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Mother’s Purse

Sun, 14 May 2023 07:00:22 +0000

What is the best gift for Mother’s Day? Maybe you can try to make a couple of “purses” for your lovely mom this year! It’s a simply, beautiful, and delightful dish that can put a smiling face on your mom. Why not roll up your sleeves and give it a try for the person whom you love!

Mother’s Purse

Servings6-8 purses

Ingredients

2tbsp cooking oil
1/4cup each: diced raw shrimpdiced carrot, diced jicama, fresh corn kernels, yellow chives (1-inch strips), diced red bell pepper, diced yellow onion
6 – 8 thin egg white omelets
6 - 8 green onion stripsparboiled until soft and limp

Sauce

Glaze

1/3cup soup stock
1tsp sesame oil
3/4tsp sugar
2tsp cornstarch

Instructions

Combine sauce ingredients in a medium bowl; set aside. Heat glaze ingredients in a small saucepan; keep warm.
Heat a wok or stir-fry pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Add shrimp and remaining vegetables; toss and stir fry 2 – 3 minutes.
Add sauce; cook until lightly thickened.
To serve, place 2 heaping tablespoons of stir-fry mixture in center of an egg white omelet. Gather on top and carefully tie with a green onion strip. Continue making remaining purse omelets.
Serve in individual plates drizzle with warm glaze.

Recipe Notes

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Emerald Rice

Fri, 14 Apr 2023 07:00:59 +0000

Emerald Rice

Servings4-6 people

Ingredients

1 large bunch spinachtough stems discarded
2teaspoons sea salt
1tablespoon Vegetable oil
2 green onionstrimmed and chopped
4cups cold cooked long-grain ricegrains separated
1/4pound Smithfield ham or bbq porkcut into 1/2-inch cubes
1 egg omeletcut into 2-inch strips
1teaspoon oyster-flavored sauce
sea salt to taste
1tablespoon light soy sauce

Instructions

Wash, drain and finely chop spinach leaves. Toss with salt in a bowl. Let stand until spinach is wilted, about 10 minutes.
Squeeze spinach with your hands to remove excess water. Chop spinach again. (To reduce sodium in the dish, instead of salting spinach, cook it in a microwave until slightly wilted, then squeeze dry and finely chop.)
Heat a wok or stir-fry pan over medium-high heat until hot. Add oil, swirling to coat sides. Scatter green onions in pan; stir fry until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add rice, ham, omelet strips and chopped spinach. Add oyster sauce, salt and soy sauce. Cook, stirring, frequently, until rice is heated through, 2 to 3 minutes.

Recipe Notes

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Steamed Chicken Wings

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 07:00:15 +0000

Steamed Chicken Wings

This is a quick and easy recipe that anyone can try at home! Chicken wings are rich in protein. With the steaming technique, this recipe will provide you a not only tasty but also healthy dish for your entire family!

Servings4

Ingredients

12 chicken wingsmid-joint section only

Marinade:

1/2teaspoon sea salt
1/4teaspoon ground white pepper
1/2teaspoon cornstarch
4 - 5 dried black mushroomssoaked to soften
2 green onions
2oz hamsliced 1/8-inch thick

Sauce:

1/2cup chicken broth
1tablespoon Chinese rice wine
2teaspoons salted black beansrinsed and crushed
2teaspoons oyster-flavored sauce
3/4teaspoon sugar
dash of ground white pepper
2teaspoons cornstarch dissolved in 1 tablespoon water
2teaspoons chopped green onion

Instructions

Bone the wing mid-joint by twisting and pushing the two small bones out of each piece.
Combine marinade ingredients in a bowl. Add chicken; stir to coat. Set aside for 20 minutes.
Remove and discard mushroom stems. Cut mushroom caps, green onions, and ham each into 12 matchstick strips.
Slide 1 piece of mushroom, green onion and ham into boned space in each wing. Place stuffed wings in a single layer on a heatproof dish.
Steam wings over medium-high heat until meat is no longer pink, about 6 – 8 minutes.
While chicken is steaming, combine all sauce ingredients except cornstarch solution in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Add cornstarch solution and continue to cook until sauce thickens.
To serve, pour sauce over chicken. Sprinkle with chopped green onion.

Recipe Notes

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