Pearl meatball is a very popular Chinese dish that you can often find at dim sum restaurants, Chinese pot lucks or the dinner table of a Chinese New Year celebration. It's a bit like dumplings, but instead of wrapping in the dumpling wrap, it's covered with a layer of sweet (glutinous) rice. The translucent white sweet rice looks like little pearls decorating the meatball. This is why it's called pearl meatballs. When the meatball and the rice steam together, the rice absorbs the meaty … [Read more...] about Pearl Meatball with Pork, Tofu and Shrimp (珍珠丸子)
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Iron Chef Inspired Stir-fried Vegetable - Easy and delicious veggie side that goes with everything
I'm surprised you clicked in here, since stir-fried veggies aren't really that exciting. So often veggies are seen as a necessary evil for a balanced and healthy diet. Wouldn't it be amazing, though, if there was a veggie dish that you actually can't wait to eat? This recipe is that dish for my family. This dish is inspired by Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto's Yasai Itame in his Mastering the Art of Japanese Home Cooking cookbook. I simplified the ingredients and process, as he uses more … [Read more...] about Iron Chef Inspired Stir-fried Vegetable - Easy and delicious veggie side that goes with everything
Best Tasting Pickled Onions - With apple cider vinegar, lemon and honey
We always have a jar of pickled onions in our fridge since my husband loves it so much. He seems to think everything tastes better with pickled onions. He tried a number of recipes, but most of them, to my taste, are either too raw or not flavorful enough. Though I agree that it makes the food more presentable, I just wasn't a huge fan of it. One day, I decided to try making my own version to see if I can make it better. My goal was to make the pickled onions crisp and crunchy, with a … [Read more...] about Best Tasting Pickled Onions - With apple cider vinegar, lemon and honey
Chinese Sesame Flatbread (Shaobing) - Taiwanese Traditional Breakfast Style
The shaobing is a sort of bread/pastry that has a crisp exterior covered with sesame seeds and a layered interior that provides some bite. While the shaobing has quite a large variation of styles depending on the region and whether it's sweet or savory, if you're eating a shaobing, you're most likely having a pleasant experience that you'd describe with words like crunchy, crispy, flaky, aromatic (from the toasted sesame), and chewy. The best way to understand the importance of shaobing … [Read more...] about Chinese Sesame Flatbread (Shaobing) - Taiwanese Traditional Breakfast Style
Stir fry Mung Bean (Glass) Noodles With Pork Belly and Veggies - Simple, Quick and Flavorful One Pot Meal
This stir fry mung bean noodle dish is one of my favorite one pot dish to make for a quick lunch or week night dinner. The mung bean noodles soak up the fragrance and flavor from the pork belly and the aromatic elements balance with the sweet and crunchy veggies to make this dish super tasty! Plus, it's so easy and quick to make, you don't even need to boil another pot of water to precook the noodles like when you make pasta. This recipe can be used as a side dish or a main dish. Once you … [Read more...] about Stir fry Mung Bean (Glass) Noodles With Pork Belly and Veggies - Simple, Quick and Flavorful One Pot Meal
