麻婆豆腐怎么做呢？下面告诉大家。
Recipe in Chinese for Má Pó Dòufu (麻婆豆腐, Pock-marked Old Mother’s Tofu)
Chengdu, Sichuan, China — I thought I knew what Má Pó Dòufu (麻婆豆腐, Pock-marked Old Mother’s Tofu) was until I had the real thing in Chengdu. Going to the Asian food aisle in a Western supermarket and picking up a packet of Ma Po Tofu instant sauce to help [...]
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I learned this easy recipe from Zhang Shifu in Suijiang, Yunnan, but the dish originates from Sichuan (Szechuan).
This favorite has traveled many years, far distances, and arrived at our palettes in many variations. Gōngbào Jīdīng (宫保鸡丁, Kung Pao Chicken or Spicy Diced Chicken) is named after a Gōngbào (palatial guardian) [...]
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When I first moved to China, I shared the same assumption many express, “It’s hard to be vegetarian in China.” I’m not a vegetarian, but I enjoy many meat-free meals. I like cold noodles as a main on a summer day, but this colorful dish is a healthy way to start any meal year round. Hán Āyí taught me this simple recipe from her home in Tōngzhōu.
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Beijing, China — It’s spring in Beijing and I’m back just in time to enjoy the lovely weather after traveling through Jiangsu and Shanghai to learn home-style recipes. Two weeks of eating Jiangsu and Shanghai cuisine’s light and healthy flavors and my taste buds are hankering for some Hunan chillies.
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I’m having a sore-throat-congested-nose kind of day. I decided I’d doctor up a chicken soup to help cut this cold in half.
Ingredients 100 grams pumpkin, peeled and cubed (Vitamins A & C) 8 red grape tomatoes, halved [...]
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Who would have thought anything other than rice could be made in my rice cooker?
I traveled to Fóshān (佛山) in Guǎngdōng (广东), China and learned how to cook this dish that titillates the senses. Qiūfán (秋凡), a lovely [...]
Continue Reading →你是否想过用电饭煲里可以做菜呢？2009年12月，我旅行到广东的佛山，学会了如何做这道能挑逗人的味觉的菜。秋凡是一位非常可爱的年轻妈妈，也 是教我用电饭煲做沙姜焗鸡的老师。房间里弥漫着它的香味，我迫不急待地想尝尝。这道菜很简单，味道独特，看起来让人口水直流呢。
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Huí Guō Ròu (回锅肉, twice-cooked pork) is pork belly, first boiled then fried with a fragrant chorus of peppers and bean pastes. Green chili pepper used during my recipe lesson was about four inches, thin, curled, wrinkly skin, and spicy. The red peppers are sweet.
This recipe of twice-cooked pork may differ from other twice-cooked [...]
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There are many ways to cook a dish. For a whole year, I cooked Pork Adobo from a Filipino cookbook my mom gave me when I was in college. I couldn’t figure out why it was nothing like the Adobo I loved. After much procrastination, taking the time to consult with my mom about [...]
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While living in Beijing, my home was blessed with an Āyí (Chinese for aunt, another term for home helper) who could cook well. Āyí gave me my first cooking lessons in China. Hóngshāo Páigǔ is a favorite in her home and easily became one of my favorites as it had an ingredient close [...]
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