Posted by ehme on March 22nd, 2010 in Appetizers, Asian, Healthy or something like it, Quick, not quite recipes, vegetables
Or…how to turn a lovely vegetable into a butter and salt soaked bowl of tastiness. Steam one pound of sugar snap peas until crisp tender. Combine 5 tsp. melted butter, 1 T. low-sodium soy sauce, 1 tsp lemon juice and a couple of twists from the pepper mill. Drizzle over peas. TADA! –From Cooking Light.
Posted by ehme on March 21st, 2010 in Asian, pork, salad
6 oz. uncooked rice vermicelli 1/4 c. rice vinegar 1 T. honey 3 T. mirin (or 2 T. sherry plus 1 T. sugar) 2 T. water 1 T. fish sauce 1 c. julienned carrots 3/4 c. thinly sliced red bell pepper (1 small pepper) 1/2 c. thinly sliced green onions 1/3 c. thinly sliced basil [...]
Posted by ehme on August 6th, 2009 in Asian, Beef, Quick, Recession Recipes, Teapot Recipe Box
From a can of Cambell’s soup 1 lb boneless beef sirloin or top round steak, 3/4″ thick 2 T. cornstarch 1 can Cambell’s Condensed beef broth 2 T. soy sauce 2 T. vegetable oil 3 c. cut-up vegetables 4 c. hot cooked rice Slice beef into very thin strips. Mix cornstarch, broth and soy until [...]
Posted by ehme on July 22nd, 2009 in Asian, Chicken, Healthy or something like it, Quick
Sounds odd, but it is actually really tasty. 1/4 c. low salt soy sauce 1/2 c. + 2 T. water 3 T. lime juice 2 tsp. sherry 2 minced garlic cloves 1 tsp. minced ginger 1/4 tsp curry powder of your choosing 1/4 tsp. thyme 1/4 tsp oregano 2 chicken breasts 1 small onion sliced [...]
Posted by ehme on July 18th, 2009 in Asian, Quick, comfort food
I have been craving this for weeks, but have not been able to locate this exact little scrap of paper with the recipe on it. Peanut sauce can either be a fantastic experience, or warm peanut butter on noodles. One makes me think of my favorite restaurant in NYC, the other makes me think of [...]
Posted by ehme on November 6th, 2008 in Asian, Beef, favorites
Korean food is my latest obsession. I take about four pounds of steak and marinate it in this for 24 hours and then freeze it to use whenever I am attacked with the need for Bibimbap, which is pretty much every single day. The original recipe calls for one pound of meat, so you don’t [...]
Posted by ehme on January 27th, 2008 in Asian
Mix all in food processor until smooth. Makes 6-7 cups. Blatantly stolen from Snickollet. Miso is super high in sodium, so I probably shouldn’t eat this, and Tofu is not allowed in our house, but it sounds sooooooo tasty. Mmmm. We are having home made china food take out at our house tonight, you are [...]
Posted by ehme on January 25th, 2008 in Asian, Chicken
3 1/2 to 4-lb chicken, cut into serving pieces, including back and giblets (exclude liver) 10 cups water 3 tablespoons Chines rice wine or medium-dry sherry 3 (1/4-inch-thick) slices fresh ginger 3 scallions, halved crosswise and smashed with flat side of a heavy knife 1/2 teaspoon salt 1 cup long-grain rice Accompaniment: fine julliene of [...]
Posted by ehme on January 22nd, 2008 in Appetizers, Asian
1 lb. red potatoes kosher salt 4 oz. cream cheese room temp. 4 T. peeled and minced ginger freshly ground black pepper 20 8 inch rice paper wrappers. small handful of pickled sliced ginger 1 bunch fresh mint 1 bunch watercress 1/2 c. smooth or crunch peanut butter 3 T. chopped fresh cilantro 2 garlic [...]
Posted by ehme on January 22nd, 2008 in Asian, Chicken
1 lb. spaghetti 1 c. smooth peanut butter 1 c. room temp water 1/4 c. white vinegar 1 T . sesame oil 2 tsp kosher salt 1/2 c. precooked roasted chicken (shredded) 1 Asian or bosc pear 5 scallions, trimmed and thinly sliced 1/3 c. roasted peanuts, roughly chopped 3 small red serrano chilies, thinly [...]