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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...

牛肉洋葱锅贴 (Niu Rou Yang Cong Guo Tie) Beef and red onion pot sticker is an alternative to very traditional Chinese pot sticker using ground pork and Napa cabbage. This is a perfect breakfast option, match it with a Chinese breakfast congee . It is great for parties  and awesome choice for work lunch  as well! More beef recipes  and pot sticker recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients Follow the ingredients and preparation time in the recipes below: homemade dumpling wrapper . beef and red onion filling . Cooking Time:  15 minutes in addition to above preparation time Servings: 12 pot stickers Cooking Steps 1. Prepare the homemade dumpling wrapper . 2. Prepare the beef and red onion filling . 3. Follow the simple steps in how to make dumplings . 4. Get a non stick pan, add 2 tablespoon canola oil. 5. Place about 1 dozen dumplings evenly onto the pan (adjust based on the size of the pan), cov...

工作午餐 (Gong Zuo Wu Can) Oven Roast Pork Kebab 15 Minutes Boiled Cauliflower with Turmeric and Red Chili  For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

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...

工作午餐：烤牛肉什锦蔬菜 (Gong Zuo Qu Can Kao Niu Rou He Shi Jing Shu Cai) Boneless Beef Chuck Roast Roast Vegetables

烤什锦蔬菜 (Kao Shi Jing Shu Cai) For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 2/3 lb. bok choy 1 zucchini A few red mini pepper 1 jalapeno pepper 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon black pepper Preparation Time: 15  minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get varieties of vegetables and rinse clean. This recipes uses Chinese bok choy (2/3 lb.),  1 zucchini, half red onion, a few red pepper, 1 jalapeno pepper. 2. Coarse chop the vegetable, place in a large mixing bowl. 3. Add 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 2 tablespoon canola oil. 4. Mix the vegetables evenly. 5. Place the mixed vegetables on a bake pan. 6. Bake at 400 F for 15 minutes. For travel lovers, checkout my travel blog Rainbow Planet .  

雪菜泰椒蛋炒饭 (Xue Cai Tai Jiao Dan Chao Fan) This simple stir fried rice with Chinese mustard is great for a healthy work lunch . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . We also have lots of fun vegetarian dishes . Ingredients 2 eggs 1/2 cup marinated Chinese mustard 2 tablespoon canola oil 1 pinch of salt 1 Thai chili Preparation Time: 2  minutes Cooking Time: 8 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Heat a non sticky wok, add 2 tablespoon canola oil, fine chop 1 Thai chili, add to the oil, pan fry for 1 minute or so to let the chili aroma come out. 2. Get 1/2 already marinated Chinese mustard (see mustard marinating steps in this recipe ), squeeze the juice out using hands, fine chop further more, then squeeze more juice out, add to the wok, stir fry for 2-3 minutes. 3. Push the chili and mustard to one side of the wok, break 2 eggs to the wok. Cook for 1 minute or so. 4. Measure 1 cup of warm cooked rice, add to the wok, add a pinch of salt, stir evenly to mix all ingred...