BETTER THAN TAKEOUT - Easy Chicken Lo Mein Recipe
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This is a perfect recipe for when you come home from work and you got hungry kids to feed. Everything can be ready within 20 minutes. Better and faster than take out. You can also take it to work as lunch because it reheats in the microwave really well. The flavor if impeccable, it is nutty, savory. The chicken is tender and soft. The noodles are very filling but well balanced with the veggies.
INGREDIENTS
1 lb of fresh egg noodles
12.3 oz (350 grams) of chicken breast
1/3 tsp of salt
1/3 tsp of baking soda
1/2 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine (Amazon Link -
Black pepper to taste
3 cloves of garlic, sliced thinly
1/2 inch of ginger, julienne
4 oz of carrot, julienne
1/2 of a red bell pepper, julienne
5 mushroom, sliced thinly
4 oz of snap peas
5 scallions
To Make The Sauce
1.5 tbsp of Soy sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of dark soy sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of oyster sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp Hoisin sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of Chinese cooking wine (Amazon Link -
1/2 tbsp of pure Peanut butter (Amazon Link -
1/2 cup of water
INSTRUCTIONS
Slice the chicken breast thinly. Marinade with garlic, ginger, salt, Chinese cooking wine, black pepper, and baking soda. Baking soda will break down the meat fibers and tenderize the chicken. It will give you that melt in your mouth texture.
Julienne the carrot, bell pepper. Slice the mushroom. Cut the scallions. To save time, you can buy a bag of pre-cut, mixed vegetables from the supermarket.
In a sauce bowl, combine all the sauce ingredients thoroughly. The peanut butter makes the sauce creamier and thicker, helps the flavor to wrap around the ingredients. You have to break up the peanut butter a little bit first so it doesn't clump up.
Bring a pot of water to a boil and cook the noodles until 80% done. Drain completely. Do not over cooked the noodles otherwise they will turn soggy when you finish them in the wok with that lomein sauce.
Meanwhile, turn the heat to high and heat your wok until smoking hot. Toss in the marinade chicken and stir for 2 minutes or until it just changes color. Add all the vegetables except for the scallions. continue to stir for 1 minute. Add the well-drained noodles along with the lomein sauce. Keep stirring over medium heat until all the sauce is absorbed. As soon as the sauce is gone, you have to turn off the heat. Otherwise the noodles will start sticking to the wok.
Add the scallions and serve.
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CHEAPER (and better) THAN TAKEOUT - Beef Lo Mein Recipe (牛肉捞面)
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I have made an oyster sauce Lo Mein not so long ago. Even though it was a basic flavor, I got so many compliments. Everybody loves it. Today, we gonna upgrade it into a beef Lo Mein recipe. It is also easy and tasty. The beef is so tender and velvety. The noodles are flavorful. It got lots of umami taste from the oyster sauce. You can also use chicken, pork, shrimp instead of beef and create your own variations of lo mein.
INGREDIENTS (serves 2)
- 2 portions of noodles (I used fresh egg noodles, about 300 g / 10.6 oz)
- 1.5 tbsp soy sauce (Amazon Link -
- 3 tbsp of oyster sauce (Amazon Link -
- 1.5 tsp of dark soy sauce (Amazon link -
- 3 tbsp of peanut oil (Amazon Link -
- 300 grams (10.6 oz) of beef
- 1/4 tsp of salt
- 1/8 tsp of baking soda
- 2 tbsp of cooking wine (Amazon Link -
- 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce (Amazon Link -
- 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch
- Black pepper to taste
- 1 medium-size onion, sliced thinly
- 3 pieces of scallion, cut into 2 inches long pieces
INSTRUCTIONS
- Slice 300 grams of beef into 1/8 of inches thick pieces. You can use beef chuck, flank, ribeye, sirloin steak.
- Marinade it with 1/4 tsp of salt, 1/8 tsp of baking soda, 1/2 tbsp of soy sauce, 2 tbsp Chinese cooking wine, 1/2 tbsp of cornstarch, some freshly ground black pepper to taste. Mix well and let it sit for 20 minutes.
- Bring a pot of water to a boil. Cook 2 portions of fresh egg noodles for 2-3 minutes. If you are using a different type of noodles, you have to follow the cooking instruction on the package.
- While waiting for the noodles, you should have enough time to cook the beef.
- I got many people asking me - why is my food sticking to my carbon steel wok? Well, you need to learn how to control the wok heat correctly.
- First, turn the heat to maximum and heat the wok until it is smoking hot. Then add some oil. Be generous with oil amount for this recipe because you want enough oil to coat the noodles so they don’t stick together while serving.
- Give it a toss so the oil will create a slight non-stick surface on the bottom. Wait for the oil to be smoking again. That means the wok is hot enough for you to add the marinade beef. Stir and cook. This way, the meat will not stick to the wok at all. That is how you control the wok heat correctly. We call it 掌握火候in Chinese.
- When the beef is halfway cooked, you should still be able to see some pink color here and there. Add a bunch of sliced onion. Stir for another 15 seconds.
