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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...

烤猪肉串 (Kao Zhu Rou Chuan) Kebab is such a fun way to cook millions of combinations of meat and vegetable. This dish uses very simple ingredients, just pork and a few spices. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 2 lb. pork butt 1 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon black pepper 1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 1 tablespoon garlic powder Lemon wedges for serving Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time: 40 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 2 lb. pork butt, which has mixed lean meat and fat, giving the kebab an ideal texture. 2. Cut the pork into one inch size cubes, place in a large mixing bowl. 3. Measure the following spices and mix evenly.     1 tablespoon black pepper     1 tablespoon garlic powder     1 tablespoon cayenne pepper 4. Add the mixed spices to the meat cubes, add 1 teaspoon salt, mix evenly. 5. Get skewers, place 4-5 cubes into each skewer (or more for longer skewe...

韭菜虾仁春卷 (Jiu Cai Xia Ren Chun Juan) A super delicious traditional Chinese spring roll that uses Chinese leek and shrimp. Spring roll (春卷) is a traditional delicacy that was usually only consumed during Chinese new year, when people had feasts after one year of hard work. Due to the nature of deep frying, they are not typically consumed on a daily basis. Yellow Chinese leek (韭黄) is probably the best spring roll filling. Yellow Chinese leek has a unique flavor, it is usually only available during winter season, it takes special steps to grow, thus it is very pricy. US Chinese grocery stores might carry it in winter times with a high price tag. Use green Chinese leek as alternative, it is equally good. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients ( Essential Ingredients for Cooking Authentic Chinese Food ) 1/3 lb. Chinese leek 1/4 lb. shrimp 1/2 tablespoon corn starch 1/2 teaspoon salt and a pinch of sugar 1 teaspoon canola oil. Preparation Time:  10 minu...

韭葱小炒肉 (Jiu Cong Xiao Chao Rou) Leek is abundant in many grocery stores. For some reason I rarely bought it, mostly because I did not have much luck cooking it until this time. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 3/4 lb. pork shoulder butt roast 1/2 lb. leek 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 3/4 lb. pork shoulder butt roast, cut through the grain to make thin slices about 2 inch size. Tip: Pork shoulder butt roast cut has mixed lean and fat meat, which makes it very tender, the fat will be pan fried and gives a unique fragrance to the dish. 2. Get a non sticky wok, heat it until no water is left. Place the pork slices evenly onto the wok surface, cover and use medium heat to pan fry about 6-7 minutes or until the bottom side turns golden brown and crispy. 3. Flip the meat slices, cover and pan fry the other side for 2-3 minutes or until the bottom side turn...

猪肉鱼丸蘑菇汤 (Zhū Ròu Yú Wán Mó Gū Tāng) I always wanted to try more varieties of meatball, this recipe combines the ground pork and swai fish to have the nutrition from both pork and fish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. ground pork 1 lb. swai fish fillet 2 tablespoon corn starch 1 teaspoon salt A pinch of sugar A few drops of sesame oil A few slices of ginger 2 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  15 minutes Cooking Time: 25 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. swai fish fillet, rinse clean, cut into thin slices, then fine chop it into small bits. 2. Add the fish bits to a large mixing bowl, then add 1 lb. ground pork, 2 tablespoon corn starch, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 fine chopped green onion, a few drops of sesame oil, a pinch sugar, mix evenly. This takes about 10 minutes. Tip: Typically the pork meatball needs some water or stock to make it tender. Since the fish already has quite large portion...