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川味腊肉 (Chuan Wei La Rou) SiChuan region is famous for its spiciness in all sorts of food. Its spicy style dried pork is one of them. I decided to make my own version at home with a dehydrator you get for free: the fridge. For more fun recipes, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. pork shoulder meat (or other part of the pork cut) 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper oil 2 tablespoon sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon chili powder 1 teaspoon black pepper, Preparation Time: 10 minutes with 2-4 weeks of dehydration in fridge Cooking Steps 1. Measure 1 lb. pork shoulder meat, no skin or bones. 2. Cut into 1/2 inch thick pieces. 3. Add 2 tablespoon sugar, 1 teaspoon salt, 1 teaspoon chili powder, 1 teaspoon black pepper, 1 teaspoon Sichuan pepper oil, mix evenly. 4. Place the meat inside a flat tray (I use the deli box), no overlaps, leave the tray open. 5. Put the tray inside the fridge, no cover on the tray. Note the fridge itself works like dehydrator, it will make the meat dry overtime. ...

韭葱雪豆炒香肠 (Jiǔ Cōng Xuě Dòu Chǎo Xiāng Cháng) Cooking can be so much fun since the sky is the limit to the recipes we can create. This dish is no exception. I bet the combination of leek, snow pea and Chinese sausage is very unusual and unique. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1/4 lb. snow peas 1/4 lb. leek 2 Chinese sausages 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 10 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1/4 lb. snow peas, rinse clean, remove the hard part of the stem if any. 2. Get 1/4 lb. leek, rinse clean and cut into thin slices. 3. Get 2 Chinese sausages, cut into thin slices. 4. Heat (medium) a wok with 1 tablespoon canola oil, add the Chinese sausage slices to the wok evenly, no overlaps , pan fry the sausage slices for 1 or 2 minutes or until they become crispy. 5.  Add the snow peas, pan fry for about 2 minutes, flip a couple of times to evenly cook both sides of the sn...

棕叶香肠糯米饭(Zōng Yè Xiāng Cháng Nuò Mǐ Fàn) These days glutinous rice has been my favorite ingredient for all kinds of experiments in my kitchen. I have made quite a few times of fermented sticky rice in the past few weeks, the fermented rice is so sweet and full of the wine fragrance. Last night I tried this super simple steamed sticky rice with bamboo leaves and Chinese sausage , which is such as delicious and convenient meal. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 cup of sticky rice 1 tablespoon soy sauce and a pinch of sugar 1-2 Chinese sausage 5-6 bamboo dried leaves (available in most Chinese grocery store). Preparation Time:  10 minutes with overnight soaking of rice and bamboo leaves Cooking Time: 40-50 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1.  Buy a pack of dried bamboo leaves from Chinese grocery store. It is super cheap, around a couple of dollars. Soak 5-6 bamboo leaves in water overnight. 2. Add 1 cup of rice and 1 cup of water to a large m...

上汤春笋 (Shang Tang Chun Sun) Winter may not be my favorite season, but it offers such a wonderful opportunity to play with all kinds of soup. Recently I had a success with a meat broth mixed with pork bone and chicken . It is time for more fun, in this recipe I added frozen spring bamboo shoots to the soup. Note that fresh bamboo shoots are scarce and pretty expensive when in season. Canned bamboo shoots usually have a weird smell. Frozen version is much more economic and available year round. It retains the crispy texture and has no odd smell. Meat bone soup usually takes a long time to simmer. You may want to prepare the soup in the morning of weekends, so you know you will enjoy it for the lunch. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1 lb. pork bone 1 lb. chicken leg quarter 1 lb. frozen spring bamboo shoots (available in Chinese grocery stores) A few slices of ginger 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  20 ...

阿纳海姆辣椒小炒肉 (A Na Hai Mu La Jiao Xiao Chao Rou) Jalapeno pepper is always my favorite pepper for many stir fried dishes. Its spiciness adds a hot kick to the dish to easily stimulate the appetite. However, jalapeno is usually pretty spicy, most of the times I only use one pepper for one dish. Anaheim pepper is a mild pepper compared to jalapeno so that a more generous portion can be used. This quick pan fried dish gives the pork slices a crispy texture with the unique aroma from the Anaheim pepper. For more fun cooking ideas, see  Recipes by Category. Ingredients 1/2 lb. pork slices (pork shoulder butt roast) 3/4 lb. Anaheim pepper 2 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: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Prepare about 1/2 lb. pork meat, cut into 2 inch size thin slices. Tip: For this type of dish, the ideally cut is the one with mixed lean and fat ...

韭葱小炒肉 (Jiu Cong Xiao Chao Rou) Leek is abundant in many grocery stores. For some reason I rarely bought it, mostly because I did not have much luck cooking it until this time. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 3/4 lb. pork shoulder butt roast 1/2 lb. leek 2 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time: 10 minutes Cooking Time: 15 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get about 3/4 lb. pork shoulder butt roast, cut through the grain to make thin slices about 2 inch size. Tip: Pork shoulder butt roast cut has mixed lean and fat meat, which makes it very tender, the fat will be pan fried and gives a unique fragrance to the dish. 2. Get a non sticky wok, heat it until no water is left. Place the pork slices evenly onto the wok surface, cover and use medium heat to pan fry about 6-7 minutes or until the bottom side turns golden brown and crispy. 3. Flip the meat slices, cover and pan fry the other side for 2-3 minutes or until the bottom side turn...