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15 Minutes Pan Fried Tilapia Fillet with Garlic and Red Chili (蒜蓉鱼片)

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蒜蓉鱼片 (Suan Rong Yu Pian) This is a super easy and quick recipe to cook fish fillet, garlic and chili add a kick to this simple dish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1/2 tilapia fish fillet 1 tablespoon olive oil 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/4 teaspoon black pepper 1 dried red chili Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  10 minutes Servings: 2 Cooking Steps 1. Heat a non sticky pan or wok with medium heat, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, mince 3 cloves garlic, add to the wok, crush one dried red chili, add to the wok, pan fry for 2 minutes to let the aroma come out. 2. Get about 1/2 lb. Tilapia fillet, cut into 1 inch wide pieces, place on top of the garlic and chili. 3. Sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper on top of the fish. cover the wok, pan fry for 5 minutes. 4. Gently flip the fish fillet to cook the other side for 5 minutes. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  ...

10 Minutes Spanish Style Garlic Shrimp (西班牙蒜蓉虾) for $2

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西班牙蒜蓉虾 (Xi Ban Ya Suan Rong Xia) I have been thinking of trying Spanish tapas recipe for quite a while, finally it is the time to give it a try. This garlic shrimp recipe turned out to be super simple, quick (10 minutes) and cheap, the overall cost is a little over $2 (I purchased the shrimp from Chinese supermarket for $2/half pound). Red dry chili really gives it a hot kick in addition to the strong garlic aroma. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1/2 lb. large shrimp (size around 20 shrimp/lb.), about 9 shrimps, $2 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil A pinch of salt 5 cloves of garlic 2 red dry chili Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time:  5 minutes Servings: 2-3 Cooking Steps 1. Rinse clean the shrimp. 2. Get a small or medium size stainless pot, heat to dry the pot, add 1 tablespoon olive oil, heat for a couple of minutes. 3. Cut 5 cloves of garlic into thin slices, crush 2 red dry chili into...

10 Minutes Hand Shredded Spicy Eggplant Salad Using Microwave (凉拌手撕茄子)

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凉拌手撕茄子 (Liang Ban Shou Si Qie Zi) For some reason, eggplant does not show up in my dinner menu that often, one of the reasons is that it takes some effort to make a successful eggplant dish . This recipe is my first time experimenting cooking eggplant using microwave , it turned out to be so simple and it could hardly go wrong. There are a lot more great Chinese vegetarian dishes you can try at home . The best part is you can make this dish within 10 minutes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/2 lb. Chinese eggplant A few drops of sesame oil 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon chili oil 1 teaspoon roasted sesame seeds 2 cloves garlic 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time:  5 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 Chinese eggplant (around 1/2 lb.), rinse clean, put in a large plate, microwave high power for 2 minutes or until it is fully cooked. L...