- By now, the noodles should be ready. Quickly take them out. Shake off the excess water. Throw a bunch of scallion into the wok along with the cooked noodles. Turn off the heat. It is important, I will explain why later.
- Add 1.5 tbsp of soy sauce, 3 tbsp of oyster sauce, and 1.5 tsp of dark soy sauce. I will suggest you use a better quality oyster sauce since it is the key flavor. Mix until the seasoning is well combined.
- I turned off the heat right before I add the noodles is because we are making Lo Mein, all you need to do is to stir and mix. If you keep the heat on, then, you are making Chao Mein, which means stir fry noodles. That’s the difference between lo mein and Chao Mein.
- Give it a taste to adjust the flavor before serving because every brand of oyster sauce and soy sauce have a different level of sodium. You can add some toasted sesame oil at the end if you like. I don’t because I used peanut oil when cooking the beef.
- That’s it. You are done. Enjoy!
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Cured Pork Belly Recipe (Cantonese Lap Yok)
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秋风起,吃腊味 is a Cantonese saying, means when autumn winds, eat cured meat. Autumn is the best season to make lap yok because the weather is perfect. I live in FL, USA. The autumn here is still too hot to hang the meat outside. So I am actually showing you the oven method. My family has used this recipe for decades. It is so delicious.
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INGREDIENTS
4 kg of pork belly slap
3.5 tbsp 58 grams of salt, preferably sea salt or iodine-free salt (Amazon Link -
1 cup + 1/4 cup (270 gram) of sugar
1 cup + 1/4 cup (350 grams) of soy sauce (Amazon Link -
1/4 cup of dark soy sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of Sichuan peppercorn, optional (Amazon Link -
1/4 cup of rose cooking wine optional
1.5 cup (300 grams) of high alcohol content liquor (at least 35% ACL/VOL)
INGREDIENTS
In a sauce bowl, thoroughly combine the following ingredients: salt, sugar, soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Sichuan peppercorn (optional), and rose cooking wine (optional). Set it aside
Slice the pork belly slap into 1.5-inch wide strips. The difference between Chinese bacon and western bacon is that we do a dehydration process. You could use a leaner cut but it will get tough and chewy as the moisture evaporates. The striation layers on the pork belly ensure the meat stays juicy.
Toss the pork belly with 1.5 cups (300 grams) of high alcohol content liquor thoroughly. Although most of the alcohol will evaporate during the fermentation, a small amount will react with the fatty acids and create esterification, which forms esters. That gives lots of flavor to the cured meat. If you skip the alcohol for religious reasons, the final flavor will be different but it will still taste delicious.
Transfer it to a different container and leave the excess alcohol behind. Marinade the pork with the sauce for 36 hours. Come back every 12 hours and give it another toss to ensure an even marinade.
36 hours later, poke on each pork strips by using a knife then tie them with kitchen twines.
Hang all the pork strips onto the oven rack and slide the rack into the oven. Place a big tray under and line it with tin foil to catch the drips. If your oven is not big enough to hang the meat, place the pork on the rack or cut your pork shorter instead.
Use the lowest temperature in your oven and dehydrate the pork for 15-30 hours or until the pork lost 30% of the weight. The temperature should be between 120-150 F (48-65C). If your oven's minimum temperature can not go down to that low, use something to prop the oven door and keep it slightly open so the inner temperature is lower.
When it is done, the pork texture is firm. The color is brown and shiny. It will become much shorter and you will see a lot of oil dripped down to the baking tray.
Wrap the pork with paper towels and put it in the fridge for 4 weeks to encourage fermentation. Do not wrap it with plastic bags. It needs to be uncovered or else it will trap moisture, and that causes spoilage.
After 4 weeks, put the pork in Ziploc bags or seal it in the vacuum bags and freeze it for future use. It will stay good for 8-12 months.
The most simple way to enjoy Lap Yok is to steam it then slice it into thin slices. Serve as a side dish. You can use Lap Yok to make a lot of traditional Chinese recipes, such as Clay pot Rice, Taro Root Cake, Cantonese turnip cake, XO Sauce, Cantonese fried rice.
Teochew Five Spice Roll Recipe(潮州五香卷)
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Teochew Five Spices Meat Roll is popular in the Southeast coastal cities in China and some Southeast Asian countries. These rolls look like sausages. You can also think of them as egg rolls but gluten-free because the wrapper is made with tofu skin - super crispy. With the juicy and flavorful filling, these rolls are beyond delicious.
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INGREDIENTS
2-3 sheets of tofu skin, cut into 6*9 inches size
1 lb (450 grams) of pork shoulder
1/2 lb (226 grams) of Jicama, peeled and diced
4 scallions, use the white part, diced
1 Egg
2 tbsp of minced garlic
1 tbsp of minced ginger
1/2 tbsp of fish powder
1 tsp of 5 spice powder (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of soy sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of fish sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tsp of salt (Amazon Link -
1/4 cup of sweet potato starch, can be replaced by tapioca starch (Amazon Link -
2 cups of frying oil (Amazon Link -
Your favorite chili sauce for dipping
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the big tofu skin into 6*9 inches sheets and set it aside.
