Posts Tagged ‘vegetables’

Deep Fried Chicken Balls

Saturday, July 3rd, 2010

2 American servings
4 Chinese servings
1 whole chicken breast, skinned, boned and coarsen
ground
2 scallions, minced
1 tablespoon soy sauce 1 tablespoon sherry
1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch teaspoon salt
1/s teaspoon sugar
1 egg, separated
Oil for deep frying

Method
Combine all the ingredients except the egg white and oil. Ma. until thoroughly blended. Beat the egg white until stiff and fold into the chicken mixture. Chill 1 hour. Heat oil for deep frying until almost smoking. Form chicken mixture into small ovals and deep fry 4 or 5 at a time until golden brown. Remove with a slotted spoon and dram on paper towels. Serve with sweet sour sauce .

Refer here ** Sweet Sour Sauce ** and ** Slimming Diets **

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Red Simmered Beef

Wednesday, June 30th, 2010

6 American Servings/ 12 Chinese Servings

2 1/2 pounds eye round or pot roast of beef
3 tablespoons oil
1 clove garlic, crushed
2 thin slices fresh ginger root, finely chopped
6 tablespoons soy sauce
4 tablespoons sherry
water to just cover the beef
2 cloves star anise
1 small piece cinamon stick
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoon sugar

Method:
Tie the meat at 2 inch intervals so that it will hold its shape while cooking. Heat the oil in a flame proof casserole. Brown the beef on all sides over high heat. Add all the remaining ingredients. Bring the liquid to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat, cover the casserole and simmer for 1 1/2 hours. Turn the beef every 30 minutes. Slice the beef and serve hot or cold with some of the sauce. The sauce can be refrigerated and kept for use in other dishes If the sauce is heated to boiling point every 10 days, it will keep for several weeks. The beef can also be cut into 2 inch cubes before being added to the casserole. Reduce the cooking time to 50 minutes.

More ** Chinese Recipes ** and ** Healthy Recipes **

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Described about Aniseed

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

The liquorice-flavored, aromatic seeds of the Mediterranean anise plant. It should be purchased in small quantities and stored in a sealed container in a cool, dry place.

Preparation: the seeds may be used whole or crushed to help release their flavour.

Uses: aniseed may be used as a spice in cakes and biscuits or sprinkled onto salads or cooked vegetables. It may also be stepped in boiling water to make a tea, which is said to be beneficial to digestion.

** Vegetarian Cookery** and ** Slimming Desserts Recipes**

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Vegetarian Food- Animal Fats

Monday, February 1st, 2010

This term may refer to any dietary fats obtained from an animal source. Some vegetarian (though no vegan) foods, such as milk and cheese, contain animal fats. However where the term is used in food labeling it will normally refer to fats such as suet and lard. Since these are obtained from animals after slaughter they are not considered suitable for a vegetarian diet. Animal fats contain mainly saturated fats (see polyunsaturated fats)

** Vegetarian Foods** and ** Healthy Diets**

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Vegetarian Foodstuffs of Indian

Sunday, January 31st, 2010

Amchoor – (also called mango powder) - An Indian spice made by drying and grinding peeled slices of tart, unripe mango into a fine powder. It has a sour taste.

Uses: amchoor can be used to give a sour flavor to savory pastries, stir fried vegetables and drinks.

** Vegetarian Cookery** and ** Low Cholesterol Diets**

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Glossary- Tamarind, Tung Choy, Soya Sauce and Turmeric

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

TAMARIND (asam) Dried pulp used for sourness. Soak 1 tablespoon dried tamariee pulp in about 1/4 cup warm water for 5 minutes. Squeeze to extract juice and sty ‘Instant tamarind’ from India available in small plastic pots is a quick substitute; 1 teaspoon is equivalent to 1 tablespoon dried pulp. Lemon juice or half-ripe ton may also be used as substitutes.
TUNG CHOY Preserved crunchy salted vegetables, often used for garnishing.
SOYA SAUCE Two varieties, each different in consistency and flavor, are available; light soya sauce and thick bta* soya sauce. Be sure to use the correct variety.
TURMERIC (kunyit) Fresh or dried turmeric root is often used in curries or pickles. Powdered turmeric can be used instead, as directed in individual recipes appearing in this book.

More ** Asian Recipes** and ** Slimming Diets**

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About “Flavors” and Textures”

Monday, December 28th, 2009

Many “flavors” and textures were created by inventing many different techniques of cooking; the cuisine boast some 80 odd different ways in all. A few shreds of meat, some diced fresh or dried shrimps or prawns, a handful of cheap chopped vegetables, a touch of garlic, soy or black bean sauce and several mirror (more…)

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What are Commonly used Vegetables??

Tuesday, July 28th, 2009
  1. lemon
  2. bamboo shoot
  3. white Chinese cabbage
  4. green onion
  5. water cress
  6. pineapple
  7. water chestnut
  8. black beans
  9. celery
  10. Chinese Turnip
  11. sweet corn
  12. lettuce
  13. green ginger
  14. radishes
  15. asparagus
  16. marrows
  17. carrot
  18. cucumber
  19. chinese celery cabbage
  20. bitter melon
  21. Pimentos
  22. onion shreds
  23. Lily Petals
  24. green pepper
  25. green peas
  26. spinach
  27. yellow soybean sprouts

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