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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, ...

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...

胡椒糖醋肉 (Hu Jiao Tang Cu Rou) Do we all crave sweet and sour flavored dishes from time to time? This is actually a very easy dish to make that will sure satisfy your appetite after a long tiring work day, it does take a little bit time to make, but the result is a mouth watering rewarding experience. This is a perfect kids dish , great 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. pork butt 4 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoon brown sugar 2 tablespoon Chinese black vinegar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time: 45 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. High heat a wok with no oil. The pork meat has enough fat to generate oil. 2. Get 2 lb. pork butt, which has m...

Free range chicken always tastes better than mass farm raised chicken. Sometimes some Chinese supermarkets carry them. I happened to buy one recently and could not wait to make a stew out of it. Head, neck, wings, thighs and drumsticks were used in this dish, the body went to  Spicy Sichuan Style Chicken Salad . Essentially a 4 pound chicken can make 2 dishes. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 fresh free range rooster (available in some Chinese supermarket), around 4 lb. Head, neck, wings, thighs and drumsticks used in this dish. 1 tablespoon white wine 1 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon brown sugar A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  15 minutes Cooking Time:  35 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Buy freshly butchered rooster (available in some Chinese supermarket). Rinse clean. 2. Cut off the cock's head, neck, wings, drumstick, thighs, thes...

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 ...

香料烤排骨 Roast pork rib recipes are super easy and convenient to make. All you need to do is to sprinkle spices on the ribs, bake them in the oven for an hour or so. The active time is only about 5 minutes, and there is no need to clean any pot or wok. The spices can be made ahead of time with large portion for future uses, you can also add any spices you like. The recipes are so convenient even for week day dinner. The best part is that the resulting meat is so tender and juicy. See more roast recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category Ingredient 3 lb. Country style pork rib boneless 2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon paprika pepper 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time:  60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Place alum sheet on a baking pan, place 3 lb. country style boneless pork rib on the alum sheet. 2. Mix the spices, sprinkle evenly on all sides of the meat. 3. P...

香料烤鸡腿 ( Xiāng Liào Kǎo Jī Tuǐ) There are so many ways to cook chicken meat, in cold winter nights, I love chicken soup with Chinese black fungus . In some busy workday nights, I make super simple and quick pan fried chicken drumstick . Roasted chicken  results in probably the most tasty and tender meat. This recipe adds a few more spice powders to the roast recipe, which add quite some aroma to the final dish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 chicken leg quarter 2% salt based on the chicken meat weight 1/2 teaspoon onion powder 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder 1/2 teaspoon black pepper 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time:  10 minutes with overnight marinating Cooking Time:  45-60 minutes Servings: 1 chicken leg Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 chicken leg quarter, sprinkle 2% salt based on the weight of the chicken. Marinate overnight in fridge for the best result. 2. Rinse clean the chicken with running water to wash off the salt. 3. Place the leg in...

韭葱雪豆炒香肠 (Jiǔ Cōng Xuě Dòu Chǎo Xiāng Cháng) Cooking can be so much fun since the sky is the limit to the recipes we can create. This dish is no exception. I bet the combination of leek, snow pea and Chinese sausage is very unusual and unique. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1/4 lb. snow peas 1/4 lb. leek 2 Chinese sausages 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1/4 lb. snow peas, rinse clean, remove the hard part of the stem if any. 2. Get 1/4 lb. leek, rinse clean and cut into thin slices. 3. Get 2 Chinese sausages, cut into thin slices. 4. Heat (medium) a wok with 1 tablespoon canola oil, add the Chinese sausage slices to the wok evenly, no overlaps , pan fry the sausage slices for 1 or 2 minutes or until they become crispy. 5.  Add the snow peas, pan fry for about 2 minutes, flip a couple of times to evenly cook both sides of the sn...

上汤春笋 (Shang Tang Chun Sun) Winter may not be my favorite season, but it offers such a wonderful opportunity to play with all kinds of soup. Recently I had a success with a meat broth mixed with pork bone and chicken . It is time for more fun, in this recipe I added frozen spring bamboo shoots to the soup. Note that fresh bamboo shoots are scarce and pretty expensive when in season. Canned bamboo shoots usually have a weird smell. Frozen version is much more economic and available year round. It retains the crispy texture and has no odd smell. Meat bone soup usually takes a long time to simmer. You may want to prepare the soup in the morning of weekends, so you know you will enjoy it for the lunch. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. pork bone 1 lb. chicken leg quarter 1 lb. frozen spring bamboo shoots (available in Chinese grocery stores) A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  20 ...