02/07/12
I love eggs. It doesn’t matter how it is cooked or prepared…over easy, poached, scrambled, hard boiled, soft boiled.. you get the point. To make these golden eggs, you will have to practice a few times to get the timing of the eggs just right. But when you do, the eggs are hardboiled, with a [...]
Tags: chinese, egg, golden egg, green onion, huang jin dan, marinade, soft boiled, soy sauce
12/27/10
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 [...]
Tags: chicken, chili, cilantro, corn starch, fried, fry, garlic, green onion, honey, oil, pepper, rice vinegar, salt, san francisco, san tung, santung, scallion, sf, soy sauce, sugar, wing, wings
05/02/10
This is a childhood favorite of mine. Sometimes I make it with eggs, other times without eggs, or even eggs only. Ingredients: 1 cup wine 1/2 cup soy sauce 2 cups water sugar ginger 2 lbs chicken (6-8 drumsticks) 4-6 eggs (optional) Directions: 1. Place 2 lbs of chicken drumsticks into a stock pot. 2. [...]
Tags: chicken, eggs, ginger, soy sauce, sugar, wine
03/25/10
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! [...]
Tags: 5 spice, chinese, cooking wine, eggs, garlic, onion, pork, sesame oil, soy sauce, starch
12/12/09
A few weeks ago, I got a request from Cindy for a dumpling party at my place. I host one every once in a while and it’s always a hit.. This time was even better, especially since I had willing volunteers who happily sat and did all the manual labor.. I mean they made beautiful [...]
Tags: cabbage, chinese, chives, dough, dumpling, ginger, guo tie, pork, potsticker, rice wine, sauce, sesame oil, soy sauce