Saturday, March 30, 2013

A vegetarian recipe-- stewed tofu 红烧豆腐



Stewed tofu ((hóng) (shāo) (dòu) ()  )
Ingredients:
Tofu                                        12 oz
Chili pepper sauce                   1 tbsp
ginger                                      ¼  oz
garlic                                       3 cloves
green onion                             2 pieces
mushroom                               4 pieces (middle size)
olive oil                                   2 tbsp
soy sauce                                 1 tsp
cooking wine                           1 tbsp
oyster sauce                             1 ½  tbsp
corn starch                               ½  tbsp
water                                       5 tbsp

Directions:
1.      Dice the tofu into ½ inch cubes; mince the ginger, garlic; separate the white part from the green part of the green onion, and mince both parts; cut the mushroom;
2.      Heat up 1 tbsp olive oil, fry the mushroom till golden brown; then take them out for later use;
3.      Heat up 1 tbsp olive oil, add in the ginger, garlic, and white part of the green onion; fry them about 10 seconds, then add in the chili pepper sauce; fry about 20 more seconds;
4.      Add in the diced tofu, 1 tsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp cooking wine, 2 tbsp water, blend all the ingredients well; then put on the lid, let it simmer for 2 minutes;
5.      Mix 1 ½  tbsp oyster sauce, ½  tbsp corn starch, 3 tbsp water together as stewed sauce;
6.      Add the fried mushroom from step 2, then add the stewed sauce from step 5 into the fry pan, blend all the ingredients well.
7.      Take out all the ingredients into the serving bowl and sprinkle some green onion. It’s ready to serve.

Monday, March 25, 2013

Monday, March 18, 2013

Kungpao Chiken 宫保鸡丁




Ingredients:
chicken breast/tenderloin        1 Lb
green pepper                            1 middle one
carrot                                       1 middle one
peanut                                     3 oz                                        
garlic                                       5 cloves
ginger                                      ½ oz
green onion                             3 - 4 pieces
dried whole chili pepper         3 - 5 pieces
Sichuan pepper corn                20-30 pieces
black vinegar                           1 tbsp
sugar                                        1 tbsp
soy sauce                                 1 ½ tbsp
cooking wine                           2 tbsp
corn starch                               1 ½ tbsp
olive oil                                   2 tbsp

Directions:
1.      Batter and cut ‘X’ trail on the skin side of the chicken meat, but don’t cut through;
2.      Chop the meat into ½ inch cubes, then add in 1 tbsp soy sauce,  1 tbsp  corn starch, 1 tbsp cooking wine, and  1 tbsp olive oil, mix well, then set for about 15 to 20 minutes;
3.       Cut or tear each dry whole chili pepper into 2 to 3 parts; cut the garlic into thin pieces; mince the ginger; separate the green part from the white part of the green onion, then cut the white part and the green part separately; cut the carrots into small cubes; cut the green pepper into square pieces;
4.      Mix Kungpao sauce with 1 tbsp black vinegar, 1 tbsp sugar, ½ tbsp soy sauce, 1 tbsp cooking wine, ½ tbsp corn starch, 2 tbsp water;
5.      Boil the water to blanch the carrot cubes for about 2 minutes. Then take it out for later use.
6.      Heat up 1 tbsp olive oil; add in Sichuan pepper corn, then chili pepper. Take them out when the chili pepper turn into dark brown;
7.      Add in the chicken mixture from step 2, stir fry till the meat turns white;
8.      Add in garlic, ginger, and white part of green onion, keep stir fry till chicken is well cooked. 
9.      Add in the Kungpao Sauce, blend all the ingredients well. Then add in the carrot cubes and green pepper, taste and add salt if needed;
10.  Add in peanuts, green part of the green onion. Blend everything well and it’s ready to serve.

Friday, March 8, 2013

锵锵三人行2013-03-07 从周喜军盗车杀婴案看中国的社会现象

这个视频带来了一条匪夷所思,让人难过的新闻。 周喜军偷窃了一辆车。在驾车途中才发现车内有一个两个月大的婴儿。让人难以理解的是,他居然掐死了那个可怜的婴儿。 
This video brought an unthinkable and sad news. Zhou Xijun stole a car. Then he found that there was a two-month old infant in that car. It's very hard to understand that he killed that baby by choking him/her to death.