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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...

青蒜泰椒炒肉丝 (Qing Suan Tai Jiao Chao Rou Si) This pork stir fry with fresh garlic chive is no doubt a classic Chinese dish, it has the fresh garlic aroma that stimulates the appetite in any season. Chinese people typically make this dish during early summer time when the garlic chives are abundant and great to boost appetite when weather is getting warmer. This is a super quick and easy  dish that only takes 15 minutes . Checkout more traditional Chinese stir fried dishes. 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 1/3 lb. pork meat 1/3 lb. fresh garlic chive (available in most Chinese grocery stores) 1 Thai chili 2 tablespoon  canola oil A pinch of salt Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 2 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 1/3 pork meat, cut into slices. 2. Get about...

姜黄花菜 (Jiang Huang Hua Cai) I love the vibrant yellow color from turmeric, this simple dish only takes 15 minutes to make. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1 lb. cauliflower 1 dried red chili 2 tablespoon canola oil 1/4 teaspoon turmeric 1/2 teaspoon salt Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 1 lb. cauliflower, cut into smaller chunks, rinse clean. 2. Get a medium size pot, add 1/2 cup of water, 1/4 teaspoon turmeric power, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1 red dried chili (crush into smaller pieces), 2 tablespoon canola oil, mix evenly, boil. 3. Add the cauliflower chunks to the pot, stir evenly, cover, use medium heat to simmer for 5 minutes or until it is soft to your taste. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

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...

酸辣芥菜 (Suan La Jie Cai) Chinese mustard is one of my favorite vegetables. It has very unique aroma, and can be used in  so many recipes using Chinese Mustard.  This recipe adds sourness and hotness to the mustard to make it a perfect side dish for breakfast , it stimulates appetite in the morning so well. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1-2 lb. fresh Chinese mustard (available in most Chinese supermarkets year round) Salt for marinate (3% based on mustard weight) 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon sugar 1 tablespoon white vinegar 2 Thai chili (or to your taste) Preparation Time: 10  minutes with marinating time (a few days) Cooking Time:  20 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps Preparation and Marinating 1. Buy 1-2 lb. fresh baby Chinese Mustard (available in most Chinese supermarkets). 2. Separate the mustard leaves, soak them in water. 3. Remove any dirt (especially close to the root part), ...

口水鸡 (Kou Shui Ji) Free range chicken is the best option to make this dish with its little bit chewy texture of the skin and meat. Free range chicken only available in some Chinese supermarkets. The free range chicken I bought was 4 lb., thus I decided to divide the chicken to make 2 dishes, the head, neck, wings, thighs and drumsticks went to  Chinese Rooster Stew , the rest of the chicken is used for this dish. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients The body of 1 free range chicken (available in some Chinese super market) Salt to marinate 4 tablespoon soy sauce 2 tablespoon  chili oil (easy homemade in 5 minutes)  1 tablespoon Sichuan peppercorn oil A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Buy free range chicken from Chinese supermarket if possible. This type of chicken has tighter muscle and skin, which makes the text...