String Beans/French Beans (干煸四季豆) pictures (1 of 3)
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I made this string beans (french beans) recipe a few months ago but haven’t gotten to posting it. Called 干煸四季豆, this is a popular Chinese recipe that is mostly served in Chinese restaurants here in the US.
I love the texture of the deep-fried string beans; the great flavors came from stir-frying the string beans (french beans) with dried chilies, dried shrimp, and ground pork. This is another Chinese restaurant recipe that is worth trying out so please read on and get my string beans/french beans recipe below.
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Kung Pao Shrimp (Kung Pao Prawn/宫保虾) pictures (1 of 6)
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I am back after spending 3 weeks in Asia, including a few busy days in Penang which I wished I had stayed longer. Though it was a very short trip, I am very glad that a couple Rasa Malaysia readers and a good friend came to visit. It was great to be a culinary guide taking them to sample all the best street food (hawker food) in Penang.
This Kung Pao Shrimp (Kung Pao Prawn) post has been sitting in my “Draft” folder for a while. I made this before I left.
If you remember, I made Kung Pao Chicken a while back, and have always thought shrimp/prawn makes a great substitute for chicken. In fact, Kung Pao shrimp is very popular in Chinese restaurants in the US…(get Kung Pao Shrimp/Kung Pao Prawn recipe after the jump)
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Red Curry pictures (1 of 9)
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I love red curry and Thai curries in general–be it green curry, Panang curry, massaman curry, yellow curry, or red curry. There are many red curry recipes, each with slightly different ingredients, for example: potatoes, bamboo shoots, winter squash, pumpkins, Thai egg plants, etc. Chicken is commonly used for red curry, but there are pork red curry and beef red curry. Regardless of the meat of choice and side ingredients used, red curry is invaribly satisfying.
Thai red curry is traditionally richer compared to Malaysian chicken curry and Indian curries. Infused with lots of coconut milk, spice paste, and flavored with palm sugar plus fish sauce–two secret ingredients of Thai recipes–red curry goes extremely well with soft and aromatic jasmine rice. It is no wonder Thai curries are fast gaining popularity across the world…(get Thai red curry recipe after the jump)
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Black Bean Spare Ribs Recipe
Guest Writer: Appetite for China
Today, I am very pleased to have Diana Kuan of Appetite for China as a guest writer on Rasa Malaysia. Based in Beijing, Diana is a freelance writer and cooking instructor specializing in Chinese food recipes; she has also written for The Boston Globe, Food & Wine, and other publications. Please welcome Appetite for China as she shares her recipe of spicy black bean spare ribs recipe with us.
In Chinese cooking, there are few ingredients more versatile than fermented black beans. You can use it to flavor steamed fish, eggplant, or one of my favorite Sichuan dishes, twice-cooked pork. It has a pungent, earthy aroma; a spoonful of black beans packs so much flavor you often don’t need additional salt. One way to use fermented black beans is to buy them whole, rinse them under cold water, and chop them up. Of course, it’s also easy to find prepared black bean sauce at a local Chinese market. My latest obsession is chili black bean sauce. I keep a small bottle in the fridge and pull it out whenever I need a reliable sauce at the last minute…(get spicy black bean spare ribs recipe after the jump)
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If you love tofu, I am sure you have your favorite tofu dish–be it Mapo Tofu, claypot tofu, steamed tofu, or fried tofu. While many people think that tofu is tasteless and plain, I love tofu very much. Tofu can be very versatile and delicious, if you know how [...]
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This past weekend, my neighborhood Albertson was having an egg sale for only 99 cents a carton. When I saw the ad, I immediately thought of Chinese tea eggs. My uncle recently gave me a block of aged Chinese pu-erh tea (普洱茶) and it’s perfect for tea leaf eggs [...]
Teriyaki Chicken
Guest Writer: My Cooking Hut
Please welcome My Cooking Hut (please check out her curry laksa post) back as she guest posts yet another droolsome dish: Japanese teriyaki chicken and shares her teriyaki chicken recipe with us.
I believe I don’t have to elaborate too much what Teriyaki Chicken is. This ever so popular Japanese dish [...]
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I have gone Japanese food crazy lately. It all started after my recent trip to Tokyo. While I always have food crushes, this time it’s more substantial. I am motivated to learn more about Japanese cuisine and to understand the basic techniques of making [...]
