3-4 springs) MSG…
Shrimp & Lotus Root Shumai
Ingredients: For dumpling wrappers: Flour (2 cups) Water (1 cup) For filling: Shrimp (1 pound; peeled and deveined; chop it as fine as possible) Lotus root (1 root; peeled and washed; chop it very fine) Shiitake Mushrooms (3 large mushrooms) Ginger (1 inch; finely chopped) Cornstarch (1 tablespoon) Shaoxing Wine (2 tablespoons) Green onions (1…
Lemongrass Chicken
Ingredients: Chicken Thighs (2 pounds; boneless skinless cut into bite size pieces) Yellow Onion (1 onin; thinly sliced) Lemongrass (2 sticks) Turmeric root (1 inch piece) Ginger (1 inch piece) Garlic (4-5 cloves) Green onions (2-3) Red Chilies (2) Sesame oil (1 teaspoon) Fish Sauce (1 tablespoon) Soy Sauce (1 tablespoon) Chicken Stock (1 cup)…
Asian Tuna Steak Salad
While I was still in grad school, I lived in Portsmouth, NH for 6 months for my internship program. And to be honest that was the best 6 months of my life in the US. Even though Portsmouth is not one of those fast-paced cities in the US; it has its own charm. The people…
Stir Fried Cauliflower Rice
This recipe is more about intuition; you can add anything and everything and it will just always be perfect. I made a vegan version but you can always feel free to add proteins as per your desire. Ingredients: Cauliflower Rice (20 ounces; You can adjust the quantities as per requirement) Beans (A bunch; slice the…
Spam fried rice
Ingredients: Garlic (2-3, finely sliced) Ginger (1 inch, finely chopped) Onion (1, finely chopped) Bell pepper (1, finely diced) Carrot (1, cut into bite size pieces) Egg (2, beaten) Spam (1 can, cut into small pieces) Rice (2 cups, cooked) Soy sauce (1-2 tablespoon) Rice vinegar (1 tablespoon) Oyster sauce (1 tablespoon) Sesame Oil (1-2…
