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Chinese New Year Lucky Food Homemade Sticky Rice Ball in 10 Minutes (自制糯米汤圆)

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自制糯米汤圆 (Zi Zhi Nuo Mi Tang Yuan) Handmade sticky rice ball is much easier than you think. This recipe makes 6 plain sticky rice balls for one person's serving within 10 minutes. A great winter breakfast choice, or night time snack. Store sold rice balls usually have a lot of sugar, those with fillings have a lot of oil as well. This homemade version is sugar free (the soup has a little bit sugar for taste). For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 40 grams sticky rice flour 1/2 tablespoon sugar Total Time: 10 minutes Yields: 6 rice balls Cooking Steps 1. Add 1 cup of water to a small cooking pot. Add 1/2 tablespoon sugar to the pot for flavor, boil. This takes about 4 minutes with cold water. 2. While waiting for the water to boil. Measure 30 grams water and 40 grams sticky rice flour to a bowl, mix with chopsticks evenly. 3. Once the water boils, use hand to make 6 rice balls. Divide the dough into 6 portions. Place a small dough of 1 inch...

Oil Free Pan Fried Spicy Chicken Stew with Salted Black Bean (麻辣豆豉鸡)

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麻辣豆豉鸡 (Málà dòuchǐ jī) Salted black bean is a traditional ingredient used in many Chinese regional cuisine. This spicy chicken wing and leg quarter stew adds salted black bean to have another layer of flavor. It will sure stimulate your appetite during any season of the year, it is a great lunch dish choice. This recipe uses no extra cooking oil. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients  1.5 lb. chicken wing 1 lb. chicken leg quarter a few slices of ginger 1 coarse chopped green onion  a few cloves of garlic a pinch of peppercorn 1 tablespoon Broad Bean Chili Paste (郫县豆瓣) 1 tablespoon Lao Gan Ma (老干妈) chili paste 3 tablespoon salted black bean (豆豉) 1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time: 15 minutes (with overnight marinate time) Cooking Time: 35  minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1.5 lb. chicken wing, 1 lb. leg quarter, marinate with 2% salt in the fridge overnight for best result. If you are in a hurry, you can skip th...