from PM’s CC Vol II. Return of the rice cooker! This time we’re steaming eggs, with a few shrimp tossed in and some cilantro for flavor. I keep a stash of shrimp in my freezer for occasions like this. 蝦仁 xia1ren2 — shrimp hearts (I think this means the part inside the shell) 蒸蛋 zheng1dan4 [...]
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Shrimp with steamed egg 蝦仁蒸蛋
Posted in eggs, fishy, tagged cilantro, fresh shrimp, steamed on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Stir-fried rice 炒飯
Posted in carbs!, eggs, tagged fresh shrimp, ham, peas, rice on June 14, 2009 | 2 Comments »
From PM’s CC Vol I. I make fried rice only rarely. PM’s version is ordinary, as far as these things go. She does add some shrimp for pizzazz, and the colors are real purty at the end. 炒 chao3 — stir-fry 飯 fan4 — (cooked) rice Ingredients: 1/2 cup small shrimp, soaked or fresh 1/2 [...]
Egg omelet Szechuan style 魚香烘蛋
Posted in eggs, oink, tagged ground pork, hot bean paste, water chestnuts, wood ears on May 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol II. Eggs + spicy meat sauce of interesting textures on top. 魚香 yüxiang1 — fish-scented, aka garlic sauce 烘蛋 hong1dan4 — cooked egg, omelet-style Ingredients: 8 eggs 1/2 ts salt 1 Tb cornstarch paste (cornstarch mixed with cold water) 3 oz ground pork 5 water chestnuts, chopped 1/2 cup wood ears, [...]
Stir-fried vegetables covered with egg 和菜戴帽
Posted in eggs, oink, vegetarian-ish, tagged baby bok choy, bean sprouts, bean vermicelli, dan bings, scallions, spinach, sweet bean paste, white leeks, yellow chives on March 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol II. This is a mu-shu-esque recipe. Remember ordering one of these at a restaurant, and having it come with a stack of tortilla-like thin pancakes, and you fold yourself a burrito? Well, here’s a version with pork and a variety of interesting and crispy vegetables, all hidden under an egg hat. [...]
Red-cooked egg dumplings 紅燒蛋餃
Posted in eggs, oink, tagged a little complicated, bean vermicelli, ground pork, napa cabbage, red cooked on February 8, 2009 | 1 Comment »
from PM’s HC. The flavors are certainly those of home cooking, and making the egg dumplings wasn’t as complicated as I’d feared. That said, making attractive, well-formed egg dumplings was another story. I made about 15 dumplings, and 12 of them would’ve caused PM to turn in her grave. PM notes that these dumplings would [...]
