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腊肉鲫鱼汤 (La Rou Ji Yu Tang) This is a rich tilapia soup using pork slices, chicken stock and Sichuan bacon . 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 1.5 lb. whole cleaned tilapia fish 1/4 lb. pork slices 1/8 lb. Sichuan bacon 2 cups chicken stock 2 tablespoon canola 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. Get 1.5 lb. cleaned whole tilapia. 2. Add 2 tablespoon canola oil to non sticky wok, add 1/4 lb. pork slices, medium heat to fry for 5 minutes, flip once to cook both sides until light brown. 3. Add 1/8 lb. bacon slices to the wok, fry for 2-3 minutes. 4. Make a few cuts on both sides of the tilapia body, push the pork slices and bacon to one side of the wok, place t...

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...

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...

西红柿洋葱牛肉汤 (Xi Hong Shi Yang Cong Niu Rou Tang) This hearty soup is perfect for cold winter night. Thai chili adds extra kick to the dish. See more winter dishes  and party ideas . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 1/2 lb. beef 1/2 lb. tomato 1/2 lb. red onion 1 Thai chili 1 clove of garlic 1 tablespoon olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon black pepper Preparation Time: 2 minutes Cooking Time:  80 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Heat wok with 1 tablespoon olive oil. 2. Get 1/2 lb. beef, cut into thin slices, add to the wok. Pan fry for 10 minutes or until the juice from the beef evaporates. 3. Cut 1/4 lb. red onion into small bits, mince 1 clove of garlic, fine chop 1 Thai chili, add to the wok to pan fry for 5 minutes or until the aroma comes out. 4. Cut 1/2 lb. tomato into wedges, push beef and onion to one side of the wok, add tomato wedges to the other side of the wok, cover and pan fry for 5...

老鸭木耳汤 (Lao Ya Mu Er Tang) Winter is a great time to explore varieties of soup. This duck soup simmers the duck head, neck, wings and feet with Chinese black fungus. This recipe is part of the multi course dishes made from a large mature duck (older than one year, about 8 lb.) to  celebrate Chinese New Year . More recipes are coming, stay tuned! For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients Duck head, wings, neck, feet 1/2 cup Chinese dry black fungus  A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 30 minutes Cooking Time: 120 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Marinate duck head, neck, wings, feet with 3% salt, add a dozen Sichuan peppercorn, mix evenly. Marinate overnight for best result. 2. On the day of cooking, first  Prepare the Chinese black fungus.  While waiting for the fungus to soak, work on next step. 3. Boil a pot of water  (abo...

连皮猪肉丝瓜汤( Lian Pi Zhu Rou Si Gua Tang) Loofah is a very popular Chinese vegetable abundant in summer time, it is typically cooked with egg, for example, egg drop soup with loofah , or stir fried egg with loofah . I love the sponge type of texture, yet very soft. Well, the fun part of cooking is that nothing can stop us from breaking the rules, and having new adventures. This soup is so easy to make and so healthy and soothing for a cold winter night. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Pork meat with skin on 1/2 lb. Loofah 1 teaspoon salt A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  45 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. Pork meat with skin on. If you do not like the skin, simply use pork cut without skin. 2. Add 6 cups of water to a medium size cooking pot, boil. 3. Rinse clean the pork meat, cut into 1 or 2 inch size chunks, add to the boiling w...

越南风味牛肉汤(Yue Nan Feng Wei Niu Rou Tang) Most of the soups I made over the years are Chinese style, they are simple, original, only with flavor of green onion and ginger. I have been thinking of making Vietnamese beef soup for many years, the reason is that all the beef pho soup I have tried so far is too sweet for me with a lot of sugar added. I am not a big fan of adding so much sugar to meat soup. And this recipe is the result of my first adventure into Vietnamese style soup, I intentionally left the sugar out. Given the generous portion of beef bone and meat used in this recipe, and no use of sugar at all, I believe the taste and flavor are much better than the restaurant version I have tried. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 3 to 4 lb. Beef bone 2 lb. Beef chuck roast (or any other cut) 1 white onion 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon fish sauce 1 teaspoon black pepper 2 teaspoon salt 2 arise stars 2 cinnamon sticks 2 cloves of garlic 1 pinch o...

炖猪肘子(Dun Zhu Zhou Zi) Pork hock with skin on is one of my favorite cut of the meat.  The easiest way to cook it is to make a soup with it. However, the pork soup method will not give it a lot of flavor, the meat is usually tasteless and need soy sauce or chili sauce to add flavor. Well, I tried this pork stew recipe that is simple enough, yet yields a meat with rich flavor and soft texture.  See more recipes using worcester sauce. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 2 lb. Pork hock with skin on 2 tablespoon canola oil 4 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoon sugar 2 tablespoon Worcester Sauce A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  4 hours Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 2 lb. Pork hock with the skin on. Rinse clean. 2. Heat a non sticky wok, add 2 tablespoon canola oil, place the pork hock onto the oil, cover, use medium heat to pan fry for 10 minutes. 3...

西式牛肉汤加杏鲍菇 (Xi Shi Niu Rou Tang Jia Xin Bao Gu) While I make Chinese style soup most of the time, I always want to try western style soup or stew because of their rich flavor. Today I tried this beef soup successfully with the addition of king oyster mushroom, which is great for soup or stir fry. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Beef chuck roast 1/4 lb. white onion 3/4 lb. Tomato  3/4 lb. Potato 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 can of roasted garlic diced tomato 1 teaspoon salt Preparation Time: 10  minutes Cooking Time: 80 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. Beef chuck roast, cut into 1/2 inch bite size cubes。 2. Add 1 tablespoon canola oil to a wok, heat using medium high heat, add the beef cubes, pan fry for about 5 minutes. Note once the juice comes out of the beef, there is no need to further pan frying. 3. Cut 1/4 lb. Onion, 3/4 lb. Tomato 1, 3/4 lb. Potato into 1/2 inch bite size, add to the wok. 4. Cut 1 ear corn into 1 inch ...