Ingredient: cooking oil
Beef and Broccoli 西蘭花炒牛肉 ♥ Better than takeout!
When my furnace broke last winter, I called a service man come to fix it. He loved to sing and dance while working and fixed the...
Stir-Fried Green Beans 清炒四季豆 ♥ Learn how to stir-fry firm vegetables
Stir-fried green beans is one of my favorite veggie dishes. It is nutritious, delicious, and easy to make. Green beans are firmer and not as...
Sichuan Mapo Tofu 麻婆豆腐 ♥ The pockmarked old woman’s tofu
Every time I eat Mapo Tofu (麻婆豆腐 má pó dòu fǔ), I think of the pockmarked lady from the Qing Dynasty who created the dish....
Stir-Fried Pea Shoots 清炒豆苗 ♥ Chinese favorite
Snow pea shoots (豆苗 dòu miáo) are probably the most loved leafy vegetable by the Chinese. It is not well known by Americans because Chinese...
Cantonese Steamed Fish 姜蔥蒸魚 ♥ Foolproof and easy!
Thirty years ago, armed with a Chinese cleaver and a rice cooker, I arrived at the “land of opportunity” in search of my American dream. But...
Stir-Fried Lettuce with Garlic 蒜香萵苣 ♥ Learn how to stir-fry leafy vegetables
This recipe introduces a “Simple Stir-Fry” technique called “清炒” (qīng chǎo). It can be used not only to stir-fry lettuce but also many other green vegetables...
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