One Minute - Yan Can Cook https://yancancook.com/home If Yan can cook, so can you! Wed, 22 Apr 2020 19:16:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://yancancook.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/favicon-150x150.png One Minute - Yan Can Cook https://yancancook.com/home 32 32 Fresh Fruit Popsicles https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/fresh-fruit-popsicles/ Thu, 02 Jan 2020 01:26:04 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1023 Fresh Fruit Popsicles Servings4 popsicles Ingredients cup ½ sliced kiwi cup ½ sliced strawberries cup ½ blueberries 2cups apple juice or Lutien Lotus Seed Drink Instructions Place fruits into popsicle molds. Fill molds with apple juice. Freeze overnight.

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Fresh Fruit Popsicles
Servings4 popsicles
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Place fruits into popsicle molds.
  2. Fill molds with apple juice.
  3. Freeze overnight.

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]]> Grilled Eggplant https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/grilled-eggplant/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 23:59:57 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1020 Grilled Eggplant Ingredients 1 Chinese eggplant Sauce: 2teaspoons cooking oil 2teaspoons minced ginger 2teaspoons minced garlic 1tablespoon chopped fresh green chili 1tablespoon chopped fresh red chili 1tablespoon Chinese black vinegar 1teaspoon sugar 1teaspoon soy sauce Instructions Grill eggplant until evenly charred all over. Cut eggplant…

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Grilled Eggplant
Ingredients
Sauce:
Instructions
  1. Grill eggplant until evenly charred all over.
  2. Cut eggplant lengthwise and open from slit to flatten.
  3. To make sauce, heat oil in a saucepan. Add ginger, garlic, green and red chilies and cook until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add vinegar, sugar and soy sauce, stir to dissolve sugar.
  4. To serve, pour sauce over eggplant.

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]]> Steamed Pumpkin with Fermented Rice https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/steamed-pumpkin-with-fermented-rice/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:49:51 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1012 Steamed Pumpkin with Fermented Rice Ingredients 1 kabocha squash Sauce: cup ½ rice lees* cup ¼ sugar cup ½ water 2tablespoons goji berries 1tablespoon cornstarch slurry Instructions Remove peel and seeds from squash. Cut into wedges and place in a bowl. Steam over high heat…

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Steamed Pumpkin with Fermented Rice
Ingredients
Sauce:
Instructions
  1. Remove peel and seeds from squash. Cut into wedges and place in a bowl. Steam over high heat until squash is done, about 35 minutes.
  2. To make sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and thicken with cornstarch slurry.
  3. To serve, invert squash onto a plate. Pour sauce over squash.
Recipe Notes

*Rice lees are the leftover rice grains from making wine. This ingredient may be purchased in jars in the refrigerated section of well-stocked Asian markets.

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]]> Green Tea Krumkake Cookies https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/green-tea-krumkake-cookies/ Tue, 05 Jun 2018 00:46:55 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1002 Green Tea Krumkake Cookies Ingredients 1Tbsp matcha powder (green tea powder) ½cup water 2cups powdered sugar 4 eggs 1 ½cups sugar 1 ½cups all-purpose flour 8oz melted butter2 sticks Instructions Place matcha powder in a small bowl. Add water and stir to mix well. Place…

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Green Tea Krumkake Cookies
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Place matcha powder in a small bowl. Add water and stir to mix well.
  2. Place a sheet pan next to cooktop where you’ll be making the cookies. Pour powdered sugar onto the sheetpan in a 6” – 8” pile.
  3. Crack eggs into a mixing bowl, add sugar and beat with an electric mixer until just blended.
  4. Add flour and beat some more to mix.
  5. Add butter and beat to mix well.
  6. Add dissolved matcha and beat to mix well.
  7. Heat a krumkake iron over medium heat. Dollop 1 teaspoonful batter onto iron. Cook for 1 minute on each side.
  8. Lift out cookie and roll on powdered sugar.

