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Tilapia Soup with Pork and Sichuan Bacon (腊肉鲫鱼汤)

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腊肉鲫鱼汤 (La Rou Ji Yu Tang) This is a rich tilapia soup using pork slices, chicken stock and Sichuan bacon . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1.5 lb. whole cleaned tilapia fish 1/4 lb. pork slices 1/8 lb. Sichuan bacon 2 cups chicken stock 2 tablespoon canola oil A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time:  60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1.5 lb. cleaned whole tilapia. 2. Add 2 tablespoon canola oil to non sticky wok, add 1/4 lb. pork slices, medium heat to fry for 5 minutes, flip once to cook both sides until light brown. 3. Add 1/8 lb. bacon slices to the wok, fry for 2-3 minutes. 4. Make a few cuts on both sides of the tilapia body, push the pork slices and bacon to one side of the wok, place t...

Handmade Dumpling Wrapper Dough with Milk and Egg (牛奶鸡蛋水饺皮)

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牛奶鸡蛋水饺皮 (Niu Nai Ji Dan Shui Jiao Pi) Typical dumpling wrapper dough uses flour and water. This recipe tries using milk and egg. Milk makes the wrapper more white, egg adds a more smooth texture. Check how to turn the dough into dumpling wrapper ,  dumpling recipes  and pot sticker recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1 egg Milk less than 1 cup 3 cups all purpose flour A pinch of salt Preparation Time: 10 minutes Preparation Steps 1. Get 1 measuring cup, crack an egg into it. 2. Add milk up to 1 cup mark. 3. Add the milk and egg to a bread maker, add a pinch of salt. 4. Add 3 cups of all purpose flour. 5. Use dough setting to mix the mixture for 10 minutes or so. Follow the steps  to turn the dough into dumpling wrapper. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Pla...

10 Minutes Scrambled Egg with Garlic Leaf (10分钟青蒜炒鸡蛋)

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10分钟青蒜炒鸡蛋 (10 Fen Zhong Qing Suan Chao Ji Dan) Scrambled egg with green onion is a classic Chinese breakfast  dish, fresh garlic leaf is a great substitute of green onion. Pair this dish with plain sticky rice congee. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 3 eggs a bunch of fresh garlic leaf (about 20 grams, the amount can vary) 1 tablespoon canola oil 1/3  teaspoon salt Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1-2 Cooking Steps 1. Get a bunch of fresh garlic leaf (checkout how to grow garlic from my new garden blog ).     Rinse clean, fine chop them. 2. Crack 3 eggs into a medium size mixing bowl, add the fine chopped garlic leaf, 1/3 teaspoon salt, mix evenly. 3. Get a small stainless pan (checkout how to turn stainless pan into non sticky pan ).   ...

Dumpling Filling with Ground Pork and Leek (韭葱猪肉饺子馅)

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韭葱猪肉饺子馅 (Jiu Cong Zhu Rou Jiao Zi Xian) Napa cabbage and Chinese leek is the classic vegetable for dumpling filling. Since I grow leek in my garden, I picked fresh leek this morning and made dumpling filling using leek, which has unique aroma. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1/2 leek 2/3 lb. ground pork 1 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon corn starch Preparation Time:  10 minutes Preparation Steps 1. Get 1/2 lb. leek, rinse clean and fine chop them, place in a large mixing bowl. 2. Add 2/3 lb. ground pork, 1 teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoon corn starch, 1 tablespoon canola oil, mix evenly. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .

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I am so excited that I joined Instagram recently to promote my passion for all kinds of fun cooking and many other things I hold dear to my heart: gardening, fashion, travel, art and many many more: https://www.instagram.com/sunnyspringtulip/ I strive to post new recipes on a daily basis, before I find time to post to this food blog. Hope everyone enjoys this new adventure!

Sichuan Style Spicy Tilapia Stew ( 四川麻辣鲫鱼)

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四川麻辣鲫鱼 (Si Chuan Ma La Ji Yu) Do we all crave fish from time to time? I do. And Sichuan spices always stimulate the appetite big time. This is my first experiment to make Tilapia stew using very spicy Sichuan chili and peppercorn oil. The resulting dish is absolutely mouth watering. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 1 whole cleaned tilapia ( around 1.5 lb.) 2 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon chili oil 1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorn oil 1 cup chicken stock A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes with overnight marinating Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get a 1.5 lb. tilapia, sprinkle 2% salt onto both sides and inside the body, marinate overnight for best flavor. 2. Rinse off salt from the tilapia, ...

Steamed Basmati Rice using Rice Cooker (电饭煲巴斯马蒂米饭)

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电饭煲巴斯马蒂米饭 (Dian Fan Bao Ba Si Ma Ti Mi Fan) I have experimented many Indian curries recently, steamed basmati rice is an indispensable companion for those spicy curries. I tried to use rice cooker to cook basmati rice, it turned out to be very easy and convenient, the result is fluffy and soft rice. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . If you like to see the recipes in other languages, feel free to look at how to use google translate in this blog . Ingredients 3 cups of basmati rice 3 tablespoon canola oil 1 pinch of salt Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 6-8 Cooking Steps 1. Measure 3 cups of basmati rice, rinse a few times and drain the water, this washes most of the starch off the rice, thus the resulted rice is very fluffy. 2. Put the rinsed rice into a rice cooker, measure 6 cups of water, add 3 tablespoon canola oil, a pinch of salt, mix evenly. 3. Turn on the rice cooker, this might...