from PM’s CC Vol II. These cold noodles would make a great summertime lunch—tossed with chicken and veggies, you’ve got a whole bunch of food groups going here. Sesame is probably good for you, too, though if you don’t have sesame paste, you can probably substitute all-natural peanut butter. Vegetarians can leave out the chicken [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Sesame cold noodles 川味雞絲涼麵
Posted in carbs!, cluck, vegetarian-ish, tagged bean sprouts, carrot, cold, cucumber, noodles, sesame paste on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Sweet bean paste pancakes 豆沙鍋餅
Posted in sweet, vegetarian, tagged breakfast, red bean paste, snack on April 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol I. I think red bean paste is the food of the gods, and I will happily eat it out of a can with a spoon. You can make it yourself by cooking adzuki beans with a bunch of sugar and a blender, and you may want to do that if you [...]
West lake fish 西湖醋魚
Posted in fishy, tagged ginger on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol I. Tender, succulent fish is paired with a mountain of ginger and a lightly fragrant sweet and sour sauce. 西湖 xi1hu2 — West Lake. Perhaps a place? I don’t know. 醋 cu4 — vinegar 魚 yü2 — fish Ingredients: 1 live fish, such as carp or any fresh water fish 1/2 [...]
Stir-fried beef with hot sauce 魚香牛肉絲
Posted in moo, tagged flank steak, hot bean paste, spicy, water chestnuts, wood ears on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol II. Tender beef is tossed with crisp water chestnuts and crunchy wood ears, all smothered in a salty/sweet/sour/spicy sauce. 魚香 yü2xiang1 — fish-scented. Refers to a style of cooking in a spicy, garlicky sauce. 牛肉絲 niou2rou4si1 — beef shreds Ingredients: 2/3 lb flank steak beef, cut into shreds 6 water chestnuts [...]
Diced chicken with walnuts 桃仁雞丁
Posted in cluck, tagged bell peppers, red hot chili peppers, walnuts on April 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol I. This is a classic stir-fry with tasty chicken breast, crunchy peppers, and crisp toasted walnuts. The key is not overcooking the peppers! 桃仁 tao2ren2 — walnut meats 雞丁 ji1ding1 — diced chicken Ingredients: 1 lb chicken breast 3 scallions, cut 1/2″ long 2 green peppers, chopped 1 red hot pepper, [...]
