Dumplings: Hun Tun/Wontons 2

25Oct09

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

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

Hawaiian-Style Kalbi Ribs

22Mar09

I LOVE eating baby back ribs. LOVE LOVE LOVE IT. I usually make them Chinese-style in two ways; one with dark + light soy sauce, and the other with Chinese vinegar (black) + brown sugar.
This is a sweeter adaptation of the Korean-style ribs. This way of cooking keeps the ribs moist so it’s not going [...]

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Tags: baby back ribs, pork, red pepper flakes, sesame oil, soy sauce

Miso Marinated Mahi-Mahi over Linguine Noodles

10Mar09

I need to go grocery shopping. I just came home from MCAT class and I did not want fast food or restaurant to-go food. I had a semi-frozen mahi-mahi fillet in my fridge so I decided to jumble whatever I could out of the ingredients I had in my kitchen.

[100% organic & wild]
Ingredients:

0.25 cup miso [...]

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Tags: cwST originals, linguine, mahi-mahi, miso, onions, pasta, rice vinegar, sake, seafood, sesame oil, soy sauce, watercress

Dumplings: Hun Tun/Wontons 1

08Mar09

馄饨
I love eating dumplings and bigger props if they’re homemade but I don’t have the time/luxury to make my own wrappers though. I love having shrimp in the filling but tonight I only made it with ground pork, napa cabbage, and garlic chives.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

Wonton wrappers (they’re square-shaped. Circles are for 饺子/jiaozi/potstickers/gyoza)
Soy sauce
Salt
Sesame oil
Any vegetable you [...]

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Tags: family recipes, ground pork, napa cabbage, garlic chives, dumplings, sesame oil, soy sauce

Ahi Tuna Tartare with Avocado

28Feb09

Ok, I’m not a professional chef and I don’t have special instruments to make my food look pretty. My adaptation of the following doesn’t look nice but it was so tasty! I also made it with Atlantic salmon. I made the tartare with equal parts of fish and avocado.

[Wild & 100% organic]
Ingredients:

Sashimi grade ahi [...]

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Tags: appetizers, avocados, baguette, lemon juice, mirin, rice flour, seafood, sesame oil, soy sauce, tuna

Green Onion Pancakes

30Jan09

葱油饼
I’ve been eating green onion pancakes since I was born. I don’t like how restaurants make them so oily and burnt. I like the way my mother makes them. You can also buy them pre-made (frozen) in Chinese supermarkets but they are very thin and do not taste very good.

[100% organic]
Ingredients:

3.75 cups flour, sifted
2 tsp [...]

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Tags: family recipes, vegetarian, appetizers, all purpose flour, sesame oil

Scallop & Shrimp Celery Salad

20Jan09

Originally, I was only going to make salad with celery, pine nuts, and a tiny bit of chili sesame oil. But I didn’t have pine nuts so I added:
[100% organic, wild scallops from Mexico & environmentally responsible aquaculture farmed shrimp]
Ingredients:

Half of a large apple, chopped into small pieces
10 bay scallops
6 large shrimp
Dried blueberries
Pecans
Cashews
Sliced almonds
6 oz [...]

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Tags: almonds, apples, cashews, celery, cwST originals, dried blueberries, dried fruit, dried red chilis, nuts, pecans, scallops, seafood, sesame oil, shrimp, yogurt

BBQ Pork with Snow Pea Leaves over Noodles

26Oct08

豆苗叉燒麵
This is another rendition of “meat” on noodles with “vegetable”. Every time when I leave the Chinese supermarket, if I remember, I buy 1-2lbs of BBQ pork. If I could, I would eat BBQ every day and wouldn’t get sick of it.

You can buy BBQ pork in Austin in 2 restaurants: First Chinese BBQ (10901 [...]

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Tags: bbq pork, chicken broth/stock, family recipes, noodles, pork, sesame oil, snow pea leaves, soy sauce

Seared Scallops on Noodles with Chinese Broccoli

12Sep08

芥蘭扇貝麵
A very simple dish you can eat is this:
08.23.08
It is extremely easy to make. It takes only 20 minutes. You can put any type of vegetable with it. I only dipped the Chinese broccoli in boiling water for 5-10 seconds. The center of the scallops will probably be a little raw but that’s how I [...]

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Tags: chicken broth/stock, chinese broccoli, family recipes, noodles, scallops, seafood, sesame oil, soy sauce