Small Bites - Yan Can Cook https://yancancook.com/home If Yan can cook, so can you! Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:12:52 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.5 https://yancancook.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/favicon-150x150.png Small Bites - Yan Can Cook https://yancancook.com/home 32 32 Pistachio-Crusted Shrimp Balls https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/pistachio-crusted-shrimp-balls/ Fri, 12 May 2023 07:00:14 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=5164 开心果虾球

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Pistachio-Crusted Shrimp Balls
开心果虾球
Servings4 Servings 人份
Ingredients
Main Ingredients 主料:
Shrimp seasonings 给虾入味的佐料:
Coating Mix 裹粉:
Dipping Sauce 蘸酱:
Instructions
  1. In a medium bowl, combine all sauce ingredients. Set aside. 在一个中号碗中，将所有酱料混合。搁置备用。
  2. In a food processor, process shrimp and seasoning ingredients until just finely chopped. Place in a bowl and add chopped pistachios. 用食物料理机将虾和调味料加工成细腻的虾蓉。把虾蓉放在一个碗中，加入开心果碎。
  3. In a medium bowl, combine coating ingredients. 在一个中号碗中，混合裹粉材料。
  4. Form shrimp mousse into small balls (about 1-1/4-inch / 3 cm diameter). Evenly coat with coating mix. Deep-fry in hot oil over medium heat, turning occasionally. When shrimp balls begin to float, continue to cook for 1-1/2 minutes. Turn occasionally to brown evenly. Lift deep-frying basket out and drain shrimp balls on paper towels. 将虾蓉揉成小球（直径约1-1/4英寸/3厘米）。均匀地裹上裹粉，用中火加热的油中炸，时而翻转。当虾球开始浮起时，继续炸1-1/2分钟，不时翻动以均匀上色。取出炸篮，将虾球在纸巾上沥干多余油分。
  5. Serve shrimp balls with dipping sauce on the side. 在一侧配上蘸酱，即可享用虾球。

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]]> 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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]]> Grilled Quail Eggs https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/grilled-quail-eggs/ Thu, 05 Jul 2018 23:59:04 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1740 Grilled Quail Eggs Ingredients 2teaspoons cooking oil 6 quail eggs Spice mixture 1teaspoon red chili powder 1/2teaspoon Sichuan peppercorn powder 1teaspoon granulated garlic 1/2teaspoon salt Instructions Prepare six small aluminum foil cupcake baking cups Brush each cupcake baking cup with oil. Combine all spice mixture…

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Grilled Quail Eggs
Ingredients
Spice mixture
Instructions
  1. Prepare six small aluminum foil cupcake baking cups
  2. Brush each cupcake baking cup with oil.
  3. Combine all spice mixture ingredients together in a small bowl. Set aside.
  4. Crack one quail egg into each cup and place on a grill. Cook until egg is opaque, about 3 minutes.
  5. Sprinkle some spice mixture over each egg before serving.

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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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]]> Cold Noodles with Spicy Meat Sauce https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/cold-noodles-with-spicy-meat-sauce/ Mon, 04 Jun 2018 23:20:07 +0000 https://yancancook.com/home/?post_type=recipe&p=1062 Cold Noodles with Spicy Meat Sauce Ingredients lb ½noodles Meat Sauce: Ground pork or turkey Vege oil garlicgeen onions oyster sauce Sweet bean paste or hoisin sauce Douban bean paste 2tablespoons Sichuan red oil* Garnish Chopped pickled red chilies chopped cilantro Chopped green onions Instructions…

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Cold Noodles with Spicy Meat Sauce
Ingredients
Meat Sauce:
Garnish
Instructions
  1. Cook noodles in a large pot of boiling water. Drain, rinse under cold running water, drain and set aside.
  2. To make meat sauce, heat oil in a pan over medium-high heat. Add garlic and green onions, saute until fragrant, about 1 minute.
  3. Add ground pork, cook until done, using a spatula to break up pieces into small bits. Add oyster sauce, sweet bean paste or hoisin sauce and Douban bean paste.
  4. To serve, toss noodles in red oil. Top with meat sauce, chopped pickled red chilies, cilantro and green onions.
Recipe Notes

If Sichuan red oil is not available, substitute with chili oil.

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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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]]> 芋頭糕 Taro Cake https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/taro-cake/ https://yancancook.com/home/recipe/taro-cake/#comments Tue, 18 Apr 2017 07:03:35 +0000 https://wh414378.ispot.cc/home/?post_type=recipe&p=498 Taro cake (simplified Chinese: 芋头糕; traditional Chinese: 芋頭糕; pinyin: yùtóu gāo; Cantonese Yale: wuhtáu gōu) is a Chinese dish made from the vegetable taro. While it is denser in texture than radish cakes, both these savory cakes made in a similar ways, with rice flour as the main ingredient. When served in dim sum cuisine, it is cut into square-shaped slices and pan-fried before serving. It is found in Hong Kong, China, and overseas Chinatowns restaurants. Other ingredients often include pork and Chinese black mushroom, or even Chinese sausages. It is commonly topped with chopped scallions.

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Taro Cake
Taro cake (simplified Chinese: 芋头糕; traditional Chinese: 芋頭糕; pinyin: yùtóu gāo; Cantonese Yale: wuhtáu gōu) is a Chinese dish made from the vegetable taro. While it is denser in texture than radish cakes, both these savory cakes made in a similar ways, with rice flour as the main ingredient. When served in dim sum cuisine, it is cut into square-shaped slices and pan-fried before serving. It is found in Hong Kong, China, and overseas Chinatowns restaurants. Other ingredients often include pork and Chinese black mushroom, or even Chinese sausages. It is commonly topped with chopped scallions.
Servings20 squares
Ingredients
Seasonings
Instructions
  1. Microwave taro on HIGH for 8-10 minutes or until softened. Lightly mash and set aside.
  2. Heat wok over high heat until hot. Swirl in 1 tablespoon oil to coat sides.
  3. Add shallot, shrimp, mushrooms, sausage, and green onion; stir-fry for 1-2 minutes and set aside.
  4. Combine rice flour and water; use a whisk to break up lumps. Add potato starch, salt and boiling water and stir. Gradually add mashed taro, seasonings and mushroom mixture, mix thoroughly.
  5. Pour taro mixture into a greased rectangular casserole. Cover and steam over high heat for 30 minutes or microwave on MEDIUM for 10-12 minutes or until set.
  6. Unmold taro cake onto cutting board. Cut in half lengthwise and into 2-inch squares.
  7. Heat wok over medium heat until hot. Swirl in remaining oil to coat sides. Pan fry taro squares for 2 minutes on each side or until light brown. Serve with chili sauce.
Recipe Notes

From Blissful Cooking by Martin Yan. 2001.

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