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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘healthy’
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 »
Spinach and bean curd soup 菠菜豆腐湯
Posted in glorious soybeans, oink, vegetarian-ish, tagged dried mushrooms, ham, healthy, soupy, spinach, tofu tofu tofu on July 26, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol II. A clear, delicate soup with spinach and tofu, seasoned with a bit of pork and a splash of pepper. 菠菜 bo1cai4 — spinach 豆腐 dou4fu3 — tofu 湯 tang1 — soup There was an option to use dried black mushrooms or bamboo shoot, and I had the mushrooms on hand. [...]
Wontons 餛飩
Posted in cluck, dim sum, tagged a little complicated, for the patient cook, healthy, soupy, takes forever on February 15, 2009 | 3 Comments »
from PM’s CC Vol I. These are simply the tastiest wontons ever. I make them with chicken, which gives a lovely delicate flavor. PM, of course, makes her own wrappers, but that takes forever because she is not kidding when she says they need to be paper thin. 餛飩 hun2tun2 — wontons! PM’s wonton filling [...]
Stir-fried shredded chicken vegetarian style 炒素雞絲
Posted in vegetarian, tagged a little complicated, bamboo, bell peppers, dried mushrooms, fake meat, healthy, spicy, wheat gluten on January 25, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
from PM’s CC Vol III. There’s no chicken in this recipe, just “vegetarian chicken”, which is a rolled up sheet of wheat gluten. I used to hate that stuff when I was a kid because it had this strange rubber-like consistency and off-putting blandness. Big surprise, then, when I tried PM’s version for a couple [...]
Shredded Bean Curd Salad 涼拌乾絲
Posted in glorious soybeans, vegetarian, tagged appetizers, carrot, celery, cold, healthy, super easy, tofu tofu tofu on January 14, 2009 | 1 Comment »
from Vol II of PM’s CC. A little spicy, a little sesame-y, with crunchy carrots and celery and the smooth squish of tofu noodles, this chilled “salad” makes a lovely appetizer. 涼拌 liang2ban4 — cold tossed, as in a salad 乾絲 gan1si1 — bean curd strips, aka tofu noodles. I love these and would happily [...]