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]]> Duck Egg Surprise https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/duck-egg-surprise/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:56:43 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1028 Duck Egg Surprise Servings8 appetizers Ingredients 4 salted duck eggs 1/3cup glutinous rice 1 Chinese dried black mushroom cup ¼ diced carrots 2tablespoons corn kernels 2tablespoons green peas 1tablespoon chopped green onion 1teaspoon soy sauce teaspoon ¼salt 1/8teaspoon white pepper Instructions Crack duck eggs carefully…

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Duck Egg Surprise
Servings8 appetizers
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Crack duck eggs carefully to keep shell as intact as possible. Pour out egg whites and leave yolk in the shell.
  2. Soak glutinous rice with water to cover for 30 minutes. Drain and set aside.
  3. Soak dried mushroom with hot water to cover for 15 minutes. Remove and discard stem. Chop cap and set aside.
  4. In a bowl, combine glutinous rice, mushroom, carrots, corn, green peas, green onions, soy sauce, salt and white pepper.
  5. Spoon rice mixture into each egg shell. Steam filled eggs for 25 – 30 minutes. Slice in half to serve.

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]]> Sichuan Pickled Vegetables – Pao Cai https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/sichuan-pickled-vegetables-pao-cai/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 20:19:21 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1005 Almost every Sichuan family will have a few Pao Cai jars in their kitchen or on their balcony. What used to be a method to preserve a bountiful harvest has become a daily enjoyment: to many Sichuanese, no meal is complete without some crunchy pickled vegetables.…

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Sichuan Pickled Vegetables - Pao Cai
Ingredients
Pickling liquid:

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]]> Mung Bean Jelly with Sichuan Spicy Sauce https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/mung-bean-jelly-with-sichuan-spicy-sauce/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 09:01:17 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=997 This economical noodle dish is served chilled or at room temperature. The fiery spicy sauce pairs perfectly with the refreshingly cool noodles – no wonder this snack is so ubiquitous all over Sichuan! Mung Bean Jelly with Sichuan Spicy Sauce Ingredients 1cup mung bean flour…

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Mung Bean Jelly with Sichuan Spicy Sauce
Ingredients
Spicy Sauce:
Garnish:
Instructions
  1. Place mung bean flour in a medium bowl; add 1 cup of water and stir to mix well.
  2. Bring 1 cup of water to a boil, add mung bean slurry and cook, stirring, until translucent.
  3. Transfer mung bean paste into a bowl. Cover well and refrigerate overnight.
  4. To make sauce, heat cooking oil in a small saucepan. Add ginger, garlic and green onion and cook until fragrant, about 2 minutes.
  5. Add spicy bean paste, fermented black beans, soy sauce, black vinegar and sugar. Stir to combine and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. When mung bean jelly is set, remove from bowl and cut into ¼” x ¼” x 4” strips. Place on a serving plate and top with spicy sauce. Garnish with green onions and chili oil.

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]]> Tea-Flavored Eggs https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/tea-flavored-eggs/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:58:49 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=985 Tea-Flavored Eggs Ingredients 5 large eggs marinating sauce: ¼cup soy sauce 3tablespoons rice wine 2tablespoons sugar ¾ cup strong black tea or Lutien Lotus Leaf Tea garnish: ½teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder ½teaspoon chili powder ¼teaspoon salt Instructions Bring a pot of water to boil, carefully…

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Tea-Flavored Eggs
Ingredients
marinating sauce:
garnish:
Instructions
  1. Bring a pot of water to boil, carefully lower eggs into pot. Lower heat and simmer for 7 minutes. Lift eggs out of hot water and place in an ice-water bath.
  2. When cool enough to handle, peel shells and place eggs into a sealable bag.
  3. Combine all marinating sauce ingredients, stirring to dissolve sugar. Pour sauce into bag with eggs. Squeeze out all the air and seal bag.
  4. Let eggs marinate for 1 – 2 hours. Remove and slice in half to serve. Garnish with pepper chili salt.

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]]> Bamboo Shoots with Dill Dressing https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/bamboo-shoots-with-dill-dressing/ Thu, 15 Feb 2018 08:47:37 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=957 Bamboo Shoots with Dill Dressing Ingredients 1cup bamboo shoot slices Dressing ½teaspoon salt ½teaspoon sugar 2teaspoon rice wine vinegar 1teaspoon sesame oil 1teaspoon chopped fresh dill Granish 1teaspoon chili oil fresh dill sprigs garnish: 1teaspoon chili oil fresh dill Instructions Place bamboo shoot slices on…

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Bamboo Shoots with Dill Dressing
Ingredients
Dressing
Granish
Instructions
  1. Place bamboo shoot slices on a serving plate.
  2. To make dressing, combine all ingredients and whisk to combine.
  3. Pour dressing over bamboo shoots. Garnish with chili oil and fresh dill.

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