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.
Ingredients: 2 cups raw almonds 1 1/2 cup sugar 1 egg 1.5 teaspoons Osmanthus syrup Recipe: Preheat oven 350 degree Fahrenheit. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Place almonds in a heat proof bowl. Pour boiling water over almonds until just covered. Let sit for at least 1 minute. Remove almond skins. Place almonds and… Read More Flourless Osmanthus Almond Cookies
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
This is my grandmother’s beef noodle soup recipe.It doesn’t look like any of the other recipes I’ve seen online.But Grandma lived in Taipei most of her life and this is just yummy. 1 beef shin 牛腱, about 5 lbs cut into at least 2 in chunks, don’t cut the pieces too small otherwise they all… Read More Grandma’s Taiwanese Beef Noodle Soup
Easy recipe for chicken and corn soup and some variations. Basic Recipe: Ingredients: 1 can of whole corn kernels (14.75 oz) 1 can of cream style corn (14.75 oz) 4 oz raw shredded chicken 14.75 oz chicken broth 2 eggs Directions: Pour the 2 cans of corn into a sauce pan. If you are using… Read More Egg Drop Corn Soup & Variations
Preserved lemons are something I recently discovered and now I always keep stocked in the refrigerator. It’s basically a layer of whole quartered lemons a layer of salt and layer of lemons a layer of salt etc etc. I let it sit for a couple of weeks before using, the first time. Now, I just… Read More Grilled Chicken Thighs with Yoghurt & Preserved Lemons
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