Variation: Spicy Thai Crispy Chicken Wings

24Nov09

I’ve been longing to eat this for a long time but this time I made it with chicken wings. I also substituted parsley for cilantro. I can’t decide which one tastes better, flat leaf parsley or cilantro. The chicken wings definitely cooked much faster than the chicken legs. Mmmmm, so delicious.

[100% organic]
Recipe here.
I had this [...]

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Tags: chicken, poultry, hoison sauce, rice flour, oyster sauce, cilantro

Dumplings: Hun Tun Part II

25Oct09

白菜韭菜虾馄饨
Wontons are my favorite dumpling because I like the soup that comes with it too.

Filling:

Shrimp
Napa cabbage
Garlic chives
Soy sauce
Hoison sauce
Ginger
Green onions
Corn starch
Sesame oil

Soup Ingredients & Instructions:

Boil a pot of water with chicken bouillon/chicken stock
Once boiling, put wontons in and cook until ready – 10 minutes on medium-low heat after wontons are floating
Splash with seafood flavored soy [...]

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Tags: seafood, cwST originals, shrimp, napa cabbage, garlic chives, dumplings, hoison sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce

Dumplings: Pot-Stickers

25Oct09

锅贴

Filling:

Ground pork (organic)
Napa cabbage
Garlic chives
Soy sauce
Hoison sauce
Ginger
Green onions
Corn starch
Sesame oil
1 beaten up egg
1 tsp five-spice powder

Instructions can be found on the Hun Tun/Wonton post. Basically everything is the same, just different shapes, folds, fillings, and cooking method. When 饺子 (jiaozi/gyoza) are boiled, they are know as the regular name “饺子 (jiaozi/gyoza)” but when they are [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, ground pork, eggs, napa cabbage, garlic chives, dumplings, hoison sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce, five spice powder

Thai Red Curry with Seafood

06Oct09

I don’t like curry at all. I don’t eat Indian food and when I do eat Thai food, I avoid the curry. But since I told myself that I should give certain foods that I don’t like another chance, I decided to make Thai red curry tonight for dinner.
The smell is definitely very aromatic – [...]

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Tags: basil, bell peppers, chicken broth/stock, coconut milk, hoison sauce, mussels, red curry paste, seafood, shrimp, whole foods, zucchini

Soondubu Jjigae

31Mar09

This is my third attempt at making soondubu jjigae and I am satisfied with it. The first two times, I made the spicy level to “suicidal nuclear explosion” which made it almost impossible to eat. This time I made it mild and I finally used the dried kelp I brought over from Hong Kong. I [...]

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Tags: anchovies, chili paste, dried kelp, eggs, fruits de mare, hoison sauce, mushrooms, mussels, onions, oyster sauce, red pepper flakes, seafood, sesame oil, shittake mushrooms, shrimp, thai peppers, tofu

BBQ Pork

21Mar09

I love BBQ pork and I wanted to see how well I could make my own.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

0.75-1 lb pork tenderloin, unsliced
2 TB sake
2 TB soy sauce
2 TB brown sugar
3 cloves garlic, minced
1 TB hoisin sauce
0.5 tsp 5-spice powder
2 TB honey, and more to glaze

Instructions:

Mix sake, soy sauce, sugar, garlic, hoisin sauce, and 5-spice powder together
Marinate [...]

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Tags: family recipes, five spice powder, hoison sauce, honey, pork, sake, soy sauce

Thai Crispy Chicken

23Jan09

I woke up from my nap and suddenly craved for KFC/fried chicken. I rarely eat fried stuff but the craving was too strong to resist so I finally decided to make a chicken recipe that I’ve been saving.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

6 large or 12 small chicken drum sticks
4-6 cloves of garlic, peeled
2 cups chopped flat leaf parsley [...]

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Tags: chicken, hoison sauce, oyster sauce, parsley, poultry, rice flour

Thai Caramelized Pork Salad

12Sep08

I love cooking this because I think I’m addicted to anise seeds. I use pork tenderloin or boneless pork butt. This takes 15 minutes, easy to cook too.
08.27.08
[100% organic]
Ingredients:

0.25 cup soy sauce
0.50 cup brown sugar
2 small red chillies, seeded and chopped
1 TB shredded ginger
2 TB hoison sauce
2 TB lime juice
1 TB anise seeds
22 oz (650g) [...]

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Tags: anise, dried red chilis, hoison sauce, lime juice, pork, salad, soy sauce