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Posted by
yanti on Friday, May 20, 2011
Chuan wei ma la xiang chang (in Mandarin) ??????
? = Sichuan ? = flavoured ? = numbing
? = hot ? = fragrant ? = sausage
Lap cheong (Cantonese)/ la chang (Mandarin) ??
lap / la ?, in Chinese this normally means wax but in this context it means cured.cheong is Cantonese for sausage, in Mandarin it sounded as chang.
I have been making my own lap cheong many times now I no longer buy
More about → Sichuan style spicy lap cheong ??????
Posted by
yanti on Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Ever since I made tea smoked chicken I am hooked. The meat has such deep rich flavour and texture of meat is so tender and juicy. I now tried tea smoked belly. As expected the flavour and texture is excellent. This is probably the best piece of porky I have made. The meat is cured with soy sauce and spices, the curing salt makes the meat a lovely pink colour.
1. Curing
Ingredients
1.5 kg
More about → Tea smoked cured belly (bacon) ?????
Posted by
yanti on Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Su shao luo bo ????
Luo bo ?? (??) this can mean either daikon (mooli or oriental radish) or carrot.
Su ? is vegetarian
Shao ? in cooking terms can mean boil, bake, roast, braise or stew. It's confusing I know!
This braised mixed root vegetable is rather tasty. I can eat this happily and don't miss any meat at all.
Ingredients:
400 - 500g daikon or mooli
350 - 400g carrot
2 clove of garlic,
More about → Braised daikon and carrot ????
Posted by
yanti on Monday, May 9, 2011
Hu pe jian jiao ????
I was pleased to find some large green chillies from the market. I asked the store keeper if they are spicy he just shrugged his shoulders how helpful! In the end I bought a handful (just over 1/2 lb) to try in case they are not as nice as I thought. These chillies were quite long about 12 - 15cm long.
I love Sichuan Hu pe jian jiao ???? or stir fried blistered green
More about → Stir fried blistered green chilli ????
Posted by
yanti on Sunday, May 8, 2011
I often find similarities between western and oriental food like this stir fried potato which is similar to rustic English bubble and squeak (not the cake shaped type). Here to introduce to you a classic home cooking from Yunnan called lao nai yang yu ???? or old granny's potato. The reason why old granny or lao nai ?? is named after this is because this potato dish is soft suitable for grannies
More about → Old granny's potato ???? - Yunnan style bubble and squeak
Posted by
yanti on Saturday, May 7, 2011
Simple lunch today, tomato and egg fried rice. Tomato and egg are such good combination, universal favourite. I am sure there is at least one dish made with tomato and egg in every country. Just Chinese dishes I can count at least half a dozen classics with just two simple ingredients like:
Stir fried egg and tomato ??????/ ????
Omelette crepe and tomato soup ?????/ ??????
Tomato and egg geda
More about → Tomato egg fried rice ??????/ ?????
Posted by
yanti on Friday, May 6, 2011
Yesterday I spotted a whooping bag (almost 1.3 kg) of red chillies for quick sale at the Chinese supermarket for a mere �3. The chillies were a little off their best, slightly wrinkly but still looking pretty good. I have to take the lot home, too good to leave it. What a bargain! I always buy chilli sauce because fresh red chillies are quite expensive over here around �10/kg normal price, it
More about → Homemade chilli sauce with ginger
