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Meatball with BBQ Sauce and Worcester Sauce (烧烤酱肉元)

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烧烤酱肉元( Shao Kao Jiang Rou Yuan) Typical Chinese meatball stew calls soy sauce and sugar, in this recipe, I tried something different, I used western style BBQ sauce and Worcester sauce , the result was surprisingly great. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients Ground Pork Filling 2 tablespoon canola oil 3 tablespoon BBQ sauce (Sweet Baby Ray's Original) 1 tablespoon Worcester sauce Lea and Perrins, from Costco) 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time: 20 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Prepare the meatball filling following Ground Pork Filling with Napa Cabbage and Shrimp . 2. Get a non sticky wok, add 2 tablespoon canola oil, use medium heat, use a small spoon to get about ping pong ball size portion, place it on another large spoon, use the small spoon to make it round shape. Tip: You can use hand to make a round meatball. But I found it very greasy to do and hard to wash my hands. I used disposable gloves as well to ...

Ground Pork Filling with Napa Cabbage and Shrimp (菜肉馅)

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菜肉馅 ( Cai Rou Xian) Ground pork is a typical ingredient for fillings used in Chinese buns , wonton and dumplings , it is great for making meatballs as well. I love to add a small portion of vegetable and shrimp to make the filling tender, add more flavor and texture. I usually use ground pork and vegetable with 1:1 ratio, in this recipe, I reduce the vegetable to 1/4 lb., and increase the corn starch to 4 tablespoon, and add 2 tablespoon all purpose flour, this combination makes the filling very resilient and tender as well. This is perfect to make meatballs and pork bun filling. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Ground pork 1/4 lb. Napa cabbage 1/4 lb. Shrimp 1/2 cup of water 2 tablespoon all purpose flour 4 tablespoon corn starch 2 teaspoon salt A pinch of sugar A few drops of sesame oil 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  20 minutes Servings: about 2 lb. Filling for dumpling, wonton or bun...

Stir Fried Opo Squash with Pork Slices, Napa Cabbage and Corn (葫芦瓜炒肉片)

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葫芦瓜炒肉片 (Hu Lu Gua Chao Rou Pian) Most of the times, preparing a few vegetable dishes takes time and effort. This simple dish combines opo squash, napa cabbage and corn together, so you only need to prepare one vegetable dish to get nutrition from a varieties of vegetables. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1/2 lb. Opo squash 1/8 lb. Pork meat 1/4 lb. Napa cabbage 1/4 lb. Corn 3 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon corn starch A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1/2 lb. Opo squash, rinse clean, cut into 1/4 inch thick half circle shaped slices. 2. Get 1/4 lb. Napa cabbage, rinse clean, cut into thin and narrow slices. 3. Get 1/8 lb. Pork meat, cut into thin slices, add 1 teaspoon corn starch, mix evenly. 4. Get 4 large shrimps, remove skin, vein, cut into small bits. 5. Get 1/4 lb. Corn. 6. Add 2 tablespoon canola...

Stir Fried Napa Cabbage with Shrimp (虾仁烩白菜)

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虾仁烩白菜 (Xiā Rén Huì Bái Cài)   Napa cabbage is a very traditional Chinese vegetable. It is great as filling for wonton or dumpling . It also tastes really good when being simmered in meat soup . However, due to the lack of flavor, it is not typically used in stir fried dishes. Since I love the Napa cabbage as a healthy leafy vegetable, l want to experiment more quick ways to make stir fried dishes using it. This is one of the experiments. I used chicken stock and shrimp to add more flavor to the dish, the generous portion of Napa cabbage makes it an ideal vegetable dish to complete any meals. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. Napa cabbage 1/3 lb. shrimp 1 cup of chicken stock 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon salt A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. Napa cabbage, rinse clean, drain, cut into 1 inch siz...