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Bitter Melon Egg Crepe

Fri, 20 Oct 2023 07:00:08 +0000

Bitter Melon Egg Crepe

Servings2 Servings

Ingredients

1 bitter melon
1tsp salt
1/4cup salted turnips
4 eggslightly beaten
1/4cup Chopped green onions
2tbsp goji berriesrinsed
2tbsp cooking oil

Instructions

Cut bitter melon in half lengthwise. Using a spoon, scoop out and discard white pith and seeds. Slice melon into 3/8-inch thick half moons and toss with salt. Set aside for a few minutes.
Soak salted turnips in enough water to cover for 5 minutes. Drain and coarsely chop. Add beaten eggs together with green onions and goji berries.
Squeeze out excess water from bitter melon and add to egg mixture.
In a non-stick skillet, heat oil over medium high heat. Add enough egg mixture to form a thin round. Let crepe cook without stirring, until bottom is golden, about 3 – 4 minutes. Flip over and cook other side. Repeat with remaining egg mixture.

Recipe Notes

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Golden Fried Rice

Fri, 28 Jul 2023 07:00:21 +0000

Fried rice is one of the most classic dishes in Asian. It’s a typical homemade comfort food. Golden Fried Rice is a vibrant and flavorful Asian dish. It consists of stir-fried rice with vegetables, egg yolks, and turmeric, giving it a golden hue. It is seasoned with sea salt. This versatile dish is enjoyed as a main course or side dish.

Golden Fried Rice

Servings4 servings

Ingredients

2tablespoons Vegetable oil
1/4cup diced yellow onion
2teaspoons minced ginger
2 egg yolkslightly beaten
1piece Chinese sausagethinly sliced
4ounces medium-size raw shrimppeeled, deveined and halved
2cups cold cooked rice
1-1/2teaspoons turmeric powder
2tablespoons golden raisins
1tablespoon goji berriessoaked to soften
sea salt to taste

Instructions

Place a stir-fry pan over high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Add onion and ginger; cook, stirring, until fragrant, about 15 seconds.
Add egg yolks, Chinese sausage and shrimp; cook without stirring for 30 seconds to allow eggs to set slightly. Then continue to cook, stirring to break up eggs. Cook until shrimp turn pink, about 2 minutes.
Add rice, turmeric, raisins and goji berries. Separate rice with the back o a spoon. Stir to combine all ingredients and cook until rice is heated through. Salt to taste.

Recipe Notes

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Fish Tofu Chowder

Fri, 31 Mar 2023 07:00:29 +0000

Fish Tofu Chowder

Servings4 people

Ingredients

4 - 5 dried black mushroomssoaked to soften
1/2lb firm white fish filletcoarsely chopped
1teaspoon cornstarch
1/4teaspoon salt
4cups fish stock or chicken broth
2tablespoons rice vinegar
1tablespoon grated ginger
1teaspoon sesame oil
1/8teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2lb soft tofudrained and cut into small cubes, about ½ lb
2tablespoons goji berriessoaked to soften
3tablespoons cornstarchdissolved in 3water
1tablespoon chopped cilantrooptional

Instructions

Remove and discard stems from mushrooms. Coarsely chop caps. Set aside.
Combine chopped fish, cornstarch and salt in a bowl; mix well.
Heat fish stock in a saucepan. Add mushrooms, vinegar, ginger, sesame oil, pepper and salt to taste. Bring to a simmer. Add fish; cook until fish is opaque.
Gently add tofu and goji berries to the pan and cook until heated through. Increase heat, stir in cornstarch solution, and cook, stirring, until soup boils and thickens, about 1 minute. Ladle into individual bowls and garnish with chopped cilantro.

Recipe Notes

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Steamed Pumpkin with Fermented Rice

Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:49:51 +0000

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 until squash is done, about 35 minutes.
To make sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in a small saucepan. Bring to a simmer and thicken with cornstarch slurry.
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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