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红烧辣牛肉 (Hong Shao La Niu Rou) Somehow the taste of the spicy beef stew I ate so often in the cafeteria during my college time came to my mind these days. It was so simple, yet so delicious, the right amount of spiciness always stimulated the appetite. I decided to reproduce the taste. This is a great entree for parties  and awesome choice for work lunch . 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 2 lb. beef chuck roast 2 dried red chili (or adjust to your taste) 2 tablespoon canola oil 4 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 75 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Medium heat a wok with 2 tablespoon canola oil. 2. Get 2 lb. beef chuck roast, cut into 1-2 inch size thin sli...

甜椒秋葵炖牛肉 (Tian Jiao Qiu Kui Dun Niu Rou) While the winter seems never going away, a hearty beef stew with red onion, okra, sweet mini pepper and sun dried tomato will sure lift the spirit. Enjoy more  hearty winter dishes  and  party ideas . This is a great  soothing work lunch , treat yourself with best meals you can make! 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 2.5 lb. beef chuck roast cut (less works too) 6 sweet mini peppers 1 cup chopped okra (fresh or frozen okra all works, pre chopped frozen version is more convenient) 1/2 cup sun dried tomato in olive oil 1/3 lb. red onion 1 teaspoon garlic powder 2 tablespoon olive oil 3 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper 4 cups of water Preparation Time: 20 minutes Simmering Time:  60 minutes Servings: 4-6 Cooking St...

牛肉洋葱锅贴 (Niu Rou Yang Cong Guo Tie) Beef and red onion pot sticker is an alternative to very traditional Chinese pot sticker using ground pork and Napa cabbage. This is a perfect breakfast option, match it with a Chinese breakfast congee . It is great for parties  and awesome choice for work lunch  as well! More beef recipes  and pot sticker recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients Follow the ingredients and preparation time in the recipes below: homemade dumpling wrapper . beef and red onion filling . Cooking Time:  15 minutes in addition to above preparation time Servings: 12 pot stickers Cooking Steps 1. Prepare the homemade dumpling wrapper . 2. Prepare the beef and red onion filling . 3. Follow the simple steps in how to make dumplings . 4. Get a non stick pan, add 2 tablespoon canola oil. 5. Place about 1 dozen dumplings evenly onto the pan (adjust based on the size of the pan), cov...

葱姜煮牛心 (Cong Jiang Zhu Niu Xin) I recently discovered that beef heart is much cheaper than other cuts of the beef, the great price encouraged me to try my first beef heart recipe: in a simple Chinese way only with ginger, green onion and salt. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Beef heart 1 teaspoon salt A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  20 minutes Cooking Time: 120 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 medium size pot, add 4 cups of water, boil. 2. Get 1 lb. Beef heart, cut into 2 chunks, add to the boiling water, boil, then simmer for 10 to 15 minutes. 3. Pour the hot water out of the pot, rinse clean the cooked heart chunks, place the heart back to the pot. Tips: Beef heart has blood content in it, this step will cook out all the blood as much as possible to avoid the odor from blood. Any cut of meat with strong odor, such as pork heart, pork stomach, etc, can all be p...

越南风味牛肉汤(Yue Nan Feng Wei Niu Rou Tang) Most of the soups I made over the years are Chinese style, they are simple, original, only with flavor of green onion and ginger. I have been thinking of making Vietnamese beef soup for many years, the reason is that all the beef pho soup I have tried so far is too sweet for me with a lot of sugar added. I am not a big fan of adding so much sugar to meat soup. And this recipe is the result of my first adventure into Vietnamese style soup, I intentionally left the sugar out. Given the generous portion of beef bone and meat used in this recipe, and no use of sugar at all, I believe the taste and flavor are much better than the restaurant version I have tried. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 3 to 4 lb. Beef bone 2 lb. Beef chuck roast (or any other cut) 1 white onion 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon fish sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoon salt 2 arise stars 2 cinnamon sticks 2 cloves of garlic 1 pinch o...