Cut the pork into bite-size pieces, then roughly blend in a food processor. Five-spice roll is traditionally made with pork belly, but I think that is too fatty, and I recommend using pork shoulder. If you don’t have a food processor, you can use store-bought ground pork; the texture will slightly differ, but the taste will still be delicious.
Transfer the pork into a big mixing bowl. Then add egg, minced garlic, ginger, soy sauce, fish sauce, salt, five-spice powder, fish powder, and sweet potato starch. Stir within one direction for a few minutes until the meat becomes sticky.
Combine the meat with the diced Jicama and white parts of the scallion thoroughly.
Put some filling on the tofu skin and shape the filling into a long log. Next, roll up the tofu skin to wrap the meat. Slightly dap some water on the rest of the sheet to seal the five-spice roll. Do this to all the five-spice rolls.
Let the rolls rest for 10 minutes or until the tofu skin becomes soft. Then, pinch both ends of the roll so the filling is not exposed.
Heat the oil to 320 F. deep fry the five-spice roll over low heat for 8-10 minutes. You can pan-fry or shallow fry them if you want to use less oil. Do not fry them on high heat because the tofu skin burns quickly.
Serve it as an appetizer or a side dish. You can also top it on noodle soup and congee.
BETTER THAN TAKEOUT - Braised Pork Belly Recipe (Taiwanese Lu Rou Fan)
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Lu Rou Fan (卤肉饭) is known for its melt-in-your-mouth tenderness and lushes sauce that goes amazing with the rice. I upgraded this recipe by deep fry the shallots with the pork fat that is rendered out from the pork belly so your final dish is not as oily. This is one of those recipes that you can make a big batch and portion it out. It stays good in the freezer for a few months and it reheats really well in the microwave.
INGREDIENTS
To braise the pork belly
2.5 lbs. 1130 grams of skin-on pork belly
8 slices of ginger
8 cloves of garlic
1 Star anise (Amazon Link -
1 Cinnamon stick (Amazon Link -
3 Bay leaves (Amazon Link -
1/3 cup of rock sugar or 4.5 tbsp of white sugar (Amazon Link -
7 tbsp of light soy sauce, preferbably Taiwan Kim Lan brand (Amazon Link -
1 cup of Shao Xing wine (Amazon Link -
1 tbsp of dark soy sauce (Amazon Link -
1 tsp of white pepper (Amazon Link -
1 tsp of five-spice powder (Amazon Link -
2-4 cups of water
1/2 cup of fried shallots (Amazon Link -
To make the fried shallot
6 shallots sliced thinly
1/3 cup of pork fat that is rendered from the pork belly
1/2 oz 15 grams of dried shrimps, soaked in hot water for 30 minutes.
Sides (optional) (Amazon Link -
Soft or hard-boiled eggs
Blanch bok choy
INSTRUCTIONS
Cut the skin-on pork belly into 1/3 of an inch thick slaps then dice into 1/3 of an inch thick pieces. Pork skin contains a lot of gelatin, which makes the sauce thick, shiny and flavorful.
Pre-heat heavy-duty cookware (clay pot, dutch over, cast iron pot, or any other cookware that has thick walls) until nice and hot.
Add the pork without any oil and stir over medium-high heat until you get about 1/3 cup of pork fat. Tilt the pot to let the oil run to the side and transfer the fat into a saucepot. Reserve for later use.
Add garlic, ginger, star anise, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, and rock sugar to the pork. Continue to stir until the aromatics are fragrant.
Add the rest of the seasonings: light soy sauce, dark soy sauce, Chinese cooking wine, white pepper, and five-spice powder. Stir well and make sure you scrape the bottom to deglaze all that brown bits.
Pour in 2 - 4 cups of hot water and simmer on low heat for 1.5 hours. The amount of water needed may vary depending on your stove and cookware. Keep an eye on it during the simmering to make sure it is not evaporated too much. If you do end up needing to add more water, please add hot water, don’t add cold water.
Fry the shallot slices in the pork fat over medium-low heat until lightly golden. Meanwhile, mince the rehydrated dry shrimp and add to the pork fat. Continue to fry for a few more minutes or until the shallots are golden brown. Dried shrimp is an optional ingredient, but it adds a third dimension to the dish, the fragrance becomes more complex and pungent.
Drain the oil by using a sieve. We only need the shallot for this recipe. You can save the oil for other uses.
Add the fried shallots to the braising pork and give it a stir. Let it keep simmering for the rest of the time.
Once done, pick out the spices. Skim off any excess fat. The final dish should be thick, sticky, and saucy. If yours is too thin, you can reduce it. If it is too thick, you can add a little more water. Taste to adjust the flavor.
Scope the meat over some white rice. Serve with soft/hard-boiled eggs and blanched leafy vegetables.
Cooking a Chinese New Year Reunion Dinner: From Prep to Plating (10 dishes included)
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