Tag: garlic
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Cilantro Yogurt Dipping Sauce
Remember the good ole days at Cal? Remember all the good food? Remember Brazil Cafe on Shattuck? If you haven’t had their tri-tip sandwich, you’ve been missing out. Get in your car and go there right now. Go. I think the best part of that sandwich is the cilantro yogurt sauce. Tao and I remember […]
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San Tung Fried Chicken Wings and Sauce
San Tung (山东小馆) is a restaurant in San Francisco that serves chicken wings that are just delicious. Ever since my first visit, I have been curious how they are made. After eating many orders, talking to insiders and reading a few books, I have uncovered their secret; the wings are actually a fusion of Chinese […]
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Chinese vegetable: On-Choy, 空心菜
My favorite vegetable is the Chinese dish 空心菜 (pinyin: kong xin cai) or in Cantonese, On-Choy. The literal translation is hollow heart vegetable. It totally makes sense once you take a look at the green stems…which are hollow on the inside! I always ask for this dish in any Chinese restaurant- even if its not […]
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Salad Dressing Recipe
I’ve already blogged about a simple vinaigrette dressing here previously. However, my friend Sohee sent me another recipe called ” Sohee’s Emoe’s Delicious Salad Dressing Recipe” which I just had to try. Since the recipe didn’t specify whether to use a dark vinegar such as balsamic or a lighter vinegar such as white vinegar or […]
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Five Spice Pork / Lu3 Ro4 Fan4 [滷肉飯]
This is one of my favorite Taiwanese meals (滷肉飯). Usually it takes hours to simmer, but I’ve got it down to less than an hour. Just make a pot of rice (or if you have a Zojirushi rice cooker, just set it for when you get home from work), make this.. and viola- Taiwanese dinner! […]
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Hummus
I got this recipe from an old coworker (Thanks Ziad!). It’s a classic recipe and never fails to appease the crowds. You can eat hummus on its own (with some pita or naan), on sandwiches, with falafel, or some fresh veggies. Ingredients 2 cans of garbanzo beans 3 Tbsp Tahini sauce (Berkeley Bowl, Whole Foods, […]
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Spaghetti Sauce
This is a recipe from my dad, modified to be a little healthier and cooked in a crock pot instead of over a flame. You will need: 6 tomatoes 1.5 to 2 onions 2 green bell peppers 1 garlic clove 1 lb of ground beef or turkey 1 pack of mushrooms olive oil salt optional: […]
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Tao’s first dish: Hoisin pork over noodles
“Mom? Can you tell me how to make ground pork with noodles?” I asked, living away from home for the very first time back in 2000, and feeling like some food from home. I needed step-by-step instructions to cook anything beyond eggs, noodles or rice at the time. I already had the ingredients, because of […]
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chinese cold noodle or 涼麵
In response of the request for more chinese food recipes, here is another addition. This is a simple and quick recipe for yummy cold noodles. You usually see these noodles everywhere in Taiwan from the local food carts. Now you can have your own at home. It’s great to eat on this on warm summer […]