Chinese New Year

Sorry that I took long time to update my blog. I have so many things that I wanted to share with you guys. Let's start off with my Chinese New Year 2013=) I made Japanese Style Shiu-Mai called "Shumai". Unlike chinese Shiu Mai, Japanese one uses white wrapping seat and often put a green peas or baby shrimp on top. Karashi mustard will perfectly match with the juice from pork filling and soy sauce. I would like to share the recipe, yet I forgot to measure the ingredients so I will post it when I make it next time =) 

Japanese Shumai 

I added bamboo shoot which was left over from making chinese lettuce wrap. That bamboo shoots actually gave a nice texture, and made it taste better!

Kani-Tama soup (means Crab-Egg soup) 

I used Fake crab instead.

Stair fried Garlic Gai-lan 

 One of my favorite chinese dishes

Mapo tofu

A lot of my friends told me that they love my mapo tofu,

so I want share my simple recipe soon!

Almost time to say hi to the Spring, yet still cold in Vancouver...

Wear Warm, and Eat Warm =)

Ps. Add a tiny bit of grated ginger and honey into your favorite tea!!

Surprisingly, it will keep you warm and still taste good =)

Otsumami

 Otsumami is a type of snack or light meal that goes well with Alcohol. Similar to the appetizers! Each one of us has our favorite Otsumami, and one of my favorite otsumami is the Nametake, recipe below. Nametake is usually sold in a jar for $5 to $6 in Vancouver. You can have it with Oroshi (grated radish), Tofu, or with rice. If you make it at home, it is Cheaper and Healthier!!! and goes well with beer and sake =) 

Home made Nametake

     Ingredients : 2 package (150g each) of enoki mushrooms

                        Soy sauce 3 table spoon

                        Mirin 1.5 table spoon

                        Cooking Sake 1.5 table spoon

                        Sugar 1 tea spoon

                    *Shichimi for condiment

Cutoff the edge, and cut Enoki mushroom into about 1.5 cm pieces.

Wash off the dirt with cold water.

Add all the ingredients except *Shichimi, and cook it with low-medium heat.

Cook it for 5 to 10 min until the sauce became a bit sticky. 

Remove from the heat, let it sit till it gets cold.

You can have it with Oroshi as an Otsumami.

You can mix with Bacon, Asparagus, and Oroshi to make a Wafu Pasta .

Enjoy my Recipe!!

and make your own Otsumami =)

Fast Food

The Fast Food is the term given to food that can be prepare and served very quickly. Unlike typical Fast food, my Fast food is very healthy and still tasty!! Here is some of my fast food recipes =)

Mini Rose Hotpot

Ingredients: Chinese Cabbage, Sliced pork. Your favorite Broth, Salt and Pepper 

※I used Japanese Fish and Kelp stock. You can use Chicken stock or Consomme instead

Wash Chinese Cabbage, and put Chinese cabbage and pork one by one on top of another. Add broth and cook on the heat until the pork is nicely cooked. 

Marinated salad

Ingredients:Sliced Onion, Sliced Celery, Tomato, Olive oil, white vinegar, salt, pepper 

 Mix all of the ingredients together, and let it sit for 10 min.

Szechwan pan-fried Potato

Ingredients: Shredded Potato, Canola oil, Szechwan pepper, Salt and pepper

Put Shredded Potato into ice wanter and let it sit for 5 min. On heated fried pan with oil,  add Szechwan pepper and shredded potato. Cook for two min, then add salt and pepper for taste.

These are the  recipes for busy people =) 

Enjoy your supper with short cooking time!!