Food I Had in the Past 24 Hours

07Nov09

Recipe can be found here. I ran out of dried shrimp so there isn’t that in there and I used red chili pepper flakes instead of whole dried peppers.
The clams I used in last night’s bisque.

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Tags: clams, green beans, ground pork, seafood

Tuna with Crispy Capers & Lemon Zest

20Oct09

This took me less than 10 minutes to make, blanching included. I love the colors and it was very good! I wish raw fish was cheaper.

[100% organic & wild]
Ingredients:

Handful of mixed greens
Handful of green beans, blanched
1-2 oz. fresh tuna, cut into sashimi pieces
2 TB olive oil
2 TB salted capers, rinsed
1 TB finely grated lemon zest
Cracked [...]

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Tags: *favorites*, capers, cwST originals, green beans, lemon zest, quick & easy, salad, sashimi, seafood, tuna

Green Beans with Ground Pork & Dried Shrimp

06Oct09

干煸四季豆
I love ordering this dish whenever I go out to eat in mainland China. Nothing here in the U.S. compares to what real Chinese people cook and eat in China. Over here, you have to go to many places and find somewhere where they might do a good job at this dish but in China, [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, green beans, ground pork, dried shrimp, rice wine, dried red chilis, soy sauce, *favorites*

Bagna Càuda with Prosciutto

16Mar09

One day I randomly read about Bagna Càuda on Wikipedia and the picture associated with the description answered all my questions about those funny looking things that I see at Sur La Table every time. Traditionally, Bagna Càuda is made with garlic, anchovies, olive oil, and butter. I added my own touches with prosciutto and [...]

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Tags: anchovies, appetizers, asparagus, cwST originals, green beans, parsley, prosciutto, purple beans

Noodle Covered Green Beans & Minced Pork

24Nov08

四季豆肉沫焖麵
This special way of cooking brings out all the natural intense flavor of the green beans and minced pork through the noodles.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

0.75 lbs green beans, ends removed, halved
0.5 lb minced pork
2 green onions, thinly sliced
1 TB ginger, diced
6 TB soy sauce (I use 40% less sodium)
2 TB brown sugar
Pinch of salt
Chinese noodles (depends on [...]

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Tags: family recipes, green beans, ground pork, noodles, pork, soy sauce