from PM’s CC Vol I. PM means “spicy” not in the “flamethrower in the mouth” way but in the “ahoy, spices from the East Indies!” way. Slices of fish, either fillet or steak, are marinated in soy sauce, fried, and dunked in a soup of sugar and Chinese five spice for a tender, salty/sweet mouthful. [...]
Archive for the ‘fishy’ Category
Spicy fish slices 蘇式燻魚
Posted in fishy, tagged brown sugar, five spice, meat only on August 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Shrimp with steamed egg 蝦仁蒸蛋
Posted in eggs, fishy, tagged cilantro, fresh shrimp, steamed on August 23, 2009 | 1 Comment »
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 [...]
Steamed fish with fermented black beans and hot pepper 豆豉辣椒蒸魚
Posted in fishy, tagged fermented black beans, ginger, ham, healthy, red hot chili peppers, steamed on July 26, 2009 | 2 Comments »
from PM’s CC Vol II. An unbelievably delicious steamed fish, delicately scented with fermented black beans and ginger, with a tiny kick of spiciness. Oh so good. 豆豉 dou4shi3 — fermented black beans 辣椒 la4jiao1 — chili peppers 蒸魚 zhen1yü2 — steamed fish I don’t have a steamer where the fish can lay flat, but [...]
Fried prawn slices with sour sauce 醋溜明蝦片
Posted in fishy, tagged carrot, peas, prawns, shrimp, wood ears on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol II. A sweet and sour shrimp recipe, with carrots, wood ears, and peas. 醋溜 cu4liou2 — vinegar-y 明蝦 ming2xia — prawn 片 pian4 — slices PM gave good directions on this one. Well, she DID say to deep fry the prawns after dredging them in cornstarch, neither of which I did [...]
