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This quick to prepare Bok Choy stir-fry recipe only takes 15 minutes and produces a wonderful vegan-friendly side dish. Add meat and additional aromatics to the dish and turn this one-dish meal into a quick entree in no time. Add this flavorful stir-fry veggie recipe …
This flavor-packed roasted chicken uses a “wet” curry rub. When marinating, some of the liquid will evaporate and the spices will bind to the food. This recipe has curry powder, cumin, garlic powder, fresh ginger root and fresh garlic. There is a small amount of …
Chinese Long Beans (also known as “Chinese Green Beans”, “Yard-Long Beans”, “Chopstick Beans” “Snake Bean” or “Pea Bean”) are grown in subtropical/tropical climates and most widely grown in warmer parts of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southern China. This bean is a staple vegetable in Asian cuisine. The crisp, tender pods are eaten both fresh and cooked. They are at their best when young and slender. They are sometimes cut into short sections for cooking uses. As a West Indian dish, they are often stir-fried with potatoes and shrimp. In Odisha, India, they are used to make a variety of dishes, especially a sour dish (judunga besara) cooking along with mustard sauce and lime. They are also used in Chinese cuisine and Kerala cuisine.
In Malaysian cuisine, they are often stir-fried with chilli and shrimp paste or used in cooked salads (kerabu). Another popular option is to chop them into short sections and fry them in an omelette. In the Philippines, they are widely eaten stir-fried with soy sauce, garlic, and hot pepper and in an all-vegetable dish called utan or are stewed in bagoong-based dishes such as pinakbet and dinengdeng.
Chinese Long Beans are crunchy, chewy and hearty. The simplicity of this recipe – combining stir frying and steaming in just a couple of steps. These Chinese beans can withstand intense spices and chilies. Quickly stir – fry these beans as a “veggie” dish or add shrimp, pork, beef or chicken in a chili and black bean sauce. Cook these beans up quickly at home for a perfect healthy side or a one dish weeknight meal in only 10 minutes! I enjoy cooking this flavorful stir-fry in a spicy sauce that can be poured over quinoa (healthy alternative to steam white rice).
WHAT ARE CHINESE LONG BEANS?
The asparagus bean is a legume cultivated for its edible green pods containing immature seeds, like the green bean.
Chinese Long Beans come in long bundles – typically they are 12” – 30” long, hence the nickname, “Yard Long Beans.” The best tasting Chinese Long Beans are young, 12” – 16” long. Purchase beans that have no black spots, flexible but not limp and do not look dry and thick.
Chinese Long Beans taste like the European-American style of green beans with a sharper flavor and a crunchier texture than American snap beans. These beans are incredibly healthy and available in most supermarkets, farmers’ markets and Asian markets. You can add heat with spicy chilies or keep it mild with a plain stir-fry marinade sauce or black bean sauce – both ways stir fried are delicious.
Have all your ingredients ready to go before you start stir – frying as cooking moves fast!
CHINESE LONG BEANS, SWEET RED ONION, SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS
CUT LONG BEANS INTO 3″ SEGMENTS
WASH LONG BEANS
MARINATE SHRIMP
STIR – FRY SHRIMP
CLEAN WOK, ADD 2 TBSP. GRAPESEED OIL AND HEAT HIGH UNTIL OIL SMOKES, ADD SLICED RED ONION.
CARAMELIZE ONIONS
ADD CHINESE LONG BEANS TO CARAMELIZED ONIONS AND STIR-FRY
ADD SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS AND STIR-FRY WITH BEANS
RETURN SHRIMP AND JUICES TO WOK AND COOK WITH BEANS
STIR-FRY UNTIL SAUCE IS SLIGHTLY THICKENED, ADD CHICKEN STOCK OR WATER IF NEEDED FOR ADDITIONAL SAUCE
SERVE OVER KETO RICED CAULIFLOWER OR QUINOA
My Chinese sparerib “riblets” recipe is a quick appetizer or side dish that is cooked in a wok or braising pan. This recipe is great on a KETO diet and easy to prepare. I have created this recipe by adding additional ingredients to the traditional …
A quick one dish meal on a KETO DIET… I enjoy cooking colorful food, don’t you? I took a tomato based flavor and created an Asian flavored ground chicken stuffed bell pepper recipe – Spice up your life with this recipe. The spicy savory chili-black …
Do you cook pork chops that are dry and flavorless? This “SPICY LEMON PORK CHOP” recipe makes a juicy and tender pork chop full of flavor with little preparation time. Only 35 minutes and a great meal on a KETO DIET!
COOKING TIPS FOR PORK CHOPS:
-Don’t cook chops straight from the refrigerator…Thirty minutes before you plan to cook chops, take the meat out of the fridge. The time out of the refrigerator lets you bring the meat up to room temperature, which helps the pork cook evenly throughout.
-Season the chops with salt and pepper half-an-hour before cooking…salt has a chance to improve the flavor and texture of the meat.
-Rub chops with spices. Prepare your favorite spice blend on chops to seal in moisture.
-Sear one side of the pork chop until browned (seared) then flip them, turn down the heat to low heat and cover the skillet with a lid. Flip the chop to the second side and turn down the heat, slowly cooking to a golden brown…with the lid on the chop is cooked thoroughly in the middle. The chops remain juicy and become tender.
-Let the cooked chops rest. After cooking immediately, transfer them to a plate and allow 5 minutes. Keep warm in the oven before serving.
-While the chops rest, add chicken stock to the pan drippings. Simmer and reduce by half, swirl with butter.
You ask is lamb good for a KETO diet? You’re good to have meat on a ketogenic diet and this includes fatty meat such as lamb, pork and poultry with the skin on. This is good news for the taste buds as fat helps …