Why am I taking the time to devote an entire post to such a bland unprepossessing ingredient like mung bean vermicelli? Because it’s very blandness and absorbency make it the secret ingredient to success. But first, let me talk about what mung bean thread is. Mung bean vermicelli, bean thread, mung bean thread, glass noodles, fensi… Read More Mung Bean Vermicelli (粉丝 fensi)
These are pretty much like cinnamon rolls except I roll red bean (adzuki bean paste) instead of cinnamon sugar, & butter in the dough. Components: Bean Paste: You can make your own or use a can. Just make sure you are using the Chinese style paste, that is actually spreadable, vs the Japanese style one.… Read More Red Bean Rolls
Chinese cuisine has a few sweet soups and pastes usually using adzuki or mung beans. The simplest methods call for soaking the beans overnight, then boiling them in water until the beans are soft. Then the soup is sweetened with sugar. They can served hot or cold. Sometimes they are served over shaved ice with… Read More Chinese Sweet Bean Soups & Pastes (甜豆汤和沙)
Originally published on 2/20/20. Lion’s head meatballs is a Southern Chinese dish from Yangzhou that has also become very popular in Shanghai as well. My grandfather was from Yangzhou, but the first time I remember eating these and enjoying them was as a teenager when one of the moms at church made them. Then when… Read More Lion’s Head meatballs 獅子頭
I make sticky rice cakes for Chinese New Year. Sometimes in less than traditional flavors and people ask me how I make them. And I keep pointing to Eggwansfoododyssey’s recipe. But no one seems to believe me, when I tell them, all I do differently is to DECREASE the amount of sugar by a HUGE… Read More Chinese New Year Sweet Rice Cakes 年糕
A couple of weeks ago I red cooked a pork shoulder. So I had a huge pot of leftover cooking liquid, which I had also then cooked drumsticks and eggs in. Of course since my basement finally got cold enough to hang meat in. So I proceeded to hang a batch of Chinese bacon (腊肉).… Read More Air Fryer Quail – Red Cooked Flavor
A tasty snack to make with your red cook sauce is red cooked chestnuts. They make a salty sweet snack for munching. Ingredients: 1 16oz bag of frozen chestnuts leftover red cooking sauce Directions: Pour the bag of frozen chestnuts into the sauce. Slow cook on high for 2 hours. Drain & Serve.
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This is another one where I say, oh! this is the recipe I use, only to realize I make so many changes I should write up my own version. This is the base recipe I start with https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/17013/banana-peanut-butter-bread/?fbclid=IwAR28BOg6cDOPyegtIhA1_BWXOoomk6u9jMW8OrPWiZXQVxSxho3BE-qWP6c This is my version: Ingredients 1/2 cup butter softened 1/2 cup white sugar 2 eggs 1/2 cup… Read More Peanut Butter Banana Bread with Chocolate Chips
Things I’m finding increasingly disturbing about this world we live in. There are people I absolutely KNOW that if they see ME being assaulted will leap to my defense and probably beat the crap out of my attacker. OTOH, they refuse to acknowledge the systemic racism of our system that would make that defense necessary.… Read More Sober Reflections
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