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Spicy Beef Cubes with Sesame Seeds (麻辣芝麻牛肉丁)

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麻辣芝麻牛肉丁 (Ma La Zhi Ma Niu Rou Ding) This is a super tasty beef recipe that is easy to make. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 lb. Beef chuck roast cut 1 tablespoon canola oil 2 tablespoon soy sauce 4 tablespoon sugar 1/8 teaspoon ginger powder 1/4 teaspoon chili pepper  1/4 teaspoon paprika pepper 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder 1/4 teaspoon onion powder 1/4 teaspoon black pepper Preparation Time:  10 minutes Cooking Time:  20 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 lb. beef chuck roast, cut into one inch size cubes.      Tip: you can use any cut of beef. 2. Place the beef cubes onto a non sticky wok evenly, use medium high heat to cook for about 10 minutes or until most of the water from the meat evaporates, then turn heat to medium, stir fry often to avoid buring the meat. Cook until most sides of the cubes turn light brown. 3. Push the meat to one side of the wok, add 1 tablespoon canola oil to the other side of the wok....

Oven Roasted Country Style Pork Rib Boneless with Dry Spices

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香料烤排骨 Roast pork rib recipes are super easy and convenient to make. All you need to do is to sprinkle spices on the ribs, bake them in the oven for an hour or so. The active time is only about 5 minutes, and there is no need to clean any pot or wok. The spices can be made ahead of time with large portion for future uses, you can also add any spices you like. The recipes are so convenient even for week day dinner. The best part is that the resulting meat is so tender and juicy. See more roast recipes . For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category Ingredient 3 lb. Country style pork rib boneless 2 teaspoon salt 3 teaspoon onion powder 1 teaspoon garlic powder 1 teaspoon black pepper 1 teaspoon paprika pepper 1 tablespoon sugar Preparation Time:  5 minutes Cooking Time:  60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Place alum sheet on a baking pan, place 3 lb. country style boneless pork rib on the alum sheet. 2. Mix the spices, sprinkle evenly on all sides of the meat. 3. P...

Chicken Wing Pickle with Hot Chili Pepper (泡椒鸡翅)

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泡椒鸡翅 (Pao Jiao Ji Chi) After I experimented the chicke feet pickle, I started trying other pickled meat recipes, this chicken wing pickle is super easy to make. Ingredients: 2 lb. chicken wing A dozen hot red chili pepper 500 grams cold water (cooled down from boiled water) 15 grams salt (3%based on 500 grams water) 1/4 cup white vinegar 1/4 cup white whine A few slices of ginger and 1 green onion A few cloves of fresh garlic Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  20 minutesS Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Rinse clean 2 lb. chicken wings, cut into the joints to separate into 3 pieces, add to a cooking pot, add water to submerge the wings, add a few slices of ginger, 1 coarse chopped green onion, a few drops of white wine, boil, then cover and simmer for 20 minutes. 2. While the wings are being simmered, prepare the the pickle sauce in a large bowl and mix evenly:   500 grams water   15 grams salt   1/4 cup vinegar   1/4 cup white wine   A few slices of ...

Chicken Feet Pickle with Hot Chili Pepper (泡椒凤爪)

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泡椒凤爪 (Pao Jiao Fen Zhua) I started experimenting this traditional chicken feet pickle recipe a few times, and I become so addicted. It is such a great side dish or even as snack! I love the crunchy texture. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category. Ingredients 2 lb. chicken feet A dozen hot red chili pepper 500 grams cold water (cooled down from boiled water) 35 grams salt 35 grams white vinegar A few drops of white whine A few slices of ginger and 1 green onion A few cloves of fresh garlic Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time:  60 minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Rinse clean 2 lb. chicken feet (available in most Chinese grocery stores), add to a cooking pot, add water to submerge all the feet, add a few slices of ginger, 1 coarse chopped green onion, a few drops of white wine, boil, then cover and simmer for 1 hour or until the feet have the desired texture. Tip: Simmer for less time, such as 45 minutes will give the feet more crunchy texture. I also tried t...

10 Minutes Pancake with Chinese Leek (10分钟韭菜饼)

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10 分钟韭菜饼 This is a super simple breakfast recipe with balanced nutrition. You can make it easily within 10 minutes. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category . Ingredients 1 ounce Chinese leek 4 tablespoon all purpose flour 1 egg 2 tablespoon canola oil Preparation Time: 5 minutes Cooking Time: 5 minutes Servings: 1 Cooking Steps 1. Buy Chinese leek from Chinese supermarket, clean it. Take about 1 ounce portion, cut into small bits. 2. Get a small bowl, add the leek bits, 4 tablespoon all purpose flour, 1 egg, 1 tablespoon water, a pinch of salt, mix evenly. 3. Get a flat non sticky pan, add 2 tablespoon canola oil, heat with medium heat. 4. Spread the pancake mixuture evenly onto the pan, cover to cook for 4 minutes or so until the bottom side turns a light brown. 5. Flip the pancake to cook the other side for 1 minute. Take out and place on a plate.  

10 minutes Stir Fried Eggplant with Chinese Sausage

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10 分钟手撕茄子炒香肠 This recipe could be the easiest way to prepare an eggplant dish after a busy work day, it only needs 10 minutes. For more fun cooking ideas, see Recipes by Category Ingredients 1 Chinese eggplant 1 Chinese sausage 1 jalapeno 1 tablespoon canola oil 1 clove of garlic 1 pinch of salt and sugar 1 green onion (why buy from store? grow your own green onion ) Preparation Time:  minutes Cooking Time:  minutes Servings: 4 Cooking Steps 1. Get 1 Chinese eggplant, rinse clean, cut off the stem. Cut into 3 to 4 sections. 2.Place the eggplant sections on a microwaveable plate, use high power to microwave for 2 minutes. Adjust the time accordingly, make sure the eggplant is fully cooked and soft. 3. Let the cooked eggplant cool down in room temperature, or rinse briefly under running cold water. 4. Get 1 Chinese sausage, cut into thin slices. 5. Clean 1 jalapeno, cut into thin slices. 6. Prepare 1 clove of minced garlic and 1 fine chopped green onion. 7. Add 1 tablespoon c...

Homemade Noodle using Pasta Maker

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I love homemade noodle soup, no store sold version can beat the freshness and unique texture from homemade version. I have posted a handmade noodle recipe , it is very easy to make, the only problem is that it needs quite some labor, and most suitable for small groups of people. When we need to make large portions of noodles, getting help from a machine saves is well worth it. I recently purchased an Italian made  pasta maker , I could not wait to give it a try. It took no time to start using it, even without reading the menu first. Now it comes the hard part: what pasta recipe should I use? I looked at a few pasta noodle recipes online, they all use egg. What will be simplest noodle recipe? And this recipe is my answer. One small tip is that the dough used by the pasta maker needs to be relatively drier, otherwise the dough will be easily stuck in the machine. It will be super helpful if you have a bread maker or any other tool to make the dough for you. For more...