西式牛肉汤加杏鲍菇 (Xi Shi Niu Rou Tang Jia Xin Bao Gu) While I make Chinese style soup most of the time, I always want to try western style soup or stew because of their rich flavor. Today I tried this beef soup successfully with the addition of king oyster mushroom, which is great for soup or stir fry. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Beef chuck roast 1/4 lb. white onion 3/4 lb. Tomato  3/4 lb. Potato 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 can of roasted garlic diced tomato 1 teaspoon salt Preparation Time: 10  minutes Cooking Time: 80 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. Beef chuck roast, cut into 1/2 inch bite size cubes。 2. Add 1 tablespoon canola oil to a wok, heat using medium high heat, add the beef cubes, pan fry for about 5 minutes. Note once the juice comes out of the beef, there is no need to further pan frying. 3. Cut 1/4 lb. Onion, 3/4 lb. Tomato 1, 3/4 lb. Potato into 1/2 inch bite size, add to the wok. 4. Cut 1 ear corn into 1 inch ...

凉拌麻辣牛肉 (Liang Ban Ma La Niu Rou) Spicy beef salad is a very popular Si Chuan style dish, the spiciness will sure bring the appetite out of you. Traditionally, the beef is boiled for long time to make it tender. In this recipe, I used western style roast beef, which is so easy to make, and the resulting beef is si tender, perfect for salad dish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 2 lb. Beef chuck roast 1.5 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon black pepper 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Follow the steps in  beef chuck roast. 2. Let the roast beef cool down, cut 1/3 lb.of the meat. 2. Get a medium bowl, add the following ingredients:     1 tablespoon soy sauce     1/4 teaspoon Si Chuan pepper powder     2 tablespoon chili oil,     1 tablespoon sesame seeds     1 fine chopped green onion     ...

牛肉清汤 (Qing Tang Niu Rou) Making delicious beef dishes always takes some extra effort or technique, this is because beef's texture is so different from chicken and pork. For example, chicken or pork soup does not usually need to preboil the meat, however, for beef soup, because beef meat has lots of blood content, it requires preboiling and removing the bloody foam. The resulting soup is very clear, that is why it is called "清汤", which means "clear soup". It can be eaten as a dish on its own, just put soup and beef chunk to a bowl, sprinkle salt and black pepper.  It can also be a great stock for lots of noodle dishes. Stay tuned, more fun beef soup based recipes are coming ! For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 2 lb. Beef chuck roast A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  30 minutes Cooking Time:  2- 3 hours Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Boil a pot of water, about 5 -...

烤牛肉 (Kao Niu Rou) I have tried roast pork recipes quite a few times, the resulting dish is very tender, juicy and tasty. Now it is time to try roast beef. I choose boneless beef chuck roast cut, because it is very economic and I like the fat inside the meat, which I belive will give more flavor to the final dish. One key philosophy of many of my recipes is to keep the cooking process as simple as possible and cut down the cleaning effort afterwards. This recipe is no exception. The ingredients are so simple: beef, salt and pepper. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 2 lb. Beef chuck roast 1.5 teaspoon salt 2 teaspoon black pepper Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time: 60  minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. 2 lb. Beef chuck roast, sprinkle 1.5 teaspoon salt, 2 teaspoon black pepper evenly on all sides of the beef. 2. Place an alum sheet on baking pan, put inside tabletop oven, turn temperature to 375 F, bake for one hour. Tip: baking for 1 ...

干煸牛柳 (Gan Bian Niu Liu) Over so many years of my cooking life, beef is not really a frequently used ingredient in my dinner menu. One reason is that beef's texture is not as tender as pork, it is very hard to make quick stir fry and still keep the beef tender and juicy. The way to typically stir fry pork does not apply to beef very nicely. Sichuan cuisine has a very creative way to stir fry beef, this recipe is the result of the experiment. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/2 lb. Beef cut (beef chuck roast) 1 small yellow onion 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1/2 tablespoon sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1/2 lb. beef cut, in this recipe, I use beef chuck roast. Tip: You can use any cut of beef, no matter how cheap it is. However, choosing a cut of beef with a little bit fat will add mor...

麻辣芝麻牛肉丁 (Ma La Zhi Ma Niu Rou Ding) This is a super tasty beef recipe that is easy to make. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Beef chuck roast cut 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon ginger powder 1/4 teaspoon chili pepper  1/4 teaspoon paprika pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  20 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. beef chuck roast, cut into one inch size cubes.      Tip: you can use any cut of beef. 2. Place the beef cubes onto a non sticky wok evenly, use medium high heat to cook for about 10 minutes or until most of the water from the meat evaporates, then turn heat to medium, stir fry often to avoid buring the meat. Cook until most sides of the cubes turn light brown. 3. Push the meat to one side of the wok, add 1 tablespoon canola oil to the other side of the wok....