Cooking Blog
Sichuan cuisine (romanized as Szechwan cuisine) is a style of Chinese cooking originating from Sichuan Province. It has bold flavors, particularly the pungency and spiciness resulting with preparing dishes with garlic and chili peppers, and the unique flavor of cooking with Sichuan peppercorn. Other well …
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 …
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 marinade (sliced ginger, star anise pods, dry sherry, beef stock and (optional) crushed red pepper flakes (to taste) for a “kick”).
You may have ordered these similar Cantonese style ribs in a dim sum restaurant (full of MSG, salt, sugar, and oyster sauce).
Fermented black bean is known as black Dou-chi and is a famous seasoning in many Chinese and Szechuan stir-fry dishes. I use the prepared black bean with garlic sauce marinade (Lee Kum Kee brand) available at most local grocery stores (Asian or BBQ sauce aisle) or at your local Asian market.
What is a riblet(s)? Riblets are prepared by butchers cutting a full set of spare ribs in sections. This produces a set of short, flat ribs where the curved part of the rib is removed and gives them a more uniform look. Cutting in between the bone will separate them into small bite size pieces.
Eggplant is considered a KETO vegetable. Eggplant is incredibly versatile and can be easily incorporated into your KETO diet. Eggplant recipes can be baked, roasted, grilled or sautéed. This vegetable can reduce your carbohydrate and calorie intake and increase the fiber – nutrient content …
What is your favorite way to eat rice? Plain white or fried with soy sauce? Chinese cooking and a side of rice! Rice is incredibly high in carbs and isn’t nutritious at all…other than to sop up all the wonderful gravy and sauces to any …